Sports

The second annual Panther Open, a fundraising golf tournament to support Pekin High School athletics, has been scheduled Aug. 4 at Walton Club.The tournament will follow the four-person best shot format, with the morning flight beginning at 7 a.m. and the afternoon flight to get under way at approximately 1 p.m.Cost to participate is $40 per person or $160 for a team of four.In addition to the tournament, a ...

Deputies from the Henry County Sheriff?s Office investigated a pair of accidents on Nov. 25.The first accident was a three-vehicle, chain-reaction collision at the intersection of Goodyear Road and 235th Street.According to the accident report, all three vehicles were traveling south on Goodyear Road and stopped at the stop sign at 235th Street.The last vehicle in line, a 2005 Chrysler, driven by Katrina Bain, ...

KEOKUK ? For the second year running, the Fairfield softball team?s season came to a halt at the hands of Southeast Conference rival Keokuk.Fairfield fell to the 12th-ranked Chiefs by a final score of 9-2 in the Region 5 Class 4A semifinal Saturday in Keokuk. Last year, Fairfield lost 6-2 in the opening round.?We knew going into the tournament trail it was going to be a tough road,? said Fairfield head coach ...

Four motorists were taken to the Henry County Health Center following an accident Dec. 1, on U.S. Highway 34, at the turn off to Boles Auto, east of Mt. Pleasant.A press release from the Henry County Sheriff?s Office said a Chevrolet Malibu, owned by Shottenkirk and operated by John Rheinschmidt, of Middletown, was eastbound on Highway 34 in the inside lane slowing to turn into the median at Boles Auto. The ...

PELLA ? Offense took a backseat to pitching and defense Friday as Fairfield fell to Pella in non-conference baseball.Pella starter Schyler Kane, who pitched all seven innings and struck out nine, held Fairfield to two hits and four walks in the 2-1 win.?[Kane] threw the baseball very well tonight,? said Allison. ?He did a great job of mixing speeds and keeping us off balance.?The Trojans scored in the first ...

Pictured are members of the 2012 Fairfield JV softball team, which recently wrapped up its 17-26 season under the tutelage of coaches Lisa Greenig and Becky Granneman. From left, front row: Taylor Ferrel, Addi Thornton, Harley Cook, Maddy Mineart, Mikaela Amendt, Kelsey Roberts, Lindsey Repp; middle row: Aspen Bowman, Abby Adam, Sierra Simmons, Mackenzi Harwood, Gabrielle Kuehl; back row: Alyssa Fitch, Jasmine ...

Tryouts for the Fairfield Crush ASA softball team will be held starting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at O.B. Nelson Park.Any girl who will be 12 years old or younger on Jan. 1, 2013, is invited to tryout.

BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWAYLAND ? In some respects, the Wayland City Council meeting felt more like a party than a meeting Wednesday night as the council swore in its new members, celebrated the two outgoing councilmen and sang ?Happy Birthday? to the city?s treasurer.However, between the song, snacks and laughter, the council did breeze through its agenda, which included authorizing the TV inspection ...