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Crusaders defense shows up in win

FORT MADISON - Holy Trinity’s boys basketball team can put up the points. The Crusaders showed in Monday’s season opener that they can defend as well. Holy Trinity locked down …

Lady Crusaders get win in home opener

FORT MADISON - Shawn Hopper’s first game as Holy Trinity’s girls basketball coach was a win. Maybe it wasn’t a work of art, but such is life when there’s a new coach, …

Kruse, Snaadt, Bendlage to anchor Lady Crusaders

FORT MADISON - Shawn Hopper knows what he has to replace in his first season as Holy Trinity’s girls basketball head coach. Hopper was an assistant for last season’s team that went 20-3, …

Crusaders looking to build on substate run

FORT MADISON - Holy Trinity’s boys basketball team got to within one step of the Class 1A state tournament last season. The Crusaders won 19 games on their way to the substate final, where …

Area hoops teams get look during weekend scrimmages

LEE COUNTY – If the weekend scrimmages are any indication, it’s going to be an exciting basketball season in Lee County. The Fort Madison Lady Hounds got a win on the road at the Hall of …

Myers earns 1st team All-State honors

FORT MADISON - Four Holy Trinity volleyball players were honored on the Iowa Girls Coaches Association all-state teams released Monday. Presley Myers was a first-team selection. Adalyn Kruse was a …

Comets end Holy Trinity's season with 3-set sweep

CORALVILLE – Frazzled seemed to be the word of choice for Holy Trinity Catholic Tuesday night as they exited the IGHSAU State Volleyball Tournament quarterfinals with a 3-set loss to BCLUW. The …

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HTC ready for fourth straight trip to state tourney

FORT MADISON - Holy Trinity always has the same routine during the postseason. It starts with Christmas music — the most wonderful time of the year, coach Melissa Freesmeier said — and it …

Kruse named SEISC South Player of the Year

FORT MADISON - Holy Trinity’s Adalyn Kruse is only a sophomore, but she’s played this season like an upperclassmen. “You know, she’s grown so much as a player,” coach …

Crusaders notch yet another state volleyball tourney bid

WEST LIBERTY — Holy Trinity knows the way to Coralville. Getting through the regional final this time was quite a bumpy road. The Crusaders earned their fourth consecutive trip to the Class 1A …

Crusaders one match from state....again

FORT MADISON - It was just a number, Holy Trinity volleyball coach Melissa Freesmeier said. Her 1,100th career victory got the Crusaders one game from a return trip to the state tournament. It was a …

Crusaders sweep W-MU in regional quarterfinals

FORT MADISON - Presley Myers made an early statement, and there wasn’t any way Winfield-Mount Union could answer. Myers, Holy Trinity’s junior middle hitter, took control of …

HTC girls toughening up for regionals

MEDIAPOLIS — The last week has been a bridge from the conference season to the postseason for Holy Trinity’s volleyball team. The Crusaders are challenging themselves against quality …

HTC tested by Hawks but win in four

FORT MADISON - Holy Trinity’s volleyball team completed its undefeated run to the SEI Superconference South Division title on Thursday night, but Central Lee didn’t make it easy for the …

Crusaders get 20 wins for the 20th time

KEOSAUQUA – The Holy Trinity Catholic Crusaders are once again peaking at just the right time. The Class 1A’s No. team knocked off Van Buren County in Keosauqua in three sets in a SEI …

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