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Panthers to visit English Valleys

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

The sixth-ranked Pekin football team hopes the ?little things? turn into a big win in Week 6.The Panthers (5-0, 3-0) travel to English Valleys for a Class A District 6 battle Friday.?We always throw a few wrinkles in there but will be looking at focusing on the little things,? said Pekin head coach Joe Donovan. ?It doesn?t matter who we?re playing, the little things are always important.?For the Panthers, that ...

Van Buren hosts Highland on Friday

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With the first win of the season under their belts, the Warriors now turn their focus to Week 6 opponent Highland.The Warriors (1-4) won their first game in more than a year last Friday when they topped New London 34-6. Junior Aaron Clemens gained 127 yards on 25 carries and senior Curtis Thomas had 103 rushing yards on 21 carries in the victory.The Warriors? success will once again rest on their running game, ...

Fairfield avenges Saturday loss to Bloodhounds

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor

Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

Make no mistake: The road to the Southeast Conference title still runs through Jefferson County.The Fairfield volleyball team made that perfectly clear with a bold, three-set victory over Fort Madison on Tuesday. The Trojans won the match 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 at Fairfield High School gymnasium.The result was much different than the last time the teams met, just a few days earlier. The two teams faced off for the ...

Salem council approves site for veteran memorial

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSALEM ? Salem has moved one step closer in establishing a veteran?s memorial.Members of the memorial planning committee appeared at the council meeting, saying they could not proceed until they had a location. The committee has met once, about a month ago.The city council tentatively approved a location north of the bell in the community?s central park during its regular ...

Dickinson, Daugherty both runner-up at Indian Lake

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

HARMONY ? Seth Dickinson and Unity Daugherty both finished runner-up on the Indian Lake course to lead the Van Buren cross country teams to a pair of meet victories Tuesday.Van Buren scored 32 points in the boys race to finish 26 ahead of second-place Central Lee. The Warrior girls tallied 41 points to top Cardinal?s 45.Dickinson finished with a time of 16:38, and Dalton Haynes was fourth in 17:15. Tyler Runyon ...

Near full strength, Trojans compete in Washington

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

WASHINGTON, Iowa ? The band was mostly back together for the Fairfield cross country teams at Tuesday?s Washington Invitational at Washington Country Club.Though down one runner, the Trojan girls unrolled their most complete lineup in nearly two weeks and took second in the final team standings behind Fort Madison. The Fairfield boys had their top seven back and finished fourth behind Marion, Fort Madison and ...

Pekin girls fifth at Iowa City West

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

IOWA CITY ? The Pekin girls? cross country team held its own against some of the best runners in the state Tuesday at the Iowa City West Invite in Iowa City.Running in a field of mainly Class 3A and 4A schools, the Panther girls totaled 183 points to finish fifth overall. Cedar Rapids Kennedy won the title with a final tally of 36, while Iowa City West was second (57) and Bettendorf finished third (76).?It was ...

Mediapolis gets best of Panthers

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

MEDIAPOLIS ? Slow starts kept the Pekin volleyball team from pulling off an upset bid in a 25-17, 25-15, 25-9 loss to SEISC north rival Mediapolis on Tuesday.?The girls started off slow the first two sets but fought back aggressively,? said Pekin coach Ashley Bartels. ?In the third set they started off slow again and couldn?t execute.?Maranda Baker led the offense with seven kills. Leslie Stone had 13 assists ...

Trojans win freshman, JV matches

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

The Fairfield ninth-grade and JV volleyball teams started Tuesday off right in their respective home matches vs. Fort Madison.The ninth-grade squad lost their first game 25-19 but rallied for back-to-back wins by scores of 25-19 and 15-9. The JV team topped Fort Madison with a little less fanfare, winning a two-set match 25-7, 25-19.Valerie Vayne and Seaira Drish led the Trojan JV team with three aces apiece, ...

Can't touch this

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

Fairfield ninth-grade quarterback Jordan Reid evades a would-be tackler during Fairfield?s 58-18 loss to Williamsburg in the freshman game Friday. Reid threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns, and he also rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Alex Crile caught five passes for 89 yards and a touchdown, Nick Higgins snagged five catches for 40 yards and Zach Martin made a 54-yard touchdown catch. ...

FMS volleyball teams play Aldo Leopold

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 pm2693d ago

BURLINGTON ? The Fairfield Middle School seventh-grade volleyball team was back in action Monday in Burlington against Aldo Leopold.Ashtyn Drish put down four kills and six good serves to lead the Trojan ?A? team to a 21-8, 21-10 victory. Sophie Allen had several great passes and 12 good serves.The Trojans lost the ?B? game 21-11, 21-17. Kristin Burnstedt led the way with nine good serves, while Macy Holderbaum ...