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Hellige earns 1st team all-state

FORT MADISON - Luke Hellige added another all-state award to his high school basketball resumé on Tuesday. The Holy Trinity senior was named to the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association …

Hawks, Crusaders put five on All-South Division

LEE COUNTY – The Southeast Iowa Super Conference released its all-conference boys and girls teams this week. The lists are withheld until all teams in the conference are done with post-season …

Nikes end Holy Trinity's run to substate final

DONNELLSON — Luke Hellige heard the whistle for his fifth foul, and then the horn that followed, that ended his high school basketball career. As he stepped off the Central Lee High School …

Role players key in Crusaders semifinal win

FORT MADISON - Luke Hellige was pursued by a shadow in a powder-blue jersey. Someone from WACO was following the Holy Trinity senior everywhere he went during Thursday’s Class 1A District …

HTC gets snagged at Lone Tree

LONE TREE — Shawn Hopper wanted some whistles. Holy Trinity’s girls basketball team was in an inside battle with Lone Tree in Tuesday’s Class 1A Region 7 quarterfinal, and Hopper, …

Hellige impressive in district win over Columbus

FORT MADISON - The estimation was an exaggeration. Maybe. Holy Trinity boys basketball coach John Hellige has always been the rebounder when his son, Luke, has worked on his shot. “I've …

HTC rolls Moulton-Udell in Region 7 opener

FORT MADISON – It took a couple minutes to get things going, but the Holy Trinity Catholic girls advanced Thursday night with a lopsided 61-24 win over Moulton-Udell in Class 1A Region 7 action …

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Sports Briefs - Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025

Hellige goes for 42 at HTC win in Missouri KAHOKA – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Luke Hellige outscored Clark County with 42 points in a 61-39 interstate matchup Monday night in Kahoka, Mo. …

Central Lee, HTC boys open districts at home

LEE COUNTY - Holy Trinity is the No. 2 seed in Class 1A District 8 and Central Lee is the No. 4 seed in Class 2A District 9 in the boys basketball pairings released Monday by the Iowa High School …

Sports Briefs - Saturday Feb. 8

Swan’s 22 leads Central Lee over L-M LETTS – Owen Swan lit up the nets in the first half of the Hawks' 75-39 win over Louisa-Muscatine Friday night in the Southeast Iowa Superconference …

Kruse goes for 20 in Crusaders' win

Seeing the heights on Highland’s roster was enough to convince Holy Trinity girls basketball coach Shawn Hopper that Adalyn Kruse was going to have a big night. He was right. Kruse scored 20 …

HTC, Central Lee girls post-season brackets released

LEE COUNTY - Holy Trinity’s girls basketball team will open the postseason at home, while Central Lee is on the road for its opener. Pairings for Class 1A, 2A and 3A were released by the Iowa …

Mepo's 3s hurt Crusaders in SEISC loss

FORT MADISON - There was trouble right away for Holy Trinity’s boys basketball team in Friday’s game against Mediapolis. The Bulldogs hit four 3-pointers in the first three minutes, three …

Pressure breaks down Lady Crusaders early

Shawn Hopper doesn’t like moral victories, so the Holy Trinity girls basketball coach wasn’t happy with Friday’s 67-48 Homecoming loss to Mediapolis at Shottenkirk Gym. But …

Freesmeier finalist for Coach of the Year

FORT MADISON – Three and a half decades of coaching has a polishing effect on a person, including humility. Holy Trinity Head Coach Melissa Freesmeier who has “like, 1,000 wins or …

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