BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison School board voted Monday night to approve an agreement to allow Holy Trinity Catholic student athletes to play baseball for the Bloodhounds this summer. At [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 CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fourteen-year veteran Holy Trinity Elementary teacher Teri Holtkamp knew about 10 seconds into Lucy Arevalo’s nomination that she was going to be the teacher of the year. The [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic Schools has announced its first semester Honor Roll for the 2018-2019 school year. Pen City Current joins our family of advertising partners in congratulating these students for their academic [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic Schools has announced its second quarter Honor Roll for the 2018-2019 school year. Pen City Current joins our family of advertising partners in congratulating these students for their academic [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR PACKWOOD – It got out of hand early, and despite a solid third quarter, the Holy Trinity boys basketball team’s season ended Thursday night at Pekin 74-42 in Class 1A districts. [Read More…]
Most of the time in newspapers, when a reporter/editor or balding owner makes a mistake, you get something buried in the bottom of page three off the valuable front page, but plausible. Not me. I [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Emily Box may have summed it up best after the Crusaders ended Burlington Notre Dame’s season Tuesday night. “I’ve never played a game that rough [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – The Holy Trinity boys are undefeated in day games this year. The Crusaders played a make-up game Saturday morning at Central and held on for a 55-53 win in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It’s getting tougher and tougher to find ways to send Holy Trinity athletes off to state, but they found a way again on Friday as juniors Wyatt [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 CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls basketball team is just one win from tying an HTC record for wins in a season. Thursday’s 78-30 Southeast Iowa Superconference win [Read More…]
Dear Editor: Catholic Schools Week, January 27-February 1, 2019, is an important time to celebrate the history and future of Catholic education in our communities. Holy Trinity Catholic is proud to carry on the tradition [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Due to the potential for record-setting wind chill temperatures tonight through Thursday, Fort Madison Community Schools and Holy Trinity Catholic will be releasing two hours early today. They have also canceled school [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 VAN BUREN – Van Buren snapped Holy Trinity’s winning streak at six, but it took all four quarters to get it done. The Crusaders held a four-point half-time lead but surrendered [Read More…]
Holy Trinity Catholic Schools is celebrating National Catholic Schools Week January 27 through February 2. During this special week, Holy Trinity Catholic Schools would like to thank their community, their HTC families, alumni, and all [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Despite some cool first quarter shooting, the Holy Trinity girls basketball team sailed to its sixth consecutive win Saturday. The Crusaders wound up sneaking in a make-up game [Read More…]
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…]
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