Sports

Pilcher, Smithburg take titles for Fairfield

Carson Tigges, Ledger sports editor News Sep. 30, 2018 9:37 pm2695d ago

MANSCHESTER ? A stacked field met the Fairfield wrestling team for its first tournament action of the season as the Trojans crowned two individual champs at the West Delaware Invite.Michael Smithburg and Jac Pilcher remained undefeated for the season in capturing titles at 285 and 160 pounds, respectively. The two top finishes helped Fairfield to a sixth-place result out of nine teams in the final team standings.

Top scorers get the best of Fairfield girls

Carson Tigges, Ledger sports editor News Sep. 30, 2018 9:37 pm2695d ago

Serena Ward scored 25 for Fairfield but was outdueled by Mount Pleasant?s Taylor Shull and her final tally of 36 points as Shull?s Panthers held off the Trojans 68-59 Friday night.The marks were both career highs for the pair of juniors, but Shull?s 12 fourth-quarter points helped Mount Pleasant from a four-point lead to begin the final period to a 10-point lead half way through. Fairfield climbed back to within six

Taylor will chair local government committee

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:37 pm2695d ago

State Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mt-Pleasant, will help shape the work of the 2015 session of the Iowa Legislature by serving on several Iowa Senate committees, according to the Iowa Democratic Party.?Legislative committees are where much of the important work gets done in the Senate,? said Taylor. ?Every day during the session, I?ll search for ways to strengthen Iowa?s economy and help more families reach a better ...

Pipeline meeting draws crowd

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:37 pm2695d ago

By NICOLE HESTER-WILLIAMSGolden Triangle News ServiceJefferson County residents arrived early at the Iowa Utilities Board informational meeting held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds today.The Iowa Utilities Board, along with representatives from Energy Transfer Partners and the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration made presentations, and were on hand to ...

Mount Pleasant romps Fairfield to open SEC play

Jessica Nelson, Golden Triangle News Service

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:37 pm2695d ago

MOUNT PLEASANT ? After opening their season with a win over class 4A Cedar Rapids Xavier earlier last week, the Mt. Pleasant boys? basketball team turned around and opened its Southeast Conference season.Rival Fairfield turned out to be just a speed bump as the Panthers cruised to a 57-18 win.?It?s game two and it?s opening the conference and we wanted to come out and play sound fundamentally, both offensively and

IMS gets best of Pekin in early north battle

Carson Tigges, Ledger sports editor

News Sep. 30, 2018 9:37 pm2695d ago

KALONA ? An early season battle against two teams that figure to battle for the SEISC north division crown lived up to expectations Friday night.From falling behind early, Pekin (1-1, 1-1 SEISC north) put a dent in the deficit time and time again, but in the end it was IMS that had enough for one final surge to win a 74-63 game over the Panthers.IMS (2-0, 2-0) led by 11 after the first period and by as many as 15

Van Buren, Cardinal, MSAE fall to conference heavyweights

Carson Tigges, Ledger sports editor Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:37 pm2695d ago

Danville 69, Cardinal 37DANVILLE ? The Cardinal boys? basketball team opened its season Tuesday night, and an early-season schedule that figured to be a bumpy road, is looking like exactly that.The Comets (0-1, 0-1 SEISC north) fell on the road against last year?s conference champ Danville (1-0, 1-0) 69-37.Cardinal trailed by 14 points at halftime, but 11 third-quarter turnovers spelled doom and Danville ran away.

Pekin buzzer-beaters break WACO in 3 OT?s

Carson Tigges, Ledger sports editor Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:37 pm2695d ago

PACKWOOD ? While some sports are games of inches, Tuesday night was a game of seconds.Pekin beat the buzzer from behind the arc to tie the game at the end of regulation, at the end of the first overtime, and after a second extra period couldn?t settle things, the Panthers finally distanced themselves from WACO in the third.A sluggish start to the evening turned into a thrilling ending and when the dust settled

Cemetery commission to meet Monday

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:37 pm2695d ago

Members of the Henry County Pioneer Cemetery Commission will meet Monday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. in the conference room of the Henry County Courthouse.Those interested in the pioneer cemeteries of Henry County are welcome to attend.

Dining together on Thanksgiving

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:37 pm2695d ago

Four Henry County communities ? Mt. Pleasant, Winfield, Wayland and New London ? hosted community Thanksgiving meals Thursday. Shown in the photo is a scene from the Mt. Pleasant Community Thanksgiving at the First United Methodist Church. Each year, scores of volunteers work at all the Thanksgiving meals, making such events possible.

Baumann lifts Fairfield in crunch time

Carson Tigges, Ledger sports editor

News Sep. 30, 2018 9:37 pm2695d ago

OSKALOOSA ? Sidney Baumann sank two clutch free throws with 12 seconds remaining to break a 40-40 tie and Fairfield held on in the frantic final moments.Oskaloosa (0-2) made it to the free throw line and also had a final-second heave, but neither was enough as Fairfield (1-1) picked up its first win of the season with a 42-41 win on the road Monday night.The Trojans fell behind by as many as 11 points mid-way

Miklo, Glenn take the basketball, wrestling reins

Carson Tigges, Ledger sports editor

News Sep. 30, 2018 9:37 pm2695d ago

The winter sports season officially started earlier this week for both boys? basketball and wrestling.The adjustment period for FHS student athletes consists of heading to practice every day after school, new plays and techniques to get down, and maybe the biggest of all, getting in sync with a new head coach. It?s something every male athlete is dealing with as Bob Glenn takes over the wrestling program and Tyler