http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest sports stories from Fairfield Ledger. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:45:30 CDT Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:45:30 CDT en-us Copyright 2011 Inland Media http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/trojans-still-pouring-on-runs-extend-streak-to-14/1019618?source=rss ]]> The rain didn’t let up Friday, and neither did the Trojan offense. The Fairfield softball team collected 10 hits in five innings to pick up its 14th straight win, topping Columbus 11-1 via the mercy rule in Fairfield. The home win was the first for Fairfield (17-3, 6-2 Southeast Conference) since it jumped into the Class 4A state softball rankings Wednesday. The Trojans now are 15th. “We hit the ball well and had ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/trojans-still-pouring-on-runs-extend-streak-to-14/1019618 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:56:36 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (MICHAEL LEACH) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/pekin-scores-31-runs-in-three-games/1019616?source=rss WOODWARD – The Pekin softball team went 2-1 in a high-scoring day of softball Saturday in Woodward at the Woodward-Granger Tournament. The Panthers started off the day well with a 13-3 victory against Panorama. Panorama actually led in the game 3-0 before Pekin scored three in the second, three in the fourth and seven in the fifth to put the game away and end it early on account of the mercy rule. Pekin head ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/pekin-scores-31-runs-in-three-games/1019616 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:54:29 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (ANDY HALLMAN) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/pekin-baseball-clobbers-columbus/1015838?source=rss ]]> ■ Pekin boys collect 18 hits in four-inning rout. PACKWOOD — Hits. Walks. Errors. The Pekin baseball team benefited from a bit of all of those things Thursday and sailed to a 15-run rule victory over Columbus in Southeast Iowa Super Conference North action in Packwood. Pekin blasted the visiting Wildcats 17-2. Jaydan Nicholson went 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBI and senior teammate Kirk Talley was 3-for-4 ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/pekin-baseball-clobbers-columbus/1015838 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:36:46 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/bloopers-cost-pekin-softball-in-9-4-home-loss/1015837?source=rss ]]> PACKWOOD — Seven errors in the field and another three outs on the base paths had Pekin head coach Bryan Marlay scratching his head Thursday as his players dropped a 9-4 game to visiting Wapello. “It’s simple softball. You need to make the routine plays, and right now we’re not doing that,” said Marlay. “When you give teams seven or eight outs in an inning, you’re not going to win. We have seven seniors and we’re ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/bloopers-cost-pekin-softball-in-9-4-home-loss/1015837 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:35:50 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/comet-baseball-holds-off-falcons/1015836?source=rss WEST BURLINGTON — Twice West Burlington threatened a comeback in the final two innings Thursday, and both times the Cardinal baseball team turned them away to pick up a 4-2 win in West Burlington. In the sixth inning, West Burlington loaded the bases, but Brandon Eklofe turned a 6-3 double play to get the Comets out of the inning. Then in the seventh, starting pitcher Dakota Showman struck out the game’s final ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/comet-baseball-holds-off-falcons/1015836 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:34:49 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/cardinal-wins-16-2-softball-rout/1015835?source=rss DANVILLE — The Cardinal softball team got its head back above .500 with a 16-2, seven-inning rout of Danville Thursday. The Comets, who improved to 9-8 with the victory, finished the game with a pair of home runs and eight total extra base hits. Lindsey Davis and Lindsay Moore belted the two dingers for Cardinal. Davis also hit a double and had two runs batted in, and Moore finished 2-for-5, also hitting a double ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/cardinal-wins-16-2-softball-rout/1015835 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:34:27 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/pekin-takes-two-from-fairfield-in-jv-softball-action/1015834?source=rss PACKWOOD — Pekin took a pair of games from the Fairfield JV Orange softball team Thursday in Packwood. The Panthers beat Fairfield 8-3 in the first game and held off the Trojans for an 11-8 