SOUTHEAST IOWA – The following is the Iowa Department of Natural Resources fishing report for the week ending Sept. 25, 2019 for southeast Iowa. Big Hollow LakeWater temperature is in the mid-70’s. Bluegill – Fair: Anglers are [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison’s junior high football teams stayed perfect on the season with 7th and 8th grade wins over West Burlington on Tuesday night. Teague Smith had two touchdown runs [Read More…]
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Kent Bailey saw his Fort Madison High School volleyball team down one game, and behind by 11 points in the second. “I figured, ‘Well, it’s going to take [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – “These girls are better than they think they are,” said Holy Trinity Catholic girls volleyball coach Melissa Freesmeier Tuesday night. Freesmeier was all kinds of fired up after [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MARION – The Fort Madison High School volleyball team came away with just one win at the Linn Mar tournament near Cedar Rapids on Saturday, but two of the losses went into [Read More…]
BY BRIAN NEALPepsi Lee County Speedway DONNELLSON – After three weeks since the 2019 regular season points ended, the Pepsi Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa returned to action on a rare Saturday in September. [Read More…]
Hawks fall 55-7 to Mt. Pleasant and now face school closer in size to Central Lee BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – Nick Ehret looked over at the celebrating Mount Pleasant football team, and the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – From the looks of things on the opening kick off, it was gonna be a long night for the Bloodhound football team Friday night. But as it turned [Read More…]
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS NEW LONDON — Hit after hit was sailing out of bounds, and Holy Trinity volleyball coach Melissa Freesmeier felt helpless. The Crusaders’ four-game loss to New London on Thursday night was [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The road doesn’t get much easier for Central Lee this week after starting the season 0-2. The Hawks are coming off an 82-14 pounding at the hands of Mediapolis [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison has been here before. For the last two years, the Hounds have come out of the gate 2-0 with hopes of finding a winning formula against [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Pen City Current is going live…at least they’re trying. Monday marked the first edition of a new afternoon sports talk program that features Fox Sports Radio Kansas City host [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF VAN BUREN – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Matt Hellige ran a 17:18.78 5K Tuesday night for second place overall at the Van Buren Invitational Tuesday evening. Hellige was the Class A champion all [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison eighth graders downed Fairfield 8-0 Tuesday afternoon on the road. Teague Smith scored from five yards out on the ground for the game’s only touchdown. Smith [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – The 7th grade football team opened the season with a home win Tuesday against Fairfield. The Little Hounds won 28-8. Brody Cashman scored two touchdowns along with Logan Pennock and [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison girls volleyball team dropped it’s second straight conference match Tuesday night on the road to Burlington, 17-25, 16-25, 21-25. Head Coach Kent Bailey said the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST BURLINGTON – “Wholly smokes”. Those were the words of Fort Madison Bloodhound head coach Derek Doherty after Friday night’s 26-14 win over West Burlington on the road. Not because the [Read More…]
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPen City Current Sports MEDIAPOLIS — Central Lee’s two fourth-quarter touchdowns changed the zero on the Hawks’ side of the scoreboard. But coach Nick Ehret pointed out the reality after Friday’s 82-14 loss [Read More…]
Dennis, Kester, and McVey finished 2-4 in girls run BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – Anthony Barnes captured eighth place at the Keokuk Cross Country meet on Thursday, but it was a pack of Hounds [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – As has been the case for the past three years, the Fort Madison Bloodhounds will be looking to go 2-0 to start the year. Standing in the way [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FAIRFIELD – Fort Madison took the first set off perennial foe Fairfield Tuesday night, but couldn’t hold off the 13th-ranked Lady Trojans in the final three sets dropping the conference opener [Read More…]
Two-time state qualifier kicks off final year of cross country BY PCC STAFF IOWA CITY – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Matthew Hellige started the season on a brisk note with a third-place finish at a roley-poley [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF BONDURANT – The Fort Madison Lady Hounds dropped three games in pool play and were sent to the consolation bracket where they rebounded to take two of three to end the day. [Read More…]
IOWA CITY — Amani Jones’ road to quarterback Brett Gabbert was an open path of Kinnick Stadium artificial turf. “I saw his eyes, and he saw me, and I knew, ‘I got him,’” said Jones, [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF BONDURANT – The Holy Trinity Crusaders won four of six matches at Saturday’s Bondurant-Farrar tourney with one of the losses coming to Class 4As 7th-ranked Waverly-Shell Rock. The Crusader’s, ranked 6th in [Read More…]
