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FMHS girls drop Burlington 7-2
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Fort Madison girls tennis team got back on the winning track Friday night with a 7-2 win over Burlington on the road. The Hounds were close to a full [Read More…]
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FMHS girls get dramatic win over undefeated MP
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison girls soccer team moved to 1-1 on the year after knocking off previously unbeaten Mt. Pleasant 2-1 Monday on a cold pitch at Baxter [Read More…]
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Schneider leads HTC junior high girls
BY PCC STAFF HARMONY – The HTC junior high girls track team competed at the Van Buren Junior High Co-Ed Invitational track meet on Thursday at Harmony High School in Farmington. Raquel Schneider ran to [Read More…]
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Bloodhound girls fall at BHS
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Fort Madison girls soccer team held 2-0 Burlington to it’s lowest points all year, but fell 4-0 in the Bloodhounds first match of the season. Head Coach Sebastian Seifert [Read More…]
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FM girls roll Davis County 9-0
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison girls tennis team downed Keokuk Monday 6-3 and then turned around and shut out an overmatched Davis County squad Tuesday night. The wins have [Read More…]
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FMHS girls win season’s first tennis meet
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – In frigid temperatures, the Fort Madison girls tennis team sneaked in a meet with Keokuk Saturday morning. What was originally scheduled to be an Invitational, turned out [Read More…]
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FMHS boys take 5th at Demon Relays
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…]
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Girls 4×800 team takes 3rd at Galesburg Indoor meet
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…]
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Steffensmeier takes 3rd at YMCA girls state meet
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison’s Abby Steffensmeier took 3rd place in the 25-yard breaststroke at the state girls YMCA swim meet held Saturday. Swimming in the 8 & under division Steffensmeier also [Read More…]
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Soroptimists’ Princess Tea Party plans set
Submitted article FORT MADISON – The Princess Tea Party, hosted by Soroptimist International of Fort Madison, will be held on Saturday, April 7th, at the Comfort Inn & Suites in Fort Madison. This yearly fundraiser [Read More…]
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Hounds chase off Mustangs for season’s first win
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…]
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Box scores 24 in HTC rout of New London
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…]
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HTC girls press FMHS into 15th loss
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…]
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HTC girls get win on the road at Cardinal
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…]
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FM Elks spin spaghetti dinner for city’s hoopsters
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…]
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Eight Lady Hounds score in loss to Burlington
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…]
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Falcon’s 4th quarter press dooms HTC girls
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…]
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27-1 3rd quarter run seals win for Crusaders
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…]
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Keokuk doubles up on Lady Bloodhounds, 40-20
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Fort Madison got eight points from Braxtyn McGhghy in their 40-20 loss to Keokuk Friday night on the road. The Chiefs jumped out to a 12-8 lead in the first [Read More…]
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HTC girls fall to Van Buren
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…]
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Lady Hounds get 22 from Shannan in close loss
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…]
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Bloodhound girls continue tough season
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…]
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HTC girls get second win a row
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…]
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Hounds yet to find first win
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…]
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Wapello holds off HTC late rally
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…]
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Williamson goes for 24 as MP downs FMHS girls
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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Danville blows past HTC girls
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A three-minute stretch in the first quarter and a 3-point 3rd quarter was the undoing for the Holy Trinity girls basketball team Friday night in 53-26 loss [Read More…]
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Lady Hawks strong second half downs HTC
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls basketball team were able to slow down undefeated Central Lee through the first half, but a tough third quarter allowed the hosts to [Read More…]
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Battered Lady Hounds fall short to Notre Dame
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – With two seniors out with injuries and one senior leaving the team, the Fort Madison Bloodhounds came up short against Burlington Notre Dame 35-40 in girls high [Read More…]
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HTC girls roll Cardinal behind Schneider’s 16
