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HTC junior high girls win home opener
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Mary Kate Bendlage went off for 18 as the 8th grade Lady Crusaders rolled to a 49-5 win over Central Lee on Thursday night. Six other girls got in [Read More…]
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Crusaders roll to 10th straight state tourney
HTC opens Nov. 13 as 7th seed vs No. 2 Council Bluffs St. Albert BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – The 10th consecutive trip to the state tournament for Holy Trinity’s volleyball team is [Read More…]
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Crusaders one match from return to Cedar Rapids
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOSAUQUA – It’s was about 48 minutes of volleyball and suddenly Seymour’s season was over. The Lady Warriors put up very little struggle as the 8th-ranked Holy Trinity Crusaders rolled to [Read More…]
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HTC 7th graders lose in 2nd tiebreaker at state meet
BY PCC SPORTS ANKENY – The Holy Trinity 7th grade cross country team just missed winning the team state meet at the Dick Washburn Middle School Statewide meet last weekend. Tate Green finished 7th overall [Read More…]
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Lady Hawks hold off No. 8 Crusaders at home
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMP PCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – It was volley after volley on the final point of the fourth set. Holy Trinity had eight chances to get the point to stay alive in the set. [Read More…]
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Hellige 5th at Hillcrest Academy Invite
IOWA CITY – Holy Trinity senior Matt Hellige was just 13 seconds off the pace at the Hillcrest Academy Invitational held at Iowa City Regina Monday night. The Invitational features some of the area’s bigger [Read More…]
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Lady Hawks, HTC girls both go 3-1 at Keokuk tourney
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Knoxville proved to a be thorn in the side of Lee County schools at the Keokuk Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday. Holy Trinity Catholic advanced to the championship match against the [Read More…]
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Crusaders find heart in win over BND
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – “These girls are better than they think they are,” said Holy Trinity Catholic girls volleyball coach Melissa Freesmeier Tuesday night. Freesmeier was all kinds of fired up after [Read More…]
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Tigers send No. 5 HTC home in four sets
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS NEW LONDON — Hit after hit was sailing out of bounds, and Holy Trinity volleyball coach Melissa Freesmeier felt helpless. The Crusaders’ four-game loss to New London on Thursday night was [Read More…]
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HTC girls sweep Cardinal and Winfield
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – The Holy Trinity girls junior high and junior varsity girls softball teams won three and lost two last week in local softball action. On Friday, the junior high girls [Read More…]
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HTC gets storm-shortened win over Mid-Prairie
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST POINT – Lightning struck, figuratively, with six minutes left in the first half of 9th-ranked Holy Trinity Catholic’s girls regional soccer game when senior Taylor Boeding blistered in a shot [Read More…]
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HTC junior high girls start season with win
BY PCC STAFF NEW LONDON – The Holy Trinity girls softball team started the season with a 16-2 win over New London in just five innings Monday night. Mary Hellige got the win for the [Read More…]
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HTC schools announce honor roll
4.0 Honor Roll 7th Grade Mary Kate Bendlage, Michael Chapman, Taegan Denning, Connor Gehling, Jenna Hellman, Natalie Randolph, Maddox Rung 8th grade Kayla Box, Laura Mehmert, Brianna Wright 9th Grade Abby Holtkamp, Jack Malinski, Mitchell [Read More…]
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Vincent gives Crusaders high five in 8-1 win
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…]
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HTC girls blow out Keokuk Monday night
PCC STAFF WEST POINT – Holy Trinity’s Claire Pothitakis continues to rack up goals in the fresh high school soccer season. The sophomore has back-to-back three-goal performances for six on the season for the 2-0 [Read More…]
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HTC kids bring flytrap to life in “Little Shop of Horrors”
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Ok …so… there’s like this really big 7-foot plant on the stage at Holy Trinity Catholic High School?….and it’s gonna eat some people. In a spunky rendition of [Read More…]
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Barr medalist at HTC dual boys meet
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Josh Barr carded a 47 on the front nine at Sheaffer Memorial Golf Course Monday in a dual meet with Danville. Barr put together a string [Read More…]
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Crabtree holds Keokuk scoreless in HTC win
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Holy Trinity Catholic senior Adam Rauenbuehler had another three goal night Monday as HTC rolled Keokuk 8-0 in high school soccer action Monday night in Keokuk. Audrae Vincent had two goals [Read More…]
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HTC presents Little Shop of Horrors
Holy Trinity Catholic presents Little Shop of Horrors this Friday & Saturday, April 5 & 6 at 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 7 at 3:00 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Shottenkirk Gymnasium. Admission is $5 [Read More…]
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HTC 4th, FMHS 6th at FM Invite
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…]
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HTC announces first semester Honor Roll
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…]
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HTC announces second quarter Honor Roll
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…]
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HTC girls go cold in season-ending loss
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR SIGOURNEY – If it wasn’t the turnovers that did them in, the poor shooting didn’t help. The Holy Trinity Lady Crusaders committed 24 turnovers, shot 31% from the field and [Read More…]
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Pekin ends HTC boys’ hoops season
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…]
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Lady Crusaders hold off Nikes in regional tussle
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…]
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HTC girls give Van Buren a run on the road
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…]
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Holy Trinity Catholic Schools celebrate Catholic Schools Week
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…]
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HTC girls win sixth straight
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…]
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HTC girls rally in crazy Danville matchup
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…]
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HTC debate team brings home honors
DES MOINES – The Holy Trinity Catholic Debate Team had great success at the State Debate Tournament on January 4th and 5th. Every student from HTC earned awards. Sam Pothitakis received the award for Top [Read More…]
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Second half rally falls short for HTC girls
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…]
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HTC junior high girls finish with split at WACO
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…]
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HTC boys get seasons first win at Cardinal
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…]
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HTC girls fall in OT to West Burlington
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The West Burlington Lady Falcons have a curse on the Holy Trinity girls basketball team. In the past two years, the Crusaders have held leads in the [Read More…]
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Crusaders score 34 in 4th quarter; fall to WACO
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…]
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HTC girls hold off wild WACO rally for win
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…]
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HTC jayvee knocks off New London, VB
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…]
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Van Buren too much for Holy Trinity girls
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…]
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HTC boys quiet in 2nd half loss to Van Buren
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…]
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Nikes race past Holy Trinity boys 81-48
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…]
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Balanced scoring keeps HTC in the win column
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…]
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Soft second half sinks Crusaders to 0-3
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…]
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HTC girls just miss bid for Mepo upset
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…]
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Highland too much for HTC boys
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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Boeding hits six 3-pointers in Crusaders win
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…]
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Danville knocks down HTC boys in opener
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…]
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Holy Trinity boys hoops team growing up
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…]
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HTC junior high girls sweep Van Buren
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…]
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Moments from the HTC volleyball championship match
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…]
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Holy Trinity takes Class 1A runner-up trophy
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…]