PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds and Holy Trinity Crusaders boys soccer teams both advanced in district soccer action Monday night. Fort Madison rolled to a 3-0 win over host Iowa City [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC Sports FORT MADISON – It took Fort Madison’s baseball team seven games last season to score 16 runs. Monday night during the Bloodhounds’ season-opening double header against Burlington at Fort Madison High [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS DES MOINES – After running in the second heat of the girls class 3A 4×100-shuttle hurdle relay Thursday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, each girl on Fort Madison’s team took [Read More…]
Ten area athletes to compete in Thursday’s opening session of the 2019 State Track Meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – Here’s what on tap at Drake Stadium [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF DANVILLE – Austin Sexton and Brody Rung each scored goals Monday night as Fort Madison edged Danville on the road 2-1 to move the Bloodhounds back to even play on the year. [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity boys soccer squad gave West Burlington/Notre Dame all they could handle, but dropped the fourth contest of the year to the Nikes 2-1 in the Southeast Iowa [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS Fort Madison’s boys soccer team was ready for what was supposed to be a big week when it came to conference play. Mother Nature had other plans, cancelling the Bloodhounds first [Read More…]
Hellige breaks 10-minute mark in 3200 for 2nd place BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS KEOKUK – Fort Madison’s boys track and field team placed second out of the seven boy’s teams that competed at the Keosippi [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – It took an extra hour to get started, but the Holy Trinity Catholic boys’ soccer team was raring to go in a 2-0 shut out of Columbus Tuesday [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – After facing some stiff competition at the Pella Invitational this past weekend, the Fort Madison Bloodhounds are back to winning handily against local competition. On Tuesday, at the Fort Madison [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity’s Josh Barr and Ali Robu both shot a 45 on the front nine at Sheaffer Memorial Golf Course to lead the Crusaders over Van Buren in the dual [Read More…]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – One of the Bloodhounds’ goals at the beginning of the season was to at least reach the .500 mark on the year. After coming away with a 4-2 [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – The Fort Madison boys tennis team remains unbeaten on the year after knocking off Burlington on the road 6-3 to highlight boys’ tennis action Thursday night. The Bloodhounds move [Read More…]
FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison Bloodhound boys tennis team continues to plow through opponents with a 7-2 win Tuesday night in Fairfield. The Bloodhounds top five players have not lost in singles or doubles action [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – Senior Audrae Vincent scored a season-high five goals for the subless Crusaders in an 8-1 win over Wapello in the nightcap at South Park Field Thursday night. Head [Read More…]
PCC STAFF MONMOUTH – The Fort Madison Bloodhound boys track team made a rare outdoor trip to Illinois to compete in the 14th Annual Monmouth-Roseville Titan Invitational Monday night. The Bloodhounds took 4th place out [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Crusaders opened the season with a win on a long day of soccer Saturday at the Baxter Sports Complex, but finished the day 1-2 for [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – At one point it was Holy Trinity 17, the girls “Home” All Stars 13 in Saturday night’s Senior All-Star Classic at Father Minnett Gym at Notre Dame High School Holy [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Jordan Simpson put up 12 points Tuesday night in Mt. Pleasant as the Fort Madison 8th graders split two games with the Panthers. Jamiah Williams had 10 points and [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Jamiah Williams scored 12 points and hauled in six rebounds as the Little Hounds rolled Keokuk 37-18 in the “A” game on Feb. 1. Jordan Simpson and Nick Fullencamp [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A gritty first half wasn’t enough for the Crusaders as Burlington Notre Dame rolled to an 80-49 win in Southeast Iowa Superconference boys basketball action Monday. The [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Crusaders dropped two games in two days as regional action looms next week. The Crusaders fell 62-55 Friday night in the boy’s edition of the Southeast [Read More…]
PCC STAFF WASHINGTON – Fort Madison spotted Washington a three-point first quarter lead and couldn’t find the streak to catch the hosts falling 73-64 Friday night. The Hounds (7-11) on the season, got 19 points [Read More…]
PCC STAFF VAN BUREN – The Warriors put three players in double figures as they handed the HTC boys their 11th loss on the year,. Junior Matt Hellige led the Crusaders with 15 points, 11 [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Losing can be a powerful motivator. Fort Madison senior Logan Rashid said a loss against cross-town rival Holy Trinity two weeks ago is still stuck in his craw. [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – Fairfield won all three games against the Little Hounds’ 8th grade boys team on Tuesday. Nathaniel Swigart led Fort Madison with eight points, two of which came from three-point land in [Read More…]
