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Exira-EHK 9, Tri-Center 5 ELK HORN (May 31) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton took a 4-1 lead after two innings and answered every Tri-Center challenge the rest of the way last Friday night, scoring three runs in the fourth and two in the sixth to beat the Trojans 9-5. Offensive leaders for the Spartans...
 AHSTW senior Katie Anzalone puts the bat on the ball against Sidney. (Photo by Bob Bjoin)
 AVOCA (June 1) -- The AHSTW softball team placed first in its three-team, round-robin tournament last Saturday, beating Fremont-Mills 13-0 in four innings and also shutting out Sidney 5-0 in the afternoon. Sidney beat F-M 13-1. The Lady Vikes’ five and six hitters - Kailey Jones and Ally Meyers -...
 Missouri Valley’s Cody Gilpin is tagged out by AHSTW’s Joel Sampson attempting to dive over the Viking catcher during last Friday’s game. (Photos by Mike Oeffner)
 AVOCA (May 31) -- Capped by Blake Holst’s two-run walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth, AHSTW rallied twice last Friday night and outlasted Missouri Valley 7-6 in an extra-innings Western Iowa Conference baseball game. The Vikings trailed 5-2 before tying the score with three runs in the...
 Gracie Assmann of the Harlan Community Schools (left) and her friend, Amber Sir of Cedar Rapids, pose for a photo at the 2019 Special Olympics Summer Games May 24 in Ames. Assmann was recently named one of three finalists for the Special Olympics Girl Athlete of the Year at the Des Moines Register Sports Awards on June 21. (Photo contributed)
 DES MOINES -- Gracie Assmann of the Harlan Community Schools Delegation has been selected by Special Olympics Iowa as one of three finalists for the Special Olympics Girl Athlete of the Year at the Des Moines Register Sports Awards, set for Friday, June 21, at Wells Fargo Arena. The event honors...
 Members of the Harlan Community Schools Delegation relax during some free time at the 2019 Special Olympics Summer Games on May 24. Front row, L-R: Chloe Hays, Mark Kenkel, Jordan Folk. Back row, L-R: Billy Joe Harvey, Tristan Harvey, Mrs. Wyatt, Camryn Casebeer, Jennifer Crosley, Katland Powley. (Photos contributed)
 AMES -- The Harlan Community School District Special Olympics team competed at the 2019 Summer Games (state meet) held May 24 at the Lied Recreation Center and Hilton Coliseum in Ames. HCSD qualified 25 athletes in 34 events based on their efforts at the Southwest Iowa Area Spring Games in April. ...
Scott Erlbacher
 AMES -- Scott Erlbacher of Dow City Erlbacher and Samantha Thorne of Harlan Twizzlers were local gold medalists in the 22-29-year-old divisions at the Special Olympics of Iowa Summer Games May 24 at Iowa State University. Erlbacher placed first in the softball throw and sixth in the 50-meter dash...
 HCHS senior Kara Weis (8) tries to deflect a Treynor corner kick intended for Alyssa Kellar (12) during Friday’s 1A regional semifinal. The ball sailed past the goal and was cleared by the Cyclones, who lost 5-0 and finished 10-8. Also pictured for HCHS: Ashley Sonderman (4), Megan Klein (24), Madison Parman (18) and goalie Lexi Musich (5).
 TREYNOR (May 31) -- The Harlan Community girls played a sound 80 minutes of soccer for the most part Friday night. Fifth-ranked Treynor was just better, scoring three first-half goals and beating the Cyclones 5-0 in a Class 1A, Region 2 semifinal. The Cardinals, now 12-2, suffered their only...
 HCHS senior Tyler Schaben pitched the final two innings of Thursday’s 14-5 game one win over Creston. (Photos by Mike Oeffner)
 HARLAN (May 30) -- In a week that started with the team’s third rainout in eight days, Harlan Community was able to play four baseball games and score 61 runs Wednesday and Thursday in sweeping a pair of Hawkeye Ten doubleheaders at Jim Goeser Field. One night after handling Shenandoah 8-0 and 24-...
 HCHS center fielder Julia Schechinger connects for a base hit during Thursday’s doubleheader vs. Creston at H. Jack Field. Schechinger hit safely in both games as the Cyclones won 12-2 and 8-7.
 HARLAN (May 30) -- Morgan Schaben pitched five innings of one-hit ball in game one and notched the save in the night cap Thursday as the Harlan Community softball team swept Creston in its Hawkeye Ten Conference opener, winning 12-2 (in five) and 8-7. The Cyclones (4-2 overall) put up a five-spot...
 SERGEANT BLUFF (May 29) -- The Harlan Community softball team took early leads of 2-0 and 3-2 but was unable to pull off the win at Sergeant Bluff-Luton on Wednesday, losing 6-4 to the 14th-ranked (4A) Warriors. Madison Schumacher hit a two-run homer in the first inning for the Cyclones, who added...

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