The Fairfield JV girls? basketball team evened its record to 7-7 with a come-from-behind 51-48 victory over Burlington Notre Dame Tuesday.Fairfield?s Karley Williams, who finished with nine points and four rebounds, blocked a 3-point shot as time expired to hold on to the road win. The Trojans trailed by double digits early in the game.Also for Fairfield, freshmen Mackenzie Flattery scored a game-high 15 ...
BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsPaul McPheron, of New London, representing the Burge Cemetery board, presented three requests to the Henry County Board of Supervisors Thursday during the board?s regular meeting.McPheron claimed the county is not mowing the ditches around the cemetery, which is within the county?s right-of-way. ?We have to hire a farmer to mow the ditches, and I don?t think we should have to ...
The offensive woes continued Tuesday for Maharishi School, which trailed Burlington Notre Dame 22-2 after one quarter and went on to lose a 67-13 game in Fairfield.Rashan Anderson led the Pioneer boys on offense with four points, while Suraj Pullapantulla scored three in addition to his three steals. Avery Mullenneaux grabbed three rebounds.A difficult week continues Friday with Maharishi School visiting ...
A small fire Thursday afternoon caused minor damage to the front porch of a house on the 100 block of North Adams Street in Mt. Pleasant. A police officer at the scene said the fire started in a container on the porch. A passerby, the officer said, used a fire extinguisher to nearly put out the fire before Mt. Pleasant firemen arrived. The fire department made sure the fire did not rekindle.
The Cherry Street and Mapleleaf Drive intersection in Mt. Pleasant will be closed weather permitting for 10 to 14 days, effective immediately. The intersection is being closed so that Mapleleaf Drive can be paved from the west side of Cherry Street, to the new pavement at the east side of Grand Avenue.Jones Contracting is in charge of the work and will pour the connecting Cherry Sttreet intersection, north and ...
WASHINGTON, Iowa ? As Washington?s tallest player, senior Justin Hoffman has spent more time in the post this season than outside the 3-point arc. But Hoffman, a 6-foot-3 forward, drained a pair of key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter of Friday?s game against Fairfield to help the Demons rally for a 42-35 win.Washington (4-9, 1-4 Southeast Conference) trailed 25-22 heading into the fourth quarter of Friday?s ...
WASHINGTON, Iowa ? After Fairfield?s Sidney Baumann scored half of her team?s 18 points in the first half of Friday?s Southeast Conference game at No. 14 Washington, the host Demons did everything they could to keep the ball out of the senior point guard?s hands in the third quarter.The result was a 15-2 run that turned an 18-18 halftime tie into a 50-36 Washington victory.?We kind of locked in on Sidney ...
PACKWOOD ? Finishing games has been a struggle for the young Pekin girls? basketball team all season, but it had no trouble finishing off visiting Louisa-Muscatine Friday.The Panthers scored just 17 points in the first three quarters before pumping out 16 more in the fourth to earn a bruising 33-21 victory in Southeast Iowa Super Conference North action.The Pekin girls had lost three straight games by five ...
CLINTON ? Seth Davisson entered Saturday?s Bob Lueders Invitational in Clinton needing three more victories to eclipse 100 for his career.The Fairfield senior accomplished the feat and then some, going 4-1 in the 170-pound bracket Saturday to notch the milestone. In its 39th year, the perennially tough tourney included 22 other squads hailing from Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin.?That?s a huge accomplishment. ...
PACKWOOD ? As Pekin?s quarterback, senior Graham Wittrock was tasked with making throws to junior target Cade Millikin in the fall.Friday ? with a change of venue and a change of season ? it was Millikin?s turn to feed Wittrock the ball.Millikin had a team-high nine assists, and Wittrock was the beneficiary of many of those passes, pouring in a game-high 27 points to pace the Pekin basketball team to a 76-31 ...
BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? As the current school year comes to a close, the New London School Board has begun taking a closer look at the 2016-2017 school year, and has found the need for a new staff position at Clark Elementary.Due to students with special needs coming into the district?s elementary school next year and in years to come, Clark Elementary principal, Todd Palmatier, and ...
NEW LONDON ? A slow start couldn?t derail Cardinal?s explosive offense, which totaled 61 second-half points in a 77-41 victory over New London Friday.The Comets trailed the Tigers 24-16 at halftime before its offense kicked in. The away team turned the eight-point deficit into a 51-33 advantage after three quarters and ran away with its fourth win in a five-game stretch.Cardinal was led by Dakota Showman, who ...
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