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Fairfield junior Landon Gamrath shows a soft touch underneath the basket Tuesday at the Mid-Prairie Jamboree in Wellman. Gamrath had two points as the Trojans lost a 19-8 scrimmage to Clear Creek-Amana in one half of play. Joe Hietpas, Spencer Peterman and Kyle Weirup also scored two points apiece. The Trojans open the season Monday at Oskaloosa.

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsState Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mt. Pleasant, has announced that he will seek a second term to the Iowa Senate.?I am running for re-election to the Senate so that I can continue to help create more opportunities for the people of southeast Iowa,? Taylor said. ?I will continue to work hard at creating quality jobs in our communities, improving public safety and raising the minimum ...

OTTUMWA ­? Fairfield?s JV squad, which features several ninth-graders, lost a 32-15 game to Ottumwa in its season opener Tuesday.Mackenzie Flattery led the Trojan offense with eight points, while Karley Williams finished with six points and a team-high five boards. Madison Roberts also chipped in four points and hauled in four rebounds. Taylor Ferrel, Molly Ryan, Lindsey Repp and Delaney Neil totaled two ...

OTTUMWA ? It had been a while since the Trojan girls had won a season opener, and it had been even longer since they?d beaten Ottumwa.On Tuesday, the Trojans accomplished both feats ? in Ottumwa, no less ? with one of their biggest wins in years: a 48-31 statement victory over the Bulldogs.The Trojans (1-0) scored the first seven points in the contest and never trailed. The visitors held Ottumwa to just two ...

WINFIELD ? The Pekin girls? basketball team started its season early with a 50-39 loss to Winfield-Mount Union in Southeast Iowa Super Conference North action Friday evening.?It took us a while to get going,? said Pekin head coach Davis Eidahl. ?Being our first game and only one player back from last year that played, it wasn?t until the second half that we really began to play as a team.?McKenna Gambell led ...

Amanda Chatfield of Fairfield points to the screen showing her perfect 300 game during Squaw League action Wednesday night at Flamingo Lanes. Chatfield is the second female to ever score a perfect game at the Fairfield bowling alley; Heather Swan was the first on Dec. 21, 1994. Chatfield is the first bowler of either gender to bowl a 300 at Flamingo Lanes since Ray Karbacka accomplished the feat three years ago.

CEDAR FALLS (AP) ? Josey Jewell led Decorah?s power running game with 160 yards and three touchdowns and the Vikings beat Sioux City Heelan 49-21 Thursday night to win the Class 3A state championship.Holt Johansen added two touchdowns for Decorah, while Jacob Kvale scored one and passed for one as the Vikings (14-0) won their first state title since 1989 and their fifth overall.Heelan (12-2), which has won ...

Members of the Fairfield eighth-grade girls? basketball team are pictured, from left, front row: manager Jenna Wickenkamp, Ashyln Elmore, Kylee Marlay, Taylor Marlay, Brynna Bowman, Sara Trent, Kellie-Ann Hovorka, Sarah Swanson, Maggie Ferrel; middle row: Mady Rauscher, Natalie Angstead, Kaylee Watson, Sarah Hardin, Amber Samuelson, Brooke McLain, Kylie Kurtz, Kenady Waugh, manager Sarah Davisson, manager Paige ...