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Van Buren golfers split with Nikes in Burlington

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

BURLINGTON ? Payten Hughes continued her recent string of meets earning medalist honors, and Notre Dame-West Burlington and Van Buren split the boys? and girls? golf duals at Flint Hills Municipal Golf Course in Burlington on Tuesday.The host Nikes won the boys? event 161-200, while Hughes? round of 44 led the Van Buren girls to a 207-240 win.Also competing for the Van Buren girls were Lydia Heald (50) and ...

Warrior boys? track ties for Tuesday title

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

? Cardinal ends up third with 118-point tally.BLOOMFIELD ? Van Buren scored 126 points during Tuesday?s Mustang Relays to earn a share of the Class A team title with Scotland County (Mo.).Thomas Fitzsimmons came through with a win in the mile run (5:08.30) to help the Warriors? cause, and long distance teammate Brayden Starnes followed suit in the open-800 (2:14.15). Van Buren also scored a victory in the 4x800 ...

Panther girls, boys cruise at Cornell Co-Ed

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

MOUNT VERNON ? A strong start in the field events paved the way for a big day out of the Pekin girls? track team Monday at the Cornell Co-Ed at Cornell College in Mount Vernon.The Panther girls had top-three finishes in all four field events and turned in several top performances on the track, as well. Overall, Pekin scored 150 points to claim the meet title over several much larger schools, including runner-up ...

Van Buren girls finish third at track meet

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

BLOOMFIELD ? The Van Buren girls? track and field team finished third out of six teams Tuesday at the Mustang Relays hosted by Davis County.The Warriors scored 80 points and received victories from Hanna Haynes in the 100-meter hurdles and Unity Daugherty in the 3000-meter run.Second-place finishes came from Haynes in the long jump, as well as the distance medley relay team of Haynes, Kadie Meek, Rachel Warrick ...

FMS girls impress at Ottumwa Invitational

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

OTTUMWA ? The Fairfield Middle School girls kicked off the season Monday with a team title in seventh-grade action and a runner-up finish at the eighth-grade level at the Ottumwa Invitational.The Trojan seventh-graders claimed wins in a whopping 10 events to score 130 points and finish eight ahead of runner-up Mount Pleasant (122). Centerville finished a distant third with 72 points.Leading the way for the ...

Trojan girls settle for sixth place Tuesday

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

FORT MADISON ? Junior Marisa Repp won the high jump and senior Sidney Baumann placed second in the discus throw Tuesday for the Fairfield girls at the always difficult Timm Lamb Pen City Relays in Fort Madison.Repp tied a personal high mark on her way to the Trojans? only win, clearing the bar at 5-feet, 1-inch to top a field of eight other jumpers. Baumann, meanwhile, set a season-best of 115-feet, 5-inches in ...

Fairfield overcomes field woes to finish second

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

BLOOMFIELD ? Fairfield?s Jonny Swanson had more than a few reasons to celebrate Tuesday at the Mustang Relays in Bloomfield.At the site of last week?s Dennis Anderson Relays team victory, the senior gift-wrapped victories in the 110-high hurdles, 400-lows and once again anchored the shuttle hurdle relay to a winning time ? all on his 18th birthday.Swanson set a personal best in the 110-highs (15.13), then ...

Pioneer boys bounce Iowa City West

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In a classic ?David vs. Goliath? matchup Tuesday, the Maharishi School boys? tennis team pulled out a 6-3 win against defending Class 2A state champion Iowa City West on the Punj Tennis Center courts in Fairfield.Maharishi School, the smallest school in the state to have a tennis program, outlasted a team made up of some of West?s top players with four victories in singles action and two dual-clinching wins in ...

Roads will be closed for two different work projects in Henry County

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

Replacement of pavement on the East side of Big Creek bridge starting on Aug. 1 will result in the closure of Old Highway 34 for thru traffic starting at Big Creek bridge going east for approximately 900 feet. The work will take approximately three to four weeks, weather permitting.In addition, the Henry County Engineer?s Office has announced a road closure for 260th Street on Aug. 1. 260th Street will be closed ...

NLSB fleshes out more details regarding work projects

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? It?s all about the details. That was theme of Monday night?s New London School Board meeting in discussing the school?s major work projects.From looking at project concepts for the new athletic track and field improvements, to discussing unforeseen aspects to fixing waste service/water and drainage in both the locker rooms and high school concession stands, the board ...

Pekin competes in Cedar Rapids

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

CEDAR RAPIDS ? The Pekin girls? and boys? track teams combined to win eight events Monday at the Cornell Co-Ed Relays in Cedar Rapids.The Pekin girls claimed the overall team title, nipping North Linn by nine with a 147-point total. The Panther boys finished first in six races, including four relays.Look for more results from the meet in Thursday?s edition of The Ledger.

Golfers nab six wins at Albia Invite

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:49 pm2691d ago

ALBIA ? Mick Flattery?s Trojan golfers got their first look Tuesday at what figures to be a season-long rival in Centerville.The Big Reds claimed battle No. 1 at the Albia Invite by finishing seven strokes ahead of the Trojans, who were coming off a 43-stroke victory vs. Eddyville Monday. Centerville shot a 317 compared to Fairfield?s 324.?It was great competition between ourselves and Centerville, as it looks ...