Sports

Eagles beat Teague, Buffalo

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The Fairfield Eagles picked up two much needed wins over Teague and Buffalo this past week to move to 14-7 overall and 5-4 in district play. Fairfield hosted Teague on Tuesday, April 2, and took a 6-3 home win over the Lions.

Area golfers heading to region tourney

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Two teams and two individuals from the Bi-Stone Region are headed to the Region III-Class 3A golf tournament after finishing as either a second-place team or top two non-qualifying team individual. The Fairfield boys and girls teams, Groesbeck’s Johnny Howard and Teague’s Grayson Dancer each earned their region tournament berths in the final round of the District 20-3A Tournament Monday at Tri-County Golf Club in Teague.

Hand signs with University of Arkansas Rich Mountain

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Rowdy Hand, a senior at Fairfield High School, signed his letter of intent to continue his baseball career at the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain (UARM) on Friday, March 22. Hand will play middle infield for the Bucks in Mena, Arkansas for the 202425 and 2025-26 seasons.

Eagles drop 3 of last 4

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The Fairfield Eagles fell to Groesbeck and Mexia this past week to move to 12-8 overall and 3-4 in district play. On Tuesday, March 26, Fairfield hosted Groesbeck and fell to the Goats 6-5.

Lady Eagles fall to Groesbeck; defeat Mexia

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The Fairfield Lady Eagles fell to Groesbeck and defeated Mexia this past week to move to 11-10 overall and 4-4 in district play. Fairfield took an early 4-0 lead in the first inning over Groesbeck on Tuesday, March 26.

Salinas is 242 lb State Champion in 3A-Division 3

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Landon Salinas brought home the title of the 242 Division 3 State Champion from the 2024 State Powerlifting Meet held in Abilene on Friday, March 22. Salinas had a squat of 700 pounds, bench of 500 pounds, and deadlift of 525 pounds for a total of 1,725 pounds.

Axtell sweeps Wortham

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The Wortham baseball team lost a pair of games to Axtell last week. The Bulldogs were beaten, 12-1, on Tuesday, March 19, at Axtell and lost 16-1 at Wortham on Friday, March 22.