PCC STAFF KAHOKA – A second quarter shut out by the Fort Madison Bloodhounds Tuesday night was the catalyst to a 53-47 win over Clark County on the road. Junior Jayden Fedler led Fort Madison [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC Editor CEDAR RAPIDS – Cedar Rapids Xavier set a season-high mark for made three-pointers connecting on 15 as the Saints downed Fort Madison at the U.S. Cellular Center 79-61 on Saturday. [Read More…]
PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Fort Madison Middle School 8th grade boys basketball team dropped two of three games to Edward Stone on Thursday. Jamiah WIlliams poured in a dozen points for Fort Madison in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Something was burning and there was cake all over the place, but the Holy Trinity Crusaders boys basketball team worked a 50-49 overtime win over visiting Fort [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Crusaders struggled to get anything going on the perimeter Tuesday against Danville in a 65-46 loss that snapped a three-game winning streak that started before the [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Christmas break has been good for the Holy Trinity boys basketball team. The Crusaders ended the first half of the season with a win over Cardinal of Eldon prior [Read More…]
Fedler leads Southeast Conference in scoring and rebounds, Rashid tops in assists PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison freshman Dayton Davis scored 19 points and 17 points, respectively in Friday and Saturday losses by [Read More…]
PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – You had to go back to Miles Wentzien’s senior year in 2015 to find a Fort Madison boys basketball win over Mt. Pleasant. And the streak almost continued Friday night, [Read More…]
PCC STAFF ELDON – It wasn’t wrapped in a bow, but Holy Trinity packaged up a nifty second half to help snap an eight-game skid with a 68-52 win over Cardinal of Eldon on the [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Washington got 16 points from Trashaun Willis in the second half and pulled away from Fort Madison 73-60 Tuesday night at the HoundDome. Fort Madison had staked itself to a [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A sluggish second quarter from the field is what separated Holy Trinity from an upset bid of West Burlington Tuesday night. The Crusaders scored just four points [Read More…]
PCC STAFF WAYLAND – HTC Head Coach John Hellige is hoping the fourth quarter of Friday’s loss to WACO is sign of things to come. HTC has struggled from the field for most of the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – It wasn’t the same team that pulled away from Danville earlier this week when Fort Madison junior Jayden Fedler hit a career high 41 points. The Bloodhounds boys [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Middle School boys 7th grade basketball team wrapped up its season with a couple wins at home against Mt. Pleasant on Thursday. In the ‘A’ game, Leif [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR – FORT MADISON – Fort Madison post Jayden Fedler may have established himself as one of the dominant inside players in southeast Iowa Thursday night. The 6’4″ junior shattered his [Read More…]
NEW LONDON – The Holy Trinity Junior varsity boys basketball team knocked off New London at New London last Thursday behind 12 points from Chandler Rung. Rung converted four field goals and went 4-of-6 from [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison 7th grade boys basketball squad took two games from Fairfield at home last Thursday, and tied a game. Leif Boeding led the ‘A’ team with 21 points including two [Read More…]
PCC STAFF CENTERVILLE – Bloodhound freshman Dayton Davis had a season high 14 and junior Jayden Fedler poured in 18 as the Hounds got back to winning ways with a 61-52 win over Centerville on [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – The Nikes put up 81 points for the second time this season in an 81-48 win over Holy Trinity Catholic on Homecoming Night Friday in Southeast Iowa Superconference [Read More…]
PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – Leif Boeding and Henry Wiseman each scored eight points to lead FMMS’s 7th grade boys basketball team to a win over Edward Stone 34-27. Carson Rashid had seven points to go [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A smothering West Hancock defense kept Fort Madison out of any rhythm and spurred a 40-69 Bloodhound loss in boys non-conference basketball action Tuesday night. The Hounds [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Middle School 7th grade boys basketball team continued it’s winning ways by knocking off Burlington’s Aldo Leopold 36-12 in the “A” game Thursday at FMMS. Leif Boeding [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KEOKUK – It certainly wasn’t scripted that way, but an 18-foot jumper by FMHS center Jayden Fedler with :09 on the clock in overtime, gave Fort Madison it’s first win [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF RIVERSIDE – The Highland Huskies baffled the Holy Trinity Catholic boys in the first half rushing out to a 44-7 lead after two periods enroute to a 65-35 win in Southeast Iowa [Read More…]
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