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 HCHS senior Jonathan Cheek splits the defense of Kuemper’s Nathan Wendl (15) and Justin Schaefer (13) for a fourth-quarter shot attempt during Friday night’s 82-53 Cyclone victory.
 HARLAN (Dec. 21) -- Christmas break will be a little more cheerful for Harlan Community boys basketball coach Mitch Osborn following Friday night’s 82-53 home win over Kuemper Catholic. Four HCHS players hit double figures against the Knights, two more scored eight and the Cyclones finally put...
 HCHS sophomore Ashley Hall (left) works hard to deny Kuemper Catholic’s Mallory Badding the ball during Friday’s Hawkeye Ten girls basketball game.
 HARLAN (Dec. 21) -- For the Harlan Community girls basketball team, a two-week Christmas break provides a chance to hit the reset button on the 2018-19 season. November and December were not kind to HCHS, culminating with Friday night’s 53-39 home loss to Kuemper Catholic that dropped the Cyclones...
 UNDERWOOD (Dec. 20) -- The IKM-Manning girls basketball team will enter Christmas break with an 8-1 record following Thursday night’s 45-35 Western Iowa Conference win at Underwood. The Wolves overcame a sluggish start to lead 22-16 at halftime, then took control by outscoring the Eagles 21-9 in...
 OAKLAND (Dec. 20) -- AHSTW extended its girls basketball win streak to five games Thursday night, going into the holiday break with a commanding 58-11 victory at winless Riverside. The Lady Vikes, now 6-3 overall and 5-2 in the Western Iowa Conference, raced out to a 23-5 lead after one quarter...
HCHS Bowling Results • Dec. 18 • at Harlan VARSITY BOYS - HCHS 2453, Tri-Center 2106Indv. Total: HCHS 1650, T-C 1427; Baker Games: HCHS 803, T-C 679HCHS Game & Series ScoresSam Andersen    214-176 -- 390William Funke    197-153 -- 350Darren Stein    165-145 -- 310Isaac Jones    143-159 --...
 HCHS senior Jake McLaughlin signed a national letter of intent Dec. 19 to play football at UNI. Jake is the son of Scott and Shawn McLaughlin, Defiance. Above, Jake is seated with his parents and siblings. Front row: Sam McLaughlin, Lauren McLaughlin, Scott McLaughlin, Jake McLaughlin, Shawn McLaughlin, Will McLaughlin. Back row: Coach Matt Hoch, Coach Mark Kohorst, Head Coach Curt Bladt, Coach John Murtaugh, Coach Sam Brummer. Absent: Coach Todd Bladt.
 HARLAN (Dec. 19) -- Jake McLaughlin stepped inside the UNI-Dome for the first time ever last November as the Harlan Community football team played Pella in the Class 3A state semifinals. McLaughlin had no idea at the time, but the iconic Cedar Falls structure would soon become his future football...
 HCHS sophomore Macie Leinen blocks a shot attempt by Abraham Lincoln’s Kayla Schleifman during Tuesday’s girl-boy doubleheader.
 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Dec. 18) -- The Harlan Community girls might have survived one rough patch of basketball at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Tuesday night, but a second-half field goal drought of 13 and a half minutes sealed the Cyclones’ fate in a 53-43 defeat. Trailing 31-24 at halftime, HCHS held...
 HCHS junior Johnathan Monson looks to drive on Lynx senior Hunter Hendrix.
 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Dec. 18) -- In Harlan Community’s three previous losses this year, it was an opponent’s second-half zone which contributed to the Cyclones’ offensive struggles. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln didn’t mess around with a zone Tuesday night. Instead, the Lynx dialed up the intensity of...
 The HCHS wrestlers placed first in the Silver Group of Saturday’s Al Garrison Memorial Duals at Waukee. Front row, L-R: Oscar Olmos, Ethan Lemon, Luke Freund, Reece Schwery, Luke Musich. Middle row, L-R: Head Coach John Murtaugh, Carter Bendorf, Brian Trevino, Wyatt Obrecht, Brock Hedstrom, Joey Arkfeld. Back row, L-R: Derec Weyer, Jesse Schwery, Thomas Frederick, Assistant Coach Matt Hoch. Not pictured: Dalton McKinley. (Photo contributed)
 WAUKEE (Dec. 15) -- The Harlan Community wrestling team entered the holiday break with a 10-0 record following last Saturday’s 5-0 showing and Silver Group championship at Waukee’s Al Garrison Memorial Duals. HCHS 106-pounder Luke Freund, Ethan Lemon (126) and Derec Weyer (285) were each named to...
 AHSTW 220-pounder Leland Barr goes for the pin vs. Missouri Valley’s Ryan Meade in the semifinal round of the WIC Dual Tournament.
 AVOCA (Dec. 15) -- The AHSTW wrestling team hosted a pair of Western Iowa Conference meets last weekend, placing fourth in both the WIC Dual Tournament on Friday and Saturday’s traditional WIC Tournament. Defending state champion Gabe Pauley, ranked first in Class 1A at 182 pounds, was the Vikings...

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