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 NEOLA -- Ethan Lemon and Derec Weyer earned individual championships and five other Cyclones placed second as Harlan Community claimed the team title of Saturday’s 16-team Tri-Center Wrestling Invitational. Weyer, ranked fifth in Class 2A at heavyweight, was voted the tournament’s Most Outstanding...
 HCHS sophomore Jocelyn Cheek (5) looks to score on St. Albert’s Emily Recher Friday night.
 ATLANTIC -- One night after struggling defensively in a 79-57 loss at St. Albert, the Harlan Community girls basketball team broke into the win column for the first time this season with a 48-34 victory in Atlantic Saturday night. Jocelyn Cheek led the Cyclones with 19 points in each contest. HCHS...
 Exira-EHK senior Ian Leader (right) battles for a loose ball with Woodbine’s Seth Gruver (24) and Adam Sherer (22).
 WOODBINE -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton boys basketball team improved to 9-1 overall this past weekend with a pair of road victories, winning 78-63 at Woodbine Friday night and routing ACGC 77-38 on Saturday afternoon in Guthrie Center.    Cole Burmeister led the Spartans with 23 points, eight...
 HCHS junior Nathan Henry pins Atlantic’s Mitchell Williamson in a 195-pound match during Thursday’s double dual in Harlan. The Cyclones fell just short against the Trojans overall, losing 39-31.
 HARLAN (Jan. 3) -- With a large crowd on hand and a single-mat spotlight on the varsity action, Harlan Community gave the Atlantic wrestling team a run for the money in Thursday night’s double dual but came up about one match short of netting a huge win for the program. The 16th-ranked (Class 2A)...
 KILLER IN CAMO -- Iowa State senior Jess Schaben (center) delivers a spike between two West Virginia blockers during a November 10 home match. Schaben led the Cyclones in kills all four seasons at ISU and finished fourth in program history with 1,548 career kills. She was just the third Iowa State player to surpass 1,500 kills and 1,000 digs. (Photos by Mike Oeffner)
 AMES -- Iowa State volleyball coach Christy Johnson-Lynch did not even hesitate when asked the question. Where does Jess Schaben stack up among the best players in program history? “I would say one of the all-time greats that we’ve had at Iowa State,” said Johnson-Lynch, who has guided the...
Jess Schaben
Year, Team W-L, Sets, Matches, Kills, K/S, Err., Att., Kill%, Asst., Aces, Digs, Blk., Pts.2015, Fr., 19-11, 105, 30, 345, 3.29, 87, 973, .265, 5, 0, 89, 48, 372.02016, So., 18-11, 104, 27, 349, 3.36, 125, 987, .227, 14, 3, 242, 53, 383.02017, Jr., 22-7, 102, 29, 338, 3.31, 101, 1080, .219, 13, 8,...
 Cyclone sophomore Dalton McKinley (top) wrestles a Gretna opponent for fifth place in the season-opening Dan Hill Tournament December 1.
 HARLAN (Jan. 3) -- First place in the Hawkeye Ten Conference dual standings will be on the line Thursday night when Harlan Community hosts Atlantic/CAM and Denison-Schleswig in a double dual at 5:30 p.m. HCHS (10-0 overall) and Atlantic (14-0) are currently tied for the top of the league’s dual...
 Left-right: Katland Powley, Jon Ayers, Jennifer Crosley, Emily Holloway, Katrina Gogel. (Photos contributed)
 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- On Saturday, November 17, seven athletes from the Harlan Community Schools traveled to Council Bluffs to compete at the state level for Special Olympics in bowling. All seven competitors from the HCSD emerged as place-winners on the day. An eighth state qualifier, Zachary...
 ELK HORN (Dec. 21) -- Two years ago as a sophomore, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton’s Josh Pettepier stroked 10 three-pointers in a win over Paton-Churdan. On Friday night, Pettepier nearly matched his old school record by halftime, hitting nine first-half treys and finishing 11-of-14 from beyond the...
 UNDERWOOD (Dec. 20) -- IKM-Manning improved to 6-2 in the Western Iowa Conference and 6-3 overall last Thursday, winning a hard-fought 46-42 boys basketball game at Underwood to close out its December schedule. The Wolves led 31-24 at halftime before scoring just 15 second-half points and being...

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