Sports

Schwarz jumps up to fourth place at Drake

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

DES MOINES ? Fairfield senior record holder Daniel Schwarz claimed a Drake Relays medal in his first ever appearance Thursday in the high jump.Competing on Iowa?s biggest stage, Schwarz cleared 6-feet, 5-inches to tie for fourth place with Burlington?s Justin Randall. The result is no doubt a good omen for Schwarz, who was the top Class 3A jumper on Thursday and should be a frontrunner for the state title at the ...

Girls? golf ends up sixth

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

DONNELLSON ? The Fairfield girls? golf team was missing two of its top golfers Saturday and settled for sixth place at a tournament hosted by Central Lee.The Trojans ended up with a score of 500 as freshman Lindsey Repp shot a team-low 101. Senior Kristen Terrell carded a 191, and freshman Abby Adam was next lowest with a 136. Senior Claire Slechta scored a 144 to fill out Fairfield?s scorecard.Burlington won ...

Stickels, Pioneers roll to titles; Fairfield girls compete in Burlington

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

On a near-perfect day for tennis Saturday, sophomore Sam Stickels played close to perfection and anchored Maharishi School to a first-place finish at his home Pioneer Invitational in Fairfield.Stickels won 53 out of a possible 55 games, including an 11-0 win over crosstown rival Alexander Punj, Fairfield?s star sophomore who finished in the top 12 at individual state last spring. Stickels? performance at No. 1 ...

Trojans place third at Marion track meet

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

MARION ? After suffering through several meet cancellations the past few weeks, the Fairfield girls? track team was just happy to be back on track and running against live competition Thursday.Competing at the Marion Invite ? their first meet since the Don Newell Relays April 16 ? the Trojan girls finished third Thursday with 81 points. Benton won the team title with 105 and West Delaware finished runner-up with ...

Deputies investigate robbery, vandalism report, phone scam

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

Henry County?s Sheriff?s Office has investigated a report of vandalized mail boxes, a robbery and received a complaint of a phone scam in recent days.The vandalized mail boxes complaint was received Aug. 11. The incident occurred along county roads north and east of Mt. Pleasant. It was determined that someone used an object similar to a baseball bat to cause damage to approximately 10 mail boxes.Anyone with ...

Trojans fall 3-2 in girls' soccer

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

The Trojans dropped a 3-2 game at home to Southeast Conference rival Mount Pleasant in girls? soccer Thursday.Junior Claudia Sloat scored both goals for the Trojans, who fell for the first time in five games. After allowing an own goal within the game?s first five minutes, Sloat tied it up at 1-all. Mount Pleasant answered with two straight goals before Sloat tacked on her second goal, all before halftime.?Our ...

Trojan girls sweep singles matches, win 7-2

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

The Fairfield girls? tennis team swept Davis County in singles play and rolled to its largest victory of the season Thursday, blasting Davis County 7-2 at the Fairfield Middle School courts.Thursday?s meet win was the second in a row for the suddenly surging Trojan girls, who had been coming off a 6-3 rout of Albia on Monday. And on Thursday, most of the match wins weren?t even close.Rachel Hathaway, a senior, ...

Fairfield boys? soccer nips Panthers

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

MOUNT PLEASANT ? For the second time in as many games, the Fairfield boys? soccer team rallied from an early deficit. This time, the result was a 2-1 victory over Mount Pleasant on Thursday.Senior Roan Bachar scored both goals for visiting Fairfield, and junior teammate Austin Lauderman added an assist.?We had another comeback last night, but it looks to be a trait that I don?t particularly like,? said Fairfield...

Fairfield boys finish fifth at 18-team golf tourney

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

MORAVIA ? The fourth-ranked Fairfield boys? golf team had its patience tested Thursday at the Moravia Mohawk Invite, where it settled for fifth place in the 18-team field.?The course got the best of our guys at times,? said Fairfield head coach Mick Flattery. ?At times, I thought our guys were playing like it was a sprint to the finish. These invites are about patience, knowing it?s going to be a marathon and to ...

Passenger injured when van strikes utility pole

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

A single-vehicle accident on Aug. 10, at the rural intersection of 245th Street and Hickory Avenue resulted in injuries to a passenger in the vehicle.According to the Henry County Sheriff?s accident report, a 2007 Chrysler van, owned by John Becker of Mt. Pleasant and operated by Jacob Eugene Robbins, 16, of Lockridge, was traveling southbound on Hickory Avenue and approaching the intersection of 245th Street. ...

Girls' postseason golf, tennis assignments announced

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union recently released regional golf and tennis assignments for all area schools.The Fairfield girls? tennis team will look to extend its season May 16 at the regional singles and doubles competition at Pella Christian while neighboring Maharishi School is headed to Davenport Assumption. Competition at both venues is scheduled to get under way at 9 a.m.The postseason begins ...

Trampolinists place at state contest

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:50 pm2691d ago

PELLA ? All 13 of Fairfield?s youth trampolinists qualified for nationals Saturday at the USTA Iowa State Championships in Pella.Four members of the Fairfield Park and Recreation team leaped their way to first-place status and were named state champions in their respective events. Juliette Pohren finished first in the 8-and-under sub-advanced girls division with a score of 17.0, and Olivia McClaran won the ...