Sports

Ward, Hamilton College hitting stride

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2570d ago

CLINTON, N.Y. ? Fairfield High School graduate Serena Ward, a college freshman, scored nine points off the bench to help Hamilton College dominate Wells College 79-35 in a non-conference game Jan. 9.The 44-point win was the largest margin of victory for Hamilton (6-6 overall) since a 93-48 triumph over Cazenovia College on Nov. 18, 2008.After trading baskets to open the first half, Hamilton exploded for a 16-0 ...

Story of Te?o girlfriend?s death apparently a hoax

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2570d ago

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) ? The wrenching story of Notre Dame football star Manti Te?o?s girlfriend dying of leukemia ? a loss he said inspired him to play his best all the way to the BCS championship ? was dismissed by the school Wednesday as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker.Notre Dame said it believes the Heisman Trophy finalist was duped into an online relationship with a woman whose ?death? was then ...

Van Buren girls rebound at Danville

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2570d ago

DANVILLE ? Hanna Haynes did a little bit of everything Tuesday, and the Van Buren girls? basketball team bounced back from Saturday?s loss to Davis County with a 54-41 win over conference foe Danville.Haynes, a senior, went 7 of 11 from the field scoring 20 points and hauling in 14 boards. She also blocked nine shots and totaled six steals and four assists to lead her Warriors past the host Bears.Van Buren, ...

Pekin boys roll Columbus for third straight victory

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2570d ago

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Coming off two straight overtime victories last week, the Pekin boys? basketball team finally ran away with one Tuesday at Columbus.Down two points headed into the second period, the Panthers gave up just nine points in the second period and another eight in the third on their way to a 66-54 victory over Columbus.Junior Cade Millikin scored 15 points to pace the Panthers, who now have won ...

Slow start hurts Trojans in 62-45 loss

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2570d ago

CENTERVILLE ? It took an entire half for the Fairfield boys? basketball team to get going Tuesday in Centerville, and by then it was too late.The Trojans fell behind 19-9 after eight minutes of play and scored just six more points in the second quarter, dropping a non-conference game to Class 3A eighth-ranked Centerville 62-45.?We came out flat, and we need to be better than that. Playing two nights in a row is ...

JV boys nip Mid-Prairie

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2570d ago

Alex Crile scored 11 points and Alex Simpson chipped in 10 Monday to lead the Fairfield JV boys? basketball team past Mid-Prairie 48-44.Cody Craff contributed nine points and Jordan Reid scored seven for Fairfield, which has won two of its past three games.The JV boys also dropped a 78-52 contest to Mount Pleasant at Fairfield High School Friday.Simpson finished with a team-high 17 points as well as seven ...

Comets drop three duals in wrestling

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2570d ago

THORNBURG ? Cardinal wrestling ran into a three-team buzz saw Tuesday at a quadrangular in Thornburg.The Comets fell to Sigourney 42-15, dropped a 54-6 dual to host Tri-County/Montezuma and fell to Albia 54-18.Despite the three losses, Cardinal junior Josh Ramos had a big evening with three pins. Ramos won by fall in 3:30 vs. Sigourney?s Noah Schuster, pinned Tri-County?s Jacob Weber in 1:59 and won by fall ...

Cardinal boys get by MSAE

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2570d ago

The Cardinal boys? basketball team held Maharishi School to three points in the first quarter and got back on the winning track with a 56-40 victory Tuesday in Fairfield.Cardinal received a game-high 19 points from senior Jonathan Pedersen, who shot 10 of 12 from the charity stripe and also tallied 15 rebounds and four assists for the double-double.The win was the third in four games for the Comets, who also ...

Retirement

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2570d ago

Roger Asby, center, was recently recognized for 19 years of service and his recent retirement from the Henry County Road Department. Honoring him (from left to right) were his daughter, Amy Eischens; his wife, Nancy Asby; Brian Yaley, Road Superintendent; and Jake Hotchkiss, Henry County Engineer.

Trojan bowlers celebrate senior day with wins

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2570d ago

Fairfield?s bowling program honored its 17 seniors in a pre-meet ceremony Saturday, then went out and won a pair of matches vs. Southeast Conference rival Washington at Flamingo Lanes in Fairfield.The Fairfield boys? bowling squad topped Washington by 216 pins for a 2532-2316 victory, and the varsity girls edged Washington by 39 pins, 2048-2009.?Coach [Bryan] Marlay and I are seeing strengths and improvements ...

Upping their game

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2570d ago

Carly Ferrel guards Emily McAvan during Monday?s fifth-grade girls? scrimmage at halftime of the Fairfield vs. Mid-Prairie varsity girls? basketball game. The seven-minute scrimmages are officiated by coaches in the Fairfield youth basketball program.