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Pioneers drop to 2-6

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NEW LONDON ? A strong finish to the first half for New London turned a close contest into a lopsided one Tuesday as the host squad picked up a 55-32 victory over Maharishi School.The visiting Pioneers (2-6) were in the game to start, trailing only 16-11 with a few minutes remaining before halftime. The Tigers rolled off 12 straight points to close the half, however, taking a 28-11 advantage into the locker ...

Comet wrestling team finishes 0-2 Tuesday

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EDDYVILLE ? Outmanned and outgunned, the Comet wrestling team dropped a pair of duals to Eddyville-Blakesburg and Davis County at Tuesday?s triangular in Eddyville.Cardinal lost to Davis County 52-18 and fell 72-9 to the second-ranked Class 1A Rockets.The bright spot for Cardinal was its junior state-qualifier Ryan Cale, who finished the day 2-0. The 113-pound Comet pinned Davis County?s Kody Smith in just 19 ...

Davisson claims title; Vogel earns 100th win

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IOWA CITY ? Seth Davisson won his second tournament of the season Saturday, leading Fairfield to a fifth-place finish (119 points) in the Iowa City Regina tournament.Mount Vernon won the 12-team tournament with a score of 224. West Branch was second with 204 points and Maquoketa Valley finished third at 156.Davisson rolled off two wins in a row at 182 pounds for the title. The senior Trojan pinned Pekin?s ...

Fairfield boys' bowling routs Panthers in home opener

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2693d ago

The Fairfield boys? bowling team won its first dual of the season in its home opener Saturday, blasting Southeast Conference rival Mount Pleasant 2844-2560.Once again, sophomore Andrew Chatfield and senior Brady Hammes led the boys? team, which built a 195-pin after round one. Chatfield eclipsed 200 in both his games and finished 55 pins above his practice average. Hammes rolled the best game (228) and series ...

FMS girls capture perfection

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2693d ago

WASHINGTON, Iowa ? With a perfect season within reach Friday, Fairfield Middle School?s eighth-grade girls didn?t disappoint.The Trojan ?A? team blasted Washington 47-7 in the season finale to wrap up their second straight perfect season at 12-0. Last season, they finished 11-0 at the seventh-grade level.?I am just really proud of all the girls this year and the great season we had yet again,? Fairfield coach ...

Ready for the course

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Dave Stecker took advantage of last weekend?s mild weather to hit a bucket of balls at the driving range at East Lake Park. Stecker was joined by a couple other golfers on the range.

No. 1 Danville routs Pioneers

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Top-ranked (Class 1A) Danville held Maharishi School to one point in the first quarter Friday, turning a 62-4 halftime lead into a 94-20 victory in Fairfield.The Pioneers did much better against Danville?s suffocating defense in the third quarter, where they dropped in 14 points. They only attempted 21 shots in the game, though they were 5 of 9 from 3-point range.Maharishi School?s Suraj Pullapantula and Alex ...

FMS boys nip Ottumwa

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OTTUMWA ? Fairfield Middle School?s seventh-grade boys won two out of three games vs. Ottumwa in basketball action Thursday.The Trojans edged Ottumwa in the ?A? contest 33-31, and they also won the ?C? game 20-16. They dropped the ?B? game 32-2.In the ?A? game, Kolten Webber led the way with 10 points and four steals. Steeler Higdon totaled seven points, nine boards and two steals; Cade Lisk scored six points ...

Engineer says work on 220th Street is progressing nicely

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2693d ago

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsAction was scant at Tuesday?s Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting. County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss?s weekly report was the only discussion item.Hotchkiss updated the board on activities of the secondary roads crew and construction projects.He said the 220th Street project is progressing. The project includes the removal of six miles of existing pavement and repaving the ...

Van Buren wrestling team finishes eighth Saturday

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2693d ago

FORT MADISON ? Mitch Garrels won the 195-pound title at the Fort Madison Invitational Saturday, leading Van Buren to an eighth-place finish out of 10 teams. The Warriors tallied 65 points.Unity Daugherty (106), Jesse Fuller (145) and Dakota LaRue (182) all finished fifth for Van Buren.The Warriors are off until the Van Buren Invitational scheduled Jan. 5.

Pekin, Cardinal boys combine for 187 points Thursday

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor

News Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2693d ago

ELDON ? Pekin couldn?t miss from the field Thursday. Neither could Cardinal.In the end, though, it came down to who hit their free throws.Pekin junior Petie Clubb hit four straight free throws in the closing minutes Thursday, lifting the Panthers to a wild 97-90 double-overtime victory in front of a raucous crowd in Eldon.Clubb was 13 of 16 from the charity stripe with 21 points, and Pekin came back from ...

Schmidt leads Comet wrestlers

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:48 pm2693d ago

SULLY ? Cardinal?s Sam Schmidt rolled to the 220-pound championship match and a second-place finish at a wrestling tournament in Lynnville-Sully on Saturday.Schmidt was joined on the podium by teammates Ryan Cale (113) and Josh Ramos (170), both of whom finished third.The Comets wrap up 2012 with a double-dual at Eddyville-Blakesburg Tuesday.