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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...