Sports

Cardinal softball clinches south division titleELDON ? The Cardinal softball team clinched a tie for the SEISC south division championship with a 12-0 win against Central Lee at home Monday.Felisha Durflinger allowed just one hit and struck out three in three innings of work as Cory Campbell led the offense going 3-3 with a double. Lindsay Moore was also perfect from the plate going 2-2 while driving in three

KEOKUK ? Two losses Thursday night vs. SEC foe Keokuk has put the Fairfield softball team?s record at .500 for the first time this season, but more importantly, the Trojans took two more hits to the conference mark with just one doubleheader remaining Monday vs. Mount Pleasant.?We knew it was going to be an uphill battle in the conference, but we were certainly hoping to compete better than we did,? said head coach

PACKWOOD ? The Panther baseball train showed no signs of slowing down Monday night, and may have even picked up some speed, while steamrolling through WACO with 15-0 and 12-0 victories.Leading the charge for Pekin, as they have been all season, was Zach Mosbey and Trenton Northup. Mosbey was 4-7 and Northup was 4-8 on the evening as they raised their season averages to .513 and .479, respectfully. Mosbey and Northup

KEOKUK ? ?A great night for Trojan baseball? according to head coach Josh Allison was what Fairfield left Keokuk with Thursday night.The two victories were nice too.The Trojans took care of the Southeast Conference opponent with 2-0 and 7-2 victories following Dylan Gilpin?s three-hit shutout from the mound in game one. Fairfield racked up six second-inning hits ? all singles ? to move runners and scored the only

BURLINGTON ? Jack Escorcia, executive director of Young House Family Services, announced that the agency has been awarded a contract from Magellan Behavioral Health Care of Iowa to become a Pediatric Integrated Health (P-IH) provider for Henry, Des Moines, Lee and Louisa Counties.The P-IH program provides care coordination and family support services to children with mental health challenges and their families. ...

ELDON ? Riding a nine-game win streak, Cardinal put themselves on top once more Tuesday night with a 12-3 triumph over Holy Trinity.Comet starter AJ McElderry earned the win pitching five strong inning that featured 11 strikeouts, three hits and two earned runs. Coty Ridgway came in for the final two innings striking out three batters and not giving up another run.Tanner Thorne led the charge offensively going 3-4

By MEGAN COOPER Mt. Pleasant NewsFunding restrictions won?t allow for Oasis Avenue to be paved near Burge Cemetery.During Tuesday?s regular Henry County Board of Supervisors, Don Johnson and other representatives from the Burge Cemetery Commission approached the board in hopes of being added to the Henry County Engineer?s five-year plan.Commission member Paul McPheron stated, ?We would like to get on the ...

PACKWOOD ? Two games against Class 1A fourth-ranked IMS and its home tournament has given the Pekin baseball team a weekend to forget.The Panthers concluded a rained out doubleheader from last week with two losses and returned on Saturday for two more losses ? one each to Van Buren and Moravia ? in their home tournament.?IMS is a good team and they?re ranked for a reason,? said Pekin head coach Jeff Eeling. ?In the