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Hounds shake off slow start for big win
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – One of the Bloodhounds’ goals at the beginning of the season was to at least reach the .500 mark on the year. After coming away with a 4-2 [Read More…]
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HTC girls hand Mt. Pleasant first loss
PCC STAFF WEST POINT – A strong second half pushed Holy Trinity Catholic to a 3-1 win over previously unbeaten Mt. Pleasant at South Park to highlight girls soccer action. Sophomore Claire Pothitakis continued her [Read More…]
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Barr medalist at HTC dual; FMHS 3rd at Washington
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Holy Trinity Catholic’s Josh Barr was medalist with a 40 in the Crusaders 184-268 win over Wapello on Tuesday at Sheaffer Memorial Golf Course. Barr shot 4-over on the part [Read More…]
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Fairfield’s duo too much for Fort Madison girls
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – For Fairfield senior Anatta Charoenkul, Tuesday’s matchup with Fort Madison appeared to be much like any other. For Fort Madison’s Lanie Kuntz, Tuesday was going to be the [Read More…]
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HTC girls set mercy rule in Donnellson
PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – Sophomore Claire Pothitakis scored four goals in HTC’s 10-0 win over Central Lee Tuesday night in girls high school soccer action. The Lady Crusaders got two goals from Elle Rashid and [Read More…]
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PRs continue to fall as FM boys take Central Lee Invite
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – Personal records continue to fall as the boys on the Fort Madison track team brought home another first-place finish in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year with [Read More…]
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Central Lee’s Hawk wins Lee County tourney
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Central Lee’s Jadon Hawk shot a 9-over par 81 on a cold, blustery Friday at Sheaffer Memorial Golf Course for medalist honors at the Lee County High School Golf Tournament. [Read More…]
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Fort Madison girls drop first match of the year
PCC STAFF BLOOMFIELD – The Lady Hounds girls tennis team struggled in blustery conditions on Friday night in rural Davis County and dropped their first dual meet of the year 4-5 to Davis County. Fort [Read More…]
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HTC golfers drop two conference duals
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Holy Trinity Crusaders fell to New London Monday on a nine-hole meet at Sheaffer Memorial Golf Course, 199-193. The Tigers’ Clayton Phillips was the medalist with 43 on [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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FM boys stay unbeaten with win over Keokuk
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison won their fourth match without a loss to open the tennis season. The Bloodhounds made quick work of Keokuk 7-2 at home Monday night taking five of six [Read More…]
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FM girls start soccer season with win
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It took about 10 minutes for the Lady Hounds to get their soccer legs, but Fort Madison opened the soccer season with a 3-1 win over Canton [Read More…]
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Schneider 3rd in 400 at Silver Streak invitational
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONMOUTH – Junior Quentin Schneider captured 3rd place in the boy’s 400 meter run to lead the Fort Madison Bloodhounds at the Silver Streak Last Chance Invitational Saturday in Monmouth. [Read More…]
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Settles captures 8th in second trip to state
DES MOINES – It wasn’t the same match Danen Settles had with Jacob Murry a week ago at districts, but despite the outcome, Settles is now the 8th best heavyweight in the state. In the [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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FM girls fall to Fairfield to wrap up regular season
PCC STAFF FAIRFIELD – The Fairfield Lady Trojans capped the season for the Lady Hounds with a 74-35 loss on the road Friday. The loss sets the regular season mark for the Lady Hounds at [Read More…]
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HTC boys get win at Central Lee
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…]
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Rashid hits for 17 in Lady Hounds loss
BY PCC STAFF WASHINGTON – Fort Madison sophomore Maddie Rashid scored a season-high 17 as Fort Madison fell to Washington on the road Friday night. The Hounds had an 11-10 lead just before the end [Read More…]
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Bloodhounds better than Grayhounds on senior night
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – It was the last night for seniors on the black and red wrestling mat at the HoundDome, and all four seniors got wins, as Fort Madison put away [Read More…]
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Hayes returns to mat; leads Hounds to 3rd at Fairfield
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FAIRFIELD – Fort Madison took 3rd place at the Southern Iowa Classic Wrestling tournament in Fairfield. Senior Sam Hayes returned after several weeks for health reasons and continued right where he [Read More…]
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Hounds shut out Clark County in 2nd quarter for win
PCC STAFF KAHOKA – A second quarter shut out by the Fort Madison Bloodhounds Tuesday night was the catalyst to a 53-47 win over Clark County on the road. Junior Jayden Fedler led Fort Madison [Read More…]
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Bulldogs get lopsided win over Lady Hounds
PCC STAFF MEDIAPOLIS – The Fort Madison varsity girls again found scoring difficult as they fell 69-12 Thursday night to the Lady Bulldogs on the road. Maddie Rashid hit a three-pointer in the first quarter [Read More…]
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No. 4 New London rolls HTC boys, 79-45
