Too many errors, especially at crucial times Thursday night, ended Davis County’s drive for a state baseball championship as Carroll Kuemper beat the Mustangs 5-4 in extra innings in the semi-final game of the State Tournament.

Davis County committed five errors in the game, but three of them came at crucial times.

In the end, it was a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the eighth inning that allowed Tyler Naberhaus to score the winning run from first base.

The game most likely would never have reached the eighth inning except for two Davis County errors in the sixth that allowed Kuemper to overcome a 4-2 Davis County lead. A Kuemper single and an error put two runners on base. Both scored with two outs when the ball popped from the glove of the Davis County left fielder, who appeared to have made a running catch of a fly ball.

 Kuemper took an early 2-0 lead in the game, but Davis County took the lead in the fifth when Josh Martsching and Zach Fligg scored on a triple by Coleton Mathews. He scored on a sacrifice fly by Calvin Mathews making it 3-2.

In the top of the sixth, Caleb Rook doubled and scored when Martsching doubled.

Davis County had a total of nine hits while Kuemper had only three hits.

The loss ended Davis County’s season with a 34-2 record.

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A full slate of events is scheduled Friday and Saturday at the Davis County Old Soldiers’ and Old Settlers’ Reunion in Drakesville.

Games and contests will be held Friday afternoon with the reunion parade scheduled at 7 p.m. At 7:45 p.m., there will be the presentation of a chair to the oldest soldier followed by an 8 p.m. stage show by Midnight Blue.

Saturday’s events include a motorcycle fun run at 9 a.m., antique tractor judging at 9 a.m., a tractor pull at 10 a.m. and a tractor ride at 1 p.m.

The frog jump will be at 3 p.m. followed by the Canoe Carnival at 5 p.m.

Saturday night’s events include a mule show at 7 p.m., arm wrestling at 7 p.m., the presentation of the chair to the oldest settler at 7:45 p.m. and a sage how by “Justice” at 8 p.m.

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Bloomfield senior citizen activities for Aug. 2—Lunch: Glazed ham balls, scalloped potatoes, cauliflower, muffin, peach strawberry banana medley. Activities: Wii games at 9-11:30 a.m. Cards at 12:45 p.m.

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The Davis County Secondary Roads Department is working to free a pile of trees from the Fox River Bridge on Timber Avenue north of Pulaski.

County road crews worked last week to clear several large trees that collected on the west side of the bridge.

Several trees washed into the river following recent rains and flooding, which have occurred in southern Iowa. The trees became wedged underneath the Fox River Bridge threatening the integrity of the bridge.

Crews spent many hours last week trying to remove the trees. Work will continue this week until the bridge is free of debris.

As of Friday, traffic on the bridge was reduced to one lane while crews are working to remove the debris. 

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The second annual Back to Basics Run/Walk will be held Sept. 18 in Bloomfield.

Event founder Katie Fetcho said the event is set to start and finish at the Davis County Courthouse. It includes a one-mile youth run, a five-mile run/walk and a 5K run/walk.

Details of this year’s run are still being finalized. Anyone wishing to volunteer to help during the event should contact Fetcho at 664-1568. Race participants should go online at www.fetchofamilychiropractic.com to download a copy of the registration form. 

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It was announced this week that the second annual Back to Basics race will be held in Bloomfield Sept. 18.

There will be a 5K run/walk and a five-mile run/walk along with a one-mile youth run.

More information is included in a story in this week’s Bloomfield Democrat.

Heading up the race is Katie Fetcho.

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