Sports

Comets drop three duals in wrestling

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d 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

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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 pm2692d 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 pm2692d 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 pm2692d 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.

President's Award

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

IWU President Steven Titus, left, presents graduating senior Joseph Lennon, right, with the President?s Award, for his GPA, and leadership roles.

Car hits guardrail, bridge on U.S. 218

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

Mt. Pleasant Police officers responded to a single-car accident on Thursday, May 5, on U.S. Highway 218 near mile marker 42.Investigation revealed that a 2015 Dodge Dart, owned by Pam Daigle, of Casselberry, Fla., and operated by Kaitlin Daigle, of Forest City, was traveling south on the highway. The vehicle was in the inside lane and lost control after driving into the gravel. The car went south into the median ...

Freshman boys fall to Mid-Prairie

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

A fourth-quarter drought derailed the Fairfield freshman boys in a 49-41 loss to Mid-Prairie Monday at Fairfield Middle School.The Trojans led 29-27 at halftime, but Mid-Prairie took the lead for good in the second half when they held the host team to four points in the third quarter.Leading scorers for Fairfield were Nick Higgins with 18 points and Alex Crile scoring 13.The freshmen are back in action today ...

Trojan girls boxed out in 55-40 loss

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor

Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

Mid-Prairie?s missed free throws actually worked in its favor Monday in a non-conference matchup at Fairfield.Although the fourth-ranked (Class 3A) Golden Hawks shot a poor 15 of 36 from the free throw line, the visitors made up for it with an array of putbacks after missed attempts. Mid-Prairie pulled down 48 rebounds compared to 31 for the host Trojans, and 15 of Mid-Prairie?s rebounds came on the offensive ...

Conger, Slaney earn titles at WACO

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

WAYLAND ? Pekin junior Trenton Conger claimed his first ever wall chart at the WACO Warrior Invitational Saturday in Wayland.Conger, who had made the championship round of tournaments twice before, became a first-time tournament champion at 195 pounds. The Panther won by fall in 52 ticks vs. Iowa City Regina?s Elliot Halsch in the championship round to cap a three-pin day.Conger?s senior teammate Thomas Slaney ...

Five Trojans place in Centerville

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor

Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

CENTERVILLE ? Six Fairfield wrestlers made the early-morning jaunt to Centerville Saturday, and out of those six, five placed at the Big Red Invitational.The Trojans received runner-up finishes from ranked seniors Seth Davisson and Jake Mineart. Aaron Gevock claimed third, Ammon Shaner ended up fourth and Bryce Lunsford placed fifth for Fairfield.The five placings helped Fairfield finish in a tie for 11th place ...

JV girls drop two games

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2692d ago

Fairfield?s JV girls? basketball team dropped a pair of games recently, falling at Mount Pleasant 46-43 Friday and then losing a 37-32 home game to Mid-Prairie Monday.Fairfield?s Karley Williams led the offense Friday with 10 points, and Mackenzie Flattery scored nine. Molly Ryan supplied eight points, Taylor Ferrel finished with seven points and four boards, and Mackenzie McClure netted seven points.On Monday, ...