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Fairfield soccer team drills MSAE

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

The Fairfield boys? soccer team won its seventh game of the season Tuesday, topping host Maharishi School 6-1 in a hometown rivalry game on the M.U.M. campus.Senior Roan Bachar scored four goals, including one make on a penalty kick. Solomon Constant and Nathan Haerr also had one goal apiece for Fairfield, which improved to 7-5 with the victory.?The final score is a bit misleading as we did not have a good ...

Historic preservation commission will meet Aug. 17

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

The Henry County Historic Preservation Commission will hold their Aug. 17 meeting at 2 p.m. at the Henry County Emergency Management building, 900 W. Washington St. in Mt. Pleasant.Note change of location. The public is welcome.

More mail boxes vandalized

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

More reports of vandalized mail boxes have been called in to the Henry County Sheriff?s Office.The sheriff?s office was notified Aug. 12 that about six mail boxes were vandalized along gravel roads west of Salem.Anyone with information about the damage is asked to contact the Henry County Sheriff?s Office at 319-385-2712.

Maharishi School blows past Ottumwa in boys? tennis

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

Maharishi School continued its winning ways Monday with an 8-1 victory over Ottumwa in Fairfield.The Pioneers, who improved to 7-0 in duals with the win, kicked off the day with five match wins in singles play before sweeping Ottumwa 3-0 in doubles matches.Sam Stickels earned a 6-3, 6-3 win over Ottumwa?s Steve Ray at No. 1 singles, and No. 3 Raphael Gelfand cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 victory. No. 4 Surya Sawhney ...

Panthers edge Trojan girls' tennis team

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

Fairfield?s conference woes continued Monday as it dropped another close dual, this time falling 5-4 to the Mount Pleasant girls? tennis team.The Trojans and Mount Pleasant split the singles matches 3-3, but the Panthers pulled out a pair of close matches in doubles action to complete the season sweep of Fairfield.Karley Williams picked up an 8-5 win over Mount Pleasant?s Shelby Barton at No. 2 singles and the ...

Fairfield ends up ninth in girls? golf

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

BURLINGTON ? Senior Ashley Henkel fired a 106 on the 18-hole Flint Hills course Monday, leading the Trojan girls? golf team to a ninth-place finish at Burlington?s Grayhound Invitational.Madelyn Swan had a 117 and fellow freshman Lindsey Repp carded a 119. Senior Claire Slechta also scored for Fairfield, which ended up with a 468 in the 14-team field.Alternates for Fairfield were senior Kristen Terrell (131) ...

Pioneer boys sweep Fort Madison Tuesday

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

FORT MADISON ? Maharishi School wrapped up its perfect dual season with a 9-0 victory over Fort Madison on Tuesday.The clean sweep handed the Pioneers their eighth straight dual victory, and only the No. 4 singles match was close Tuesday.No. 2 player Solaris Nite and No. 5 Chandre Morales had the Pioneers? biggest victories in singles play. Nite earned a 6-0, 6-0 win and Morales won 6-0, 6-1. Sam Stickels ...

Girls? soccer tilt canceled

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

Fairfield?s high school girls? soccer games scheduled today in Mid-Prairie have been canceled due to a lack of officials.

Pioneers victorious in girls? tennis Thursday

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

FORT MADISON ? Maharishi School girls? tennis earned a 9-0 sweep against host Holy Trinity on Thursday in Fort Madison.The Pioneers? Dia Huggins won an 8-2 match at No. 1 singles, and Jacqueline Leete won 8-4 at No. 2. Pioneer No. 3 Alina Knight earned an 8-6 victory, Flower Shreck won 8-2 at No. 4, and No. 5 player Isabel Reed claimed an 8-1 victory. Kadie Roberts capped singles play with an 8-1 win at the No. ...

Fairfield golfers place second at home invite

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor

Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

On a day when its top golfers didn?t have their best stuff, the Trojan boys? golf team got some big contributions from the bottom of its lineup to finish second at Saturday?s Fairfield Invitational.Alex Shier and Gabe Hull, the Trojans? Nos. 5 and 6 golfers, respectively, turned in a pair of 80s to lead the Trojans against a field of seven other squads. Fairfield ended up with a tally of 322, well ahead of ...

Pekin boys run away with title at Warrior Relays

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

KEOSAUQUA ? Pekin won just about every event and hauled in 240 points Monday to cruise to a Class A boys? track title at the Warrior Relays in Keosauqua.The Panthers received wins from Cory Loyd (110-hurdles and 400-lows), Chase Copeland (100), Austin Fariss (1600), Eric Adam (shot put) and Scott Entsminger (long jump). They also had individual victories from Jared Bond in the discus and Keaton Winn in the high ...

Conference track meet moved up

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

Due to inclement and cold weather predicted later this week, the Southeast Conference track meet, which Washington will be hosting at Case Field, has been moved up from Thursday to Tuesday. The meet will begin at 5 p.m.The Fairfield-hosted Brookhart-Crew Relays are still on as scheduled today at Trojan Stadium. The meet includes one class of boys and one class of girls.