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Junior Marisa Repp smashed a no-doubt, two-run homer over the left field fence Friday to spur Fairfield?s offense in a 5-2 victory over visiting Eddyville-Blakesburg in Fairfield.The two-run shot came in the bottom of the first inning of Friday?s nightcap and helped salvage a split with the visitors. The Rockets won the opening game 7-0.Repp, who also slapped an RBI single in the second game, finished 2-for-3 ...

DES MOINES ? On the heels of Sam Stickels? third-place finish at the state singles tournament over the weekend, the Pioneer sophomore?s team earned an identical placing in the Class 1A final four Tuesday on the Waveland Tennis Courts in Des Moines.In their state-record ninth consecutive trip to the state team tournament, the Pioneers finished third overall behind state champion St. Edmond (Fort Dodge) and ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin was out-hit 7-5 in Friday?s softball game against Lone Tree, but the host team made all five of its hits count en route to an 11-4 win in Packwood.?We had some big hits and we?re showing better discipline,? said Pekin coach Bryan Marlay. ?We had a lot of people on base, got out to an early lead and took our chances on the bases.?The Panthers led 4-0 after two innings, and Marlay said ?a bomb? ...

Play was suspended at both the Cardinal and Pekin home softball games Tuesday because of strong thunderstorms.In Eldon, Cardinal led Harmony 11-0 at the start of the third inning when play was stopped.In Packwood, the Panthers trailed Columbus 7-6 when lightning suspended play in the top of the third inning.Both teams plan to complete their games later this season.

Hitting holes-in-one seems to run in the Keeley family.Tom and Linda Keeley of Fairfield have recorded a combined eight in their lifetimes. Tom has aced six holes, and Linda has done it twice.So maybe it shouldn?t have come as a big surprise when their sons, Mark Swan of Fairfield and Kevin Keeley of Oklahoma City, Okla., both aced holes just a few hours apart Saturday at The Walton Club.Keeley made his ? the ...

The Fairfield girls? tennis team recently wrapped up its season with a banquet Thursday at Fairfield High School. Pictured are award winners, from left: Kim O?Carroll (Best Team Spirit), Haylee Gilpin (MVP), Courtney Laux (Most Improved), and Madison Soupiset and Meghan Shelangoski (Best JV Players). The Trojans? season ended in team play with a loss to Keokuk last week, but sophomore Karley Williams is still ...

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department announces a summer sand volleyball league. Co-ed, men?s, and women?s teams can participate.Women?s league will be Mondays, men?s league will be Tuesdays, and Co-Ed league will be Thursdays with three time slots: 5:30, 6:30 or 7:30 p.m. Games will begin June 17 at the sand volleyball courts at O.B. Nelson Park. There will be six weeks of regular season play, followed ...

BY BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsAfter some discussion, the Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC) board will now officially be looking to share some wealth.During the board?s regular meeting on Tuesday, members of the board?s executive committee suggested looking into ways to use roughly $4,500 that has been sitting with HHCC for several years. Originally, the money was raised to help fund a possible skate ...