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Steam engine, wheelchair collide at Old Threshers

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2568d ago

A steam engine/pedestrian accident Thursday at the Midwest Old Threshers grounds fortunately did not cause any injuries.Mt. Pleasant Police were called to McMillan Park at 1:15 p.m., Thursday and learned that Robert ?Doc? Carleton was traveling northbound in his electric wheelchair when he crossed in front of a steam engine.Carleton was crossing the road on the southeast corner of the railroad track and drove ...

Missed chances hurt Pekin in season starter

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2568d ago

WAPELLO ? Wapello spoiled the managerial debut of new Pekin head coach Pie Reighard on Tuesday, defeating the Panthers 5-3 in the season opener in Wapello.Despite out-hitting Wapello by two, the Panthers left 12 runners on base in the two-run loss.?We just didn?t hit the ball when we needed to. We?re a better hitting team than that,? said Reighard, who took the program?s reins from long-time coach Jeff Eeling ...

Cardinal, Van Buren rout Tuesday opponents in softball

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2568d ago

Comets KO DanvilleELDON ? Cardinal softball made quick work of Danville in its season opener Tuesday, picking up an 11-1 win in a shortened, five-inning game.Delaney Ridgway led from the batter?s box and the pitcher?s mound. Ridgway went 3-for-4 at the plate and tossed the complete game, giving up five hits while striking out six.Senior teammate Lindsay Moore smacked a home run and drove in three runs, while ...

Panther softball starts slow in opening day loss

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2568d ago

WAPELLO ? A 10-1 loss to start the season might worry some softball coaches.But not Bryan Marlay, whose Pekin softball team fell by that exact score to Wapello in the season opener Tuesday in Wapello.?We?re traditionally a slow starting team, but we?ll be all right,? said Marlay. ?We?ll be a better ball club than we showed tonight.?The Panthers (0-1) were held to three hits in the Southeast Iowa Super Conferenc...

Van Buren opens season with 8-1 home win

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2568d ago

KEOSAUQUA ? Junior Robby Laughlin pitched a complete game and helped out his own cause with a three-run homer, lifting the Van Buren baseball team to a season-opening win over West Burlington Monday in Keosauqua.The junior Laughlin was tagged with one run ? none earned ? in the 8-1 home win. He gave up five hits and walked two while striking out five Falcons.Sophomore Noah Whitten paced Van Buren?s seven-hit ...

Fairfield native commits to AIB bowling program

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2568d ago

DES MOINES ? AIB College of Business head men?s bowling coach Michael Cook has announced the signing of Jeff Keller to a National Letter of Intent to attend the college next fall and compete for the men?s bowling program.Keller, the son of Larry and Diane Keller, is a native of Fairfield and was a four-year varsity letter winner at Fairfield High School. He currently attends AIB.?Jeffrey is a continuing student ...

Fairfield JV softball splits with Burlington

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2568d ago

BURLINGTON ? Fairfield JV Black softball split its season-opening doubleheader with Burlington on Tuesday.Fairfield won the first game 8-2 but fell to the host Grayhounds in the second game 5-2.Kelsey Roberts and Corynn Klehm both tallied two singles and scored twice to lead the Trojan offense in the first game. Taylor Ferrel smacked a double and a single, scoring once. Kaylee Watson and Haley Beard had one RBI ...

Pioneers returning to final four

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2568d ago

For the first time without Lawrence Eyre as head coach, the Pioneer boys? tennis team earned a trip to the Class 1A state team tournament with a pair of victories over Grinnell and Pella Saturday at the M.U.M. tennis courts in Fairfield.The Maharishi School boys handled Grinnell 5-0 in the substate semifinal and took care of Pella 5-2 in the final to advance to the state tournament for a record ninth consecutive ...

Fairfield soccer eliminates Keokuk to advance

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor

Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2568d ago

Felisto Guezimane is well aware of the history between Fairfield and Keokuk on the pitch. He?s also familiar with the old saying, ?It?s hard to beat a team three times in one season.?So, after defeating Keokuk twice in the regular season, the fourth-year head coach wasn?t about to take any chances going into Monday?s substate first-round game vs. the Chiefs at Trojan Stadium.Neither, it appeared, were his ...

Fairfield golfers eighth at regionals

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2568d ago

OSKALOOSA ? The Fairfield girls? golf team shot its best 18-hole round of the season Monday, finishing eighth out of 12 at a regional tournament on Edmundson Golf Course in Oskaloosa.Led by freshman Lindsey Repp?s 95, the peaking Trojans scored a 437 to end their season on a high note. Fairfield, which was extremely consistent with a 219 on the front nine and 218 on the back, also had scores from freshman ...

JV baseball picks up ?W? in home tilt

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2568d ago

Fairfield?s JV baseball team got its season started Monday with a home doubleheader vs. Williamsburg.The Trojans lost their first game 5-3 before bouncing back to claim a 6-4 win in the nightcap.Nick Jackson allowed four runs ? one earned ? in four innings to earn the win in the nightcap. Jackson gave up two hits and tallied a strikeout. In relief of Jackson, Wyatt Stark allowed no runs and struck out four in ...

Local police investigate four-vehicle accident

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2568d ago

Mt. Pleasant Police officers investigated a four-vehicle accident on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the intersection of South Walnut and East Washington streets.According to the accident report, a 2007 Ford Truck, operated by Karla Johana Ipino, of Belize, and owned by R.S. Auto Inc., of Lockridge, was westbound on Washington Street and failed to stop for the red light at the intersection of Walnut and Washington streets....