Lozano goes for 140 yards and a score in 17-0 win over Central Lee BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Had it not been for an untimely fumble out of the back of the [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Baxter Sports Complex, in conjunction with Fort Madison Football, Inc., has extended the registration for this fall’s flag football program. The program is coordinated with the football coaching staff at Fort Madison [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After shaking off the typical first game jitters, the 6th-ranked Holy Trinity Catholic Crusaders glided to a sweep of visiting Danville in the season opening volleyball action at [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON- Heading into the fourth-consecutive season of the Lee County rivalry between the Hounds and the Hawks, Central Lee has a chance to even the series between the two programs [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With a 2018 Class 1A state-runner up volleyball banner on the wall at Shottenkirk Gymnasium, Holy Trinity Catholic is reloading for another run at at state. The Crusaders [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPen City Current Sports FORT MADISON- It will forever be a constant in high school sports for teams to lose key players to graduation. How those teams respond to those losses is ultimately [Read More…]
BY BRIAN NEAL PEPSI LEE COUNTY SPEEDWAY DONNELLSON – It’s hard to believe that it is that time of the year, but Friday, August 23rd was Season Championship Night at the Pepsi Lee County Speedway [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – In conjunction with Fort Madison Football, Inc. , Baxter Sports Complex is proud to offer the youth flag football league once again. Working closely with the football coaching staff at [Read More…]
Fullenkamp comes from 9th to take runner-up in Compact feature BY BRIAN NEALPepsi Lee County Speedway DONNELLSON – After taking a scheduled week off, the Pepsi Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa returned to action [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Rob Sandburg shot a one-under 35 on the final nine holes of Saturday’s Kempker’s Open to win the championship flight. Sandburg shot a sparkling 67 on the first 18 [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – It was just the first day of summer camp, but the enthusiasm and excitement could be felt from the Fort Madison players and their coaching staff. Monday marked [Read More…]
BY BRIAN NEALPEPSI LEE COUNTY SPEEDWAY DONNELLSON – For the first time since 2010 the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models returned to the Pepsi Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa on Friday. [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – Many fathers dream that one day their son or daughter will not only follow in their footsteps, but be even better at everything they do in life. Jason Hawk [Read More…]
BURLINGTON – On Saturday morning August 3, 148 teams from all over the region will converge on the downtown Burlington riverfront for the 2nd Annual Burlington, Iowa Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. Almost 600 players, comprised [Read More…]
Golowach, Dennis make second team with Keokuk’s Arrowood and Thompson BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – The Southeast Conference all-conference selections for softball were released today with either a Fort Madison or Keokuk player [Read More…]
BY COLIN MAGNUSONRADIO KEOKUK Sports Director DES MOINES – On the 30th anniversary of the Central Lee Hawks winning a baseball state championships, hopes for a feat repeat were dashed in a matter of moments [Read More…]
Pen City Current-sponsored Fullenkamp wins heat, 2nd in Sport Compacts feature BY BRIAN NEALPepsi Lee County Speedway DONNELLSON – After having to take a week off because of excessive heat warnings, the Pepsi Lee County [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS CENTRAL LEE – Fans throughout the Central Lee community came out in droves to send off their Hawks as they head to compete in the first-round of the state tournament Monday. [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – Central Lee wasn’t ranked, nearly lost against Davis County in the District Championship game, and were heading to play one of the best teams in Class 2A Tuesday in [Read More…]
The following is the weekly Iowa Department of Natural Resources weekly fishing report for the week ending Wednesday, July 31, 2019 for southeast Iowa. Iowa River (Columbus Junction to Mississippi River)The Iowa River is rising [Read More…]
Bloodhounds Cordray, Vasin Thurman, and Chiefs Dalton Boecker selected for 2nd team BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS The 2019 Southeast Conference all-conference teams have been released and Fort Madison and Keokuk were well represented across the [Read More…]
Hawks dismantle Wilton pitching as Weirather tosses shutout to head to state baseball tournament Monday. BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS WASHINGTON- Coming into Tuesday night’s Class 2A Substate championship game, Central Lee knew it was going [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPEN CITY CURRENT FORT MADISON- Guns, lots of yelling, heavy objects flying through the air and risk of possible injury – no, this isn’t war, it’s the Iowa Games Strong Man Competition. For [Read More…]
Former Central Lee and Stritch varsity coach picks up program in rebuilding mode BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON- Typically a coach that has a coaching record of 144-42 with a program is someone that [Read More…]
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