Sports

Central Lee hands Pekin loss at home

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PACKWOOD ? Pekin took a little too long to get going Tuesday and fell to Central Lee 13-7 in non-conference baseball.The Golden Hawks grabbed a 4-0 lead after two innings and never trailed, building on the lead in the later innings while holding Pekin to six total hits. The Panthers scored six runs in the sixth inning to cut the deficit to four, but the offensive outburst proved too little, too late.?We waited ...

Clutch hits lift Panthers past WACO

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2694d ago

WAYLAND ? A pair of seniors stepped up to the plate with clutch two-out base knocks to lift Pekin past WACO in Southeast Iowa Superconference softball Tuesday.Paige Jensen and Brandi Millikin smacked back-to-back RBI-singles in the top of the seventh inning as Pekin left Wayland with a 5-3 victory and its sixth straight in conference play.In addition to the two pivotal insurance runs, another senior, Kelsey ...

Briefs: Van Buren baseball/softball, Cardinal softball

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2694d ago

Warriors win big twice The seventh-ranked Van Buren baseball team stretched its winning streak to 19 games with a pair of easy wins vs. Holy Trinity and West Burlington this week.The Warriors picked up a four-inning, 16-0 victory over Holy Trinity Monday at home and defeated West Burlington 14-1 in a five-inning road game Tuesday.The Warriors have scored at least 10 runs in 11 of the last 14 games.Elliott ...

Mini-Sprint Trail Triathlon set for Aug. 4

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2694d ago

A Mini-Sprint Trail Triathlon, presented by the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department, will be held Aug. 4.Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. with the race to get under way at approximately 9 a.m. from Waterworks Park.The race will be broken up into a 250-yard swim, 6-mile bike ride and 1.3-mile run.Anyone 14 years of age and older may participate, with individual divisions split up into six age groups and relay ...

BCS gets boot in favor of four-team playoff

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2694d ago

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The best way to determine a major college football champion seemed so obvious to so many for so long. Just have a playoff.Now the people in charge of making that decision are on board, too.Come 2014, the BCS is out. Playoffs are in.A committee of university presidents approved a plan Tuesday for a four-team playoff put forward by commissioners of the top football conferences.?It?s a great ...

JV softball tops Keokuk at Southeast Classic

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2694d ago

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Fairfield JV softball team lost its first two games at the Southeast Classic but stayed tough for a game-three victory Saturday in Mount Pleasant.The Trojans fell to Washington 10-9 in eight innings and lost to Mount Pleasant 10-4 before defeating Keokuk by a final score of 13-5.In the Fairfield win, Paris Bickham went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBI to lead the Trojans. Emma Kuehl ...

Community health director encourages flu vaccination

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2694d ago

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsShots. It?s not most people?s favorite part of a visit to the doctor. And when it comes to getting a flu shot, it might seem easier, cheaper and less painful to do without. However, with flu season now in its prime, medical professionals are encouraging people to make the trip to the local hospital and get vaccinated.?Every year in Iowa and the U.S., thousands of people are ...

Pekin baseball tops Sigourney at home

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PACKWOOD ? Nazereth Rambo pitched four strong innings in his first appearance of the season to help the Pekin baseball team to a 12-3 win over rival Sigourney Thursday.The win was the third in a row for the Panthers, as Rambo allowed three runs on no hits in the four-inning start. Graham Wittrock closed out the final three innings to earn the save, allowing no runs with three strikeouts.Although Pekin cruised ...

Pekin softball lights up Lone Tree

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2694d ago

LONE TREE ? An estimated 300-foot home run by Maranda Baker was just one of several highlights for the Pekin softball team in an 18-3 rout of Lone Tree Thursday.The Panthers needed just four frames to score the 18 runs, scratching across five runs in the first three innings before exploding for 13 in the fourth. Altogether, Pekin tallied 16 hits.?Even our outs were hit hard tonight,? said Pekin head coach Bryan ...

Neff among state?s fastest

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2694d ago

Fairfield Middle School student Amiah Neff, the daughter of Lynn and Tammy Neff, finished fifth fastest in Iowa in both the 100- and 200- meter dashes at the Iowa Finals of the Hershey?s Track and Field Games held Saturday in Marshalltown.Competing in the 11- and 12-year-old girls division, Neff was fifth in the 100-dash state finals with a time of 14.77 seconds and again fifth in the 200-dash state finals at ...

HCHC braces for changes in Iowa Medicaid program

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2694d ago

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsThe Henry County Health Center (HCHC) Board of Trustees say they are committed to adapting to the impending changes in Iowa Medicaid next year, with little time left before the changes are set to be enacted.?It looks like it is still going forward Jan. 1, and the only thing that can stop it is the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),? said HCHC CEO Robb Gardner, as he ...

Pickleball league kicking off

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm2694d ago

In the mood for something new?Jeanette Bower and the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department are hoping that?s the case with the introduction of a new pickleball league this summer at the Fairfield Middle School tennis courts.Starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, the free league will meet twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. All ages are welcome.Pickleball is a racquet sport which combines elements of badminton, ...