Sports

Trojan basketball players support gym proposal

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:47 pm2693d ago

Members of the Fairfield High School basketball team and class of 2014 have lent their support to the proposed public/private partnership and ballot issue concerning a new outdoor pool and public gymnasium.Junior basketball player Matt Carr explained overcrowding at Fairfield gyms has been an issue for years.?Our class of 2014 was lucky to participate in traveling basketball from the time we were in fourth ...

English town to burn Lance Armstrong in effigy

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:47 pm2693d ago

LONDON (AP) ? His career is in ruins and now an effigy of Lance Armstrong is about to go up in smoke.The disgraced American cyclist has been chosen as the latest celebrity to be burned in effigy during an English town?s nationally famous Bonfire Night celebrations.Edenbridge in southeast England has built a 30-foot (9-meter) model of Armstrong, who was stripped recently of his seven Tour de France titles for ...

State diving today; swimming Saturday

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:47 pm2693d ago

Freshman Katherine Mueller opens up the state swim and dive meet today for Fairfield at the Marshalltown Community Y in Marshalltown.Mueller begins her quest for a medal in the 1-meter dive at 5 p.m. The current FHS record-holder in the 11-dive event is seeded 18th out of 30 after scoring 337.10 at regionals.On Saturday, Fairfield junior Baylee Bowman also will be competing in Marshalltown after qualifying in ...

Thomas named to all-district first team

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:47 pm2693d ago

Van Buren senior linebacker Curtis Thomas has been named to the Class A District 5 first team.As the leading tackler on Van Buren, Thomas helped his team to a 2-5 mark in the district and 2-7 record overall this fall. The senior totaled a team-leading 86 tackles ? 52 solos ? and one sack.The Warriors also landed four players on District 5?s second team, including junior Casey Jones, sophomores Brandon Plecker ...

Seventh-grade hoops

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:47 pm2693d ago

Members of the Fairfield Middle School seventh-grade basketball team are pictured, from left, front row: Stetson Spees, Saban Simons, Orion Riley, Jordan Guezimane, Hunter Drish, Jimmy Kurka, Juancarlos Tello, Jesse Birlson; middle row: Cade Lisk, Dakota Storto, Jared Wilmon, Blue Schultz, Michael Flournoy, Fabian Perez, Brendon Hagans, Tyler Palmer, Darren Roberts, James Lyman, manager Cole Engle, Hunter ...

Stars and Stripes wrestling club open for registration

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:47 pm2693d ago

The Stars and Stripes Wrestling Club will be holding its first practice and registration meeting Tuesday at the Fairfield High School. Registration will take place in the commons and practice will be in the wrestling room.Second- and third-graders will meet at 6:15 p.m., and fourth- through eighth-graders will meet at 7 p.m. Club practices run through February and are always held in the FHS wrestling room. Both ...

A taste of spring

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:47 pm2693d ago

Area residents will be enjoying a taste of spring, according to meteorologists, the next couple of weeks as temperatures are forecasted to be above normal. A number of adults and children were at East Lake Park Monday, taking advantage of the 70-degree weather for some outside activity. Keelyn Franzen, 4, left, and her sister, Kinsley,2, right, daughters of Kim and Evan Franzen, of Mt. Pleasant, were taken to the ...

Sheriff announces bid for re-election

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:47 pm2693d ago

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsSince 2012, Rich McNamee has held the title as Henry County Sheriff, and he hopes to continue in that position for another term as he announces his bid for re-election.Pointing to his conservative views, his established work record and his love for the community, McNamee says he hopes to continue furthering some of the projects and programs he has helped establish in the county?s ...

Gymnastics team holds intrasquad meet

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:47 pm2693d ago

The Fairfield Park and Rec gymnastics team held a Halloween intrasquad meet Saturday.Juliette Pohren was the big winner on the day, finishing first in floor exercises, bars and vault exercises. Gracie Simmering was first in trampoline, while Summer Loetz came in first on the beam.Michelle Zhang finished runner-up in trampoline and vault exercises, Bryanna Popejoy finished second on floor exercises and Danae ...

Tournament champs

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:47 pm2693d ago

Fairfield?s Inferno 10-and-under soccer team went undefeated in their most recent tournament Sunday. Team members are pictured with their medals, from left, front row: David Rojo, Luke Cleveland, Ethan Heckethorn; back row: Landen Schafer, Dagan Burnett, Eli Moore and Chance Swan. The team is coached by Roeland Hekker.

Giants go orange, black in parade

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:47 pm2693d ago

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? A Halloween treat came hours early for San Francisco Giants baseball fans who turned out by the thousand ? many climbing trees and rooftops ? to cheer on the World Series champions during a confetti-drenched parade through the heart of town.Fans in the team?s holiday-appropriate orange and black stood 30 deep Wednesday for a chance to see their favorite players wave from convertibles and get ...

Deputies respond to rollover accident

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:47 pm2693d ago

Henry County Sheriff deputies responded to an accident on Friday, March 4, at the 1200 grid of Salem Road.Investigation revealed that a 2004 Jeep Liberty, owned and operated by William Ledlow, 35, of Hillsboro, was traveling southwest on Salem Road. Ledlow lost control of the vehicle, causing it to enter the ditch and roll over.He was cited for failure to maintain control, a simple misdemeanor. Damage to the ...