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity girls rolled to an easy win over Cardinal of Eldon 62-20 Friday night in their first home game of the season. Senior Brett Schneider [Read More…]
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West Burlington rallies in 4th quarter to down HTC girls
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST BURLINGTON – West Burlington Head Coach John Vandenberg’s girls basketball teams have a pesky habit of coming back to beat Holy Trinity in the fourth quarter. Vandenberg, in his [Read More…]
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Mediapolis’ Johnson scores 33 in win over Crusaders
BY PCC STAFF MEDIAPOLIS – Holy Trinity had three girls score in double figures, but fell to the hot shooting 3-0 Mediapolis Bullettes on Saturday night 76-54 to highlight girls high school basketball action. Emily [Read More…]
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HTC girls find second win on the road
BY PCC STAFF WAYLAND – Junior Emily Box led the Holy Trinity girls basketball team to their second win of the season in a 49-46 win over WACO Friday night in Wayland. Holy Trinity, which [Read More…]
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Chiefs blow out Bloodhound girls at home
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Head Coach Charlie Knipe said the Fort Madison girls Bloodhound basketball team has a mental block when it comes to playing Keokuk. It would appear so. The [Read More…]
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Lady Hounds start season 0-2 with loss to Ottumwa
BY PCC STAFF OTTUMWA – The Fort Madison Lady Bloodhounds dropped their second game on the road to open the season Tuesday night 46-19 to Ottumwa. Senior Amber Dilsaver led the Hounds with 9 points [Read More…]
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Xavier Saints send FMHS home again
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR CEDAR RAPIDS – For the second year in a row the Bloodhound volleyball season ended at substate at the hands Cedar Rapids Xavier Monday night. Fort Madison High School faced [Read More…]
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Fort Madison downs MEPO in four games
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds downed Mediapolis in four games Thursday night in girls high school volleyball action. Mediapolis took the second game 25-21 after dropping a close [Read More…]
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Howardson, Schneider lead FMHS lady runners
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MOUNT PLEASANT – Fresh off her home turn win last week at the Fort Madison Invitational, FMHS Senior Sierra Howardson captured 2nd place in the girls 5K run Tuesday night [Read More…]
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FMHS runners take 2nd at Fairfield Invite
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…]
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HTC girls advance to district finals
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST POINT – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls soccer team downed Mediapolis 7-0 Tuesday night in district soccer at South Park in West Point. For their efforts, they get to [Read More…]
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Chiefs hand HTC girls home loss
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – A physical game ended in a 1-0 loss for the Holy Trinity girls soccer team Tuesday night at South Park. Keokuk came into West Point to avenge an earlier [Read More…]
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Lady Hounds end season a high note
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Kalifa McCaleb scored a goal and had three assists to lead Fort Madison in a 5-0 win over Mt. Pleasant in the regular season finale on Monday at the [Read More…]
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Hounds put up lofty numbers at state track meet
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DES MOINES – A cold, misty day didn’t stop the Fort Madison track teams from putting up some lofty numbers at the state track meet in Des Moines Friday afternoon. [Read More…]
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Hounds snap four-game streak at Fairfield
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison Lady Bloodhounds lost 3-0 and split the season with Southeast Conference frontrunner Fairfield in Thursday high school soccer action. The Hounds only managed two shots on goal, [Read More…]
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HTC girls blast Mid-Prairie 8-2
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST POINT – The Lady Crusaders capitalized on some balanced scoring including three scores from senior Ali Randolph in an 8-2 win over Mid-Prairie Wellman in girls soccer action Tuesday [Read More…]
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Hounds boys and girls place at conference meet
PCC STAFF MOUNT PLEASANT – The Fort Madison Bloodhound boys and girls track teams competed in the Southeast Conference track meet Thursday night at the MapleLeaf complex in Mount Pleasant and both came away with [Read More…]
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Kester scores first goal in win over Assumption
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison girls soccer team continued its bright season on Friday night with a 5-0 pounding of Davenport West at the Baxter Sports Complex. The Hounds, [Read More…]
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Lady Hound runners 4th at Keosippi Relays
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Fort Madison Lady Hounds mixed things up a bit in Keokuk Tuesday and finished fourth at the Keosippi Relays. Brett Schneider took a break from the 800-meter run and [Read More…]
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FMHS girls get 4 firsts at Washington Invite
BY PCC STAFF WASHINGTON – Despite four first-place finishes, and a handful of other top five finishers, the Lady Hounds finished 5th of 6 teams at the Washington Invitational Thursday night in girls high school [Read More…]
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Hounds girls dominate Keokuk in tennis
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Fort Madison girls tennis team took seven of nine games from host Keokuk Tuesday night. The Lady Hounds won No. 2 through No. 6 in singles matches highlighted by [Read More…]