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Pictured are members of the Fairfield Middle School seventh-grade girls? track team, from left, front row: Shayla Spray, Ella Pollet, Sophie Allen, Claire Christensen, Cherie Anderson; middle row: Ashley Pool, Madison Osborn, Ashtyn Drish, Nicole Buch, Taylor Myers, Amiah Neff, Kristin Burnstedt, Anna Beasley; back row: Aluna Olaniyi, Katrina Cecchini, Kelly Petersen, Alie Kensett, Kristen Daugherty, Hailey ...

FORT MADISON ? Buoyed by wins from Sam Fritz in two events Tuesday, the Fairfield eighth-grade girls rolled to a 127-point total and meet victory in Fort Madison.Fritz won both the 400 (1:06.24) and open-800 (2:32.41) as the Trojans edged runner-up Mount Pleasant by 10 points. Burlington Edward Stone came in third place with 89 points and Washington was fourth with 71.The Trojans also received victories from ...

Members of the Fairfield Middle School eighth-grade girls? track team are pictured, from left, front row: Maggie Ferrel, Ashlyn Elmore, Sarah Swanson, Caytlyn Nystrom, Taylor Marlay, Anna Lepcin, Kylee Marlay, Anuja Pharasi, Savannah Kelly; middle row: Corynn Klehm, Kaylee Watson, Brynna Bowman, Jenna Crile, Megan Sullivan, Kylie Kurtz, Jersey Dennis, Mady Rauscher, Sarah Davisson, Ryan Pate; back row: Emily ...

Led by second-year head coach Joe Kruzich, the Fairfield girls? golf squad has tallied nine wins this season, including five at its latest tournament in Burlington. Pictured are members of the team, from left: Ashley Henkel, Kristen Terrell, Claire Slechta, Kruzich, Madelyn Swan, Abby Adam and Lindsey Repp.

AMES ? The opposing teams weren?t the only hurdle in the Trojan boys? way Tuesday as they played against some of the state?s best golfers at Ames Country Club.That designation went to the wind, which wreaked havoc on the Trojans? shots to start at the site of the state tournament. And although the Trojans rallied on the back nine, they still ended up in fourth place out of six teams. Pella won the invite with a ...

The Trojan boys may not have won the 2013 Southeast Conference track meet on Tuesday, but they did earn some consolation in the eyes of Fairfield head coach Brian Dunlap.?We scored in every single event in the meet, which shows a total team effort,? said Dunlap, noting the top five places score in the SEC meet, instead of the usual top six. ?We maximized our points about as best we could, and I?m pleased with ...

Alexander Punj capped the regular season with a win at No. 1 singles, but the Trojan boys fell in familiar fashion Tuesday at the Fairfield Middle School courts.Punj, a sophomore, topped Mount Pleasant?s Chase Higginbotham in two sets, though the visiting Panthers won every other match on their way to an 8-1 victory. Punj, who won 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday, has only lost twice this season.Chance Nicely, another ...

The Fairfield girls? track and field team settled for third place in the Southeast Conference meet Tuesday, and Fairfield head coach Ron Hunerdosse wasn?t about to sugarcoat the reasons why.?We got beat by two teams that are just better than us,? Fairfield head coach Ron Hunerdosse said, referring to Mount Pleasant and Washington. ?Our kids ran hard, but whether we were on fresh legs or tired legs, we were going ...