Swanson banking on seniors in tough SEISC South
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – Evan Swanson has an experienced team.Now the Central Lee…
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FMHS girls look to build on eight-win season
Bloodhounds add junior transfer from West Hancock BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Fort…
Merschman starts with 30 in win over Cardinal
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR ELDON – Central Lee Head Coach Jay Baldwin was surprised when…
Crusaders open with win at New London
Four HTC girls score in double figures in 56-44 win BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR NEW…
Califf, Poe named to IPSWA/IFCA All-State football teams
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison continues to see recognition for the…
Baldwin starts new Hawks era with experience, depth
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – It’s a learning curve for new Central Lee coach…
Depth key for HTC girls in loaded SEISC
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity’s girls basketball team was young last…
Clay Crushers asking for support on Giving Tuesday
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison High School Clay Crushers has joined…
Hounds land five on All-District team
Poe named Defensive POY, Califf named Specialist of the Year FORT MADISON – Five Fort…
HTC 7th grader girls start year out 0-4
FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls 7th grade basketball team has had a…
Ferentz: Nothing about this year is normal
Kirk Ferentz dreads hearing the “bing.”It’s never been something the Iowa football coach wanted to…
Speedway wraps up season with Shiverfest
BY BRIAN NEALPepsi Lee County Speedway DONNELLSON – Midwest Performance & Power and Donnellson Tire…
Pothitakis wraps up fun season with state meet
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT DODGE – Making the state Class 1A boys cross country…
Gilpin battles stiff winds at state X-country meet
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT DODGE – It was a windy morning at the Class…
Miller finishes 35th at 3A state cross country
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT DODGE – The call it a kick when you increase…
Four area runners new to state cross-country meet
Gilpin, Gager, Miller and Pothitakis all run at Fort Dodge’s Lakeside Municipal Golf Course this…
Five area girls named to conference 1st teams
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – A host of girls from the north Lee County area…
YMCA rolls out fall youth basketball leagues
Basketball drill combine session also planned for November Submitted article FORT MADISON – Fall Youth…
Momentum fades in tiebreaker as HTC falls to BND
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – The end could have come quickly, quietly.Instead, it…
Hounds miscues lead to exit from Class 3A playoffs
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR GRINNELL – “A captain who practices his knots sleeps quiet in…
Gilpin, Pothitakis earn trips to Fort Dodge
BY PCC STAFF PEKIN/WILLIAMSBURG – Central Lee senior Amanda Gilpin and Holy Trinity Catholic’s Mitchell…
Hounds’ stingy defense gets tested Friday at Grinnell
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Bloodhounds have shown their B game a…
No. 8 Crusaders to host No. 14 Nikes in regional semis
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Get in, get out, advance.Holy Trinity made it…
Miller, Gager qualify for state X-country run
BY PCC STAFF PELLA – Fort Madison will have two entries in the boys’ state…
Petras ready to captain the Hawkeye’s ship
Spencer Petras will walk into Purdue’s Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday and be greeted by ……
Lady Hounds make early exit in Class 4A region 8 bracket
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was a close match.But you win close…
Central Lee bows out at Mid-Prairie
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WELLMAN – The Central Lee put up a late touchdown, but…
Hounds overcome shaky start to roll Knoxville 45-7
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison quarterback Landes Williams said he had…
Miller takes second as Hounds win SEC X-country title
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Austin Miller saved one of his better outings of…
HTC sweeps Mediapolis Invite; Hounds go 1-2
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MEDIAPOLIS – The Holy Trinity Crusaders swept their way through the…
Hounds ready to take on Panthers in a pod
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Knoxville Panthers are first up in the…
Bloodhounds finish SEC tourney 3-2
PCC SPORTS MT. PLEASANT – Fort Madison split day two of the Southeast Conference tournament…
Bloodhounds go 2-1 at Durant tourney
PCC SPORTS DURANT – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds volleyball team went 2-1 at the Durant…
Pothitakis paces HTC at SEISC cross-country run
PCC SPORTS KEOSAUQUA – HTC finished 9th overall at the HTC cross country run at…
Gager, Miller go 1-2 at Fairfield X-C meet
PCC SPORT FAIRFIELD – It’s turning into daily battle on the Fort Madison Cross Country…
Central Lee sets HTC back with another 5-set loss
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Central Lee’s volleyball team was one point away…
HTC girls roll Danville in three
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic moved to 22-8 on the year…
HTC girls win Pella Tourney title
PCC SPORTS PELLA – A 15-9 tiebreaker win over Pella (16-11) gave the Holy Trinity…
Hounds to tangle with Knoxville in first “pod” game
HTC in a tough volleyball regional draw with WACO and Burlington Notre Dame. BY CHUCK…
No. 2 Williamsburg rolls Hawks 59-0
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS DONNELLSON — There is always some pain when trying to build…
Hounds roll into playoffs with fourth straight win
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It’s a tough ask to find out exactly…
Crusaders get back on track at Eldon
BY PCC SPORTS ELDON – Holy Trinity got in and out of Cardinal’s gym with…
Ferentz, Hawkeyes finding flow different in training
IOWA CITY — Kirk Ferentz stood at the podium, an empty Kinnick Stadium behind him.Get…
FM ladies take two in conference tourney
FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds won two of their first three matches in tie…
Hounds wrap up “crazy” regular season Friday
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Head Coach Derek Doherty said his…
Miller 4th, Wiegand 9th at Centerville Invitational
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR CENTERVILLE – At the Timm Lamb Invitational two weeks ago, junior…
Maclearn goes for 152 in Hounds win over Panthers
Wellman boots 5 PATs and 3 field goals in win BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC SPORTS FORT…
Donaldson runs over Central Lee in second half
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS WEST BURLINGTON — Central Lee had an early answer for West…
Central Lee eases past Cardinal in three sets
BY PCC STAFF ELDON – Meghan Hopp was a perfect 15-of-15 serving with an ace…
Burlington takes Lady Hounds in four
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Burlington Grayhounds rebounded from a first set loss…