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Four errors with one out in the bottom of the seventh opened the door for a Maranda Baker walk-off single to keep Pekin?s season alive.WACO?s two-run lead entering the final frame quickly evaporated as defensive miscues helped put five straight Panthers on base which resulted in a rally with a 6-5 victory to open Class 1A regional play.?We were better than them except for about four plays the entire game,? ...

Austin Allen struck out 10 against Danville Thursday evening as the New London baseball team defeated the Bears, 5-1, in a Southeast Iowa Super Conference match-up. The Tigers (9-8 overall, 9-4 SEISC South) scored three times in the top of the seventh inning on singles by Kyle Helmerson and Grant McPheron to take the lead for good. Allen threw the complete game, allowing one walk, one run and three ...

If there were key words to describe Thursday evening's key Southeast Conference doubleheader between Mt. Pleasant and Washington, 'clutch hits', 'RBI single' and 'see-saw' may come to mind. A little over a week since being swept at Washington (19-7 overall, 8-4 SEC), the Panthers (17-7 overall, 8-2 SEC) returned the favor Thursday, winning both games using all of those key words and taking the conference ...

Taylor Neil hit a walk-off single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and the hits became contagious for Fairfield in game one of Thursday's doubleheader with Mt. Pleasant.Neil?s RBI was the final swing of a rally to win game one, 5-4, and the Trojans (13-13, 5-5 SEC) rolled right into the nightcap to win 14-2 in four innings.?We?ve been on a bit of a losing streak, and it was great to get those wins ...

Lake OdessaAll the ramps remain underwater and the Toolesboro road also remains closed. They have been able to open the outlet to let water out now. Lake GeodeGeode had four inches of rain last week so the lake, while now clearing up, is still pretty dirty. Bluegill - Good: Bluegill fishing before the lake got muddy again, anglers were catching some nice bluegills. Lake of the HillsChannel ...

The Mt. Pleasant ninth grade softball game against Albia has been rescheduled for Friday, June 24, starting at 10 a.m. in Mt. Pleasant. The game was originally scheduled for June 10 but was rained out.

Two runs in the third inning and an insurance run in the sixth boosted the New London baseball team to a 5-2 Southeast Iowa Super Conference South Division win over West Burlington Wednesday night. The game was originally scheduled for Monday evening but was rained out. Kris Millard hit a two RBI single in the top of the first inning to get the scoring started for the Tigers (4-5 overall, 4-3 SEISC South) ...

The last actual vacation I was on was three years ago this week. That vacation was the brainchild of my Packers loving college friend Carrie and myself, developed after several months of wishing and hoping before finally saying 'oh what the heck, we're already broke college students, we might as well have a week of fun.' Our original goal was to go on spring break as neither of us had ever had the 'true' ...