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IOWA CITY (AP) ? Freshman Mike Gesell was Iowa?s future point guard long before he even joined the Hawkeyes.But just seven games into what many thought would be a four-year stint, Gesell has ceded his position to an unlikely classmate.Coach Fran McCaffery hasn?t lost faith in Gesell ? not by a long shot. It?s just that fellow freshman Anthony Clemmons has been a revelation as the primary ball handler for the ...

The Fairfield youth basketball program is hosting a tournament for girls and boys in grades five through eight this weekend at Pence Elementary, Fairfield Middle School and Fairfield High School.The girls? tournament is on Saturday and the boys? tournament is scheduled Sunday. A total of 31 boys? teams and 33 girls? teams will be competing in the tournament.Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for students and free ...

A two-vehicle accident Saturday at the intersection of Walnut and Washington Streets in Mt. Pleasant resulted in a citation being issued to one of the motorists.According to the Mt. Pleasant Police Department?s accident report, Stephanie Ford, of Solon, was operating a 2008 Nissan westbound on Washington Street when a 2004 Mercury, driven by Daniel Donald, of Mt. Pleasant, attempted to make a left turn onto ...

PACKWOOD ? The Pekin girls? basketball team bounced back from its first loss in December with another win, a 41-40 nail-biter vs. IMS on Tuesday.Leslie Stone scored a team-high 10 points for the Panthers, who rallied back from a 22-19 halftime deficit. Pekin scored 13 points in the third quarter to take a 30-29 lead, then held on for the win with a nine-point fourth period.Also for Pekin, Beth Atwood scored ...

The Fairfield eighth-grade girls? ?A? basketball team is two games away from a perfect season following a 52-28 victory over Mount Pleasant on Tuesday.The Trojans started off hot Tuesday taking a 13-2 lead in the first quarter. Mount Pleasant chipped away in the second quarter, but the Trojans went into halftime up 26-14.?Tonight was another solid win for us. We had a few defensive lapses, but made up for them ...

WASHINGTON, Iowa ? Five Fairfield Middle School wrestlers went 2-0 at a Tuesday quadrangular in Washington, Iowa.Zach Barnes, Derek Beasley, Michael Fritz, Chris Hanson and Bailey Jones all were double-winners for Fairfield.Beasley won by fall in 10 and 55 seconds, while Hanson pinned a pair of opponents in 29 seconds and 1:34, respectively. Fritz won his two matches in 29 seconds and 2:21. Barnes earned a 9-4 ...

The City of Mt. Pleasant will hold its annual Spring Clean Up during the week of April 25 - 29.Spring Clean Up is a one week opportunity for residents of Mt. Pleasant to rid their homes of unusual or large items that are too big to fit into a garbage bag during regular garbage collection.The collection work is done by Wemiga Waste. Spring Clean Up will be done during normal garbage delivery day.Items that ...

ELDON ? Dakota Showman scored 15 points and Charlie Rachford added 11 to lead the Cardinal boys? basketball team past New London 65-41 Friday in Eldon.The Comets catapulted out to a 13-2 lead after one quarter of play and held a 29-12 advantage after two quarters. The host team scored another 36 points in the second half to cruise to their second victory of the season.Cardinal?s Conner McElderry also hit ...