KEOKUK ? Suspense ... Who needs it?Certainly not the Fairfield volleyball team, who won the Southeast Conference title outright with its seventh conference win in as many tries Tuesday night in Keokuk.The Trojans (25-9, 7-0 SEC) unceremoniously downed the Chiefs by scores of 25-18, 23-25, 25-13 and 25-19 on Keokuk?s court.?You?ve got to be happy for the kids,? said Fairfield head coach Nancy Diers. ?It?s ...
While half the state is squaring off Friday fighting for their playoff lives or jockeying for postseason position, Van Buren and Cardinal are meeting for none of the above.The Warriors and Comets are playing for something arguably more important, though. When the players of Van Buren County and Eldon step on the field Friday, the high-schoolers will be playing for pride.Both teams enter Friday on six-game ...
The Pekin football team has all but clinched the No. 3 spot in 1A District 6, but the Panthers have all the motivation they need headed into Friday?s match-up with Highland.?We?re going into this game just like we did against Sigourney [in Week 1],? said Pekin head coach Joe Donovan. ?We?re not approaching it any different than we would any other week. Our players want to finish the year strong and at 5-4.?P...
KEOKUK ? Before the Fairfield varsity volleyball team secured the conference title, Fairfield?s freshman and JV volleyball teams started the day off right with wins of their own.The JV squad breezed to an easy 25-20, 25-7 victory over the Chiefs.McKenna Ledger led the way with nine kills as Sydney Howard and Dorian Larson tallied eight and seven assists, respectively. Ashley Manning also played well at the ...
MACOMB, Ill. ? The Iowa/MUM Flyers Ultimate Club won the Western Classic Ultimate Frisbee tournament hosted by Western Illinois University and held Saturday-Sunday in Macomb, Ill.Ultimate is a competitive sport where teams of seven players attempt to string passes together to sprinting receivers in a soccer-size field until they score, or turn the disc over, and switch to defense with no time breaks in ...
DANVILLE ? Injuries hampered the Van Buren volleyball team?s plan of making a run in the regional tournament, and the Warriors? season came to a close with a 14-25, 14-25, 23-25 loss to Danville.Payten Hughes sat out the match with a pulled muscle, and Patricia Townsend and Lydia Heald were held out of the lineup for most of the match.The lone senior on the team, Makenzie Zeitler, finished her high school ...
OTTUMWA ? Several Fairfield residents participated in the Southeast District of Special Olympics Bowling at Champion Lanes in Ottumwa on Saturday.Macayla Coffin and Ed Hoyle won blue ribbons with first-place finishes. Both will advance to the state competition to be held in November in Des Moines.Fairfield residents who took home second-place ribbons were Brenda Alderman, Dale Noe and Joe Blain. In addition,...
Three mini-grant recipients have been announced by the Henry County Master Gardeners.Recipients are Hope Haven Flexible Services, Winfield-Mt. Union FFA and the Mt. Pleasant Community School District.Each group will receive $250 which will be used for a community gardening project;.
Sunny, mild weather the past couple weeks has been welcomed by crews working to finish the North Iris reconstruction project. The project began last spring but a rainy summer prevented its completion, so construction began this spring where it left off last fall. Workers from Jones Contracting were busy this week pouring the recreational trail on the west side of the street north of the railroad tracks. Crews ...
DES MOINES ? An independent poll released Wednesday by Public Policy Polling (PPP) showed widespread opposition to Gov. Terry Branstad?s plans to close mental health institutes in Mt. Pleasant and Clarinda as well as his efforts to privatize the state?s Medicaid program.According to poll results, 68 percent of Iowans opposed closing the two mental health institutes while 12 percent were in favor.The poll ...
The inconsistent Saturday play of the Fairfield volleyball team continued at the 22nd annual Centerville Redette Varsity Volleyball Tournament in Centerville this weekend.Fairfield beat Moulton-Udell 21-8, 21-17, lost to Davis County 18-21, 17-21 and beat Seymour 21-11, 21-8 to reach the semifinal round. The Trojans concluded the day with a 11-25, 25-23, 12-15 loss to Centerville.Solid serving all around ...
ALBURNETT ? For two and a half quarters Friday, Pekin played as close to Alburnett as any team has this season.But as Pekin found out Friday, it?s how a team finishes that matters most.The Panthers trailed by seven points midway through the third quarter Friday before 32 unanswered points from Alburnett gave the Pirates a 52-13 victory and the Class 1A, District 6 crown.On Alburnett?s opening drive ...
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