Sports

Warriors fall to Lone Tree

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2686d ago

LONE TREE ? WACO battled with Lone Tree to take a 27-25 win in the first set on Thursday night, but the Warriors dropped the next three and fell to the Lions in a Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division match.The Lions won the last three sets by scores of 25-12, 25-15 and 25-19.Hannah Black led WACO with nine kills on the night.Ashlyn Hammen had 20 assists and Erika Leichty had 10.Leichty also had a ...

DNR releases fishing report for Southeast Iowa

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2686d ago

Lake GeodeChannel catfish ? good: catfishing has been good along the face of the dam and worth a try in the creek channel at the upper end of the lake. Bluegill ? fair: with the sudden drop in temperature, look for bluegills to move shallow to feed. Work the edge of the waterwillow beds this time of year with a small jig tipped with a piece of worm. Lake Belva DeerChannel catfish ? excellent: Chicken liver is ...

WACO volleyball swept at home by Highland

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2686d ago

WAYLAND ? The WACO volleyball team dropped a match at home to their Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division opponent, Highland.The Warriors fell in three straight sets: 25-21, 25-15 and 25-19.Kaytie Horak led the Warriors with four kills; Erika Leichty, Hannah Black and Rosemary Skriver had three kills each.Leichty topped the Warriors with 13 assists and Ashlyn Hammen added five.Horak had a team-high ...

Tigers roll Cardinal in home opener

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2686d ago

NEW LONDON ? The New London volleyball team rolled conference opponent Cardinal in three straight sets during the Tigers? home opener on Tuesday.New London came away with a 25-18 win in the first set before running away with a 25-5 victory in the second set. They ended the match with a 25-8 win.The Tigers are now 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South Division.Emily Parks led the ...

What to watch this weekend

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2686d ago

Friday? Mt. Pleasant football vs. Ft. Madison, homecoming game, 7:30 p.m.? IWC volleyball vs. Westminster, 7 p.m.? New London football @ Lone Tree, 7 p.m.? WACO football vs. Van Buren, homecoming game, 7 p.m.? W-MU football @ Highland, 7 p.m. Saturday? Mt. Pleasant volleyball @ Ottumwa Tournament, 8:30 a.m.? IWC football vs. Lindenwood University, 1 p.m.? IWC men?s soccer vs. MacMurray College, 3 p.m.? ...

MP seventh, eighth grade football teams take on Edward Stone

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2686d ago

The Mt. Pleasant eighth grade football team traveled to Burlington to play Edward Stone on Tuesday. The Panthers won the ?A? game by a score of 38-0 but fell in the ?B? game, 14-0.The seventh grade football teams hosted Edward Stone on Tuesday and swept the visitors: the maroon team won, 26-0, and the gold team won a 8-6 battle.In the eighth grade A game, Dshundric Foster finished with 197 yards rushing and ...

Mt. Pleasant opens district play against Ft. Madison in homecoming game

Ashlee De Wit Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2686d ago

?All three phases of the game we haven?t been good on, and we know that,? Mt. Pleasant Football Head Coach Bob Jensen said. ?The coaches know it, the kids know it, and I?m sure the fans can see it.?The Panthers are now 0-3 and begin district play with their homecoming game against Ft. Madison (1-2) on Friday.?We have so much to work on, but this week we?ve been focusing on defense and our coverage teams ? we ...

IWC soccer swept by Greenville

Lauren Menning, Iowa Wesleyan College Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2686d ago

GREENVILLE, Ill. ? The Iowa Wesleyan men?s and women?s soccer teams traveled to Greenville, Ill., on Tuesday to take on the Greenville College Panthers.The Tiger men fell by a close, 3-2 score and the women were routed, 9-1.The women played first, and both sides were fighting for their first win of the season.The Panthers struck first, and with eight minutes left in the first half, they led 3-0.The Tigers ...

Jefferson County Fair queen contest participants sought

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2686d ago

Contestants are wanted for the 2018 Greater Jefferson County Fair Queen Contest.The contest will be held at 6:30 p.m. June 27, with the interview process to be held that afternoon.If you are interested in competing in the 2018 Jefferson County Fair Queen Contest, applications can be picked up at the Jefferson County Extension office or downloaded and printed from the fair website at www.jeffersoncofair.com.When...

SHARE food orders due before June 8

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2686d ago

Orders are due no later than June 8 for the SHARE Iowa Inc. food packages available in June.Orders can be placed locally by calling the Sieda Community Action office at 472-6140 or Claudia Greenig at 472-3569.Pickup will be at 8 a.m. June 23 at the Fairfield Eagles Club.Several different packages are available; participants can purchase one or more in any combination.The $28 Best Value Package includes: 4 ...

Fairfield financial institutions hosting blood drive

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2686d ago

Fairfield financial institutionsFairfield financial institutions will host a community blood drive from 8-11:30 a.m. June 7 in the First National Bank lower-level community room.Donors who last gave blood on or before April 12 are eligible to give at this drive.For appointments to donate, contact the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center at 800-452-1097 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5159 ...

Hobbs picks up 170 yards in IWC football loss to Taylor

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2686d ago

Receiver Ridge Hobbs had six catches for 170 yards and scored both of the IWC football team?s touchdowns in a 41-14 loss to Taylor University on Saturday.Taylor scored twice before IWC got on the board with Kevin McConnell?s 80-yard touchdown pass to Hobbs in the first quarter. Micah Slifer?s kick was good to get the Tigers within seven at 14-7.But the Trojans ran away with the game from there, scoring three ...