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…]
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No cake walk, but Crusaders knock off Fort Madison
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…]
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Lady Hounds struggle at the rim in Keokuk loss
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison’s girls basketball team had eight players score in Friday’s 21-56 loss to Keokuk, but the leading scorer had just four points. The Lady Hounds went scoreless [Read More…]
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Fedler slays Chiefs…again
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison’s Jayden Fedler just has the Keokuk Chief’s number on the basketball court. The junior post player scored 23, including knocking down two free throws with 1.1 [Read More…]
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Fort Madison rolls Fairfield Thursday night
FAIRFIELD – The Fort Madison Bloodhound wrestling team moved one step closer to a conference title with a lopsided 66-6 win over host Fairfield on Thursday night. The Hounds battled their way to several close [Read More…]
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Bears snap HTC boys’ 3-game win streak
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…]
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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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Box goes for 25 in HTC girls win
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…]
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Fort Madison girls get first win of season
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison’s Anna Kester scored a season-high 18 points as Fort Madison got their first win of the season Saturday at home against Albia. The junior went [Read More…]
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Kruse records four pins as Hounds go 3-2 at Lepic Duals
This article was updated at 7 p.m. Sunday to reflect Fort Madison’s dual win over Mediapolis. The results were inadvertantly omitted from the story and Pen City Current apologizes for the omission. PCC STAFF IOWA [Read More…]
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Freshman Davis scores 36 in two Hound losses
Fedler leads Southeast Conference in scoring and rebounds, Rashid tops in assists PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison freshman Dayton Davis scored 19 points and 17 points, respectively in Friday and Saturday losses by [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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Lady Hounds go double OT in loss
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Senior Anna Kester led the Lady Hounds with 16 points as Fort Madison just missed getting their first win of the year Friday night in Southeast Conference girls high school [Read More…]
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Bloodhounds get first win over MP in three years
PCC STAFF MT. PLEASANT – You had to go back to Miles Wentzien’s senior year in 2015 to find a Fort Madison boys basketball win over Mt. Pleasant. And the streak almost continued Friday night, [Read More…]
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Lady Hounds still looking for first win
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Fort Madison didn’t get a single player in double figure scoring on Tuesday as they dropped their ninth straight this time a 46-23 loss to Washington at home. With the [Read More…]
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Hounds fall to Washington at home
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Washington got 16 points from Trashaun Willis in the second half and pulled away from Fort Madison 73-60 Tuesday night at the HoundDome. Fort Madison had staked itself to a [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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Fort Madison overwhelmed in loss to Notre Dame
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – It wasn’t the same team that pulled away from Danville earlier this week when Fort Madison junior Jayden Fedler hit a career high 41 points. The Bloodhounds boys [Read More…]
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Lady Hounds move to 0-8 with loss at Notre Dame
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – Fort Madison Head Coach Todd McGhghy said with a smile after his Lady Hounds dropped a 60-42 loss to Burlington Notre Dame Saturday night, “We’re close.” When pushed [Read More…]
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Bloodhounds take 2nd at FM Invitational
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A title match at 195 lbs pitting the Nos. 3 and 5 wrestlers in the state highlighted the 17-team Fort Madison Invitational Saturday afternoon. The Bloodhounds’ senior [Read More…]
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Morhfeld, Hellman and Wyrick lead BHS swimmers
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…]
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Bloodhounds down Mt. Pleasant ahead of Invitational
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Fort Madison Bloodhounds downed Mt. Pleasant 45-31 Thursday night prior to Friday and Saturday’s Fort Madison Invitational Tournament at FMHS. Senior Sam Hayes down the Tigers’ Trevor Wellington in [Read More…]
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Solid second half not enough as Lady Hounds fall
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A strong second half that saw Fort Madison outscore visiting Danville 23-18 wasn’t enough to overcome a sluggish start as the Bloodhounds fell to 0-7 on the [Read More…]
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Fedler pours in 41 as Hounds roll Danville
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR – FORT MADISON – Fort Madison post Jayden Fedler may have established himself as one of the dominant inside players in southeast Iowa Thursday night. The 6’4″ junior shattered his [Read More…]
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Lady Hounds can’t find win at Hamilton
PCC STAFF HAMILTON – The Fort Madison Bloodhound girls basketball team is still searching for its first win of the year after dropping a 51-27 loss on the road to West Hancock on Tuesday night. [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…]