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Outside of Fairfield, nobody probably saw this coming.The Trojan girls? basketball team advanced to the Class 4A Region 5 final with a win over Oskaloosa on Saturday. The only team standing between them and the program?s first trip to Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines since 1990 is third-ranked Benton (20-2) today.The Trojans, who had a 9-12 regular season record, have upset two straight teams in the postseason ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? The University of Iowa officials will reseat ticket holders at Kinnick Stadium for just the second time starting in 2014.The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that most season ticket holders won't need to pay more to stay where they are. But about 1,600 seats near the south end zone will now require a $50 contribution by 2014.The school is also increasing the amount that fans need to donate to ...

Henry County deputies investigated a domestic abuse case and engaged in a chase with a motorist in recent days.Deputies were called on June 19 to a domestic disturbance in the 1800 block of Green Valley Drive. As a result of the incident, Maurah Leonard, of Mt. Pleasant, was charged with two serious misdemeanors ? domestic assault and assault on a police officer.On June 17, deputies attempted to conduct a ...

DES MOINES ? Trailing 5-1 in his state opener Thursday, Fairfield senior wrestler Seth Davisson was one period away from a possible defeat.The 170-pound senior then went on a dramatic run.Seconds into the third period of his opening match, Davisson took down his Perry opponent Schyler Knoll for a pin, then won three of his next five matches to earn a fifth-place medal at the individual state tournament at Wells ...

DES MOINES ? Fairfield seniors Seth Davisson and Jake Mineart moved one win away from clinching spots on the podium Thursday at the individual state wrestling tournament in Des Moines.The Trojan seniors won their respective first-round matches on the tournament?s opening day, and they will guarantee a placing in the top eight with one more win today.?People don?t understand how tough of an atmosphere it is up ...

PACKWOOD ? WACO used just about everything in its arsenal in an attempt to put points on the scoreboard Thursday, but host Pekin seemed to always have an answer in the Class 1A District 9 quarterfinal contest.The Panthers held the visiting Warriors to under double digits in all four quarters and turned a 26-15 halftime lead into a 62-34 playoff victory in Packwood.?We tried everything we had, but we couldn?t ...

DES MOINES ? Junior Ryan Cale became the first Cardinal wrestler to place at the state individual wrestling tournament since 2005 over the weekend.The 113-pound Comet fell in the quarterfinals, but a remarkable ride through the consolation bracket earned him a fourth-place finish in all of Class 1A.The result was the culmination of a fantastic postseason for Cale, who won both sectional and district titles for ...

FORT MADISON ? The Van Buren boys? basketball team will get another shot at top-ranked Danville after trouncing another conference opponent, Holy Trinity, Thursday in Fort Madison.The Warriors advanced past the second round of Class 1A District 9 with a 65-43 victory over host Holy Trinity. Danville moved on to face the Warriors with an 89-34 win over New London.Van Buren was led on Thursday by Thomas Fitzsimmon...