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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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Hound 7th graders win at Washington
WASHINGTON – Marcus Guzman scored 10 points to lead Fort Madison’s 7th Grade Little Hounds boys basketball team to a 35-16 over Washington Tuesday night. Caden Barnes had eight points and led the Hounds in [Read More…]
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Tourney time – Crusaders pick perfect time to peak
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Ten in a row… and counting. This year’s squad of Holy Trinity Crusaders, almost to a person, said at the beginning of the season they didn’t know what [Read More…]
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HTC 8th graders roll in opener
BY PCC SPORTSWINFIELD MT. UNION – Holy Trinity girls junior high basketball team split in it’s season opener The 8th grade girls won 40-18 behind 16 points from Natalie Randolph. Mary Kate Bendlage had 13. [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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Central Lee finishes season with win at Davis County
BY PCC STAFF BLOOMFIELD – The Central Lee Hawks finished the year on an uptick with back-to-back wins as they knocked off Davis County 28-6 Friday night. Davis County got on the board first with [Read More…]
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Hounds surrender “County Seat” to Chiefs
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison Athletic Director Jeremy Swink got a chorus of “boooos” from a disgruntled Hound student section as he carried the “county seat” out and set it on [Read More…]
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Hounds look for first winning season since 2010
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – This one means more than just the battle for Lee County. With the Keokuk Chiefs sitting at 5-3 and guaranteed a winning season, the Fort Madison Bloodhounds are [Read More…]
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DNR to dump 1,000 prize tagged trout at Wilson Lake Saturday
SOUTHEAST IOWA – The following is the weekly Iowa Department of Natural Resources fishing report for the week ending Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 Environmental Discovery Park North PondThe fall trout release will be Oct. 26th [Read More…]
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Fort Madison struggles at Mepo quadrangular
BY PCC STAFF MEDIAPOLIS – The Lady Hounds struggled with some stiff competition at Thursday’s quadrangular at Mediapolis. The girls fell to Class 2A’s second-ranked Mediapolis 12-25, 11-25 and then lost to Class 1A No. [Read More…]
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Bass runs through Hounds for five TDs in 35-10 loss
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MT. PLEASANT – Mt. Pleasant breaks out of each huddle behind imposing 6’6″ 335 lb. tackle Henry Lutovsky. But it was the 5’11 Logan Bass the proved to be too much [Read More…]
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Hound boys run past Washington for conference title
BY PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – A bit of a battle is brewing between Fort Madison junior Anthony Barnes and sophomore Will Gager, but the end result has been solid team finishes for the Fort [Read More…]
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Holy Trinity pushes No. 2 Mepo in regular season finale
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR MEDIAPOLIS – The Mediapolis volleyball team had given up just seven games all year and has amassed a 35-1 record. The Class 2A 2nd-ranked Bulldogs moved to 39-1 on the year [Read More…]
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Hellige takes 3rd at Superconference meet
FAIRFIELD – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Matt Hellige was 19 seconds off the pace at the Southeast Iowa Superconference meet Monday at Fairfield’s Waterworks Park. The senior, who’s ranked 16th in Class 1A, as of the [Read More…]
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Strong first half not enough for Hounds
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – The first half could have set the tone. The second half finished the story. Fort Madison had its chances in the low-scoring first two quarters in Friday’s game [Read More…]
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Fort Madison sweeps first round of conference tourney
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds are getting some of their best volleyball at the right time. The Hounds swept the pool play in the Southeast Conference tournament at Burlington on [Read More…]
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Little Hounds move to 5-0 on the year
WASHINGTON – A 28-0 shutout over Washington has moved the Fort Madison 8th grade football team to 5-0 on the season. Teague Smith exploded for 229 yards on just 20 carries and scored four touchdowns [Read More…]
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HTC girls sweep West Burlington on the road
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity Catholic girls volleyball team is, once again, beginning to peak at just the right time. The Class 1A 8th-ranked Crusaders swept West Burlington on the road [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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Fort Madison 8th grade ‘A’ team move to 9-6 on the year
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison 8th grade girls volleyball A team is 9-6 on the year after dropping two of three to Fairfield Monday night. Lauren Helmick was 16 of 16 [Read More…]
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Lady Hawks sweep Cardinal
DONNELLSON – The Central Lee Lady Hawks (18-8) beat Cardinal 25-12, 25-10, 25-7 at home Thursday night. Mya Merschman was 20-21 hitting with 11 kills and four blocks. She also served 12 of 12 with [Read More…]
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Blue Demons throw 7 TDs in win over Hawks
BY PCC STAFF ALBIA – Junior quarterback Blake Chance threw for seven touchdowns as the Blue Demons rolled over Central Lee 49-18 Friday night. The Blue Demons (1-5) jumped out to a 21-0 first quarter [Read More…]
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Holy Trinity girls sweep WACO
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic’s girls volleyball team moved to 18-7 overall and 5-2 in the Superconference with a sweep of WACO on Thursday night at home. The Crusaders are ranked [Read More…]
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Hellige 2nd, Crusaders 6th at W-MU meet
BY PCC STAFF WINFIELD – HTC senior Matt Hellige was just two seconds off the paced at Twin Lakes Golf Course in Winfield on Thursday night. Hellige finished 2nd overall with a time of 16:28, [Read More…]
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Hounds can’t keep pace with No. 5 Mediapolis
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It ended as it probably should have with Mediapolis senior Helaina Hillyard recording a kill from the center of the net. The Class 2A fifth-ranked Bulldogs kept Fort [Read More…]
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Hawks could get on track at Albia
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Someone’s getting their first win of the season on Friday in Albia. Central Lee (0-5) goes into Blue Demon territory after a rough first half of the year playing [Read More…]
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Hounds have chance to end 12-year slide against Fairfield
