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Cardinal baseball cruises Monday

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DONNELLSON ? The Cardinal baseball team picked up a 10-2 win over Central Lee in Southeast Iowa Superconference action Monday.Tanner Chance went 3 for 3 to lead the Comets? 15-hit offense, Logan Thorne belted a three-run homer, and Charlie Rachford and Dakota Showman both finished 2 for 4.Starting pitcher Chance threw six innings, totaling eight strikeouts and allowing two runs on three hits. Ty Short punched ...

Fairfield JV softball concludes season

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OTTUMWA ? The Fairfield JV softball team has played many close games this season, so it was only fitting the girls finished the season with a pair of one-run contests Tuesday in Ottumwa.The Trojans lost the opener of a doubleheader with the Bulldogs 5-4, then stranded the tying run on third base in the fifth inning of game two for a 3-2 loss.?We had a lot of games determined by one run [this season],? Fairfield ...

Pekin baseball wins big, stops skid

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2573d ago

MEDIAPOLIS ? The Pekin baseball team collected 14 hits and stopped a five-game slide Monday with an 11-3 win over Mediapolis.Senior Derek Morales led the 14-hit offense with 2-for-4 hitting, a double and two RBI; and Thomas Slaney knocked in a pair of runs with a double. Tyson Lamb went 3 for 5 with an RBI, Kolby Allsup was 3 for 4 and Graham Wittrock finished 2 for 4 with a double and one RBI.?We played like ...

Warriors fall to Wapello

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2573d ago

DANVILLE ? The Van Buren softball team was held to five hits in a season-ending, 1-0 loss to Wapello Tuesday.Caitlyn Millard, Jordan Billups, Lydia Heald, Payten Hughes and Makenzie Zeitler all contributed with one hit apiece for the Warriors.Van Buren starter Alicia Fitzsimmons pitched all six innings of the regional first round matchup, fanning six batters and surrendering six hits. Wapello scored the ...

Tinsel time

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2573d ago

Now that the turkey and stuffing has finally settled in our stomachs, it?s time to start thinking Christmas. Crews have been working to get Mt. Pleasant?s Central Park ready to dazzle those shopping in downtown Mt. Pleasant by hanging red ornaments in the trees and erecting a Christmas tree in place of the city?s fountain. Above, the Midwest Old Threshers steam engine sparkles in the early morning light.

Fairfield moves one step closer to SEC title

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor

News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2573d ago

Now they see it. Now they don?t.A lot like magic, the Fairfield softball team made Keokuk?s aspirations for a Southeast Conference title disappear in Thursday?s doubleheader in Fairfield.The Trojans, who had already swept the Chiefs in Keokuk earlier this season, took one final game from their conference foe to stay atop the SEC and two games ahead of the defending conference champions. Fairfield won the opener ...

Trojans split with Keokuk in SEC doubleheader

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2573d ago

The Fairfield baseball team was swept by Keokuk earlier in the season, but that was without a healthy Tyler Cooksey.Thursday, the two teams met again and Cooksey nearly single-handedly made sure his team wouldn?t be the recipient of a Keokuk sweep twice.Cooksey belted a pair of homers on 3-for-3 hitting to lead Fairfield to a 6-2 win in game one of the Southeast Conference doubleheader, before a Keokuk comeback ...

Eight-run frame puts end to Fairfield upset bid

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GRINNELL ? One bad half-inning for Fairfield turned what was once a close game vs. third-ranked Grinnell into one of its most lopsided losses of the season.The Trojans initially found themselves down 8-2, but a five-run fifth frame cut Fairfield?s deficit to one. Grinnell then broke the game wide open in the sixth inning, scoring eight more runs for a 17-8 victory.?It took a big bottom of the sixth for Grinnell ...

Stone wins 19th, Panthers level IMS in five innings

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2573d ago

PACKWOOD ? The Pekin softball team won its seventh straight Southeast Iowa Superconference north division game, dropping IMS in five innings Thursday.Behind six multi-hit performances and a total of 16 hits, the Panthers poured in 11 runs in the first three innings to pick up a quick 15-5 victory.?I was real pleased with our effort being Senior Night,? said Pekin head coach Bryan Marlay. ?We?re playing the best ...

Fairfield JV plays Rockets, Bloodhounds

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2573d ago

The Fairfield softball team took two games from Fort Madison on Monday but found itself on the other side of the sweep Wednesday at Eddyville-Blakesburg.The Trojans beat Fort Madison by final scores of 12-0 and 13-1 in a pair of four-inning contests. They then lost to Eddyville 10-2 in seven innings and 9-5 in six.Starting pitchers Mikaela Amendt and Delaney Neil led the Trojans to the two lopsided victories ...

Top-ranked Mustangs flex muscle vs. Pekin

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2573d ago

PACKWOOD ? No doubt about it: Davis County was going to be Pekin?s toughest matchup of the season.The top-ranked Mustangs (Class 2A) didn?t disappoint, topping Pekin 15-1 in a five-inning game Wednesday in Packwood.?I knew it would be a challenge for us,? Pekin coach Jeff Eeling. ?[Davis County] flat-out hit the ball well tonight.?The one-loss Mustangs had a total of 14 hits in the five-inning game. After ...

Sharapova, Williams win at Wimbledon

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2573d ago

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) ? On the verge of victory, Maria Sharapova briefly lost her bearings.Sharapova?s old serving problems resurfaced Thursday at Wimbledon, costing her the second set before she recovered to beat dangerous Tsvetana Pironkova, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-0.The Court 1 match took two days and ended three minutes after Serena Williams concluded her second-round victory on Centre Court, beating qualifier...