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HTC girls ending season on high note
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Holy Trinity girls soccer team is ending the season on an uptick winning four of their last five including a 6-2 win over Keokuk Monday night. Elle Rashid and [Read More…]
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Benge to receive DM Register honor
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison senior Nathan Benge has been chosen for the 2018 All-Iowa Des Moines Register Sports Awards. Benge will be inducted in the Special Olympics group of athletes on [Read More…]
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HTC junior high girls get six top 5 spots at meet
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Raquel Schneider captured second place in the 800-meter run at the Southeast Iowa Superconference junior high track meet on May 8th and the Crusaders garnered six top five finishes. [Read More…]
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Fort Madison girls fall to HTC
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Senior Taylor Shannan put up four more goals on Friday as the Bloodhounds fell to Holy Trinity Catholic 5-4 at the Baxter Sports Complex. Dezire Kline had two assists [Read More…]
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FMs Gehle, Schneider wrap up state with medals
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DES MOINES – It was a banner day for seniors on the Fort Madison track and field team as two seniors wrapped up the day with five events and five [Read More…]
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Central Lee hurdlers exit state run
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Central Lee’s shuttle hurdle relay team made a quick exit from the Iowa State Track and Field meet in Des Moines on Saturday after disqualifying in the [Read More…]
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Rung’s goal lifts Hounds over HTC
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Brody Rung scored on assists from Austin Sexton and Gavin Ransdell with about four minutes left in the game to lift the Fort Madison Bloodhounds over Holy Trinity 2-1 [Read More…]
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Thornton cards 92 at district golf
BY PCC STAFF PLEASANT VALLEY – Holy Trinity senior Collin Thornton shot a 92 at the Iowa High School district golf meet Thursday to finish 26th out of 80 golfers. Thornton shot a 46 on [Read More…]
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Barnes, Schneider medal and set PRs at state
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DES MOINES – With personal records falling all over the place and medals being thrown around people’s necks, it’s been a pretty darned good day for Fort Madison at the [Read More…]
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Bloodhounds’ Johnson medals in state shotput
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DES MOINES – Fort Madison senior Leigh Johnson’s wearing a medal around the grounds at Drake Stadium with a big smile on her face. With a 37′ throw, which bested [Read More…]
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Barnes spins discus for a personal best at state meet
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DES MOINES – Fort Madison’s Elijah Barnes, who’s been setting personal bests like changing his shoes this year, set another personal best in the discus to highlight local action at [Read More…]
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Iowa DNR fishing report – week ending 5/23/18
DES MOINES – The following is the weekly fishing report provided by the Iowa Department of Transportation for the week ending May 23, 2018 Big Hollow Lake Water temperature is in the upper 60’s. Water clarity is good. [Read More…]
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Lady Hounds break through at Keokuk
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – FMHS senior Taylor Shannan scored four goals to help the Lady Bloodhounds snap a 10-game losing streak to Keokuk on the road Tuesday night. The Hounds went up 2-0 in [Read More…]
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Hounds looking for improvements at 2018 state meet
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Three of five of the Fort Madison Bloodhounds participating in the Iowa girls and boys high school state track meet are looking to improve on last year’s [Read More…]
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Larson/Shirai advance to girls state tennis meet
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – Fort Madison’s top girls double tennis team breezed through the bracket at Fairfield Middle School Wednesday to advance to the girls state tennis meet on May 30th and 31st in [Read More…]
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HTC freshman twins headed to state
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – They were born on July 30, 2003…both of them and 15 years later they’re headed to the Iowa High School boys state tennis tournament on May 25 [Read More…]
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Crusaders break two-game skid
WEST POINT – Five different Crusaders scored Tuesday as the Holy Trinity Catholic upended Keokuk 5-2 in high school boys soccer action. Junior Audrea Vincent scored and had an assist. Sophomores Reed Fehseke and Wyatt [Read More…]
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FM loses to Mepo 2-1 in boys soccer
BY PCC STAFF MEDIAPOLIS – The Fort Madison boys soccer team found themselves in another nailbiter Tuesday night at Mediapolis before falling 2-1. The Hounds dropped a 2-0 decision Monday night at home against Danville. [Read More…]
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Lady Hounds nipped by Nikes in team tennis regionals
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Lady Hounds were bounced from regional team tennis action Monday, but took Notre Dame to the limit in the second round. FMHS took five [Read More…]
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HTC girls shut out Wapello
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – Each of Holy Trinity Catholic High School’s three seniors put up a goal Monday night as the lady Crusaders cruised past Wapello 10-0 on Senior Night at South Park. [Read More…]
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Danville holds off FMHS boys
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – A late-match offensive push by the Bloodhounds wasn’t enough to avoid a shutout as Danville beat Fort Madison Monday night 2-0 at the Baxter Sports Complex. The Hounds were [Read More…]
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HTC girls slip to 5-8 on the season
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls soccer team slipped to 5-8 on the season with a 6-2 loss to Burlington on Friday at South Park. Senior Maya Rashid, a large [Read More…]
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Thornton advances to districts with 90 at Twin Lakes
BY PCC STAFF WINFIELD – Holy Trinity Catholic senior Collin Thornton is playing some of his best golf of the year at the perfect time. The three-sport athlete qualified for state district golf action with [Read More…]
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Iowa DNR Fishing report – weekending May, 17, 2018
BY PCC STAFF DES MOINES – The following is the weekly fishing report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for southeast Iowa for the week ending May 17, 2018 SOUTHEAST Big Hollow Lake Water [Read More…]
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FMHS boys shut out at Fairfield
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison boys soccer team was shut out Thursday night by Fairfield 10-0 with the game-ending goal coming at the 18-minute mark in the second half. The Trojans scored [Read More…]
