Lorence's strong start just a hint of things to come

FORT MADISON – Fort Madison senior Brylie Lorence made a commitment after not reaching her goals at Drake and the IGHSAU State track meet last year. That commitment, and a few technical …

Lady Hounds roll at Hilltop

MOUNT VERNON – Fort Madison's Brylie Lorence continues her torrid start to the year, taking her third first-place finish of the year Monday night at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon The senior led …

Lorence shines at Dickinson Relays Monday

CEDAR FALLS – Fort Madison’s Brylie Lorence let her presence be felt early in the season after a run at the IGHSAU state meet in 2024. Lorence won the loaded Dickinson Relays at the …

Darnell (Martinez) an inductee into ISU Hall of Fame

FORT MADISON - Erica (Martinez) Darnell thought it was just going to be a simple podcast interview. The Fort Madison native was going to be on CyCast, a podcast at Iowa State University, but …
Hounds land five on 1st-team wrestling squad

FORT MADISON – Three Fort Madison Lady Hounds were named first team All-Southeast Conference, while freshmen James Fuller and Aaron Warner were named 1 st team on the boys' side. – do we …

Hounds put four on SEC 1st teams

FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds' boys and girls Southeast All-Conference teams were announced this week. The Lady Hounds and Bloodhounds both put two players on the 1st team. …

Area youth competing at state meets

Club youth wrestlers competed at a state meet two weeks ago. Front row is Knox Gibson, Cameron Peiper, Ethan Pieper. Second row: hunter Billings, Everett Hennigar, Wesley Hellige, Erica Richers, Evan …

Hounds a step slow in substate semis

KNOXVILLE — Knoxville looked fast on the videos Fort Madison coach Ryan Wilson saw in preparation for Thursday’s Class 3A Substate 6 semifinal. The Panthers were just as quick in real …

Hounds jump on Demons early in quarters

FORT MADISON - The memory was fresh, and that was important. Fort Madison’s 72-50 win over Washington in Monday’s Class 3A Substate 6 quarterfinal was built on what happened the last time …