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Warrior girls rout West Burlington

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WEST BURLINGTON ? The result was never in doubt Friday as the Van Buren girls? basketball team rolled to a 62-33 victory over West Burlington in Southeast Iowa Super Conference action.Van Buren senior Hanna Haynes scored 21 points on 8 of 11 field goal shooting, and she also tallied five assists and five blocks. Kaitlyn Johnson added 13 points and seven assists for the Warriors, who held a 30-11 advantage at ...

Trojan boys earn home win; girls second

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Flamingo Lanes in Fairfield was packed full of onlookers Saturday for the high school bowling team?s final home meet of the season, and the Trojans gave their fans something to cheer about.The Fairfield boys rolled their way to a dominant quadrangular victory on their home lanes, finishing with a score of 2705 to best runner-up Louisa-Muscatine by 65 pins. The Trojan girls scored 2165 to finish second only to ...

Harmony knocks off Pioneer boys

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

FARMINGTON ? A second half scoreless drought prevented the Maharishi School boys? basketball team from earning its third win of the season Friday in Farmington.The Pioneers trailed Harmony 23-22 at the half but only scored six more points the rest of the way in a 45-28 loss.Maharishi School?s Surya Sawhney scored 12 points and finished with 11 rebounds and five assists. Suraj Pullapantulla and Rashan Anderson ...

Moore nets 26 points in Comet loss

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

NEW LONDON ? Senior Lindsay Moore poured in 26 points, yet the outstanding performance wasn?t enough to stop the Cardinal girls? basketball team from dropping its fourth straight game Friday.The Comets carried a 34-31 lead into halftime vs. New London, but the host Tigers took over in the second half on their way to a 72-66 conference win.Cardinal?s Danae Moses and Delaney Ridgway provided 12 and 10 points, ...

Freshman girls? games canceled

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

All Fairfield High School ninth-grade girls? basketball games have been canceled for the remainder of the 2013 season.The start time of the ninth-grade boys? game today vs. Washington has thus been moved up to 6:30 p.m.

FMS boys claim ?C? game win

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

OTTUMWA ? Fairfield?s eighth-grade boys? basketball ?A? team fell in overtime at Ottumwa Thursday.Fairfield?s Cam Baumann totaled 21 points, 15 rebounds, four steals and three assists to lead the ?A? squad. Josh Osby scored nine points, and Kyle Roberts and Blu Schultz grabbed four rebounds each.The Trojans lost the ?B? game 32-6, but the ?C? squad scrapped its way to a 10-2 victory. Levi Ponce paced Fairfield ...

Trojans forfeit five matches in 50-21 dual loss

ASHLEE DE WIT, Golden Triangle News Service News Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Mount Pleasant wrestlers looked a little tired when they took the mats on Thursday night, but the Panthers worked hard enough to get the job done against a depleted Fairfield team, defeating the Trojans in the Southeast Conference dual 50-21.?Overall, we wrestled not too bad,? Mount Pleasant coach Anthony Blint said. ?We ... weren?t as aggressive as we could have been on our feet. I don?t ...

Tough road slate continues for Fairfield boys

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WILLIAMSBURG ? A hard-fought first quarter gave way to a sloppy second quarter for the Trojan boys, who never recovered from a big halftime deficit at Williamsburg Thursday.Fairfield fell behind 33-20 at the midway point, and the host Raiders maintained their dougle-digit advantage in the second half en route to a 71-49 non-conference victory.The Trojans trailed just 9-7 after one quarter before giving up 24 ...

JV boys fall in Williamsburg

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

WILLIAMSBURG ? Fairfield was held to its lowest point total since Week 2 in a 71-29 loss to Williamsburg in JV boys? basketball action Thursday.Alex Simpson scored nearly half Fairfield?s points, hitting 7 of 10 free throws on his way to a 13-point game. Alex Crile scored four, Jordan Reid and Keith Kurns netted three points apiece, and Tanner Deao finished with two steals.

FMS girls blow out Ottumwa

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

Fairfield Middle School?s seventh-grade girls had their first home game of the season Thursday vs. Ottumwa, and all three teams picked up another win.The Trojan ?A? team dominated Ottumwa from the opening whistle, building a 37-0 lead by halftime and running away with a 55-4 victory.Nicole Buch led all scorers with 20 points, and Ashtyn Drish wasn?t far behind with 16 points. Amiah Neff finished with 11 points. ...

Six advance at Fairfield Elks Hoop Shoot

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

The Fairfield Elks Hoop Shoot was held Sunday at Fairfield High School, and the winners of six divisions qualified for the district competition to be held in Keokuk.The top three placewinners in each age division are as follows:In the 8- and 9-year-old division, JaShawn Lane finished first, Chandler Shull came in second and AJ Rowe was third among all boys. On the girls? side, first place went to Sophie ...

Noon Rotary hears from Cedar Rapids mayor on Iowa policy think tank

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsSince August of last year, Cedar Rapids mayor, Ron Corbett, has been traveling the state, promoting his own non-profit ?conservative think tank?, Engage Iowa. And on Wednesday, he introduced this organization to members of the Mt. Pleasant Noon Rotary Club.Addressing the group of local club members, Corbett said Wednesday he decided to launch Engage Iowa because he felt ?Iowa ...