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Fairfield head coach Mike Schenck doesn?t need to explain to his players the importance of Friday?s game against Mount Pleasant.The players are well aware what?s at stake. A loss to the Panthers would effectively knock the Trojans out of the playoff picture, while a win would put them back in the race for a spot.?It?s basically the first round of the playoffs for us,? said Schenck. ?We have to win out to be a ...

IOWA CITY ? Pekin rookie Gwynne Wright won her sixth meet of the season, and the Pekin girls? cross country team finished runner-up Thursday at the Bud Williams Invitational in Iowa City.The phenomenal freshman completed the 4-kilometer course in 14:27 to dominate a field made up of larger school runners. Her tape-breaking time bested runner-up Michelle Zikes of Cedar Rapids Jefferson by 35 seconds, and third-pla...

Cam Baumann and Tony Zapata combined for four rushing touchdowns, and the Fairfield eighth-grade football team routed Fort Madison 46-0 in the ?A? game Tuesday.Baumann racked up 108 yards and two scores on 10 carries and Zapata had 98 yards and two touchdowns on just six carries. Michael Fritz added 81 rushing yards with a touchdown, and Brayden Miller gained 31 yards on a pair of rushing attempts. Zapata and ...

FORT MADISON ? The Fairfield seventh-grade football teams lost a pair of games to Fort Madison on Tuesday.The ?A? team fell to the Bloodhounds by a final score of 28-0 and the ?B? team lost 36-0.Steeler Higdon led the ?A? team with 43 yards rushing and 11 tackles on defense. Logan Williams was the top tackler for the ?B? team with five stops.Both teams are now 1-3. They return home next Tuesday to play Ottumwa.

The Fellowship Cup, in conjunction with Healthy Henry County Communities, held a free community healthy cooking class at the Fellowship Cup on Tuesday. Above, Kelly Carr, left, and Jeremy Klopfenstein, right, slice peppers as part of a fajita recipe.As part of the class, participants were instructed in using a Crock Pot to cook healthy meals and desserts by Tasha Upton, of Miss K?s Homemade Delectables and Con ...

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? It was a busy night for the New London City Council on Tuesday, as the council held a joint meeting with the Utility Trustees before diving into the fiscal year 2017 budget.Before discussing the electricity rates and income generated from the windmill, the trustees approved hiring Brandon Lincoln as an apprentice lineman and the council authorized the dissolution of ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsIt?s a conversation a long time in the making, but Mt. Pleasant is finally having an open discussion to assess the need for professional community childcare within city limits.With a list of panelists and a time for open discussion, Healthy Henry County Communities (HHCC), Community Partnerships for Protecting Children and the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance will host a ...

NEW YORK (AP) ? The NFL?s regular officiating crews are back. Their return couldn?t have come soon enough for many players, coaches and fans.After two days of marathon negotiations ? and mounting frustration throughout the league ? the NFL and the officials? union announced at midnight Thursday that a tentative eight-year agreement had been reached to end a lockout that began in June.The deal came on the heels ...