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CLINTON ? Injuries and illness continued to plague the Fairfield wrestling team and a stacked field at the Bob Leuders Invitational in Clinton didn?t help matters.The Trojans finished in eighth-place out of a crowded field of 24 teams in the final team standings as one wrestler, 285-pound Michael Smithburg, came home with a medal.?It was a very tough tournament, and there were no easy medals to be had,? said

Keokuk was hitting on all cylinders to hand Fairfield a season-opening loss in December, but the Trojans found their groove Saturday to avenge the loss and pick up another win.The boys? squad ran away from Keokuk in the round two baker games to win its second meet of the year by a final score of 2479-2344. The JV boys? team also won by a score of 2048-1956.The girls? team, however, couldn?t build on last week?s win

WASHINGTON ? Washington seemed to out-hustle Fairfield to loose basketballs during Friday night?s Southeast Conference game, and that was the key as the Demons defeated the rival Trojans 58-40.Washington out-rebounded the Trojans 36-18 in the contest.?It?s a big goal for us to have more rebounds,? Washington junior Lauren Vittetoe said. ?We go after rebounds pretty well. Coach [Phil Long] emphasized that they?re

PACKWOOD ? Pekin took more off the offensive glass than Van Buren had for total rebounds, and those numbers quickly added up to a big deficit in the second half.The Panthers (9-5) finished with a 43-16 advantage on the boards, outscored the Warriors (5-8) 42-21 in the second half and wound up with a 77-50 non-conference victory Thursday night.Pekin hit just one 3-pointer in the game and leading scorer Trey Sathoff

KEOSAUQUA ? Van Buren?s foul trouble started early, and it ultimately caught up with them in the second half against Holy Trinity.After hanging close for the first two quarters, the Warriors (5-7, 5-6 SEISC south) were never able to wrangle control, and the Crusaders (11-3, 9-3) ran away with a 68-49 victory Tuesday night.Van Buren big men Colin Weaver and Ryne Smith were saddled with three fouls entering the

ELDON ? The Cardinal wrestling team split the double dual on its home mat Thursday evening with a win over West Burlington-Notre Dame and a loss to Mediapolis.The Comets beat WB-ND 59-18, but fell to Mepo by a final tally of 53-15.Andrew Hemm added two more wins by fall to his season total with first-period pins in both 189-pound matches. Josh Fuhs (160) and Austin Cassat (215) also picked up two victories on the

KEOSAUQUA ? Van Buren head coach Matt Zeitler didn?t think he received the best effort from his team Tuesday evening, but for the undefeated Warriors, it didn?t really matter against Holy Trinity.There wasn?t a shortage of exertion on the defensive end, however, as 11th-ranked Van Buren (14-0, 11-0 SEISC south) powered its way to a 48-27 victory. Holy Trinity (2-12, 2-9) managed a meager 13 points through three

Boys: Centerville 63, Fairfield 54CENTERVILLE ? Fairfield made 29 trips to the free-throw line ? compared to Centerville?s 10 ? but converted on less than 50 percent and suffered a nine-point loss to the Big Red Tuesday night.Centerville (9-2) made six of its 10 attempts en route to the 63-54 victory over the Trojans (1-11).Grant Curran scored 19 and Davis Lowenberg tallied 18 for Fairfield, but couldn?t hold off