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Lady Hounds suffer first game jitters in loss to Notre Dame

BURLINGTON — Fort Madison’s girls soccer team was playing its first game of the season.Notre Dame-West Burlington already had played once.And that made a difference.The Bloodhounds’ …

Lady Hounds bring most back from 12-4 season

Carrie Burken started planning for this season within days of last season ending. But the Fort Madison High School girls soccer coach had to change those plans when she started losing players to …

Hounds end football sharing deal with HTC

FORT MADISON – Officials at Fort Madison High School have announced the sharing program with Holy Trinity Catholic, specific to the Bloodhound football team, will not be renewed for the …

Morrison, Bendlage, and Hellige named 1st team All-SEISC South

LEE COUNTY – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Luke Hellige led the list of SEI Superconference South All-Conference student athletes released this week. Hellige was the only area player to be …

HTC girls cool off in season-ending loss to No. 8 Wolves

WINFIELD — Winfield-Mount Union has been a postseason thorn for Holy Trinity’s girls basketball team.The Crusaders came into Tuesday’s Class 1A regional quarterfinal against the …

Nikes end Crusaders' season in first round

BURLINGTON – What proved to be the last night of the season for the HTC boys, got out of hand pretty quickly in the second half. The Crusaders dropped a 68-49 Class 1A, District 7 game with …

Lady Crusaders advance in regional opener

FORT MADISON - Mary Kate Bendlage scored 22 points as Holy Trinity got out of the first round one Class 1A Region 8 post season basketball Thursday night. Jenna DiPrima had 13 in the 52-36 win …

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HTC boys run streak to four games

KALONA — It will be a while before Holy Trinity’s boys basketball team plays again. But the Crusaders take plenty of momentum into the break. Holy Trinity extended its winning …

Crusaders wake up in win over Wapello

WEST BURLINGTON — Tony Johnson told his Holy Trinity girls basketball team to “wake up” a few times in the first quarter of Friday’s SEI Superconference Shootout game against …

HTC ruins Central Lee's senior night

DONNELLSON - Central Lee's bench was dancing earlier this week on a last-second win over Danville. That dance almost continued Tuesday on Senior Night. The Lady Hawks trailed by 12 points with …

Girls' post-season pairings released

Holy Trinity and Central Lee open the Iowa girls high school basketball postseason with home games, as the Class 1A, 2A and 3A regional pairings were announced on Tuesday by the Iowa Girls High …

Lady Crusaders get 10th win of the year

Allowing just three points in a half? “I’ll take it,” Holy Trinity girls basketball coach Tony Johnson said. The Crusaders’ offense has been working well lately. Now the …

Holy Trinity boys win back-to-back games

FORT MADISON - John Hellige challenged his Holy Trinity boys basketball team after Tuesday’s loss at Notre Dame. The Crusaders responded with back-to-back wins, including Friday’s …

Snaadt racks up 28 in HTC win over Wapello

WAPELLO – Teagan Snaadt had just five points in the first half Tuesday night in the Crusaders' 82-39 win over Wapello on the road. But the sophomore then put up sixteen in the third period …

Crusaders need to find toughness as season winds down

BURLINGTON — Holy Trinity’s boys basketball season is heading into its final weeks. Which is why coach John Hellige challenged his team after Tuesday’s 54-42 loss at Notre …

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