BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The best thing that can be said about Friday’s Bloodhound football game is that the Solon Spartans are on a bus headed out of town. It was [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DANVILLE – Holy Trinity is going into Saturdays’ Southeast Iowa Superconference tournament title with a little bit of revenge on their minds. The 3rd-ranked Class 1A Crusaders blew through pool [Read More…]
DES MOINES – The following is the weekly fishing report for southeast Iowa lakes and rivers from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the week ending Sept. 26. Big Hollow Lake The unstable weather [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Every game the Hounds have played this year has been a shut out. Twice the Hounds held their opponents scoreless and twice the tables were turned. Fort [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – Fort Madison freshman Katie Dennis is quickly establishing herself as one of fastest girls cross country runner in the area. Dennis took 3rd place in the large class run [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – The Fort Madison Bloodhound volleyball squad rebounded from a 2-2 performance at Monday night’s Holy Trinity Classic with a straight set win over Mt. Pleasant on the road Tuesday [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MT. PLEASANT – Holy Trinity Catholic junior runner Matt Hellige took first place in the small class 5K at Mt. Pleasant Tuesday evening. Hellige’s 18:05.62 was the best time of [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The beat goes on….and the beat goes on. The Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball team is marching to a steady tempo of wins, stacking up five more in [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Holy Trinity volleyball team breezed through the Keokuk Invitational tournament Saturday without dropping a set. The Crusaders, ranked 4th in Class 1A in the Iowa High School Girls Athletic [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – On Friday night at Bracewell Stadium the Hounds ran into too much Taven Harris, too much DJ Pugh, and too much purple and gray. The Burlington Grayhounds threw [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity volleyball team battled through a tough 2nd set against 11th-ranked Class 2A Van Buren at Shottenkirk Gym Thursday. The Crusaders, still ranked #4 in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – They had a couple days to put it together, but the Timm Lamb Invitational Cross Country Meet went off without a hitch after being moved from its [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It’s gonna be a game of here’s what we do, see if you can stop us. The Fort Madison Bloodhounds will travel to Bracewell Stadium Friday to [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Henry Wiseman scored on a 12-yard touchdown run, but Fort Madison Middle School was unable to get past West Burlington in seventh grade football action Tuesday night as the [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball team has yet to lose a set this season as they rolled over Burlington-Notre Dame 25-17, 25-19, 25-5 on the road Monday night. That record [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Despite what looks on paper to be an easy win for the FMHS volleyball team, the Hounds ran into several slumps in fighting off Keokuk at home [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The 4th-ranked HTC Crusaders fought off the tenacious defense of New London in a three-set sweep Monday night in girls volleyball action. The Crusaders were coming off [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – Dayne Cordray took 5th place to lead the Fort Madison Bloodhounds at the Fairfield Cross Country Invitational Thursday evening at the Waterworks Park. Cordray’s 17:32 led the Hounds in the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR TIFFIN – As it was in 2017, the Fort Madison Bloodhounds took a 2-0 record on the road and found themselves overmatched trying to get a third win. FMHS went [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was a two clipboard night for head coach Kent Bailey’s Bloodhound volleyball team. Bailey, who’s been known to toss a clipboard or two in his day, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It’s deja vu all over again as the Fort Madison Bloodhounds enter week 3 with a 2-0 record and facing a stiff test. In 2017, the Hounds, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison girls volleyball team is on a five-match win streak taking four out of five contests on Saturday at the Quincy Tournament and then going to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Hounds put on an offensive juggernaut against a broken down West Burlington-Notre Dame football team Friday night, but it might have been the defensive effort that [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The following is the Iowa Department of Natural Resources fishing report for southeast Iowa for the week ending Sept. 5, 2018. Big Hollow Lake Bluegill – Slow: Anglers are [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KEOKUK – Dayne Cordray took third place at the Keokuk Invitational Cross Country meet Thursday leading the Bloodhounds to a first-place finish. Cordray, a senior on this year’s squad, had [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DANVILLE – While some teams in the state have played as many as a dozen matches, the wait for the Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball girls came to an end Thursday [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – One would think facing a West Burlington opponent that was just drubbed 0-44 at home last week would give the Fort Madison Bloodhound football team a reason [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Dove season begins this Saturday in Iowa. Lee County Conservation would like to remind area hunters that LCC has several dove fields prepared for the season. This year, Sugar [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After a tough Saturday tournament where the FMHS girls volleyball team played six matches in one day, the Hounds looked fresh in a three-set win over Mt. