BURLINGTON – Gus Macker, the world’s Largest 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will make its first trip to Burlington, Iowa on August 4 – 5, 2018. The “Woodstock of Basketball” started in the drive way of Gus [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Aside from a 3-3 tie in the first quarter, the Mt. Pleasant Panthers showed Fort Madison why they’re one of the best, if not the best, Class [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MOUNT PLEASANT – FMHS senior Kaleb Cresswell said he didn’t want anyone else to be responsible for losing the game in the Hounds’ 50-47 win over Iowa City Liberty, but [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF CARTHAGE – A slow start for the Hounds was enough for Illini West to hold off Fort Madison in a 42-38 loss in Tuesday night’s regular season finale for the Hounds. Seniors [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KALONA – Holy Trinity’s boys basketball team ended their season after giving 18-3 Iowa Mennonite all they could handle Thursday in Kalona, but faltered in the final :30 and fell [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WASHINGTON – In reality, the season ended for the FMHS girls basketball team about eight minutes into their regional opening 49-12 loss to Washington at Washington Wednesday night, After committing [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WINFIELD – Sometimes you just can’t make sense of it, but whatever, what matters is the Holy Trinity Catholic girls basketball team advanced to the Region 5 semifinals with a [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Crusaders got 17 points from sophomore Quentin Schneider and advanced in Class 1A, District 9 sectionals with a 60-50 win over Winfield-Mt. Union at [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fairfield junior Austin Simpson put up 28 points and ruined FMHS’s senior and Hall of Fame night as the Trojans eeked out a 58-56 win in the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity got another strong performance from junior Taylor Boeding as they rolled over Burlington Notre Dame 49-16 in the first round of Iowa High School girls [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF BLOOMFIELD – Fort Madison senior Kaleb Cresswell hit eight 3-pointers to tie an FMHS record as the Hounds dropped Davis County 79-43 in boys high school basketball action Wednesday night. Cresswell and [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – A sluggish 6-point first quarter was enough to keep the Holy Trinity Catholic boys basketball team at bay Tuesday night in a 57-42 loss at Burlington Notre Dame in boys [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WAPELLO – Junior Taylor Boeding fired in 22, including four 3-pointers, but Holy Trinity couldn’t hold off a late Highland rally and fell 62-57 in the Southeast Iowa Superconference Shoot-out Friday at [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison girls got their first win of the season in a 48-34 win over Davis County behind sophomore Sara Bernhart’s 15 points. The win moves [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A cold first half from the field and a lopsided rebound advantage spelled doom for the Fort Madison girls’ basketball team in a 50-19 loss to Washington [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity boys basketball team had upset on its mind Thursday night when the 14-4 New London Tigers came calling. But the Crusaders gave up too [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Seniors Brett Schnieder and Madison Mohrfeld each scored in double figures in Holy Trinity’s win over New London Thursday in girls Southeast Iowa Superconference basketball action. Schneider [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WAPELLO – The Wapello Indians kept Holy Trinity scoreless through the first five minutes of play and rolled to a 90-57 win in boys basketball action Tuesday night. Wapello’s Trenton Massner put [Read More…]
DONNELLSON – The Central Lee Hawks came back from a 10-point deficit to knock off Fort Madison Saturday night in high school boys basketball action. Central Lee senior Evan Doyle connected on two free throws [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MT. PLEASANT – A 19-0 run in the 2nd quarter shut the lights on the upset-minded Fort Madison boys basketball team as Mt. Pleasant downed the Bloodhounds 61-29 Friday at [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Bloodhound boys basketball team has lost seven straight to Southeast Conference rival Mt. Pleasant since the 2014-15 season. Earlier this year, the Panthers handed Fort Madison [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DANVILLE – The patience and steady growth of a young HTC team was rewarded Friday night as the Holy Trinity boys basketball team knocked off Danville 82-73 on the road [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was about this time last year when Head Coach Tony Johnson’s Holy Trinity Crusaders went down to Central Lee and became the talk of the town [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic’s girls basketball team pressed Fort Madison almost the entire game Saturday as the Crusaders evened their season at 8-8 with a 55-24 win over [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was a crosstown rival hoops contest served with a lot of hoops and some cake and ice cream. The Fort Madison Bloodhounds won their eighth game [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF ELDON – Holy Trinity Catholic had five boys in double figures as they