Area coaches say shot clock will be good for game
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The clock on adding a shot clock to…
basketball
Former Hawkeye Gesell helps out at Central Lee hoops camp
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Mike Gesell remembers wanting to be a basketball player….
Iowa loss will sting Garza for life
March is going to hurt.March delivers more pain that pleasure in the NCAA Tournament. Sixty-seven…
It’s not quite the same, but we get a bracket
There was something comforting about filling out an NCAA tournament bracket.We didn’t get to do…
Sports writers put Davis on 3rd Team All-State
PCC STAFF DES MOINES – Fort Madison junior Dayton Davis was named to the 2021…
Merschman, Davis, Thurman and Ross get all-state nods
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Four local basketball players have been named to All-State…
Hounds’ Davis named Co-Player of the Year in SEC
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Bloodhound junior Dayton Davis was named co-Player of…
Sports Briefs – Monday, March 1, 2021
FMMS girls down Burlington, OttumwaFORT MADISON – The Fort Madison 7th grade girls basketball team…
Much lost – but much to be gained next hoops season
It doesn’t take long to start looking ahead after the prep basketball season ends.There is…
Harmony’s Boudreau carries rural Iowa culture to D1 hoops
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS MACOMB – The lure, Chad Boudreau said, was to work with…
Sports Briefs – Feb. 23, 2021
FMMS boys suffer first lossFORT MADISON – The Fort Madison 8th grade boys A team…
Rally falls short as Hounds go one and done
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MT. VERNON – Mt. Vernon’s is a pretty one-dimensional team. Set…
Curtain falls on Hawks as Jackson goes for 30
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – West Burlington senior Marvion Jackson scored early and often…
Central Lee catches fire too late in regional loss to WB
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS WEST BURLINGTON — Central Lee had eliminated West Burlington in the…
Central Lee boys need OT to get by Van Buren
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – Evan Swanson warned his Central Lee boys basketball team…
Hounds end regular season with home loss
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was a heck of a game, right…
Holy Trinity ends season with district loss at Danville
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DANVILLE – An eight-minute scoreless stretch between the 3rd and 4th…
Central Lee girls advance after sluggish start
Will face West Burlington for the 3rd time this year on Wednesday in WB. BY…
Holy Trinity boys finish with win at L-M
PCC SPORTS LETTS – The Holy Trinity boys finished their regular season on a positive…
Ross goes for 31 as Lady Hounds wrap regular season
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison girls basketball team wrapped up…
Hounds 2nd half meltdown leads to loss at BHS
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – When you shoot 2-19 in a half and hit…
HTC bows out after giving No. 9 Lady Wolves a run
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS WINFIELD — The Holy Trinity girls basketball season ended on Thursday…
Pen City Current Sports Round-Up – Feb. 10, 2021
PCC SPORTS Four qualify for youth state wrestling meetLEE COUNTY – Four area youth wrestlers…
Turnovers plague Crusaders in loss to SEISC champs
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS NEW LONDON — John Hellige knew that New London liked to…
Walker scores 21 in Lady Hounds win
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Lady Hounds shook off a rare weekend…
Hawks’ Merschman takes over state scoring lead
PCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – Central Lee senior Mya Merschman passed Van Buren’s Isabel Manning Monday…
WACO spoils Hawks’ Senior Night
PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – WACO ruined a 24-point effort from senior Dylan Stuecker on Senior…
Hounds suffer setback at No. 6 Iowa City West
PCC STAFF IOWA CITY – The Fort Madison Bloodhound girls got what they were looking…
Lady Hounds get 1st SE title since 1998
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WASHINGTON – It’s been almost a quarter of a century since…
Morrison hits season-high 17 in Hawks’ Shootout win
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The gym just seemed a little flat at Central…
Davis hits for 29 as FM knocks off Demons
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – The tone for Fort Madison’s 70-62 home win…
Pen City Current Sports Round up – Feb. 4, 2021
FMMS 8th graders defeat Ottumwa OTTUMWA – After trailing 11-2 in the first quarter, the…
Betker scores 26 in Hawks’ loss
BY PCC STAFF NEW LONDON – Central Lee dropped its fifth game in the last…
Central Lee girls double up New London
BY PCC STAFF NEW LONDON – Senior Mya Merschman scored 39 in the Lady Hawks…
Notre Dame girls roll Holy Trinity
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls basketball team got down…
Crusaders knock off Notre Dame on Senior Night
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Emotions were high at Shottenkirk Gymnasium Tuesday night….
HTC boys spent in loss to Danville
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – There wasn’t much left in the tank for…
Central Lee girls rebound with win over HTC
BY PC STAFF DONNELLSON – Holy Trinity just had no answer for the state’s second…
Holy Trinity boys hand Hawks 3rd straight loss
PCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – The Central Lee boys gave up a five-point 4th quarter lead…
Ross’ 25 too much for Fairfield as Hounds move to 14-1
PCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – At 14-1 the Fort Madison Lady Hounds may not be…
FM boys dig early hole in loss to Fairfield
BY PCC SPORTS FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds didn’t get on the board until…
Notre Dame boys handle Central Lee
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – Central Lee Head Coach Evan Swanson says his team…
No. 11 Nikes hold off Central Lee girls
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – The Central Lee girls basketball team hung around with…
Despite loss, Crusaders moving in right direction
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The HTC boys locker room was upbeat after…
HTC girls dig early hole against No. 8 WB
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Lady Crusaders just can’t seem to get…
Hounds fall short as COVID shortens bench
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Fort Madison High School’s boys basketball team was…
Fort Madison girls extend win streak to 12 games
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Fort Madison High School’s girls basketball team has…
Lady Hawks win in rout over Danville
PCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – The Central Lee girls basketball teams continues to see an uptick…
Hawks flip script in win over Bears
PCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – Six weeks ago, the Central Lee boys basketball team couldn’t hold…
Manning scores 32 in win over Lady Crusaders
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity’s girls basketball team didn’t have an…