Sports

Forty-five local children competed in a trampoline and gymnastics intra-team competition Dec. 1 at the Roosevelt Recreation Center.In front of an overflow crowd of spectators, Kristin Burnstedt claimed first place in the trampoline competition, followed by Juliette Pohren in second place and Justin Simmering in third.Then came the gymnastics portion, which consisted of four events: floor exercises, bars, vault ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) ? Tom Brady can?t stop smiling these days. Or winning.Five days after becoming a father for a third time ? something that brings the biggest grin of all to his face ? Brady threw four touchdown passes, leading the Patriots to a 42-14 rout of the Houston Texans.If the game was a measuring stick in the AFC, New England and its star quarterback aced the test with a seventh consecutive ...

If the past two games are any indication, the Pekin boys? basketball team may have finally figured it all out.The Panthers won twice over the weekend, topping Louisa-Muscatine 49-36 Friday in Letts, then besting Mediapolis 65-52 Saturday at home. Since dropping the first two games to open the season, the Panthers have rolled off three straight victories to improve to 3-2 overall.?Each game we?ve gotten a little ...

MEDIAPOLIS ? Injuries, ACTs and sickness had the Fairfield wrestling team down a few members Saturday at the Mediapolis tournament.The Trojans, who were without half a lineup, settled for sixth place out of nine teams with 88 points. Third-ranked (Class 2A) Mediapolis won the team title with 280.5 points, Fort Madison finished second (179.5) and Blue Valley North (Kan.) was third (145).Fairfield has now seen ...

THORNBURG ? Eight Pekin wrestlers arrived at the Tri-County tournament in Thornburg Saturday, and six of them left as placewinners.Pekin 113-pounder Brandon Baayen, 145-pound wrestler Austyn Vogel and 182-pounder Thomas Slaney all finished third in their respective weight classes. Tayte Schoff (138), Chase Copeland (160) and Trenton Conger (195) had fifth-place finishes for the Panthers.All six placewinners ...

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsMt. Pleasant?s City Council paved the way during its regular meeting Wednesday for the extension of Baker Street west to Palm Street.The area implicated is just south of the Walmart Supercenter. Currently, Baker Street ends at the west end of the Walmart property.Six construction firms submitted bids on the project. Jones Contracting Co., of West Point, had the low bid of ...

The Dallas Brass, at right, a six-player touring musical group, held workshops for honor band students prior to the concert on Saturday.

Washington?s Austin Latcham picked up a one-point win at 160 pounds to kick off the Southeast Conference opener with Fairfield, and the victory proved to be the spark the Demons were looking for.Washington never relinquished its advantage from there, rolling off nine wins ? six by either decision or fall ? to claim a 45-24 victory at Fairfield High School.?We came out and wrestled tough,? said Washington head ...