HARLAN (June 20) -- It was a trade the Harlan Community softball team gladly accepted. On the same day the Cyclones fell out of the 4A state rankings after a one-week stint at No. 14, they moved into sole possession of first place in the Hawkeye Ten Conference. HCHS swept Shenandoah 5-0 and 5-2 in...
HARLAN (June 21) -- The Harlan Community baseball team had six days to think about being swept by Glenwood in a June 13 doubleheader. The Cyclones’ response last week was what you might expect from the fourth-ranked team in Class 3A: three quality wins over a pair of solid opponents. Two days...
REGIONAL (June 21) -- The Iowa High School Athletic Association released its substate baseball assignments for Class 3A and 4A schools on Friday, placing Harlan Community in Class 3A, Substate 8. As of Sunday, teams with winning records in Substate 8 include the fourth-ranked Cyclones (15-3),...
MANILLA (June 21) -- Gabe Madsen’s two-run homer highlighted a seven-run fifth inning and AHSTW also opened the game with five runs in the first to beat IKM-Manning 14-1 Friday night and complete a season sweep. Viking junior Clayton Akers pitched all five innings and improved to 2-3 with the win...
MONDAMIN (June 21) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton baseball team suffered its second loss of the season to West Harrison on Friday night, falling 5-4 in eight innings. The Spartans, now 4-9 overall and 3-8 in the Rolling Valley Conference, held leads of 2-0 and 3-2 in the first inning and a half...
UNDERWOOD (June 20) -- Nick Ravlin and Blake Hall combined to strike out seven IKM-Manning batters Thursday night as the Underwood baseball team defeated the Wolves 14-3 in a five-inning game. IKM-Manning led 3-2 going to the bottom of the third before the Eagles exploded for 11 runs off Wolves’...
HARLAN (June 19) -- One week after playing eight varsity softball games in six days, Harlan Community finally returned to the diamond Wednesday night on the heels of a rare Monday off and a Tuesday rainout at Lewis Central. Facing an opponent that didn’t offer much resistance, the Cyclones shook...
SIOUX CITY (June 19) -- Connor Bruck and Brett Sears both pitched complete games and Harlan Community plated clutch late-inning runs to sweep a baseball doubleheader at Sioux City East, 6-3 and 5-2, on Wednesday. The fourth-ranked (Class 3A) Cyclones, who were rained out at Lewis Central Tuesday,...
IRWIN (June 19) -- Katie Anzalone’s two-run homer in the seventh inning put the finishing touches on AHSTW’s 12-1 Western Iowa Conference softball win at IKM-Manning Wednesday night. Kailey Jones pitched a four-hitter for the Lady Vikes, who improved to 9-8 overall and 7-5 in the WIC with their...
DOW CITY (June 17) -- Freshman Macy Emgarten pitched a one-hit shutout and junior Kami Waymire belted a solo home run as part of a 3-for-3 night, leading the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton softball team past Boyer Valley 9-0 on Monday. Emgarten (7-8) struck out 10 and walked four, beating the Bulldogs...