Tigers hand HCHS first-round loss

    ATLANTIC -- A season of ups and downs ended abruptly for the Harlan Community boys basketball team Monday night as the Cyclones were bounced from tournament play by Adel-De Soto-Minburn.
    The Tigers went on a 12-2 run in the second quarter and pulled away with a 16-3 second-half spurt to beat the Cyclones 65-51 in a Class 3-A, District 15 semifinal game at Atlantic.
 ADM (12-10) advanced to Thursday’s district final round against Atlantic (17-5) while Glenwood and Carroll posted wins in District 16. The Substate 8 final will be played Monday night (7 p.m.) in Harlan.
 HCHS, since knocking off 2nd-ranked (2-A) Kuemper Catholic on January 27, lost five of its last seven games to finish 11-11 overall.
 Monday marked just the second time in 20 years under head coach Mitch Osborn that the Cyclones have lost their first-round district game. Osborn is now 31-2 all-time in district openers.