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Comets lose 6-3 ELDON ? The Cardinal softball team dropped a 6-3 game to 14th-ranked (Class 2A) Highland Wednesday in Eldon.Cardinal?s Lindsay Moore went 3-for-4 from the plate, and Delaney Ridgway was 2-for-3. Ridgway took the loss from the pitcher?s circle, going all seven innings and giving up 12 hits and five earned runs. Van Buren falls 4-3BLOOMFIELD ? Davis County walked off with a 4-3 victory over Van ...

The Fairfield boys? soccer team has landed four players on the 2013 All-Southeast Conference soccer team, and two other Trojans have been named to the girls? squad.The Trojans boys, who tied for first place atop the Southeast Conference this season, are represented by first-team senior selections Roan Bachar, Nathan Barker and Mason Carnahan as well as junior Austin Lauderman. Barker is a three-time selection to ...

JV Black cruisesKEOKUK ? Fairfield?s JV Black softball team traveled to Keokuk Thursday and was able to walk out with a two-game sweep.The Trojans won game one 5-3 and finished off Keokuk in the nightcap with a 9-2 win.From the pitcher?s circle, Brynna Bowman paced Fairfield to the win in the opener, allowing no runs on four hits in four innings of work. Bowman was relieved by Shelby Heston, who pitched the ...

OSKALOOSA ? The Fairfield Area Soccer Association?s U14 team became champions for the fourth straight year at the season-ending tournament in Oskaloosa Saturday.The local team won three straight contests to make the championship game vs. the Johnston Inferno, which it topped for the title 3-1.?It was a very good and competitive game, but Fairfield defended their title for the fourth time in a row with a ...

Errors plagued the Fairfield JV Orange softball team in the opening game of Tuesday?s doubleheader vs. Fort Madison, but the Trojans righted the ship in time to salvage a split.The Trojans fell to Fort Madison 4-3 in the opener before posting a three-inning, 13-1 victory in the nightcap in Fairfield.Mikaela Amendt was the unlucky losing pitcher in the first game. Amendt pitched all six innings and allowed just ...

FORT MADISON ? One start was all Robert Barker needed to record his first ever no-hitter, and Van Buren cruised to a 15-2 victory over Holy Trinity in Fort Madison Tuesday.Making the first start in his career, the freshman Barker tossed all six innings to earn the no-no. Barker allowed two earned runs on five walks, striking out 13 of the possible 18 outs.Van Buren provided more than enough offense to back up ...

MORAVIA ? Van Buren?s seniors stepped up in a big way to hand their team a 10-4 victory Monday in Moravia.The school?s recent graduates went a combined 8-for-14 from the plate and totaled seven of the team?s 10 RBI in the non-conference game, much to the delight of second-year head coach Eric Speer.?Last week we had a meeting about how they needed to step up, and they really showed what they?re capable of ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin first-year baseball coach Pie Reighard said his team had its ?best defense to date? in a 4-2 victory over conference foe Highland Monday in Packwood.Behind starting pitcher Petie Clubb, the Pekin defense had no errors and Graham Wittrock and Clubb each totaled five putouts. Kolby Allsup added two.?We had a lot of putouts. We made some nice plays in the field and just played good, solid defense,?...