Sports

KEOSAUQUA ? The Fairfield girls? golf team won its first meet of the season in just its second try Friday at a golf triangular at Riverview Golf Course in Keosauqua.Fairfield freshman Lindsey Repp continued her hot start to the season taking runner-up medalist honors with a 53. Ashley Henkel and Madelyn Swan each carded 65, and Kristen Terrell had a 68 to round out the Trojans? winning score. Alternates were ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Sophomores Govi Punj and Alex Simpson both claimed wins in singles action during the Trojan boys? 7-2 loss to Mount Pleasant on Thursday.Punj topped Mount Pleasant?s Chase Higginbotham 8-2 in No. 1 singles to stay undefeated on the young season, while Simpson eked out a 9-8 (12-10) tiebreak win over Sterling Wickham at the No. 5 spot.The Trojans (0-2) return to the tennis courts today at Ottumwa.

Noah Whitten earned runner-up medalist honors in the Van Buren boys? golf team?s home opener Friday vs. Davis County and Clark County (Mo.).Whitten shot a 43 to lead the Warriors to a 191 team score. The host team came up 11 shots short against Davis County (180) but handled Clark County (222) in the triangular.Meet medalist honors went to Davis County?s Sam McClure.

PELLA ? Senior Roan Bachar scored a goal minutes into the second half Thursday, and the Fairfield boys? soccer team held on to shock sixth-ranked Pella 1-0.Bachar received a pass on the right wing, dribbled past a defender and took a difficult shot from a tight angle for the only point the Trojans would need. The goal came at the 50th minute.?Starting the second half we were exactly where we wanted. We knew if ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Drake Relays director Brian Brown says Des Moines native Lolo Jones has committed to run in her hometown meet later this month.Jones won the 100-meter hurdles every year from 2005-08 at Drake. She then lost three straight before pulling out in 2012, an Olympic year, because of poor weather conditions.Jones will compete against rival Kellie Wells and Dawn Harper for a $50,000 purse, the largest ...

NEW YORK (AP) ? Pierre Jackson is one win away from capping his stellar Baylor career with the Bears? first NIT championship.To do that, he?ll have to break down Iowa?s defense in the title game of the 76th National Invitation Tournament tonight.The Hawkeyes have faced plenty of good point guards this season in the Big Ten, though none quite put up Jackson?s type of numbers. The junior-college transfer leads ...

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Jake Scheetz exhibited the grand champion swine, and Allie McArtor had the reserve grand champion at the Henry County Fair.Showmanship winners were Eli Miller, junior, Grace Scheetz, intermediate, and Olivia Oetken, senior.Following are the other winners and placers in the various swine classes:Competitive swine derby ? Nicholas Sandeen, champion; Ethan McGohan, reserve champion.Competitive swine project ...