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Pekin keeps home meet title in Packwood

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PACKWOOD ? The Pekin girls? track and field team made its final home meet of the season count Thursday.Pekin racked up 161 points to comfortably outscore the rest of the field at its own Pantherette Relays in Packwood. Mediapolis finished the afternoon second with 128 points, and Columbus Junction took third with 91 points.The Panthers won a total of five events Thursday. In addition to a win in the 4x800 ...

FMS boys open track season

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The Fairfield Middle School boys? track teams kicked off the season last week with track meets in Burlington and Ottumwa.At Tuesday?s Burlington Track Invite, the Trojan seventh-graders won two events and finished in second place with 119 points. Mount Pleasant won the team title scoring 177 points, while James Madison was third at 108.The two individual wins came from Alex Conrad, who reached 34-feet, 2-inches ...

New Cy-Hawk football trophy vote opens

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

JOHNSTON ? Voting for the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Trophy presented to the winner of the annual football game between the University of Iowa and Iowa State University has begun and will continue through midnight April 30.Fans are invited to submit their vote online at www.iowacorncyhawkseries.com. Voting will be tracked in real time and votes will be tracked by fan base.The winning trophy design will be officially ...

Group shot

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

Parmalee took a quick break during their show Saturday night to take a group photo with the audience.

Fairfield boys' soccer crushes Demons

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

WASHINGTON, Iowa ? Fairfield boys? soccer head coach Felisto Guezimane knew his team was capable of an offensive outburst.The head coach certainly had a front row seat for one Thursday in Washington, as the Trojans poured in the goals vs. the rival Demons for a resounding 8-0 win.?This was a good game for us,? said Guezimane. ?We?ve been struggling to score goals, but tonight we broke loose.?Overall, four ...

Conference soccer victory

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Fairfield junior Tori Keltner, right, battles a Washington player for possession during Thursday?s girls? varsity soccer matchup at Trojan Stadium. Fairfield came from behind to win the contest 3-2 thanks to a Taylor Neil goal with under five minutes in regulation. A full recap will be in Monday?s Ledger.

Pioneers fall to mighty Iowa City West in tennis

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IOWA CITY ? The Maharishi School boys? tennis team is no stranger to the team sweep, but Thursday the Pioneers found themselves on the unfamiliar end of the broom.The Pioneers were handed a 9-0 loss by perennial Class 2A contender Iowa City West at West High. The Trojans, who are now 3-0, won all but one set against the Pioneers in the dual meet.Pioneer head coach Lawrence Eyre wasn?t interested in mincing ...

Trojan girls win nine events to take Rocket Relays

MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor News Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

EDDYVILLE ? Fairfield head coach Ron Hunerdosse needed just one word to describe the performance of the Fairfield girls? track team Thursday.??Courage? was the word tonight,? the longtime coach said.The word seemed to fit nicely as the Trojans bounced back from a sixth-place finish at Tuesday?s Pen City Relays in Fort Madison to win Eddyville-Blakesburg?s Rocket Relays Thursday. In all, Fairfield won nine ...

Fairfield girl golfers shoot under Mustangs

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

KEOKUK ? The Fairfield girls? golf team turned in a season-best 222 to record its first win of the season Thursday.The Trojans? 222 was enough to squeeze below Davis County?s 225 in triangular competition at Keokuk. The host Chiefs won the meet with a 210 team total.Abbi Messer led the Trojans with a medalist score of 46. Ashley Henkel (57), Rachael Gros (58) and Tori Ogden (61) also scored for Fairfield. ...

Hair power

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

Who needs horse power when you have hair power? The American Hair Academy made sure everyone knew luscious locks makes for real power.

An end of summer tradition

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

The Strange?s, Denny and Janet, stand beside their camper, which features over a dozen passes from the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion. The couple have been coming to the reunion for 43 years, only missing once. Denny said this is the third camper the couple has brought out to the reunion grounds.

Having a grand 'ole time

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:43 pm2694d ago

Hundreds of people lined Washington Street yesterday as participants of the Harvest Parade took to the steets to officially usher in the 2015 Midwest Old Threshers Reunion. The parade, which lasted about an hour, featured vintage tractors and classic cars, as well as floats from local businesses and organizations. Above, parade Grand Marshals Louie and Doris Tuller wave to the crowd.