http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest sports stories from Fairfield Ledger. Tue, 22 May 2012 06:32:52 CDT Tue, 22 May 2012 06:32:52 CDT en-us Copyright 2011 Inland Media http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/howard-writes-history-in-100-200/827560?source=rss ]]> DES MOINES — Two years ago, Sydney Howard had a front row seat when Libbey Schubert became the first Trojan girl to ever win the Class 3A 100-meter dash. On Saturday, Howard one-upped her former teammate and notched her own name into Trojan lore, winning both the 3A 100- and 200-meter crowns on Drake Stadium’s iconic track in Des Moines. Howard, a three-time state medalist and junior, won her first-ever title in ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/howard-writes-history-in-100-200/827560 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:19:00 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/sines-wins-title-pekin-finishes-sixth/827559?source=rss ]]> DES MOINES — A little before running the Class 1A 200-meter finals Saturday, Pekin senior Bryce Sines told coach Davis Eidahl he’d be disappointed with anything less than a championship. The senior certainly didn’t disappoint, and after an amazing senior season and state track meet, Sines capped it all with a title in the 200-dash. The senior Panther blasted to the finish line of his final race of the three-day ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/sines-wins-title-pekin-finishes-sixth/827559 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:18:17 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/trojan-golfers-headed-back-to-state-meet/827555?source=rss ]]> WILLIAMSBURG — For the second straight season and fourth time in the past six years, the Trojans boys’ golf team will be making an appearance at the state meet. Led by clutch performances on the back nine, the Trojans won the district tournament in Williamsburg Friday with a final tally of 320. Williamsburg finished second in the five-team field with a score of 322, and Washington was third at 325. Both teams ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/trojan-golfers-headed-back-to-state-meet/827555 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:16:21 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/harwood-runs-fifth-in-110-high-hurdles/827539?source=rss DES MOINES — Fairfield senior Corbin Harwood wrapped up his high school track career with his first-ever placing at the state meet Saturday. Competing in the 110-meter hurdles, Harwood hurried all the way to the fifth best time in all of Class 3A and became the Trojans’ one placewinner. “It was a fitting end to a great season and career,” said Fairfield head coach Brian Dunlap. “He was our hammer all year long; ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/harwood-runs-fifth-in-110-high-hurdles/827539 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:07:57 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/pioneers-again-earn-trip-to-state-tournament/827537?source=rss Lawrence Eyre and the Pioneer boys are headed back to the final four of Class 1A team tennis. That much was decided in nearly as little time as possible in substate action at the Punj Tennis Center courts Saturday. Maharishi School cruised past Chariton 5-0 in the substate semifinal and Pella 5-1 in the final to earn an unprecedented eighth consecutive trip to the state tournament. The Pioneers (9-1) are part of ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/pioneers-again-earn-trip-to-state-tournament/827537 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:06:40 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/msae-girls-advance-to-elite-eight/827535?source=rss FORT MADISON — The Pioneer girls’ tennis team hasn’t lost a dual all season long and wasn’t about to lose its first Saturday. The Pioneers, playing in Fort Madison for a chance to move on to the first round of state team tennis, rolled past Holy Trinity in their regional final by a final score of 5-1. Maharishi School is part of the round of eight for the 13th time in the program’s 22-year history and is now 12-0 ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/msae-girls-advance-to-elite-eight/827535 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:05:54 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/pekin-girls-distance-medley-finishes-ninth/827531?source=rss ]]> DES MOINES — Pekin’s distance medley-relay team of Victoria Eckley, Jessica Horras, Samantha Wright and Celsey Conger was a half-second from a state medal Saturday. The relay team finished ninth in the Class 1A event with a time of 4:22.91. Eighth-place Earlham ran a time of 4:22.44. Two other Panther relays took 19th place, with Mallory Reed, Kayla Chandler, Jessica Horras and Eckley running a 1:52.18 in the ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/pekin-girls-distance-medley-finishes-ninth/827531 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:04:42 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/haynes-grabs-12th-place-in-400-hurdles/827528?source=rss DES MOINES — Van Buren’s Hanna Haynes wrapped up her fantastic junior season with a pair of top-15 finishes at the state meet Saturday in Des Moines. Haynes, who had finished ninth in the Class 2A long jump to kick off events Thursday, ended up in 12th in the 400-meter hurdles and 14th in the 100-meter hurdles Saturday. Haynes finished second in heat one of the 400-hurdles with a clocking of 1:09.80, and soon ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/haynes-grabs-12th-place-in-400-hurdles/827528 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:03:35 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/fairfield-s-howard-atop-100-200-fields/826480?source=rss ]]> DES MOINES — That’s right. Even two-time state placewinner Sydney Howard gets nervous. Howard, a junior competing in her third state meet as a Trojan, is no stranger to success in front of the Drake Stadium audience. Even so, she couldn’t help but reveal her jitters following a dominant Thursday in the preliminaries of the 100- and 200-meter dashes. “I’m really nervous,” Howard said after qualifying for the ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/fairfield-s-howard-atop-100-200-fields/826480 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:06:34 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/pekin-boys-in-thick-of-team-race-after-day-1/826477?source=rss DES MOINES — Bryce Sines is competing in familiar territory, and the Pekin senior is making sure it’ll stay that way through Saturday. Sines made a big step forward in the quest for his first state title — all the while keeping the Panthers in the team title hunt — with qualifying runs in the 100- and 200-meter dash prelims as well