Friday?s matchup vs. Centerville has been sitting on the Trojans? schedule like a classic ?trap game.?Hapless Centerville (1-5, 0-4 District 7) is hungry for a win, while Fairfield (4-2, 3-1) is coming off a disappointing 28-20 loss to Oskaloosa last week and has heavyweight Pella looming in Week 8.Fairfield head coach Mike Schenck is very much aware of the scenario, and he knows his players need to be ...
KEOSAUQUA ? It was business as usual for the top-ranked (1A) Pekin girls? cross country team Thursday at the Riverview Club Golf Course in Keosauqua.Pekin scored 38 points to take its fourth straight Southeast Iowa Superconference title, easily beating second-place Wapello?s 62 points.Celsey Conger, who has been a major part of all four conference titles, ran away from the crowded field as soon as the ...
Luis Jimenez scored two touchdowns and hit a clutch 18-yard field goal with three minutes remaining, and the FMS eighth-grade ?A? team beat Ottumwa?s Evans Middle School 17-14 on Tuesday.Jordan Reid was 5-of-6 for 85 yards passing, including strikes to Nick Higgins, Alex Crile and Zach Martin.Jimenez led the defense with 12 tackles and a fumble recovery. Both Joseph Wilbur and Logan Angstead recorded a ...
By BRYCE KELLY Mt. Pleasant NewsA jail transition program is in the works for Henry County and early talks of such a program is receiving positive feedback from many county professionals thus far.A jail transition program has been occasionally discussed in Henry County for a few years, but many mental health and law enforcement officials say things are now slowly starting to come to fruition. Although such a ...
Aurora, Colo. ? Henry County Sheriff Richard McNamee completed participation in the 107 session of the National Sheriff?s Institute (NSI) held in Aurora, Colo. from April 12 ? 17, 2015. McNamee is the first sheriff in Henry County to graduate from the NSI.The NSI is the only national executive development program designed for sheriffs. The no-cost program is co-sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections ...
CENTERVILLE ? Fairfield seventh-grader Samantha Fritz proved to be in late season form by winning the final race of the regular season Tuesday at the Centerville Invite.Fritz was the first to cross the finish line in the 1.5-mile race with a time of 9:46. Teammate Taylor Ferrel finished in 10:30 to claim fourth place. Others with top 10 finishes were Kylie Kurtz at eighth (11:09) and Lindsey Repp at ninth ...
In a week rife with postseason implications and playoff positioning, the matchup between Pekin and North Cedar may be as important as any in the state.A win could potentially give either team sole ownership of the No. 2 spot in Class 1A, District 6, while a loss could drop either team into the fourth and final postseason spot.Last time the two teams met, on Oct. 8, 2010, Pekin failed to get anything going ...
Cardinal has turned the page on a brutal September, and the Comets hope a Friday matchup with Wapello leads to a more successful October.In five games last month, Cardinal (1-5, 0-4 District 6) went 1-4 and was outscored 200-48. Its lone win came at the beginning of the month vs. Winfield-Mount Union, when they scored more than half their month?s points.Wapello (5-2, 2-2) won?t be doing Cardinal any favors, ...
A rested Van Buren squad will hope to bury the past when they face perennial powerhouse West Branch Friday.In each of the last two lopsided meetings between the teams, the Bears have scored more than 60 points. Once again, the deck figures to be stacked against the one-win Warriors.While West Branch has suffered through a few rare early season losses, the bad news for Van Buren is the Bears look to be back ...
The annual Turkey Trot sponsored by the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department will begin at 9 a.m. Nov. 19 at Chautauqua Park?s Shelter No. 1.Check-in is at 8:30 a.m.The event, split into a 5-kilometer fun run and 1-mile walk, is open for all ages. The course will head from the shelter house downhill toward Walton Club and will be on the Jefferson County Loop Trail.All top finishers will receive a ...
MOUNT PLEASANT ? Fairfield was up to the task against conference rival Mount Pleasant in 2011.The Trojans (19-3, 7-0 conference) came up with their second sweep of the Panthers (10-12, 4-2 conference), this time on Mount Pleasant?s court, with a 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 victory Tuesday.?It?s really a great win for our kids,? said Fairfield head coach Nancy Diers. ?No. 1 being conference rivals, No. 2 playing on ...
PACKWOOD ? Finishing off opponents has been a struggle for the Pekin volleyball team in the past, and the Panthers again found themselves on the verge of collapse vs. Louisa-Muscatine Tuesday.After winning two of the first three games on their home court, Pekin trailed 20-23 in game four. A game five seemed imminent ? imminent to everyone but the Panthers.Tori Davis recorded one of her four aces in the ...
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