Sports

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department will sponsor a mini-sprint trail triathlon Aug. 3 at Waterworks Park. The event will include a 250-yard swim, 6-mile bike ride and 1.3 mile run.Participants must be over the age of 14; participants under 18 must have parental consent to participate. Participants must provide their own bikes and helmets must be worn.Pre-registration is required by July 23. Registration...

The Pekin softball team went 2-1 in recent action. The Panthers lost to a highly touted Highland team July 2 by a score of 3-0. The Panthers rebounded by defeating Keota 13-0 the next day and then beat WACO 8-6 Monday. PANTHERS 8, WARRIORS 6The Panthers defeated the Warriors of WACO despite not having played a game in five days. Actually, the Warriors hadn?t played much softball lately either since they did ...

OSKALOOSA ? The Trojans piled on the runs in a pair of wins against the Oskaloosa baseball team Tuesday in Oskaloosa.Fairfield won the first slugfest by a score of 12-7. The Trojans had enough gas left in the tank to muster seven runs in game 2, which they won 7-3. GAME 1TROJANS 12, INDIANS 7Fairfield waited until the twilight innings before starting the engine on its offensive bulldozer. Oskaloosa led 6-2 ...

FORT MADISON ? The Trojan baseball team used a sweep against Fort Madison Thursday to claim the conference title.The Trojans beat the Bloodhounds 9-2 in game 1 and then won a pitchers? duel in game 2, 2-0. Fairfield head coach Josh Allison was elated with his team?s performance and what it has accomplished thus far.?The boys came ready to play and played great team baseball,? he said. GAME 1TROJANS 9, ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? Several familiar items adorn the New London City Council agenda for tonight (Tuesday).Three items make up the old business section of the meeting. The items include discussing reducing the speed limit on East Main Street, developing five residential lots on West Adams Street and constructing a skate park east of the baseball diamonds on East Cleveland and Main ...

Friday, July 5SoftballPekin (V/JV) @ Iowa Valley, 5 p.m.Cardinal (V) @ Ottumwa Classic, TBAVan Buren (V) vs. Fort Madison, 5:30 p.m.BaseballCardinal (JV/V) @ WMU, 5:30 p.m.Pekin (FR) @ Eddyville-Blakesburg, 10 a.m.Van Buren (JV/V) @ Louisa-Muscatine,5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6SoftballFairfield (V) @ Ottumwa Invite, TBABaseballCardinal (JV/V) @ Wapello, 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 8SoftballPekin ...

LONDON (AP) ? Juan Martin del Potro?s left knee was already mummified in the yards of athletic tape it takes just to keep the lanky 6-foot-6 Argentine upright these days.Then, five points into his Wimbledon quarterfinal, the man known as ?The Tower? went boom.Chasing an overhead into the corner, del Potro?s left foot slipped out from under him on the slick grass of Centre Court. That already aching knee ...

The Fairfield baseball team made quick work of the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks Tuesday.The Trojans exerted their dominance in inning No. 1 with seven runs. They added three in the second and five in the fifth, the final inning the mercy rule would allow. The Trojans won 15-3.The first inning hit-barrage was highlighted by Tyler Cooksey?s grand slam. One inning later, Cooksey roped an RBI double.?This was definitel...