COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Owning the first and third quarters at St. Albert, the Harlan Community girls had little trouble running their winning streak to 17 games Tuesday night with a 66-35 victory over the Saintes. The top-ranked (Class 4-A) Cyclones led 20-5 following the opening period but saw their lead trimmed to 30-22 at the half.

 SLOAN -- Wrestling without two varsity regulars Tuesday night and facing two teams ranked above them, AHSTW was still just one match away from a first-ever trip to the State Dual Tournament. It’s been that kind of history-making season for Coach Evan McCarthy’s surging Viking program, which last Saturday earned the school’s first sectional tournament championship at Treynor and qualified eight individuals for this week’s district meet in Unde

 SERGEANT BLUFF -- Harlan Community’s first trip in six years to the regional wrestling duals didn’t result in a victory, but the experience was anything but a total loss. Facing the sixth-ranked dual team in Class 2-A, the unranked Cyclones grabbed early leads of 15-0 and 18-6 but were unable to score enough wins or bonus points to pull off the upset. Leading by just four points with two matches to go, Sergeant Bluff-Luton finished strong wit

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Harlan Community wrapped up its regular season dual wrestling schedule on Thursday, February 4, with a double dual split at Council Bluffs Lewis Central. The Cyclones easily defeated Abraham Lincoln 66-11 before losing their final Hawkeye Ten dual to Lewis Central, 44-21. HCHS (17-10 overall) finished 6-4 in the conference dual standings for fifth place - one spot higher than last season.

 MANNING -- The IKM-Manning boys basketball team overcame a late deficit to beat AHSTW 66-62 last Thursday night in Western Iowa Conference action. The game was tightly-contested throughout. Kyle Wagner led the Wolves with 23 points and seven rebounds while Ben Wegner added 19 points and eight boards. Jared Vollstedt had eight points and seven assists. For AHSTW, R.J.

 MANNING -- The IKM-Manning girls basketball team defeated AHSTW 74-35 last Thursday night, but that was hardly the story of the game. Long-time team manager Taylor Gross, the only senior on the squad this season, was not only honored before the Senior Night game, but also started along with sophomore sister Peyton Gross, played briefly and attempted three shots before resuming her bench duties as manager. Taylor is the daughter of Paul and (a

 IDA GROVE -- Five Harlan Community bowlers rolled a season-high series, game or both last Thursday en route to a varsity girl-boy sweep at OA-BCIG (Ida Grove). The Cyclone girls posted a season-best team score in beating the Falcons, 2,463 to 2,093. Elizabeth Stroud led HCHS with a two-game series of 358, including her best single-game score of the season (221).

    HARLAN -- Funeral arrangements are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, for Arden Marco, 87, who died Sunday, Feb. 14 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Call the funeral home at 1-800-831-6805 or visit www.pauleyjones.com for more information.

    WALNUT -- Kenny and Doris Blum of Walnut will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary at an open house on Sunday, February 14 from 2-5 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Walnut.