Sports

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. ? IDE Gymnastics took its usual success to a new level Saturday-Sunday and returned from the AmeriKids National Gymnastics Championship in St. Joseph, Mo., with seven national champions.The 12 local gymnasts, in their first year sponsored by the Fairfield Park and Recreation Center, brought home a total of nine gold medals vs. a number of established teams from all over the country. The gymnasts ...

LONE TREE ? A little bit of patience at the plate went a long way for the Pekin baseball team Tuesday as it racked up three home runs en route to a doubleheader sweep of Lone Tree in Southeast Iowa Super Conference North play.Nazereth Rambo smashed an eventual game-winning grand slam in the fourth inning of Pekin?s 10-7 opening game win, and Thomas Slaney hit a pair of homers, also in the first game. The ...

The Fairfield JV Orange softball team dropped a pair of home games to Mount Pleasant Monday in Fairfield.The Trojans lost game one by a score of 7-1, then came up just short 8-7 in the nightcap.In the opener, Fairfield got on the scoreboard once before Mount Pleasant plated seven straight runs, as the visitors scored three runs in the fourth and two in the fifth. Shelby Heston took the loss, pitching four ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? All three facets of the game were working for the Fairfield softball team, which stretched its win streak to 11 games with a Southeast Conference sweep of Mount Pleasant at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex on Monday night.The Trojans won game one 11-0 and took the nightcap 12-0.?We came out and hit the ball real well tonight,? Fairfield coach Bob Bradfield said. ?We?ve been good off and on, but ...

The Fairfield JV baseball team rebounded from a 3-2 defeat to Mount Pleasant in the opener of Monday?s Southeast Conference doubleheader to take a 6-1 victory in game two.Wyatt Stark pitched the Trojans to the second game victory, going three innings and allowing one run. He gave up two hits, allowed two walks and fanned four. Nick Jackson pitched the final three innings, giving up no runs on one hit. Jackson ...

Fairfield seniors Daniel Schwarz, left, and Jonny Swanson represented Iowa in the Senior Spotlight track and field meet Saturday at St. Francis University in Joliet, Ill. Senior all-stars from Iowa competed against athletes from Wisconsin and Illinois in the meet. Schwarz finished third in the high jump (6? 6?), and Swanson was on the third-place shuttle hurdle relay (1:00.06) and finished sixth in the 110-meter ...

Fairfield boys? soccer coach Felisto Guezimane handed out awards at the end-of-season team banquet Friday at Fairfield High School. Pictured are award winners, from left, Nathan Barker (Co-Defensive Player of the Year), Spencer Peterman (Honorable Goalkeeper of the Year) and Roan Bachar (Most Valuable Player). Winners who were not present at the banquet included Co-Defensive Player of the Year Mason Carnahan and ...

For Fairfield head coach Josh Allison, the hardest part about Fairfield?s doubleheader vs. Keokuk Thursday was identifying everything that went right.The Trojans won the opening game 7-3 and took the nightcap 14-4 in their Southeast Conference opener in Fairfield.?It?s hard to know where to start with highlights. We had so many great things happen,? said Allison. ?A lot of clutch hits, a couple good defensive ...