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – They say it’s good to think outside the box, but Holy Trinity Catholic will keep the Box right where it is thank you very much. Senior Emily [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF BONDURANT – The Fort Madison Lady Hounds volleyball team took 7th place out of 16 teams at this weekend’s ballyhooed Skip Anderson Classic in Bondurant-Farrar High School. The Hounds opened the tournament [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – For the second year in a row, the Fort Madison Bloodhound football team is starting 1-0. And for the second year in a row, the Hounds opened with [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – “Everyone’s got a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson. That’s head coach Tony Shiffman’s take on Friday’s season opening football game with Central [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Inheriting a program that has won just nine games in the past four years combined screams you have nowhere to go but up. Fort Madison’s Ron Walker, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison High School girls volleyball team will be looking to fill some big holes left by departing seniors from last year’s squad. The Bloodhounds need [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Just a day removed from returning from Spain and the Cerebral Palsy World Games, Fort Madison’s Caleb Gehle is already thinking – “What’s next”. Gehle, in a [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Lee County Conservation invites youth along with a mentor to participate in a Youth Dove Hunt. The two-part event will take place on Friday, August 31st and Saturday, September [Read More…]
DES MOINES – The following is the weekly fishing report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for southeast Iowa. Big Hollow Lake Largemouth Bass – Slow: Anglers are catching nice bass around the edges [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The intensity is palpable on the Fort Madison High School football practice field during this third day of official practice. Shouting of missed assignments, dropped balls and [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF The following are the results from Saturday morning’s RiverFest 5K run/walk on the riverfront in Riverview Park in Fort Madison. Gender is followed by the age grouping, time and runner’s name. Male [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The following is the weekly fishing report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the week ending Aug. 8, 2018 Iowa River (Columbus Junction to Mississippi River) The [Read More…]
From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting comments on its proposed menu of hunting and fishing license fee increases, through Aug. 21. The [Read More…]
From left to right Michelle Caston, Simone Omiatek, Donna Mann, and Jeremy Swink stand for a picture of Mann’s McDonald’s $1,000 donation to the Fort Madison Athletic Boosters.
BY PCC STAFF – The following is the fishing report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for southeast Iowa for the week ending Aug. 1, 2018. Big Hollow Lake Water temperature is in the [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF DES MOINES – Excess deer tags for the 2018 nonresident deer hunting season go on sale Monday July 28, at 6 a.m. Hunters that have not already obtained a deer tag through [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT WAYNE, Ind., – A Fort Madison man has wrapped up two more gold medals in a series of junior national paralympic games in Fort Wayne, Ind. Caleb Gehle, 18, [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A 2018 Fort Madison High School graduate earned a gold medal Wednesday at the junior national paralympic competitions in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Caleb Gehle, 18, of Fort Madison [Read More…]
DES MOINES – The following is the weekly fishing report for southeast Iowa provided by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Central Park Lake The lake is currently drained as a renovation project is finishing up. [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Lee County Conservation and Pheasants Forever are hosting a family fishing derby this Saturday, July 21 at 9 a.m. at Riverview Park in Fort Madison. There will be no charge for this [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – The Fairfield Trojans completed a five-game sweep of the Bloodhounds on the year with a 12-0 win in Class 3A District baseball action on Saturday The Trojans’ Jackson Wheaton went [Read More…]
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