BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – Many fathers dream that one day their son or daughter will not only follow in their footsteps, but be even better at everything they do in life. Jason Hawk and Jason Hopp set the bar high for their sons, having been a part of the Class 3A baseball state title team in 1989 when they went to Central Lee. Thirty years later, their sons […]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON – The Southeast Conference all-conference selections for softball were released today with either a Fort Madison or Keokuk player on each of the list. Olivia Williams and Cassie Powers were both named first team all-conference. Ironically enough, Powers and Williams made up the pitching/catching combo for the Bloodhounds many nights. Williams led Fort Madison at the plate with a batting average of .398. She also […]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS DONNELLSON – Central Lee wasn’t ranked, nearly lost against Davis County in the District Championship game, and were heading to play one of the best teams in Class 2A Monday in Wilton. None of that has slowed down the Hawks. After defeating Davis County 5-4 in a nail-biter at districts, Central Lee took down No. 1 ranked Wilton 14-0 in five innings in the substate championship, […]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS The 2019 Southeast Conference all-conference teams have been released and Fort Madison and Keokuk were well represented across the board. Junior Brandon Reichelt was named first team all-conference as a designated hitter. With a minimum of at least five at bats, Reichelt led the Bloodhounds in batting average at .339, on base percentage at .494 and a slugging percentage at .500. He also led the team […]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPEN CITY CURRENT FORT MADISON- Guns, lots of yelling, heavy objects flying through the air and risk of possible injury – no, this isn’t war, it’s the Iowa Games Strong Man Competition. For the second-consecutive year, Fort Madison native Ian Hauck competed in the masters division of the Strong Man competition, this year taking the gold. “That’s my goal is to improve myself every year,” Hauck said. “I’m […]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS WASHINGTON- Coming into Tuesday night’s Class 2A Substate championship game, Central Lee knew it was going to be going up against Wilton’s ace in University of Iowa commit Jared Townsend. Townsend held a .29 ERA to go with a dominate 9-0 record entering the contest. The Hawks forced Wilton to pull Townsend from the mound in the top of the fourth inning, as they had already […]
With News Director Colin Magnuson and On Site Corespondent Kathy Gabel Thursday July 25, 2019 Wednesday July 24, 2019 Tuesday July 23, 2019 Monday July 22, 2019
BY ETHAN LILLARD PCC SPORTS FORT MADISON- Typically a coach that has a coaching record of 144-42 with a program is someone that would be kept around for as long as they wanted. That wasn’t the case with Central Lee High School and Tony Sargent. After six seasons at the helm of the Hawks, Sargent’s contract wasn’t re-newed, making him a free agent. Having just lost their head coach a […]
BY ETHAN LILLARD PCC STAFF KEOKUK- Tim Peevler will be the first to admit, he is no professional carpenter. What he does bring to the table, however, is a set of skills that allows families in need to find their forever homes thanks to Keokuk's Habitat for Humanity program. As the acting president for Keokuk's chapter of Habitat, Peevler uses his real estate skills to assist the group with finding […]