as finishing runner-up in the Class 1A jump long Thursday. The silver-medal leap ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/pekin-boys-in-thick-of-team-race-after-day-1/826477 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:04:57 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/pioneers-johnson-makes-mark-in-long-jump-cardinal-van-buren-athletes-compete/826475?source=rss DES MOINES — Maharishi School’s Essa Johnson barely missed out on a medal last season, but the senior wasn’t about the leave Drake empty-handed again. Johnson, who finished ninth in the Class 1A long jump last season, had a best mark of 16-feet, 7-inches in the same event Thursday to finish sixth. Her jump, just 2.25 inches behind fifth-place Lexi Frieden of Valley Community, gave the Pioneer girls three points ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/pioneers-johnson-makes-mark-in-long-jump-cardinal-van-buren-athletes-compete/826475 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:03:55 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/trojans-bury-demons-with-14-goals/826472?source=rss ]]> The Fairfield boys’ soccer team hasn’t always had success finding the net at Trojan Stadium this season. The Trojans seemed to make up for any early season struggles at home with a program-record 14 goals scored Thursday in a 14-2 win over Washington. “The last couple of weeks we’ve been focusing on offense and we’re finally starting to show results,” said Fairfield head coach Felisto Guezimane. “Today we played ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/trojans-bury-demons-with-14-goals/826472 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:01:27 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/trojan-boys-open-state-in-two-events/826471?source=rss DES MOINES — The Fairfield boys’ track team opened the state meet with a pair of top-20 finishes Thursday. Fairfield senior Corbin Harwood kicked off the first of his four state events in the high jump, narrowly missing placing with a jump of 6 feet. While 6 feet earned three athletes an eighth-place finish in the Class 3A event, Harwood’s misses dropped him to 15th overall. “He was disappointed,” Fairfield head ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/trojan-boys-open-state-in-two-events/826471 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:59:45 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/pekin-girls-open-state-track-meet/826470?source=rss DES MOINES — The Pekin 4x800 team of Samantha Wright, Whitney Horras, Maleaha Earnest and Celsey Conger finished one spot shy of a placing at the state meet Thursday. The quartet finished ninth in the Class 1A eight-lap race at 10:08. The eighth-place Clayton Ridge team posted a time of 10:04 in the same heat. Pekin senior Brenna Conger finished off her high school career placing 21st in the 3,000-meter run with ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/pekin-girls-open-state-track-meet/826470 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:58:43 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/pioneers-run-into-camanche/826467?source=rss IOWA CITY — Camanche once again proved to be Maharishi School’s Kryptonite at Thursday’s regional girls’ tennis tournament in Iowa City. Camanche cruised in both singles and doubles action, taking the top two spots in singles and runner-up placing in doubles to end Maharishi School’s quest for individual glory. Pioneer senior Minna Mohammadi sailed through her first two rounds, beating Keokuk’s Autumn Schulte ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/pioneers-run-into-camanche/826467 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:57:07 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/trojan-girls-season-ends-at-districts/826466?source=rss PELLA — The Fairfield girls’ tennis team couldn’t overcome a tough draw and saw its season come to an end Thursday at the regional individual tournament in Pella. But not before the team put up a fight. The Trojans’ Jennifer Clements, Haylee Gilpin and doubles team of Alex Higdon and Megan Palmer combined for four first-round wins before all four lost to eventual state qualifiers in round two. Clements made quick ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/trojan-girls-season-ends-at-districts/826466 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:55:12 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/trojans-fall-to-demons-in-season-finale/826463?source=rss WASHINGTON, Iowa — Fairfield’s Kayla Septer scored on a penalty kick and Serena Ward netted a second goal, but the Trojans fell 4-2 to Washington in girls’ varsity soccer Thursday. In JV action, the Trojans concluded their season with a 1-all tie. Alina Winters netted the goal for Fairfield made possible by an assist from Sidney Adam. The Fairfield girls kick off the regional tournament with a May 29 home contest ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/trojans-fall-to-demons-in-season-finale/826463 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:53:49 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/flying-saucer/826462?source=rss ]]> Roy Swanson of Fairfield, pictured, won the recreational division of Saturday’s Sunset Showdown disc golf tournament in Washington. Swanson won by nine shots. http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/flying-saucer/826462 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:52:34 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/district-boys-golf-in-williamsburg-friday/825778?source=rss One final test stands between the fifth-ranked Fairfield boys’ golf squad and its second consecutive trip to the state tournament. The Trojans are set to compete at the state-qualifying tournament in Williamsburg Friday, where team and individual state berths will be doled out and the field will once again be sliced in half. Advancing to the state tournament is never easy, and this year’s shouldn’t be any ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/district-boys-golf-in-williamsburg-friday/825778 Thu, 17 May 2012 13:27:23 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/club-nabs-team-award-at-weekend-race/825777?source=rss ]]> The Maharishi University of Management Running Club won the timed team award at the Susan G. Komen Southeast Iowa Race for the Cure Saturday in Ottumwa. The local running club’s winning team time, combining the 5-kilometer times of the top five runners, was 1:39:58. Ottumwa Community Schools was second in 1:48:11, and John Deere finished third at 1:51:31. Five of 19 participating M.U.M. members received trophies ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/club-nabs-team-award-at-weekend-race/825777 Thu, 17 May 2012 13:26:42 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports