FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball coach Melissa Freesmeier is the 2019 volleyball recipient of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s Golden Plaque of Distinction. Freesmeier will be honored before the start of [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF ANKENY – Holy Trinity Catholic senior Matt Hellige captured 15th at the Iowa Association of Track Coaches All-Star meet Saturday. Hellige, who finished 24th at the Iowa High School State Cross Country [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Mary Kate Bendlage went off for 18 as the 8th grade Lady Crusaders rolled to a 49-5 win over Central Lee on Thursday night. Six other girls got in [Read More…]
WASHINGTON – Marcus Guzman scored 10 points to lead Fort Madison’s 7th Grade Little Hounds boys basketball team to a 35-16 over Washington Tuesday night. Caden Barnes had eight points and led the Hounds in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Ten in a row… and counting. This year’s squad of Holy Trinity Crusaders, almost to a person, said at the beginning of the season they didn’t know what [Read More…]
HTC opens Nov. 13 as 7th seed vs No. 2 Council Bluffs St. Albert BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – The 10th consecutive trip to the state tournament for Holy Trinity’s volleyball team is [Read More…]
BY PCC SPORTSWINFIELD MT. UNION – Holy Trinity girls junior high basketball team split in it’s season opener The 8th grade girls won 40-18 behind 16 points from Natalie Randolph. Mary Kate Bendlage had 13. [Read More…]
With the final results being tallied and most everyone at the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge heading for their car, a kid in a blue windbreaker, and blue and white [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT DODGE – To see him after the race, it was just another one. But for Holy Trinity Catholic’s Matt Hellige, his 24th place finish at the state cross country meet [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOSAUQUA – It’s was about 48 minutes of volleyball and suddenly Seymour’s season was over. The Lady Warriors put up very little struggle as the 8th-ranked Holy Trinity Crusaders rolled to [Read More…]
BY BRIAN NEALLee County Pepsi Speedway DONNELLSON – Mother nature tried to put a damper on the final event of the 2019 racing season at the Pepsi Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa, as cool [Read More…]
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS BURLINGTON — The start was perfect. And then it turned into a wake-up call. Fort Madison High School’s volleyball team struck early and often in Tuesday’s Class 4A regional semifinal against [Read More…]
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC STAFF FORT MADISON – There is a different level, even with inexperience, for Holy Trinity’s volleyball team once it gets into the postseason.It showed in Monday’s 25-12, 25-19, 25-20 win over Notre [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF BLOOMFIELD – The Central Lee Hawks finished the year on an uptick with back-to-back wins as they knocked off Davis County 28-6 Friday night. Davis County got on the board first with [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Athletic Director Jeremy Swink got a chorus of “boooos” from a disgruntled Hound student section as he carried the “county seat” out and set it on [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – This one means more than just the battle for Lee County. With the Keokuk Chiefs sitting at 5-3 and guaranteed a winning season, the Fort Madison Bloodhounds are [Read More…]
Dennis finishes 35th for the Lady Hounds, who take 9th place BY PCC STAFF SOLON – Despite a year where the Bloodhound boys captured several cross-country titles with smart team running, the neither the boys [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR IOWA CITY – Holy Trinity Catholic Cross Country Coach Matt Mohrfeld watched his Crusaders go by off the start and then turned and predicted senior Matt Hellige would finish sixth and [Read More…]
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – A first-set loss was enough to wake Fort Madison High School’s volleyball team out of an early slumber.Jillian Wiseman’s kills kept the Bloodhounds awake.Fort Madison advanced in the [Read More…]
Holy Trinity to face Burlington-Notre Dame on Monday at Shottenkirk Gym at 7 p.m.; Lady Hawks take on West Liberty Tuesday on the road BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – Central Lee advanced in Class [Read More…]
BY PCC SPORTS ANKENY – The Holy Trinity 7th grade cross country team just missed winning the team state meet at the Dick Washburn Middle School Statewide meet last weekend. Tate Green finished 7th overall [Read More…]
SOUTHEAST IOWA – The following is the weekly Iowa Department of Natural Resources fishing report for the week ending Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 Environmental Discovery Park North PondThe fall trout release will be Oct. 26th [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – Dalton Westercamp broke free for a 19-yard touchdown run with just 1:18 left in the game to give Central Lee its first win of the year Friday night at home [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MEDIAPOLIS – The Lady Hounds struggled with some stiff competition at Thursday’s quadrangular at Mediapolis. The girls fell to Class 2A’s second-ranked Mediapolis 12-25, 11-25 and then lost to Class 1A No. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MT. PLEASANT – Mt. Pleasant breaks out of each huddle behind imposing 6’6″ 335 lb. tackle Henry Lutovsky. But it was the 5’11 Logan Bass the proved to be too much [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – A bit of a battle is brewing between Fort Madison junior Anthony Barnes and sophomore Will Gager, but the end result has been solid team finishes for the Fort [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MEDIAPOLIS – The Mediapolis volleyball team had given up just seven games all year and has amassed a 35-1 record. The Class 2A 2nd-ranked Bulldogs moved to 39-1 on the year [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Fort Madison finished second at the Southeast Conference volleyball tournament after falling to the 15th-ranked Burlington Grayhounds in the finals. The Bloodhounds knocked off host Keokuk 21-17, 21-16 before falling [Read More…]
