PCC STAFF NEW LONDON – Holy Trinity got 20 points from junior Quentin Schneider, but couldn’t hold up high-octane New London Tuesday night in Southeast Iowa Superconference boys basketball action. The Class 1A 4th-ranked Tigers [Read More…]
PCC STAFF NEW LONDON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls basketball team has won four in a row and five of their last six including a 63-34 win at New London on Tuesday night. The [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…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Senior Emily Box was held scoreless for three and a half quarters Tuesday night, but the Holy Trinity girls basketball team rallied for a 29-26 win over [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity girls basketball coach Tony Johnson said the Crusaders still aren’t playing their best basketball, but Monday’s 60-43 win over Mt. Pleasant was pretty darned close. [Read More…]
PCC STAFF CEDAR RAPIDS – Several Lee County swimmers helped the Burlington High School swim team to a 6th-place finish at the highly-regarded Linn-Mar Invitational on Saturday in Cedar Rapids. Central Lee’s Blake Wyrick has [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…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Crusaders got five three-pointers from senior Taylor Boeding in the second half, but couldn’t catch up to Central Lee, falling 50-46 Friday night at home. Boeding, who [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – The Holy Trinity Catholic 8th grade girls finished the season even at 6-6 with a 29-27 loss to WACO at home Thursday before the holiday break. Mary Hellige led [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…]
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 – The Holy Trinity Crusaders girls basketball team held off a wild last minute rally from WACO to hold off for a 42-37 win Friday night on the road. The Lady Crusaders [Read More…]
PCC STAFF BURINGTON – The Burlington Grayhounds swim team, featuring several athletes from Lee County schools, won a dual meet Thursday against Clinton at the Burlington High School pool. Holy Trinity Catholic junior Jacob Mohrfeld [Read More…]
WEST POINT – Mary Hellige poured in 16 points as the HTC girls 8th grade team rebounded from a loss last week to Central Lee. The Lady Crusaders downed Danville 35-6 in West Point. Alexa [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Van Buren junior Taryn Scheuermann has already committed to the University of Northern Iowa and she lived up to the hype on Tuesday at Shottenkirk Gym. The [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After playing some of their best basketball of the year, the Holy Trinity Crusaders went almost silent in the second half as Van Buren pulled out a [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…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity girls continue to get balanced scoring and strong inside defense to help keep them in the win column. The Crusaders held off a third quarter [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Reed Fehseke fired in 14 and Quentin Schneider had 10 to lead Holy Trinity in a 67-39 loss to New London at home Tuesday in boys Southeast Superconference basketball action. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Junior Ashlynn Haas hit four 3-pointers in a row in a two-minute stretch over the third and fourth quarter to lead Holy Trinity to a 58-28 win [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity’s young basketball season seemed to be taking shape for the boys in the first half Saturday night, but somebody put a lid on the Crusaders’ [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity wiped out a six point deficit at the end of the third quarter but fell just :04 seconds short of knocking off visiting Mediapolis Saturday [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…]
PCC STAFF RIVERSIDE – Holy Trinity Catholic senior Taylor Boeding found her long distance range connecting on six 3-pointers ias the Crusaders downed Highland of Riverside 56-51 to highlight girls basketball action Thursday night. The [Read More…]
PCC STAFF DANVILLE – Junior Matt Hellige scored 14 to lead the Holy Trinity Catholic boys basketball team in a 68-51 loss to Danville Monday night to open regular season play for both teams. The [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – HTC boys head basketball coach John Hellige must have put something in the water bottles at Holy Trinity Catholic last year as his Crusaders have seen a [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Post season volleyball accolades keep coming in for area athletes. Holy Trinity Catholic’s senior Emily Box is was selected for, and is competing in, this weekend’s Senior All-Star Classic in [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Girls basketball team swept a junior high matchup with Van Buren on Tuesday night. In the 8th grade game, Brooke Mueller scored 15 as the Crusaders went [Read More…]
Here’s a compilation of images from the 2018 State Class 1A Volleyball championship match Friday night at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids featuring the 2018 State Runner-Up Holy Trinity Catholic Crusaders! – Photos [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR CEDAR RAPIDS – A storybook season came to an end Friday amidst the tears and anguish of a Goliath that David couldn’t slay. Janesville sent the Holy Trinity Catholic Crusaders [Read More…]
Holy Trinity Catholic Schools released the first quarter student honor rolls for the 2018-19 school year. Pen City Current congratulations all the students are their accomplishments. 4.0 Honor Roll 7th Grade: Mary Bendlage, Taegan Denning, [Read More…]
I can’t drive 55…or 65 for that matter, there’s just too much to do. This week I’ve made the mind-numbing trek to the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids on what will be three straight [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR CEDAR RAPIDS – A two-point error in favor of the Holy Trinity girls volleyball team was the catalyst for a return trip to the Class 1A state championship. The Crusaders, [Read More…]
Pen City Current Photos by Chuck Vandenberg
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR CEDAR RAPIDS – After a first set that left Holy Trinity Catholic fans on their seats, the Crusaders settled in to cruise to a three-set win over Montezuma to advance [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Been there – done that. Head Coach Melissa Freesmeier, if you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know yet, is taking the Holy Trinity Crusaders to [Read More…]
ANIAH ROSS PCC INTERN FORT MADISON – HTC has yet again put on a fantastic show. This year they have put their talents to the play, Leaving Iowa. This play is absolutely relatable to almost [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic hosted an induction ceremony for the newest members of National Honor Society on Wednesday. The students newly inducted include: Taylor Boeding, Connor Holvoet, Yulu Zhang (honorary), [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR OTTUMWA – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Mya Lawlor spent most of the last season and part of this season in a knee brace. She said nothing was going to stop her [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Hundreds of area residents packed into Shottenkirk Gymnasium Sunday morning for the second day of God’s Portion Day, Holy Family Parish’s largest fundraiser of the year. Not [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT DODGE – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Matt Hellige was all smiles after improving almost 32 spots over his 2017 performance at Saturday’s State Cross Country Meet in Fort Dodge. Hellige, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A 16-year old Holy Trinity Catholic student rubbed elbows with some of the brightest agriculture minds in the world as part of the Global Youth Institute in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – He’s not your prototypical cross-country runner. At least not someone his size. HTC junior Matt Hellige will be running Saturday in the Class 1A state cross-country meet [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The 44th annual Holy Trinity God’s Portion Day is set for this weekend at Holy Trinity High School. A multitude of great auction prizes are once again up for [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After a hiccup in the second set, the Holy Trinity volleyball team moved on to the Region 8 Class 1A semifinals with a win over WACO at [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MEDIAPOLIS – It took 30 points to avoid a tiebreaker third set, but Holy Trinity Catholic was able to find that point Thursday night on a Taylor Boeding kill to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – What started out with flowers and laughter ended with frustration and disbelief as Holy Trinity suffered it’s first home loss in more than a year Tuesday night. [Read More…]
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