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Results in from HTC junior high track meets
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity girls junior high track team competed at three meets over the past week. Individual and relay results are listed below. At Lone Tree Junior High meet, [Read More…]
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Ferrill, Kuntz, Doty bring home conference titles for FMHS
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FAIRFIELD – Junior Lanie Kuntz, playing at No. 6 singles was part of two conference championships at Fairfield Monday as the Hounds took 2nd place at the Southeast Conference girls [Read More…]
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Rung scores three in Hounds loss to Washington
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Junior Brody Rung threw a hat trick at Washington Monday in boys high school soccer action at the Baxter Sports Complex, but the Hounds couldn’t hold on for the [Read More…]
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Trejo has 16 saves in FMHS loss
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Junior goalkeeper Javier Trejo had 16 saves in a 5-1 Bloodhound loss to Mt. Pleasant Friday night. The Hounds held the Panthers to a 1-0 lead with the only [Read More…]
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HTC girls drop three at tough Adidas tourney
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls soccer team got a hefty dose of big city soccer with three losses at the Adidas Tournament of Champions at the Burlington Rec Plex. [Read More…]
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HTC spikers host Pajama Run June 2
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – The 2018 Holy Trinity Catholic Volleyball team will be hosting its first annual Pajama Run on June 2. All proceeds from the 5K run run/walk event will benefit the [Read More…]
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Johnson, Larson/Shirai take titles at BHS Invite
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – Kearstyn Johnson continued her hot tennis for the Fort Madison Bloodhounds as she won the title at No. 3 singles at the Burlington Invitational on Saturday at Dankwardt Park. But [Read More…]
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FMHS combines for eight firsts at WACO
BY PCC STAFF WAYLAND – The Fort Madison boys and girls high school track team picked up a meet in Wayland on Thursday night, and picked up eight first place finishes for their efforts. On [Read More…]
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FM falls to Mt. Pleasant in boys tennis
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – The Fort Madison boys tennis team fell in a tight match that came down to the No. 3 doubles match. Blake Feuerhammer and Gage Hind, who play at Nos. [Read More…]
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Liberty kicks past FMHS boys
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison boys soccer team fell to Iowa City Liberty Friday at home 2-1. The Hounds gave up two goals in the first half as they fell to the Lightning and [Read More…]
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Hound racquets perfect Friday night
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhound girls swept Mt. Pleasant Friday night for the second sweep of the season for the tennis team. The Hounds also went 9-0 against Davis County back on April [Read More…]
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Schneider runs 400 hurdles at Drake
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Brett Schneider runs track for Fort Madison High School. Next year she’ll run for UNI, but this Saturday, she’s running at Drake University in [Read More…]
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Iowa DNR fishing report – week ending May 2, 2018
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The following is the weekly southeast Iowa fishing report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the week ending May 2, 2018. Big Hollow Lake Water temperature is up [Read More…]
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Lady Hounds take 5th at Keosippi Relays
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – FMHS’s Brett Schneider had the best finish at Tuesday’s Keosippi Relays at Keokuk’s Calvert Stadium. Schneider’s 2:29.30 mark in the 800-meter run was less than one second off the pace of [Read More…]
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Hellige earns two firsts at Mepo. Invite
BY PCC STAFF MEDIAPOLIS – The Fort Madison boys track team took fourth place at the Mediapolis Invitational on Tuesday evening, but several Hounds brought home titles. The Bloodhounds captured 113 points. Mediapolis won the [Read More…]
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FMHS girls topple undefeated Fairfield
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Despite facing some very tough high seed tennis, the FMHS girls were able to avenge a lost last week to Fairfield with a 5-4 win at home [Read More…]
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Central Lee’s Moeller takes Lee County Golf tourney
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Central Lee’s Isaac Moeller was medalist at the Lee County Golf Tournament highlighting area high school golf on Tuesday. Moeller shot a 76 to edge teammate Aaron Wills who [Read More…]
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HTC girls off to 4-1 start
BY PCC STAFF COLUMBUS JUNCTION – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls soccer team got four goals from Elle Rashid en route to a 4-2 win over Columbus Junction on the road. Rashid was assisted on [Read More…]
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FMHS boys win on the road at Fairfield
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison boys tennis team won their second match in two days and are now over .500 for the season at 4-3 with a 5-4 win over Fairfield on [Read More…]
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Fort Madison boys are 3-3 after win over Mt. Pleasant
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison boys tennis team edged Mt. Pleasant 5-4 in a make up game from the wintry weather a couple weeks ago. The Bloodhounds got four wins in [Read More…]
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Schneider takes two first at junior high meet
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity junior high girls track team brought home some first place finishes and scored 31 points at the Falcons Co-Ed relays on Friday. The Crusaders Raquel Schneider [Read More…]
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Hound kickers lose to Washington in OT
BY PCC STAFF WASHINGTON – The Fort Madison boys soccer team went into OT for the second straight match, but this time came out on the wrong end of a 2-3 decision at Washington. Carson [Read More…]
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FMHS girls drop Burlington 7-2
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Fort Madison girls tennis team got back on the winning track Friday night with a 7-2 win over Burlington on the road. The Hounds were close to a full [Read More…]
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FMHS boys fall to unbeaten WB-ND
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – No. 1 seed Sam Avery won in singles and doubles as the Bloodhounds hosted West Burlington-Notre Dame on Thursday, but FMHS fell 3-6 in the meet to fall to [Read More…]
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Iowa DNR fishing report – week ending April 25
SOUTHEAST Big Hollow Lake Water temperature is holding around 44 degrees. Just need some warm days to get it going up to normal. Very little angler activity because of the weather. Lake Belva Deer Cold, [Read More…]