win in game two. In game one, Pekin led 3-1 after the first inning. Fairfield knotted the game up at 3-all prior to Pekin scoring its five final runs in the fourth. Delaney Neil took the loss for Fairfield, pitching four ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/pekin-takes-two-from-fairfield-in-jv-softball-action/1015834 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:34:05 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/fitzsimmons-warriors-shut-out-highland-4-0/1015833?source=rss RIVERSIDE — Thomas Fitzsimmons carried a no-hitter through six innings Thursday and the Van Buren baseball team picked up a 4-0 shutout win at Highland. Highland tallied its only hit vs. Fitzsimmons, a junior, in the seventh inning of the non-conference contest. The Warrior hurler struck out nine Huskies. Offensively, Van Buren’s Noah Whitten went 2-for-4 with a double and drove in one run, and Tyson Sprouse ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/fitzsimmons-warriors-shut-out-highland-4-0/1015833 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:33:26 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/trojans-winning-streak-reaches-13-games/1015291?source=rss ALBIA — The good times just kept on rolling for the Fairfield softball team Wednesday as it extended its winning streak to 13 games with a doubleheader sweep of Albia. The Trojans (16-3, 6-2 SEC) totaled 27 hits in the road doubleheader, edging the host Blue Demons 8-7 in the opener and completing the sweep with a 9-2 win in the nightcap. “Things have been rolling, but we just need to continue to improve,” said ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/trojans-winning-streak-reaches-13-games/1015291 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:48:57 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/hietpas-leads-fairfield-baseball-to-10-4-win/1015290?source=rss ]]> When Joe Hietpas took the mound Wednesday in the first inning of Fairfield’s game vs. Davis County, he couldn’t have envisioned the frame going much worse. The way he ended the game, though, was a different story. The Trojan junior walked five and gave up three runs in the first inning, then settled in for one of the best games of his career to lead Fairfield to a 10-4 win over Davis County at Trojan Field. Hietpa... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/hietpas-leads-fairfield-baseball-to-10-4-win/1015290 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:48:00 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/central-lee-silences-pekin-bats-wednesday/1015288?source=rss PACKWOOD — The Pekin softball team’s offense stalled in a 2-1 loss to Central Lee in a non-conference game Wednesday in Packwood. “Unbelievable. We stunk it up last night from the plate,” said Pekin head coach Bryan Marlay. “It was not a good night for the Panthers.” Pekin collected just four hits and struck out 11 times vs. Central Lee pitcher Jordan Greenfield. Pekin senior Maleaha Earnest scored the home ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/central-lee-silences-pekin-bats-wednesday/1015288 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:45:40 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/fairfield-jv-black-drops-two-close-contests/1015287?source=rss ]]> EDDYVILLE — A few early errors on the Fairfield JV Black defense later came back to haunt the visitors Wednesday as they fell to Eddyville-Blakesburg 3-1 and 8-7 in a softball doubleheader. The host Rockets scored two runs in the opening game’s first inning thanks to a pair of errors commited by Fairfield, which trailed throughout the game’s entirety. “Unfortunately, our defense committed errors on each of the ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/fairfield-jv-black-drops-two-close-contests/1015287 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:43:24 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/softball-briefs-cardinal-van-buren-fall/1015286?source=rss Cardinal falls 12-5 ELDON — Lindsay Moore smacked a two-run homer and doubled Wednesday, but the Cardinal softball team couldn’t hold off Keokuk in a 12-5 loss in Eldon. Moore finished 3-for-4 at the plate, and teammates Lindsey Davis and Carlie Bennett both went 2-for-4 as the visiting Chiefs scored a combined 10 runs in the final two innings. On the mound for Cardinal was Lexi Fullenkamp, who struck out two in ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/softball-briefs-cardinal-van-buren-fall/1015286 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:42:26 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/new-london-rallies-past-cardinal-in-seventh/1014665?source=rss ]]> ELDON — Cardinal put itself in good position for a win, but visiting New London got the hitting bug just in the nick of time Tuesday. After scoring four runs in the first six