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 […]
Throughout the 2019 season they've got the job done in just about every way possible. They've won mercy-rule shortened games. They've come from behind. They've pitched their way to victory and they've slugged it out. After going 18-2 and securing a Southeast Iowa Superconference South Division Championship, the Central Lee Hawks baseball team also made light work of their first round district playoff opponent Tuesday as well. Oddly enough, this […]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS BURLINGTON – Energy. By the time the dust settle on Wagner Field at Burlington High School, energy was the one word both teams used to describe the outcome of Fort Madison softball’s 11-1 loss to the Greyhounds after six innings in the Iowa Class 4A Region 6 post-season bracket. “Our attitudes were different coming into the game,” Fort Madison senior Cassie Powers said was the difference […]
BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS IOWA CITY- Fort Madison’s baseball team got to experience something not many will ever get the chance to. Wednesday the Bloodhounds traveled to Iowa City to play on the Iowa Hawkeye’s home field at Duane Banks Field, at the University of Iowa. Making things even more special was the fact Fort Madison came away with a 10-0 shutout victory of Denison-Schleswig to bump the Hounds one […]
Walker takes field in honor of father who died earlier in the day BY ETHAN LILLARDPCC SPORTS FORT MADISON- The little yellow lineup card that holds Fort Madison’s starting roster doesn’t change much, but Tuesday night it adorned a simple message on the back that meant everything– That was 4 U pops!! I love U! Fort Madison Head Coach Ron Walker lost his father just hours prior to the Bloodhounds’ […]
BY ETHAN LILLARD PCC SPORTS FORT MADISON- It happened. With most of the season now in the rearview, Fort Madison's baseball team pushed one game over the .500 mark on the season, coming out with a 9-4 win against Van Buren at home Tuesday night. With the win, the Bloodhounds move to 13-12 on the year and have now won four-straight games. The last time Fort Madison recorded more than […]
Fort Madison's Jason Thurman puts a tag on Keokuk's Colton Atterburg who slid wide of 2nd base trying to avoid a tag in the third inning. The Hounds swept Keokuk Monday night in a doubleheader for a sweep of the season. Photo by Chuck Vandenberg/PCC
