MANNING (Aug. 30) -- ACGC’s powerful rushing attack netted 400 yards on 65 carries Friday night as the Chargers built a 26-7 halftime lead and held off IKM-Manning 32-21 in the season opener for both football teams. The outcome was in stark contrast to a year ago, when the Wolves prevailed 35-0. ...
AVOCA (Aug. 30) -- Nick Ravlin passed for 218 yards and two touchdowns and Scott Pearson broke loose for a 64-yard touchdown run as Underwood hammered AHSTW 55-6 in non-district football action Friday night. The Eagles also forced six Viking turnovers and took total control in the first half. Alex...
DENISON (Aug. 30) -- When Todd Bladt gives his first pre-game speech as a head football coach tonight, there’s a good chance it will incorporate several elements he’s heard many times in his life. “Let’s hope so,” he said with a laugh. “They’ve seemed to work!” For the last 41 years, those...
GLENWOOD (Aug. 31) -- The Harlan Community cross country team will open the season Saturday morning by competing in the Glenwood Ram Invitational. Schools scheduled to compete at Glenwood Lake Park include: Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, Clarinda Academy, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, East...
HARLAN (Aug. 31) -- Seven state-ranked teams will be in the field this Saturday when Harlan Community opens the season by hosting the annual Cyclone Volleyball Tournament. The tournament field has increased to 11 teams this year and the format has changed. Pool A will feature six teams playing...
AVOCA (Aug. 31) -- AHSTW will host seven other teams Saturday for the season-opening Lady Vike Tournament, with pool play starting at 8:30 a.m. AHSTW, the defending tourney champion, will compete in Pool A (high school gym) against Essex, Denison-Schleswig and CAM, playing in the first, third and...
REGIONAL (Aug. 30) -- AHSTW and IKM-Manning will open the 2019 football season with home games while Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton starts on the road Friday night at 7:00 p.m. AHSTW, last year’s Class A state runner-up with a 12-1 record, will host Underwood, which returns a solid nucleus from last...
AVOCA (Aug. 30) -- The faces change from year to year, but the winning always seems to continue for the AHSTW football program. Playoff qualifiers in 12 straight seasons under head coaches Cory Faust and Davis Pattee - most recently a Class A state runner-up with a 12-1 record last fall - the...
SHENANDOAH (Aug. 27) -- In the preseason cross country rankings released last week by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches, the AHSTW girls were listed as a “team to watch” just below Class 1A’s top 15. If Tuesday’s season opener is any indication, the Lady Vikes appear more than worthy of that...
MANNING (Aug. 27) -- After falling one win shy of a playoff berth last fall and finishing 5-4 overall, the 2019 IKM-Manning football team will seek a return trip to the postseason with a roster of 34 players and 13 returning lettermen leading the way. The Wolves graduated the majority of their...