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HARLAN -- If 2018 was viewed as a small step, the 2019 season must be considered a giant leap for the Harlan Community softball program. Following three sub-.500 records during head coach Brooke Wilson’s first three years at the helm, including a 15-17 mark last summer, this year’s Cyclones got...
HARLAN -- If all good things must come to an end, it was a heck of a ride for the Harlan Community baseball team. On the heels of eight straight trips to the state tournament, including a 3A championship in 2016 and runner-up finishes in 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2018 - a run that saw them average 29...
PORTSMOUTH -- The National League defeated the American League 12-9 in the annual Iowa Western League All-Star Game held Wednesday, August 7. The AL All-Stars trailed 12-3 before scoring six runs in the bottom of the sixth to make it close. Both squads finished the seven-inning game with nine hits...
HARLAN (Aug. 12) -- The Harlan Community volleyball team began practicing for the 2019 season Monday morning as it looks to improve on last year’s 18-21 match record. Third-year head coach Willie Baughman expects to start the season with a roster of approximately 35 players in grades 9-12. The...
AREA -- Approximately 40 cross country runners from Harlan Community and AHSTW took part in the inaugural Bruiser Cup 5K Fun Run held Friday, August 9, at Prairie Rose State Park. High school and middle school students participated in the preseason event as a kickoff to the 2019 season. Runners...
MANNING -- The annual Special Olympics Iowa Softball Skills Competition was held in Manning July 11 at the IKM-Manning football field. Approximately 55 athletes and 50 volunteers took part in the event, hosted by IKM-Manning for the fourth consecutive year. Athletes from 10 delegations in central...
HARLAN -- The Harlan Golf and Country Club held its men’s and women’s Club Championship Tournaments on Sunday, July 28. This year’s club champions were Tom Zaccone in the men’s division, Steve Davis in the senior division and Stacy Davis in the women’s division.Men’s Division (27 holes) - 1st:...
HARLAN (Aug. 7) -- If there was any doubt the past eight months whether Curt Bladt would still be coaching the Harlan Community football team this fall, the answer became more clear at this week’s annual Cyclone Camp of Champions. On a warm August morning at Merrill Field - made warmer by the sun...
DES MOINES (Aug. 6) -- Harlan Community’s potent one-two pitching punch earned all-state honors Tuesday as senior Brett Sears and junior Connor Bruck were recognized on the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association’s All-State baseball teams for 2019. Sears, who was named second-team all-state in 2017...
AMES -- Starting all but one game and posting numerous career highs, Iowa State junior third baseman Logan Schaben helped the 2019 ISU softball team reach new heights this past spring as the Cyclones notched their first winning season since 1995. The daughter of Gary and Jackie Schaben, rural...
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