Sports

 ATLANTIC (Feb. 17) -- The Harlan Community boys basketball team wrapped up second place in the Hawkeye Ten Conference Monday night with a 57-40 win at Atlantic. HCHS improved to 15-5 overall and finished 9-1 in league play. Atlantic fell to 8-12 and 4-6, respectively. The game marked the second in...
 Harlan Community junior Jocelyn Cheek (5) knocks down a game-clinching free throw Wednesday night as Cierra Kastner looks on for Denison-Schleswig. Cheek also hit two crucial 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the Cyclones ousted the Monarchs 53-47 in Class 4A regional play. (Photos by Mike Oeffner)
 HARLAN (Feb. 19) -- For the first time in three years, Harlan Community will be playing on a Saturday night during the Class 4A girls regional basketball tournament. The Cyclones survived and advanced in their rubber match with Denison-Schleswig Wednesday night, holding off a second-half Monarch...
 AHSTW players celebrate Tuesday’s thrilling 52-50 regional win vs. Underwood. Senior Kinsey Scheffler (center) scored the game-winning putback at the buzzer.
 AVOCA (Feb. 18) -- AHSTW’s all-time rebounding leader was once again in the right place at the right time. Senior Kinsey Scheffler’s weak side rebound and putback at the horn Tuesday night allowed the Lady Vikes to avoid overtime as well as Underwood’s upset bid with a 52-50 win over the Eagles in...
 IKM-Manning junior Nicole Hanson (left) handles the ball as Maty Quirk (20) defends for East Sac County. Hanson scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Wolves to a 13-point regional win. (Photos by Kim Wegener)
 MANNING (Feb. 18) -- The IKM-Manning girls basketball team opened Class 2A regional play Tuesday night with a 66-53 quarterfinal win over East Sac County. Junior Nicole Hanson had a career night for the Wolves, hitting 6-of-11 three-pointers and leading all players with 24 points. Sophomore Bianca...
   Jacey Anthofer (10) and Quinn Grubbs (12) celebrate Mollie Rasmussen (20) hitting a 30-foot buzzer beater right before halftime to push the Spartans' lead to 40-27 vs. Sidney.
   ELK HORN (Feb. 18) -- Tatum Grubbs tallied 26 points and Macy Emgarten chipped in 16 to help lead Exira-EHK to a convincing 66-49 victory over visiting Sidney in Class 1A regional quarterfinal girls basketball action on Tuesday.    It was a game of runs as the Spartans would build double-digit...
 Mitch Osborn and his wife Nancy (middle row-center) are joined on the floor by members of their family, current and former assistant coaches and this year’s Cyclone senior players.
 HARLAN -- Harlan Community boys basketball coach Mitch Osborn was recognized in a 20-minute ceremony prior to the Cyclones’ February 14 home game vs. Creston in honor of his 700th career win achieved two weeks earlier at Creston. Osborn, who delivered an emotional and thankful speech during the...
Isaac Jones, HCHS, sr.
Hawkeye Ten Conference Bowling Tournament • February 14 • at Council Bluffs (Thunderbowl) GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS1. Lewis Central    2,6042. Denison-Schleswig    2,3603. Harlan Community    2,281  (Indv. Total: 1,533; Baker Games: 748)4. Shenandoah    2,1535. Red Oak    2,1156. Creston    2,0657....
 CYCLONE STATE QUALIFIERS -- Left-right, HCHS junior Jesse Schwery, senior Carter Bendorf and senior Ethan Lemon all qualified for state by placing in the top two of Saturday’s Class 2A district meet in Atlantic.
 ATLANTIC (Feb. 15) -- The final results could have been a little bit better, but Harlan Community will take it. That was the bottom line on Saturday as the Cyclones placed fifth out of 12 teams and emerged with three state qualifiers at the Class 2A, District 2 Wrestling Tournament held in...
 Harlan Community senior Carter Bendorf lifts Red Oak’s Bruce Lukehart over his head during their 170-pound 2A district championship match Saturday in Atlantic. Bendorf defeated Lukehart 6-1 to qualify for his first state meet.
 DES MOINES -- Four wrestlers from AHSTW and three from Harlan Community have qualified for the 2020 State Wrestling Tournament February 20-22 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. AHSTW senior 195-pounder Gavyn Fischer (45-5) is the only area qualifier to draw a top-eight seed in his bracket....
 AHSTW senior Jaedan Rasmussen (right) tries to escape the grasp of Underwood’s Blake Thomsen during Saturday’s 152-pound district championship match. Rasmussen put up a great fight before losing a 12-8 decision. He placed second on the day and qualified for this week’s State Wrestling Tournament. (Photos by Bob Bjoin)
 UNDERWOOD (Feb. 15) -- Four AHSTW wrestlers will finish their season in Des Moines after placing in the top two of their bracket at Saturday’s Class 1A, District 7 Tournament in Underwood. Viking senior Gavyn Fischer won the district title at 195 pounds while senior Jaedan Rasmussen (152) and...

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