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A tough season-opening bout at Wilber left the Fairfield Seniors short of a win, as the host Wilber Seniors gained an 8-0 win in action Friday, June 19, with Fairfield falling to 0-1 with the loss.

Rodney McDonald picked up the lone hit of the night for Fairfield, as Wilber outhit the guys in blue and gray 6-1.

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Baseball season is back, despite being shortened due to COVID-19. Two Clay County teams battled it out on the diamond, as the Sutton Post 61 Juniors hosted the Fairfield Post 256 Juniors at Sutton’s DLD Park Thursday, June 18.

Sutton would claim the doubleheader over Fairfield, earning a 12-2 first game win, while ending the night in game two with a 16-8 win to start the season at 2-0, while Fairfield fell to 0-2.

Game one would see Sutton outhit Fairfield 9-1 and gain eight runs batted in to gain the 10-run win.

The game was a tight battle through four innings, as Sutton outscored Fairfield 4-1 through four innings, and then took a 6-1 lead after the fifth frame before a 6-1 scoring spree in the sixth inning sealed the 12-2 win.

Garrett Bonnell swings for one of his three hits in game one of a double header on June 18 against Fairfield. In all, Bonnell had six hits in the two games, both won by Sutton. Fairfield catcher Brayton Jarosik looks on, while umpire Reed Stone watches as Bonnell connects on the single. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

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EDITORS NOTE: This is the next in a series of state championship stories from the past amongst Clay County schools featured in the Clay County News files. In the next few weeks we will feature the Sutton boys 2010 and 2012 Class C state golf championships.

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The shortened 2020 legion baseball season for the Fairfield Juniors and Seniors is underway, with the juniors set to open their season June 18 on the diamond at Sutton’s DLD Park, while the Fairfield seniors look to travel to Wilber for their season opener June 19.

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As with many other activities, the Southeast Nebraska All-Star basketball games and volleyball match has been cancelled due to health and safety concerns with relations to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Next week the Clay County News will feature the 1997 and 1998 Class C state track championship titles won by the Sandy Creek girls track teams.

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With the changes that began on June 1, in regards to summer youth sports gearing up for a shortened season this summer, it’s important to know that with the start of baseball and softball in the State of Nebraska, the season comes with some strong guidelines to follow throughout the state and in Clay County.

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