Sports
AREA (Oct. 22) -- Regional volleyball tournament play will begin across the state this week with local squads Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton, AHSTW and Harlan Community set for first round matches and IKM-Manning receiving a bye. On Tuesday night (Oct. 22), Exira-EHK (6-22) will travel to Riverside (23...
REGIONAL -- State qualifying cross country meets will be held statewide on Thursday, October 24, at 4:00 p.m. The Harlan Community girls and boys squads will compete in a 13-team, Class 3A state qualifier at Atlantic’s Nishna Hills Golf Course while AHSTW, IKM-Manning and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton...
HARLAN (Oct. 15) -- The home court hasn’t always been a fun place for the Harlan Community volleyball team this fall, but that all changed during Tuesday’s Senior Night sweep of Creston. Entering their Hawkeye Ten finale with a 1-9 record at home, the Cyclones took three competitive sets from the...
CRESTON (Oct. 18) -- The football RPI system adopted by the Iowa High School Athletic Association last year to help determine at-large playoff qualifiers is nothing if not objective. The Ratings Percentage Index is not impressed with margin of victory or upsets or how many yards Johnny threw for...
AVOCA (Oct. 14) -- The AHSTW girls placed second and the IKM-Manning boys took third in Monday’s Western Iowa Conference Cross Country Championships, combining for six top-12 medalists at the Avoca Golf and Country Club. Top-ranked (1A) Logan-Magnolia won the girls team title with a score of 31,...
MANNING (Oct. 11) -- The IKM-Manning football team outscored Alta-Aurelia 14-0 in the second half and dominated time of possession last Friday night to beat the Warriors 21-7 and remain unbeaten in Class A, District 2. The Wolves, now 4-3 overall and 3-0 in the district, outgained Alta-Aurelia 362...
EXIRA (Oct. 11) -- Creighton Nelson rushed for a career-high 220 yards and scored all four Spartan touchdowns last Friday night as Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton also forced five turnovers defensively in a 28-12 win over Woodbine. The Spartans’ second straight win improved their record to 4-3 overall...
HARLAN (Oct. 11) -- Somebody forgot to tell the Harlan Community football team that there’s a new power in southwest Iowa. Going into Friday’s showdown with unbeaten Lewis Central, the numbers, the eye test and the hype all pointed toward a big Titan win over HCHS. The actual game between the...
ATLANTIC (Oct. 12) -- The conditions were chilly, windy, muddy and hilly, but it was a meet and that’s what Harlan Community needed after going two weeks without one. Postponed on Thursday due to heavy rain, Saturday’s Atlantic Cross Country Invite was also moved from Nishna Hills Golf Course to...
REGIONAL (Oct. 11) -- IKM-Manning stayed unbeaten in district play with a 21-7 win over Alta-Aurelia Friday night while AHSTW and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton also picked up district victories. The Vikings prevailed 34-14 at Nodaway Valley to improve to 4-3 overall and Exira-EHK topped Woodbine 28-12...
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