handed Cardinal of Eldon a 69-52 loss in southeast Iowa boys high school basketball action Friday night. Junior Brant [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF ELDON – Holy Trinity senior Brett Schneider led the Crusaders to their highest offensive output of the in an 80-41 win over Cardinal of Eldon Friday night in girls Southeast Iowa Superconference [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was a room of red and blue Wednesday as the Fort Madison Elks Lodge put on a full spaghetti dinner for members of the Fort Madison [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – West Burlington had four players score in double figures and had nine different players get in the score book in a 75-41 win over host Holy Trinity Catholic on Tuesday night. The [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison girls basketball team had one of their most balanced scoring nights of the season in a 44-49 loss to Burlington at the Hound Dome Tuesday night. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A 25-3 fourth quarter run by the West Burlington Falcons ruined a chance for Holy Trinity Catholic to even out its season on Tuesday night. The Falcons [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A 63-35 win over WACO gave the Holy Trinity Catholic girls three wins in their last four games and momentum going into the last half of the [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Kaleb Cresswell fired in 20 points to lead Fort Madison past Keokuk 60-49 in boys Southeast Conference basketball action Friday night. The Hounds stand at 8-4 on the year and [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Despite getting 17 points from sophomore Quentin Schneider, the Holy Trinity boys basketball team lost its seventh game in a row, with Friday’s 64-52 loss to WACO on homecoming. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The young Holy Trinity boys basketball team continues to take its lumps, but Head Coach John Hellige says the focus is on having fun, learning, and gaining [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Van Buren Warriors threw 6’3′ sophomore Taryn Scheuermann repeatedly at Holy Trinity Tuesday night and took a second win of the season from the Crusaders 45-32. [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF ALBIA – Senior Taylor Shannan, who’s been battling a groin injury all season, may be past the pain as she put up 22 points Saturday in a close 57-55 loss to Albia [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – Fort Madison High School’s girls basketball team lost its 10th game of the season on Friday 65-19 at the hands of Fairfield. The Hounds got four points each from senior [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A 31-4 second quarter blowout by Burlington Notre Dame sent Holy Trinity to their eighth loss of the season as the Nikes downed the Crusaders 62-45 in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A scoreless stretch of about 11 minutes by Burlington Notre Dame gave Holy Trinity Catholic their second straight win 69-25 over the Nikes to highlight girls high [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WASHINGTON – The Fort Madison Lady Hounds fell to 0-9 on the year with a 19-55 loss Tuesday night on the road at Washington to highlight girls high school basketball action. Taylor [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WASHINGTON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds got 15 second half points from senior Lorenzo Riles in a 76-49 win over host Washington to highlight boys Southeast Conference basketball action Tuesday night. Riles [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF NEW LONDON – The Holy Trinity Catholic boys fell to New London on the road Tuesday 74-12 in boys Southeast Iowa Superconference South division basketball. The Crusaders got six points from sophomore [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF NEW LONDON – HTC senior guard Brett Schneider outscored New London Tuesday night en route to a 73-32 blowout win in girls Southeast Iowa Superconference South division girls basketball action. Schneider converted [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds had four players in double figures Thursday night as they knocked off Burlington Notre Dame 74-67 to round out boys basketball action before [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – A late rally by Holy Trinity came up just short as Wapello downed the Lady Crusaders 47-45 in Tuesday girls basketball action. A 3-pointer from the left baseline by [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Head Coach John Hellige said the Holy Trinity boys basketball team would have a season of learning and some growing pains. And Tuesday’s 70-41 loss at the [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF QUINCY – Illini West rolled over the Fort Madison Bloodhounds 57-9 at the John Wood Shootout in Quincy Tuesday night. The Lady Hounds were led by Eleesha Estrada with four points. Nadia [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF NORTH LIBERTY – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds moved above .500 on the season with a 68-45 win over Iowa City Liberty on the road Tuesday night to highlight area boys basketball action. [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – Mt. Pleasant got 24 points, including 16 in the first half from junior Maddie Williamson, as the Panthers downed Fort Madison 58-27 Friday night in Southeast Conference girls basketball [Read More…]
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