Sports

MARION ? The Trojan girls? track team held its own against a crowded field at the Marion Girls Track Invite Thursday.Competing against 12 other teams, the Trojans won four events and racked up 66 points. Fairfield finished third in the team standings, 14 points ahead of fourth-place Monticello; Benton won the team race with 94 points, and Marion?s 86 placed them as runner-up.?I was really happy with the results ...

DES MOINES ? Fairfield junior Sydney Howard capped a busy 12-hour period Friday morning by finishing in the top half of the 100-meter dash field at the Drake Relays in Des Moines.Howard finished 15th out of the 32 best 100-dash runners in the state. The junior was second in her heat with a time of 13.08 seconds.?She didn?t make the finals but ran well. It?s a pretty big honor just to run here and then to place ...

BY BROOKS TAYLOR Mt. Pleasant NewsIt?s plain and simple ? Dan Pauley loves vintage cars. He also enjoys taking his collection of pre-1931 vehicles on tour.?I look forward to going on tours the way some people look forward to Christmas,? Pauley said Thursday morning as he stood beside his 1917 Maxwell on the west side of the Mt. Pleasant square.Pauley was in Mt. Pleasant to participate on his fourth Red Flag ...

The Fairfield boys? soccer team pulled out a win in penalty kicks vs. Mount Pleasant in Southeast Conference action Thursday.Roan Bachar and Max Sloat both converted on their kicks to lead the Trojans to a 5-3 win at home. Aidan Bachar made three saves in the shootout to preserve the victory.After losing two straight games last week, Fairfield has turned the tables to win two in a row. Fairfield also beat Fort ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? It was a meeting full of goodbyes and hellos for the New London School Board on Tuesday night. Before holding their regular meeting, the board worked through their annual meeting as well as an organizational meeting, and both were filled with a mixture of emotions.First to say his goodbyes was eight-year board member, Dennis Carter. Carter did not seek re-election ...

Most of the vehicles participating in the fourth annual Red Flag Horseless Carriage Tour were on display this morning on the Mt. Pleasant square. Participants were encouraged to eat breakfast in downtown Mt. Pleasant before leaving on today?s first leg of the tour. Today?s tour route will be to Geode State Park and a stop at Salem en route back to Mt. Pleasant. There will also be a free showing of ?Eat My Dust? ...

KEOKUK ? The Fairfield girls? golf team finished behind both Keokuk and Washington Thursday.The Trojans shot a 256 to come up short of Washington?s 207 and the Chiefs? final tally of 220.Kristen Terrell shot a 55 to lead the Trojans, and Tori Ogden was second lowest at 63. Abbi Messer?s 68 and Ashley Henkel?s 70 completed the team total.Next up for Fairfield is a tournament in Central Lee Saturday.

KEOKUK ? The Fairfield girls? track squad was back in action at the Keosippi Relays in Keokuk Tuesday.The Trojans scored 110 points at the relays to finish a distant second to Mount Pleasant, which tallied 198 points. Iowa City High and Burlington tied for third behind Fairfield with 79 points apiece.?As a whole I thought we competed very well tonight,? said Fairfield head coach Ron Hunerdosse.Fairfield junior ...