Sports

Van Buren makes quick work of Hawks

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2574d ago

KEOSAUQUA ? Van Buren baseball coach Chad Scott wasn?t particularly enthused following his team?s 20-5, four-inning victory over Central Lee in conference action Tuesday.Instead of celebrating the 15-run-rule win against the Hawks, Scott had his players practicing defensive drills immediately following the team?s 14th win in 2012.?We hit the ball well tonight but I?m a little disappointed with our defense,? the ...

Panthers win one of two over crucial stretch

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2574d ago

A pivotal two-game stretch for the Pekin baseball team has come to an end with the Panthers still very much alive in the conference race.The Panthers kept their hopes alive in the north division of the Southeast Iowa Superconference with a 6-0 win over Mediapolis on Monday before falling by the same score, 6-0, at Highland Tuesday.Pekin currently sits in third place in the SEISC north with an 8-8 overall record ...

Perfect season

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2574d ago

Pictured are members of the Fairfield under-12 soccer team, from left, front row: Jeremy Marks, Abdullah Akber, Jordan Guezimane and Kristin Burnstedt; back row: coach Filipe Navesse, Saleem Burks, Kolten Webber, Daniel Cai, Kai Vessey, Shawn Spurrier, Corwin Robinson and Andrew Wilson. Not pictured: Blu Schultz and Chaysten Titus. The team capped its undefeated season June 2 finishing first at the end-of-season ...

Softball Briefs: Cardinal, Van Buren, Pekin

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2574d ago

Comets win 10th gameELDON ? Allison Ollom slammed a three-run homer and eighth-grader Delaney Ridgeway picked up her first win from the mound as the Comets blasted Harmony 14-2 on Tuesday.Ridgeway tossed a three-hitter and fanned two Harmony batters in the shortened, three-inning game.Cardinal?s Lindsay Albert collected a double and Liz Nichols finished with three RBI.The Comets (10-7, 5-2 SEISC south) travel ...

Group tennis lessons to begin Monday

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2574d ago

Fairfield High School varsity tennis coach Bill Sheppard will be leading group tennis lessons on the Fairfield Middle School courts Monday-June 29.A session for children in kindergarten through fifth grade is scheduled from 9-9:50 a.m., and children in grades six through eight will meet from 10-10:50 a.m. each day. A session for high school students will be from 11-11:50 a.m.In addition, an adult session for ...

Girls volleyball camps on tap

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2574d ago

Fairfield High School head volleyball coach Nancy Diers will be leading three girls volleyball camps this summer.Two camps have been scheduled June 18-22, and yet another will be Aug. 6-8 at Fairfield High School.A camp for girls going into grades four and five will be held from 3-4 p.m. the week of June 18. The skills for forearm passing and serving and setting will be addressed, and general rules, terminology ...

JV softball grabs three more wins

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2574d ago

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Fairfield JV softball team took a pair of wins against Southeast Conference rival Mount Pleasant on Monday.The Trojans rallied to score seven runs in the final two innings of the opener for an 8-5 win, and they held on for a 3-1 victory in game two.?These girls are really starting to play together well as a team,? said Fairfield coach Lisa Greenig. ?They are minimizing their errors and ...

Mistakes undo Trojans in Monday doubleheader

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2574d ago

A momentum-solidifying home run by Carson Remick was the beginning of a few gargantuan innings for Mount Pleasant during a doubleheader sweep of Fairfield Monday.Remick?s two-run dinger in the nightcap presented Mount Pleasant with a 5-2 lead in the fifth inning, and the runs snowballed from there. The Panthers scored five more runs in the fifth inning and another nine in the sixth to earn a 19-2 rout over ...

Winners of Loopy Trail Run released

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2574d ago

Winners were crowned in four divisions at the first annual Loopy Trail Run held Saturday on the Fairfield Loop Trail.Tim Buch was crowned the men?s 16-mile run champion with the fastest time overall, finishing in 1:59:03. Peter Mannisi came in second with a time of 2:01:10.Erica Voreis was the top female with a time of 2:48:00. Peter Mannisi, John Loin and Debara Cenateri combined forces to win the coed relay ...

Major train derailment

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2574d ago

A Burlington Northern coal train derailed near Danville Monday morning. A total of 19 cars, loaded with coal, and two engines derailed, according to a Burlington Northern employee at the scene. Reportedly, the train, which was headed west, struck a road grader.

Home runs push Pekin past IMS

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2574d ago

KALONA ? The Pekin baseball team trailed IMS 4-3 headed into the seventh inning Friday, but head coach Jeff Eeling was confident with the heart of the lineup due up.?I feel like if we?re in that situation we have a chance to score some runs, and they?ve proved it time and time again,? Eeling said of seniors Tater Clubb, Bailey Donovan and Derek Morales.Friday night was no different. Clubb opened the seventh ...

Pekin softball falls to Cardinal, tops IMS

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2574d ago

The Pekin softball team experienced a little bit of everything in games against IMS and Cardinal last week.The Panthers buried an understaffed IMS squad 18-5 on Thursday before finding themselves on the other side of the rout in a 16-2 loss to Cardinal Friday.Thursday, Pekin?s Cheyann Lankford was 3 for 3 with a double and four runs scored, while Leslie Stone finished 1 for 2 with a homer and five runs batted ...