BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The beat goes on….and the beat goes on. The Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball team is marching to a steady tempo of wins, stacking up five more in [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Holy Trinity volleyball team breezed through the Keokuk Invitational tournament Saturday without dropping a set. The Crusaders, ranked 4th in Class 1A in the Iowa High School Girls Athletic [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – On Friday night at Bracewell Stadium the Hounds ran into too much Taven Harris, too much DJ Pugh, and too much purple and gray. The Burlington Grayhounds threw [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity volleyball team battled through a tough 2nd set against 11th-ranked Class 2A Van Buren at Shottenkirk Gym Thursday. The Crusaders, still ranked #4 in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It’s gonna be a game of here’s what we do, see if you can stop us. The Fort Madison Bloodhounds will travel to Bracewell Stadium Friday to [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Henry Wiseman scored on a 12-yard touchdown run, but Fort Madison Middle School was unable to get past West Burlington in seventh grade football action Tuesday night as the [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity Catholic volleyball team has yet to lose a set this season as they rolled over Burlington-Notre Dame 25-17, 25-19, 25-5 on the road Monday night. That record [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Despite what looks on paper to be an easy win for the FMHS volleyball team, the Hounds ran into several slumps in fighting off Keokuk at home [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The 4th-ranked HTC Crusaders fought off the tenacious defense of New London in a three-set sweep Monday night in girls volleyball action. The Crusaders were coming off [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – Dayne Cordray took 5th place to lead the Fort Madison Bloodhounds at the Fairfield Cross Country Invitational Thursday evening at the Waterworks Park. Cordray’s 17:32 led the Hounds in the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR TIFFIN – As it was in 2017, the Fort Madison Bloodhounds took a 2-0 record on the road and found themselves overmatched trying to get a third win. FMHS went [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was a two clipboard night for head coach Kent Bailey’s Bloodhound volleyball team. Bailey, who’s been known to toss a clipboard or two in his day, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison girls volleyball team is on a five-match win streak taking four out of five contests on Saturday at the Quincy Tournament and then going to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Hounds put on an offensive juggernaut against a broken down West Burlington-Notre Dame football team Friday night, but it might have been the defensive effort that [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – For the second year in a row, the Fort Madison Bloodhound football team is starting 1-0. And for the second year in a row, the Hounds opened with [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Inheriting a program that has won just nine games in the past four years combined screams you have nowhere to go but up. Fort Madison’s Ron Walker, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison High School girls volleyball team will be looking to fill some big holes left by departing seniors from last year’s squad. The Bloodhounds need [Read More…]
DES MOINES – The following is the weekly fishing report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for southeast Iowa. Big Hollow Lake Largemouth Bass – Slow: Anglers are catching nice bass around the edges [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF DES MOINES – Excess deer tags for the 2018 nonresident deer hunting season go on sale Monday July 28, at 6 a.m. Hunters that have not already obtained a deer tag through [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Bloodhound Youth football camp wrapped up Wednesday with more than 65 youth participating in annual summer football drill camp. Head Coach Tony Shiffman said numbers are comparable to [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Lee County Conservation and Pheasants Forever are hosting a family fishing derby this Saturday, July 21 at 9 a.m. at Riverview Park in Fort Madison. There will be no charge for this [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR NEW LONDON – The Burlington Notre Dame Nikes held HTC to just one hit in a 4-2 loss Tuesday ending the Crusaders’ season. The twos team played for the third [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST POINT – A six-run fourth inning that started with a hit-batsman and two errors gave the Fort Madison Bloodhounds what they needed to down Holy Trinity 6-1 on Wednesday [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF BURLINGTON – Registration for the only Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Iowa in 2018 is now open. The tournament will be held on August 4 & 5 in downtown Burlington between [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MT. PLEASANT – The Bloodhounds baseball team managed just three hits in two games as Mt. Pleasant pounded FMHS 16-1, 12-0 in a doubleheader Monday night on the road. Dayne [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF DAVENPORT – The Fort Madison Lady Hounds softball team dropped a doubleheader on the road Wednesday night at Davenport North 11-3 and 12-2. FMHS looked to make a game of the opener [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Junior hurler Waylon Weirather pitched a complete game shut out Monday night for Central Lee as the Hawks rolled over Holy Trinity 6-0. It was shaping up to [Read More…]
DES MOINES – The following is the fishing report for local lakes, ponds and rivers for southeast Iowa for the week ending June. 13. Big Hollow Lake Water temperature are in the 80’s. Largemouth Bass [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF MONTROSE – Lee County Conservation will hold a Duck Blind Drawing on Thursday, June 21st at 6:30 p.m. at the Lee County Conservation Center. The blind locations will be located on the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Despite the vast numbers of activities, sports, events he will be charged with, building character and integrity in local students is one of Jeremy Swink’s top priorities. [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WATERLOO – Fort Madison’s Katie Larson and Miho Shirai captured 8th place at the Iowa High School Girls state doubles tennis tournament at the Byrnes Park Tennis Center Thursday in Waterloo. Larson, [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WEST POINT – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls soccer team needed three goals in the second period to get past Columbus Junction in the first round of Region 8 district soccer Tuesday [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…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Holy Trinity girls soccer team is ending the season on an uptick winning four of their last five including a 6-2 win over Keokuk Monday night. Elle Rashid and [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison senior Nathan Benge has been chosen for the 2018 All-Iowa Des Moines Register Sports Awards. Benge will be inducted in the Special Olympics group of athletes on [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DES MOINES – It was a banner day for seniors on the Fort Madison track and field team as two seniors wrapped up the day with five events and five [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Central Lee’s shuttle hurdle relay team made a quick exit from the Iowa State Track and Field meet in Des Moines on Saturday after disqualifying in the [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Brody Rung scored on assists from Austin Sexton and Gavin Ransdell with about four minutes left in the game to lift the Fort Madison Bloodhounds over Holy Trinity 2-1 [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DES MOINES – With personal records falling all over the place and medals being thrown around people’s necks, it’s been a pretty darned good day for Fort Madison at the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR DES MOINES – Fort Madison senior Leigh Johnson’s wearing a medal around the grounds at Drake Stadium with a big smile on her face. With a 37′ throw, which bested [Read More…]
DES MOINES – The following is the weekly fishing report provided by the Iowa Department of Transportation for the week ending May 23, 2018 Big Hollow Lake Water temperature is in the upper 60’s. Water clarity is good. [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – FMHS senior Taylor Shannan scored four goals to help the Lady Bloodhounds snap a 10-game losing streak to Keokuk on the road Tuesday night. The Hounds went up 2-0 in [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – Fort Madison’s top girls double tennis team breezed through the bracket at Fairfield Middle School Wednesday to advance to the girls state tennis meet on May 30th and 31st in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – They were born on July 30, 2003…both of them and 15 years later they’re headed to the Iowa High School boys state tennis tournament on May 25 [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Lady Hounds were bounced from regional team tennis action Monday, but took Notre Dame to the limit in the second round. FMHS took five [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WINFIELD – Holy Trinity Catholic senior Collin Thornton is playing some of his best golf of the year at the perfect time. The three-sport athlete qualified for state district golf action with [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison boys soccer team was shut out Thursday night by Fairfield 10-0 with the game-ending goal coming at the 18-minute mark in the second half. The Trojans scored [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Junior goalkeeper Javier Trejo had 16 saves in a 5-1 Bloodhound loss to Mt. Pleasant Friday night. The Hounds held the Panthers to a 1-0 lead with the only [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls soccer team got a hefty dose of big city soccer with three losses at the Adidas Tournament of Champions at the Burlington Rec Plex. [Read More…]
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