FAIRFIELD – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Matt Hellige was 19 seconds off the pace at the Southeast Iowa Superconference meet Monday at Fairfield’s Waterworks Park. The senior, who’s ranked 16th in Class 1A, as of the [Read More…]
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMP PCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – It was volley after volley on the final point of the fourth set. Holy Trinity had eight chances to get the point to stay alive in the set. [Read More…]
Lady Hawks open Class 3A Region 8 play on Oct. 23 at West Burlington against Lady Falcons BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – Holy Trinity Catholic lost in a 13-15 tiebreaker surrendering the championship of [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – The Central Lee Hawks were shut out by Williamsburg until the final two minutes when Dalton Westercamp got free on a 13-year touchdown run to cap a 47-9 loss at [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF DURANT – Fort Madison took three wins into the finals match against Maquoketa and came up short of the title at the Durant Invitational Saturday. The Hounds downed Davenport West 21-11, 21-13 [Read More…]
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – The first half could have set the tone. The second half finished the story. Fort Madison had its chances in the low-scoring first two quarters in Friday’s game [Read More…]
Bloodhounds at home in Round 1, No. 4 North Scott looms in bracket, but no CR Xavier BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – If the Holy Trinity Catholic girls are to make a return [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds are getting some of their best volleyball at the right time. The Hounds swept the pool play in the Southeast Conference tournament at Burlington on [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Registration is now open for the YMCA’s Winter Swim Team, Sailfish and is available to boys and girls ages 18 and younger who harness the ability to swim the length of the [Read More…]
WASHINGTON – A 28-0 shutout over Washington has moved the Fort Madison 8th grade football team to 5-0 on the season. Teague Smith exploded for 229 yards on just 20 carries and scored four touchdowns [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls volleyball team is, once again, beginning to peak at just the right time. The Class 1A 8th-ranked Crusaders swept West Burlington on the road [Read More…]
IOWA CITY – Holy Trinity senior Matt Hellige was just 13 seconds off the pace at the Hillcrest Academy Invitational held at Iowa City Regina Monday night. The Invitational features some of the area’s bigger [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison 8th grade girls volleyball A team is 9-6 on the year after dropping two of three to Fairfield Monday night. Lauren Helmick was 16 of 16 [Read More…]
DES MOINES – The following is the Iowa Department of Natural Resources fishing report for the week ending Oct. 10, 2019 for southeast Iowa. Big Hollow LakeA lot of rain has fallen over the last [Read More…]
DONNELLSON – The Central Lee Lady Hawks (18-8) beat Cardinal 25-12, 25-10, 25-7 at home Thursday night. Mya Merschman was 20-21 hitting with 11 kills and four blocks. She also served 12 of 12 with [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF ALBIA – Junior quarterback Blake Chance threw for seven touchdowns as the Blue Demons rolled over Central Lee 49-18 Friday night. The Blue Demons (1-5) jumped out to a 21-0 first quarter [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FAIRFIELD – A radio station said it was the first time since 2000 that Fort Madison High School has won a football game over Fairfield. Head Coach Derek Doherty said “it’s [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic’s girls volleyball team moved to 18-7 overall and 5-2 in the Superconference with a sweep of WACO on Thursday night at home. The Crusaders are ranked [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WINFIELD – HTC senior Matt Hellige was just two seconds off the paced at Twin Lakes Golf Course in Winfield on Thursday night. Hellige finished 2nd overall with a time of 16:28, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It ended as it probably should have with Mediapolis senior Helaina Hillyard recording a kill from the center of the net. The Class 2A fifth-ranked Bulldogs kept Fort [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Someone’s getting their first win of the season on Friday in Albia. Central Lee (0-5) goes into Blue Demon territory after a rough first half of the year playing [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds haven’t beaten Fairfield in a dozen years. But this Friday’s matchup probably presents the best chance for a Hounds’ win, and could put Fort [Read More…]
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