Sports

Special Olympics Summer Games set May 17-19

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2575d ago

AMES ? The Special Olympics Iowa State Summer Games will take place on the Iowa State University campus in Ames May 17-19.?This is the largest Special Olympics Iowa event held during the year,? said Pam Wagner, program vice president. ?Athletes, their families and coaches travel to Ames from every part of the state for this competition.?Athletes of all ages and ability will have the opportunity to participate ...

Fairfield seventh-, eighth-grade girls run Thursday

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2575d ago

OTTUMWA ? The Fairfield seventh- and eighth-grade girls? track teams competed at the Ottumwa Invitational Thursday.The seventh-grade Trojans won with 159 points and the eighth-grade team finished in third with 79.Once again, the seventh-grade team was in charge with wins in 13 events.Kenady Waugh was the individual champion in an astounding four events, including the 100-meter dash (13.41), 200-dash (27.8) , ...

Cardinal girls finish fourth; Warriors sixth

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2575d ago

DONNELLSON ? The Comet girls? track team loaded up all the right relays on its way to one of the best team performances of the season Thursday.Running at the Southeast Iowa Superconference meet in Donnellson, the Comets won three relays and wound up in fourth place in the team standings.The Comets scored a total of 66 points to take third. West Burlington/Notre Dame topped the SEISC field with 133 points and ...

Fairfield boys? golf prepares for SEC tourney

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2575d ago

KEOKUK ? With a few days remaining before the Southeast Conference tournament, Thursday the Trojans received an early look at what to expect.Playing at the Keokuk Country Club, which is home to the conference tourney next week, the Trojans beat conference rivals Washington and Keokuk by eight strokes apiece. Fairfield tallied a team score of 162 while Washington and Keokuk both finished at 170.?With the ...

Eighth-grade track

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2575d ago

The Fairfield eighth-grade girls? track squad is pictured, from left, front row: Cheyenne Brown, Lindsey Repp, Taylor Ferrel, Leya Haynes; middle row: Emma Kuehl, Mackenzi Harwood, Sierra Vogt, Abby Melcher, Gabrielle Kuehl, Kelsey Roberts; back row: Chloe Spalla, Mikaela Amendt, Shannon Hopwood, Molly Ryan, Alli Deao, Sheridan Nye and Brittany Hoskins. Not pictured: MacKenzie Flattery and Courtney Gilmore. The ...

HC Treasurer?s Office closed for training

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2575d ago

The Henry County Treasurer?s Office will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 8.The office will be closed all day for staff training. The treasurer?s office will re-open on Friday, Oct. 9, at 8 a.m.

Benton Avenue closed beginning Monday

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2575d ago

The Henry County?s Engineer Office has announced a road closure for Benton Avenue, beginning Monday, Oct. 5.The road closure is on Benton Avenue, south of Highway 34 between 230th Street and 250th Street. The road will be closed for approximately 1.1 miles, from Wolf Creek Bridge to 250th Street for culvert replacement and road regrading.The project will take approximately four weeks. Questions can be answered ...

Salem road to be opened this weekend

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2575d ago

BY BROOKS TAYLORMt. Pleasant NewsSalem motorists should be able to travel on W55/Franklin Avenue this weekend, according to Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss.Hotchkiss told the county supervisors during their regular meeting on Thursday that pavement markings will be applied shortly to Franklin Avenue, in Salem, and once the markings are placed, the road will be open to traffic.?We should have the road ...

Pekin's conference meet suspended, to resume Monday

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2575d ago

WINFIELD ? The Southeast Iowa Superconference meet at Winfield-Mount Union was suspended midway through events due to lightning Thursday.Both the Pekin boys? and girls? track teams were in attendance.The meet will resume at 4:30 p.m. Monday beginning with the girls? sprint medley relay. The other six events on tap are the 4x100 and 4x400 for both girls and boys, as well as the girls? 1,500 and boys? 800-meter ...

Oskaloosa tops Trojan girls

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2575d ago

The Fairfield girls? soccer team dropped a 3-1 contest to Oskaloosa Thursday at Trojan Stadium.In a reversal from Tuesday?s game against Mid-Prairie, Taylor Neil scored the goal and Serena Ward tallied an assist.The Fairfield girls (4-7, 2-2 Southeast Conference) have a week off as they enter the final two weeks of the regular season. The Trojans return to the Dexter Soccer Complex next Thursday for a game ...

SEC meet to be picked up Saturday

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2575d ago

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The crowning of Southeast Conference champions was cut short Thursday night, and the Fairfield girls? and boys? track teams will have to wait a little longer to know the full results.The SEC meet was suspended due to lightning between the boys? distance medley and the girls? sprint medley, leaving the girls? with four events left and the boys with three.Starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, the teams ...

Pioneer girls improve record to 6-0

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:44 pm2575d ago

The Maharishi School girls? tennis team was without three varsity players Thursday but received contributions throughout the lineup to post an 8-1 win over West Burlington.?I?m very proud of how well our girls played today,? said Pioneer coach Laurie Eyre. ?Without our Nos. 1, 2 and 4 players, each girl met the challenge of playing up.?The Pioneers posted wins in five of six singles matches. Dia Huggins won 8-2 ...