The year was 1970.Coach Bill Carlyle was in his second season at the helm of the Parsons College Wildcat basketball team. According to The Fairfield Ledger, ?It is hard to tell who?s the most enthusiastic about the upcoming basketball season: Parsons Coach Bill Carlyle or his Kelly Green Squad. I?ve never coached a team with as much spirit and enthusiasm as this group.? Thus set the tone for the upcoming ...
IOWA CITY (AP) ? Iowa was down seven and looking uninspired.Instead of folding like they had so often this season, the Hawkeyes made a few buckets, forced a few stops and blew past the Hurricanes.Samantha Logic had 23 points with 11 rebounds and host Iowa beat eighth-seeded Miami 69-53 on Sunday night, snapping a two-game losing streak in the NCAA tournament.Melissa Dixon added 13 points in the second half for ...
Due to anticipated cold temperatures, the Washington Relays track and field meet scheduled Thursday in Washington has been postponed. The Fairfield boys were scheduled to attend.A make-up date has yet to be determined.
Fairfield?s Sydney Howard has two state titles, and with them sometimes feels she has the weight of an entire community on her shoulders.Tuesday, after concluding the indoor track season at the Dickinson Relays in Cedar Falls, she felt it.?It?s pretty scary actually,? admitted Howard, who claimed gold in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the state meet in Des Moines last May. ?It?s a different year with new ...
IOWA CITY (AP) ? Iowa and its success-starved fans have embraced the National Invitation Tournament with unbridled passion and intensity.The Hawkeyes fed off the enthusiasm of a sellout crowd ? a rarity for March?s second-biggest tournament ? and looked intent on reaching the semifinals at Madison Square Garden.Devyn Marble scored 24 points with six assists and four steals, Aaron White added 11 with 13 rebounds ...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) ? Penn State begins its pursuit this week of a third straight wrestling national title, but that daunting quest might be overshadowed by the hype over a marquee matchup that could cap the NCAA championships.If Nittany Lions junior David Taylor defends his individual title at 165 pounds, he would likely have to beat Cornell three-time champion Kyle Dake in the final.Dake won his third ...
WAVERLY ? Trampoline competition continued for a group of gymnasts representing the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department Saturday at the Beach Party Bash in Waverly.In total, 11 local gymnasts competed at the meet ? the second trampoline event of the year ? and four athletes brought home first-place trophies.Winners of their respective divisions included Kiara Bickham (8-year-old Beginner Girls), Nicholas ...
IOWA CITY ? Ronnie Withrow of Fairfield claimed gold in the dead lift competition at the 2013 Special Olympics Mid Winter Tournament Saturday in Iowa City. Withrow lifted 340 pounds to earn a first-place medal.Withrow, who is coached by Brian Simmons, also placed third in the bench press event with a top lift of 225 pounds.Fairfield High School student Ross Robinson earned a second-place medal in the tournament?...
CEDAR FALLS ? Fairfield girls? track coach Ron Hunerdosse took just eight runners with him to Monday?s Dickinson Relays in Cedar Falls, but the small group produced more than its fair share of standout performances.Junior Marisa Repp and senior Sydney Howard earned a pair of top-five finishes, and the Trojans worked their way into the top 20 in five other events.Repp eclipsed the 5-feet mark in the high jump ...
CEDAR FALLS ? Freshman Sophia Goodale earned 55th place in the 400 and the Maharishi School girls? track squad tacked on a 29th-place finish in the 4x200 Monday at the Dickinson Relays in Cedar Falls.Goodale crossed the finish line of the 400 in 1:11, just ahead of junior teammate Katya Sheridan, who finished 65th in the race with a time of 1:15.Also competing for the Pioneers were freshman Phoebe Carter, who ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? The Iowa State women?s basketball team is headed to the NCAA tournament for the seventh year in a row.The Cyclones are a No. 5 seed, but they will have to face 12th-seeded Gonzaga on the road on Saturday.The winner will play either fourth-seeded Georgia or Montana.Iowa State has won 23 games so far this year. The Cyclones finished second in the Big 12 regular season standings and in the ...
PACKWOOD ? Fairfield?s seventh-grade girls? traveling youth basketball team won its final outing of the season March 9 at Pekin.The Trojans cruised past both Wapello and Tri-County in the opening rounds to advance to play host Pekin in the championship game.The two Jefferson County squads produced a friendly rivalry a season ago as the teams split a pair of matchups, and this year?s rematch picked up right ...
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