BY PCC STAFF PEKIN – Holy Trinity’s Matt Hellige took 2nd place in the boys 11th grade run at the Pekin Cross-Country Grade races in Fairfield Saturday. Hellige’s time of 17:21 in the 5K run [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity Crusaders need to find a way to get a third out. The boys had upset on their minds again Tuesday night in West Burlington [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity Crusaders had the bases loaded in the bottom of the 8th inning, but couldn’t get a runner around and dropped a 7-8 extra inning affair Friday against [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WASHINGTON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds dropped two games to Washington Friday night 1-7, 8-13. In the opener, sophomore Brandon Reichelt spotted the Demons three runs in the bottom of the first [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhound boys soccer team finished its season 4-13 after a 7-0 shutout at the hands of Clear Creek Amana last Monday night in boys high school [Read More…]
WEST POINT – Five different Crusaders scored Tuesday as the Holy Trinity Catholic upended Keokuk 5-2 in high school boys soccer action. Junior Audrea Vincent scored and had an assist. Sophomores Reed Fehseke and Wyatt [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MEDIAPOLIS – The Fort Madison boys soccer team found themselves in another nailbiter Tuesday night at Mediapolis before falling 2-1. The Hounds dropped a 2-0 decision Monday night at home against Danville. [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – A late-match offensive push by the Bloodhounds wasn’t enough to avoid a shutout as Danville beat Fort Madison Monday night 2-0 at the Baxter Sports Complex. The Hounds were [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Junior Brody Rung threw a hat trick at Washington Monday in boys high school soccer action at the Baxter Sports Complex, but the Hounds couldn’t hold on for the [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WAYLAND – The Fort Madison boys and girls high school track team picked up a meet in Wayland on Thursday night, and picked up eight first place finishes for their efforts. On [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – The Fort Madison boys tennis team fell in a tight match that came down to the No. 3 doubles match. Blake Feuerhammer and Gage Hind, who play at Nos. [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison boys tennis team won their second match in two days and are now over .500 for the season at 4-3 with a 5-4 win over Fairfield on [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WASHINGTON – The Fort Madison boys soccer team went into OT for the second straight match, but this time came out on the wrong end of a 2-3 decision at Washington. Carson [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The FMHS boys tennis team fell 3-6 to Fairfield on Tuesday night with only Jason and Vasin Thurman winning in singles matches, while the duo of Sam [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WAPELLO – HTC snapped a two-game losing skid with an 11-1 pasting of Wapello Thursday night on the road to highlight high school soccer action. Adam Rauenbuehler led the way for the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison got in their first home meet of the year Thursday night and came away with an 8-1 win over Burlington. The Bloodhounds’ only loss came [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF NEW LONDON – The Crusaders boys golf team dropped a dual meet with New London at Deerwood Golf Course on Tuesday evening 180-209. Collin Thornton led the way for HTC with a [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KALONA – The Holy Trinity Catholic boys soccer team has dropped two consecutive road losses to move to 3-3 on the season. The Burlington Grayhounds shut out the Crusaders 4-0 on Saturday, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KEOKUK – The Fort Madison boys tennis team moved to 1-1 on the season with a close 5-4 win over Keokuk on the road Monday night. Two freshman brothers, Jason [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WASHINGTON – The Fort Madison boys and girls track and field squads combined for seven titles at Thursday’s Washington Demon Relays. Elijah Barnes threw 50′-1″ in the shot put to continue his [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – In what Fort Madison High School Head tennis Coach Dean Hogan called one of the top three coldest matches he’s ever been part of, the Hounds dropped [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MONMOUTH – The Fort Madison girls 4×800 relay team of Lauren King, Sierra Howardson, Brett Schneider and Kamryn Bailey had the highest finish of the day Saturday at the Galesburg Last Chance [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 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 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 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 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 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 – 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 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 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 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 CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – You have to go back to Feb. 23, 2015 for the last time Fort Madison beat Mt. Pleasant in boys basketball. That streak tallies up even straight [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Holy Trinity’s very young team came and gave Central Lee’s senior dominated squad a scare Tuesday night… but just a little one. The Hawks varsity boys basketball team [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST BURLINGTON – Holy Trinity used speed and a bit “craftiness” to hang around with West Burlington on Tuesday night at the Falcon’s gym. However, the Crusaders got caught up [Read More…]
Editor’s note: The location of Saturday’s game has been corrected. The Hounds will host Centerville at home. BY PCC STAFF WARSAW – The Fort Madison Bloodhound basketball jinx when playing across the river in Illinois [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MEDIAPOLIS – The Holy Trinity Crusaders boys basketball team had three players score in double figures as they rolled to the first win of the season 58-55 over Mediapolis on [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOSAUQUA – Shooting woes plagued the Holy Trinity boys basketball team Tuesday night as they fell to host Van Buren/Harmony 63-44. Sophomore Matt Hellige led the Crusaders with 12 points on a [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Sign up is currently underway for the 2017 Fort Madison Youth Basketball League. This year the league will be combined with Central Lee and Harmony/Van Buren to make the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MT. PLEASANT – FMHS’s Aaron Steffensmeier had the fastest local time at the Mt. Pleasant Invitational Cross Country meet Tuesday night. Steffensmeier finished 3rd in the Large Class 5K with [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Four Fort Madison area cross country runners finished in the top five at the Fort Madison Invitational Cross Country meet Thursday at Rodeo Park. More than 600 student athletes competed [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – Sierra Howardson took second place at the Fairfield Invitational to lead the FMHS girls to a second place finish as well. Howardson finished behind Mt. Pleasant’s Abby Ryon who ran [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KEOKUK – The Holy Trinity boys cross country team motored to a solid third place finish at the Keokuk Invitational meet Thursday afternoon. HTC’s Matt Hellige finished third in the [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF IOWA CITY – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Cameron Bahl shot an 85 at Pleasant Valley Golf Course, site of the Class 1A District golf tournament. In the individual final rankings, Bahl finished in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FAIRFIELD – Fort Madison High School named two conference champions in boys tennis action Monday. Second-seeded Sam Avery knocked off Elijah Parr of Fairfield 6-4, 7-6 (7-4 tiebreaker) in the [Read More…]
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