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OSKALOOSA ? The easier the shots were for the Fairfield girls on Monday, it seemed, the less likely they were to drop.While the Trojans hit 4-of-10 shots from 3-point land, they made just 14 percent of their shots inside the arc in a 44-26 loss to Oskaloosa. The Trojans? defense stifled the host team in the first half, but their inability to hit the easy buckets down low came back to bite them in the second ...

Fairfield Middle School?s seventh-grade ?A? team won its most lopsided game of the season Monday, routing Keokuk 48-19.The Trojans jumped out to an 11-2 lead after the first quarter thanks to several easy makes in the paint, and they built their lead to 23-8 by halftime.Kolten Webber was a force underneath the basket, leading all players with 19 points and 15 rebounds. James Lyman tallied 12 points and three ...

DAVIS COUNTY ? The Cardinal wrestling team forfeit more than half its matches en route to dropping a pair of duals vs. Ottumwa and host Davis County on Monday.The Comets forfeit seven matches vs. Ottumwa in a 60-16 loss, and they forfeit another eight against host Davis County to fall 60-18.Cardinal?s season-opener wasn?t completely devoid of bright spots, however, as 113-pounder Ryan Cale scored 10 points on a ...

CLINTON, N.Y. ? Fairfield High School graduate Serena Ward dropped in seven points in her first collegiate start for Hamilton College, a 42-31 loss to SUNY Oswego, Tuesday in Clinton, N.Y.Ward, a rookie guard/forward, led the Trojan basketball team in scoring in her junior and senior high school seasons. She finished with 13.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game last winter.In Tuesday?s game, Ward?s teammate Eliza ...

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) ? The crowd at the Imperial Arena was ready for the big upset. No. 2 Louisville was trying to hang on against Northern Iowa.The last time the Panthers were going after a highly ranked team they got it, beating top-ranked Kansas 69-67 when Ali Farokhmanesh was the name on everybody?s lips for quite a few days in March 2010.There was no wild celebrating this time, the Panthers just ...

Fairfield junior Landon Gamrath shows a soft touch underneath the basket Tuesday at the Mid-Prairie Jamboree in Wellman. Gamrath had two points as the Trojans lost a 19-8 scrimmage to Clear Creek-Amana in one half of play. Joe Hietpas, Spencer Peterman and Kyle Weirup also scored two points apiece. The Trojans open the season Monday at Oskaloosa.

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsState Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mt. Pleasant, has announced that he will seek a second term to the Iowa Senate.?I am running for re-election to the Senate so that I can continue to help create more opportunities for the people of southeast Iowa,? Taylor said. ?I will continue to work hard at creating quality jobs in our communities, improving public safety and raising the minimum ...

OTTUMWA ­? Fairfield?s JV squad, which features several ninth-graders, lost a 32-15 game to Ottumwa in its season opener Tuesday.Mackenzie Flattery led the Trojan offense with eight points, while Karley Williams finished with six points and a team-high five boards. Madison Roberts also chipped in four points and hauled in four rebounds. Taylor Ferrel, Molly Ryan, Lindsey Repp and Delaney Neil totaled two ...