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds haven’t beaten Fairfield in a dozen years. But this Friday’s matchup probably presents the best chance for a Hounds’ win, and could put Fort [Read More…]
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Little Hounds stay undefeated with shutout
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Henry Wiseman ran for 184 yards and two touchdowns including a 54-yard scamper to lead Fort Madison to a 34-0 win over Ottumwa Tuesday at home. Wiseman had another [Read More…]
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Fort Madison moves over .500 in conference play
BY PCC STAFF WASHINGTON – The Fort Madison Lady Hounds moved to 3-2 in Southeast Conference play with a four-game win over Washington on the road Tuesday night. The Hounds won the first game 25-18 [Read More…]
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Fort Madison boys 1st, girls 2nd at Washington
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WASHINGTON – The Fort Madison Bloodhound boys cross country team continues lofty performances half way through the fall season. At Tuesday’s Washington Invitational, the Hounds had their five scoring runners finish [Read More…]
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Mid-Prairie runs away from Hawks in second half
BY PCC STAFF WELLMAN – The Central Lee Hawks were giving Mid-Prairie of game through the first quarter, but the Golden Hawks ran away with the things from that point on. The Hawks fell to [Read More…]
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HTC takes 3rd, Central Lee 4th at Superconference tourney
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC SPORTS BURLINGTON – The Holy Trinity Crusaders just missed taking Class 2A’s 4th-ranked Van Buren Warriors to a tiebreaker at the Southeast Iowa Superconference volleyball tournament Saturday at SCC. The Crusaders, ranked [Read More…]
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Fort Madison goes 1-4 at Liberty Invitational
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Lady Hounds salvaged one win a five match invitational Monday night at Iowa City Liberty. Fort Madison managed to split two games with Fairfield 25-22, 21-25 [Read More…]
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Youth fall basketball leagues forming
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fall Youth Basketball League registration is now open at the Fort Madison Family YMCA. The Y’s Youth Basketball Program is broken into two leagues, Mighty Mites and 1st/2nd Grade. [Read More…]
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Hellige 37th at loaded Steve Johnson Invite
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WAVERLY – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Matt Hellige continues his stellar final high school cross-country year at the Wartburg College Steve Johnson Invitational Saturday. The 28-team, 186-runner event featured some of the [Read More…]
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Fort Madison still baffled by perennial power Solon
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR SOLON – Head Coach Derek Doherty said the Bloodhounds took a back seat in the first half to one of the state’s best football programs. But out of the lockerroom, the [Read More…]
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HTC girls avenge loss to NL in conference pool win
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – The journey Holy Trinity’s volleyball team takes in the next few weeks may have had the path determined by the final points of Thursday’s SEI Superconference Tournament play. [Read More…]
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Hounds face stiffest test yet at No. 4 Solon
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It’s probably gonna be wet. It’s surely gonna be physical and it’s definitely the toughest test of the year. But as Fort Madison Head Football Coach Derek Doherty [Read More…]
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FMMS safety enough for win over Burlington
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – A 1st quarter safety by Fort Madison’s Henry Wiseman was all the scoring that would take place in the Hounds 2-0 win over Burlington on Tuesday night. Wiseman and [Read More…]
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Lady Hawks follow up HTC Classic title with WB loss
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The Central Lee girls may have had a bit of fatigue after the grueling Holy Trinity Classic Monday night as they fell in four games to West Burlington on [Read More…]
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Hellige 2nd; Gager, Dennis 3rd at Mt. Pleasant meet
MT. PLEASANT – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Matt Hellige was just two seconds off the pace at Tuesday night’s Mt. Pleasant Invitational to claim second in the boys 5K. Hellige’s time of 17:38.58 was second in [Read More…]
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FMMS girls move to 4-0 on the year
FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Middle School 8th grade volleyball A team moved to 4-0 on the year with a two-game win over Keokuk at home Monday. The Little Hounds downed Keokuk 21-17, 21-4 [Read More…]
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Central Lee falls to 0-4 with loss to WB-ND
BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – West Burlington-Notre Dame spoiled Central Lee’s Homecoming Friday night with a 27-6 win in non-district Class 2A football action. West Burlington scored a touchdown in each quarter, three on runs [Read More…]
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No. 4 Van Buren holds off Crusaders
BY PCC STAFF VAN BUREN – Van Buren, ranked No. 4 in the state in Class 2A knocked off Holy Trinity Catholic Thursday night in three games. Sophomore Kassi Randolph led the 9th-rated Class 1A [Read More…]
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Bluegill, bass, channel cats all biting this week
SOUTHEAST IOWA – The following is the Iowa Department of Natural Resources fishing report for the week ending Sept. 25, 2019 for southeast Iowa. Big Hollow LakeWater temperature is in the mid-70’s. Bluegill – Fair: Anglers are [Read More…]
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Little Hounds move to 2-0
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison’s junior high football teams stayed perfect on the season with 7th and 8th grade wins over West Burlington on Tuesday night. Teague Smith had two touchdown runs [Read More…]
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Hounds battle for 3-1 win over Mt. Pleasant
BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – Kent Bailey saw his Fort Madison High School volleyball team down one game, and behind by 11 points in the second. “I figured, ‘Well, it’s going to take [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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Lady Hounds go 1-4 at Linn-Mar tourney
BY PCC STAFF MARION – The Fort Madison High School volleyball team came away with just one win at the Linn Mar tournament near Cedar Rapids on Saturday, but two of the losses went into [Read More…]
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Central Lee looking foward to winless WB-ND
Hawks fall 55-7 to Mt. Pleasant and now face school closer in size to Central Lee BY JOHN BOHNENKAMPPCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – Nick Ehret looked over at the celebrating Mount Pleasant football team, and the [Read More…]