innings of the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South softball game, the Tiger bats exploded for a five-run seventh to claim a 9-8 victory in Eldon. “Our bats came together tonight, and it’s contagious. We’ve talked about that,” said New ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/new-london-rallies-past-cardinal-in-seventh/1014665 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:14:26 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/pekin-baseball-softball-win-big-at-lone-tree/1014660?source=rss LONE TREE — A little bit of patience at the plate went a long way for the Pekin baseball team Tuesday as it racked up three home runs en route to a doubleheader sweep of Lone Tree in Southeast Iowa Super Conference North play. Nazereth Rambo smashed an eventual game-winning grand slam in the fourth inning of Pekin’s 10-7 opening game win, and Thomas Slaney hit a pair of homers, also in the first game. The ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/pekin-baseball-softball-win-big-at-lone-tree/1014660 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:13:04 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/local-gymnastics-team-crowns-seven-champions-at-nationals/1014658?source=rss ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — IDE Gymnastics took its usual success to a new level Saturday-Sunday and returned from the AmeriKids National Gymnastics Championship in St. Joseph, Mo., with seven national champions. The 12 local gymnasts, in their first year sponsored by the Fairfield Park and Recreation Center, brought home a total of nine gold medals vs. a number of established teams from all over the country. The gymnasts ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/local-gymnastics-team-crowns-seven-champions-at-nationals/1014658 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:12:08 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/cardinal-boys-tack-on-two-wins/1014657?source=rss The Cardinal baseball team upped its record to 9-4 with a pair of wins Monday and Tuesday. The Comets blasted Holy Trinity 10-1 Monday in Fort Madison and stretched their winning streak to two games Tuesday with a 4-2 victory over New London. In their nine-run win Monday, Cardinal received a home run and two RBI from Conner McElderry and a double and two RBI from Kyle Kent. Cody Streeby hit a double and knocked ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/cardinal-boys-tack-on-two-wins/1014657 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:11:46 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/jv-orange-swept-jv-black-wins-tuesday/1014655?source=rss The Fairfield JV Orange softball team dropped a pair of home games to Mount Pleasant Monday in Fairfield. The Trojans lost game one by a score of 7-1, then came up just short 8-7 in the nightcap. In the opener, Fairfield got on the scoreboard once before Mount Pleasant plated seven straight runs, as the visitors scored three runs in the fourth and two in the fifth. Shelby Heston took the loss, pitching four ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/jv-orange-swept-jv-black-wins-tuesday/1014655 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:11:21 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (Staff) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/gridley-no-hits-panthers-in-6-0-win/1014144?source=rss ]]> MOUNT PLEASANT — Fairfield’s Austin Gridley threw a no-hitter in game one to lead the Trojans to a 6-0 Southeast Conference victory over host Mount Pleasant, but the Panthers’ Dustin Amos came back with an impressive pitching performance of his own in the nightcap and, with plenty of run support, the Panthers claimed a 11-1 victory to split the doubleheader against their conference rivals. Gridley was just one ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/gridley-no-hits-panthers-in-6-0-win/1014144 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:27:58 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (ASHLEE DE WIT, Golden Triangle News Service) Sports http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/trojan-softball-stomps-mount-pleasant/1014138?source=rss ]]> MOUNT PLEASANT — All three facets of the game were working for the Fairfield softball team, which stretched its win streak to 11 games with a Southeast Conference sweep of Mount Pleasant at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex on Monday night. The Trojans won game one 11-0 and took the nightcap 12-0. “We came out and hit the ball real well tonight,” Fairfield coach Bob Bradfield said. “We’ve been good off and on, but ... http://fairfield-ia.villagesoup.com/p/trojan-softball-stomps-mount-pleasant/1014138 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:25:22 CDT ffledger@lisco.com (ASHLEE DE WIT, Golden Triangle News Service) Sports