Sports
ELK HORN (Feb. 16) -- A hot shooting start and effective early press fueled a 26-point first quarter Tuesday night as the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls opened tournament play with a 64-31 Class 1A, Region 8 quarterfinal win over Murray. The fourth-ranked and unbeaten Spartans (21-0)...
AVOCA (Feb. 16) -- Seniors Kailey Jones and Claire Denning combined for 40 points here Tuesday night, leading the AHSTW girls basketball team to a 57-24 victory over Interstate 35 in a Class 2A, Region 5 quarterfinal. The Lady Vikes dominated the first three quarters by scores of 16-4, 18-5 and...
OGDEN (Feb. 15) -- Ogden outscored IKM-Manning 28-11 in the third quarter Monday night and held off the Wolves 72-60 in a Class 1A district quarterfinal boys basketball game. IKM-M, which finished the season 6-14 overall, held the Bulldogs to just four points in the second quarter - scoring 16...
DUNLAP (Feb. 15) -- Through three quarters Monday night, the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton boys held Boyer Valley standout Gavin Reineke to just two field goals and six points. The Spartans weren’t exactly lighting up the scoreboard either, but a crafty inbounds play resulted in a Tyler Petersen layup...
HARLAN -- It seems like ancient history now, but only two years ago the Harlan Community girls basketball team had just finished off a rare 5-17 season. Four of this year’s seniors were major contributors on that 2018-19 squad, and three current juniors also saw varsity time as freshmen. Those...
ADEL -- The Harlan Community boys basketball team will open Class 3A tournament play Monday (Feb. 22) with a 7:00 p.m. Substate 8 quarterfinal game at ADM. The Cyclones (9-10) and Tigers (9-11) took similar records into their final regular season games Thursday, HCHS playing at fourth-ranked...
REGIONAL (Feb. 13) -- IKM-Manning senior Alexa Ahrenholtz surpassed 1,000 career points in her final game last Saturday while AHSTW senior Kailey Jones recently set the Lady Vikes’ school record for career rebounds. Ahrenholtz reached the 1,000-point mark in the first quarter of IKM-Manning’s...
SIOUX CITY (Feb. 13) -- When it comes to district wrestling, the difference between qualifying for state and staying home almost always depends on the first match of the day. Three out of nine Harlan Community wrestlers won hard-fought decisions in the first round of Saturday’s Class 2A district...
UNDERWOOD (Feb. 13) -- AHSTW junior Garrison Gettler put in 18 minutes of hard work Saturday afternoon to punch his first ticket to the State Wrestling Tournament. Gettler competed in three one-point matches during the Class 1A, District 7 meet in Underwood, winning two of them to place second at...
MANNING (Feb. 13) – IKM-Manning senior Alexa Ahrenholtz drove the length of the floor in five seconds for a layup to send the game into overtime, but the visiting East Sac County Raiders outscored the Wolves 11-6 in the extra period to take a 74-69 win in Class 2A regional girls basketball action...
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