Central Lee
CENTRAL LEE GIRLS PREVIEW

Central Lee girls in a better place this season

DONNELLSON - Taylor Hickey couldn’t help but smile a couple of weeks ago when she told her Central Lee girls basketball team to do a drill, and the Hawks went right into it without any …

Swanson likes what he sees in Hawks first year

The first season as Central Lee’s boys basketball coach couldn’t come fast enough for Jonny Swanson. “I was working with these guys in the summer, and it was fun, but I …

Central Lee moves three into Athletic HOF

DONNELLSON - The Central Lee Community School District has inducted three new members to the Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024. This year, the Hall of Fame celebrates a Central Lee …

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 …
Fort Madison
LADY HOUNDS INVITATIONAl
Fort Madison's Mara Smith picks up Muscatine's Mallory Bruhn in 135 lb. semifinal action Monday night in Fort Madison. Smith would finish the night with the title in her bracket and is now 16-2 on the year.

Smith, DiPrima take titles at FM Invite

FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Lady Hounds wrestlers got a little sweet and a little bitter Monday night at the Fort Madison Invitational. The sweet was two first-place finishes from Mara …

Hounds plan on growing into season

Jamboree games mean nothing in the regular-season record, but the two Fort Madison High School’s boys basketball team played taught coach Ryan Wilson a lot. He hopes his team picked up on the …

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 …

Guzman follows family legacy with MVP

FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Bloodhound senior Marcus Guzman was hoping to be part of the next undefeated Hound football team. He got the opposite, but the season will always carry a special …
Holy Trinity
HTC BOYS HOOPS
HTC's Luke Hellige (31) fights with several WACO defenders in the lane in the first quarter of the Crusaders' 57-35 win Monday night in Fort Madison.

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, …

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 …