SHENANDOAH (June 25) -- The Harlan Community softball team wrapped up a perfect 4-0 week on Thursday night with a commanding 11-1, five-inning conference win at Shenandoah. Now ranked 11th in Class 4A by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, the Cyclones improved to 9-1 overall (6-0 Hawkeye Ten) going into Monday night’s battle for first place vs.

 SHENANDOAH (June 25) -- Isaiah Ahrenholtz’s second sacrifice fly of the game drove home the winning run in the top of the eighth Thursday night as Harlan Community escaped Shenandoah with a 5-4, extra-inning baseball win. The 10th-ranked (Class 3A) Cyclones led 4-1 after two but the Mustangs were able to tie the score by chipping away with single runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh frames. HCHS sophomore Joey Moser got on base to start the e

 HARLAN (June 27) -- The remainder of the Harlan Community freshmen baseball season has been cancelled after a team member recently tested positive for COVID-19. HCHS Activities Director Davis Pattee released a statement on Saturday in regards to the cancellation. “These are very difficult times, and as we continue to navigate the complexities of COVID-19 our first priority will always be the safety of our student-athletes and coaches,” Pattee

 KIMBALLTON (June 26) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton built an 8-0 third-inning lead and held on to beat the Audubon softball team 9-4 here Friday night, improving its perfect record to 9-0 overall. The 13th-ranked (Class 1A) Spartans hit the ball hard off Wheeler starter Kali Irlmeier, who allowed eight hits and six earned runs in an inning and a third.

 ELK HORN (June 26) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton baseball team lost a non-conference game to Audubon Friday by a final of 14-5. The Spartans fell to 1-6 on the season.
   Tyler Petersen singled for Exira-EHK's only hit and scored a run. Tyler Kingery and Jameson Kilworth both drew a pair of walks as Audubon pitchers issued 10 base-on-balls.

 AUDUBON (June 25) -- It wasn’t pretty, but the IKM-Manning softball team was able to leave Audubon Thursday night with a remarkable 18-15 Western Iowa Conference victory. The Wolves led 9-0 after an inning and a half and 18-11 going to the bottom of the seventh in a game featuring 29 total hits and a plethora of errors by both sides. The Wheelers, who got back into the contest by scoring seven runs in the bottom of the second, plated four sev

 AUDUBON (June 25) -- Nolan Ramsey had a four-hit night and Conner Richards turned in a quality start on the mound as the IKM-Manning baseball team broke open a close game with six runs in the seventh to beat Audubon 10-3 on Thursday. Unfortunately, it was the last game the Wolves will play until July 7. IKM-M head coach Cory McCarville confirmed in a tweet on Sunday that a varsity player tested positive for COVID-19 last week.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (June 24) -- The Harlan Community softball team picked up a 7-0 non-conference win at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Wednesday night as Tianna Kasperbauer and Emily Brouse combined on a one-hit shutout and five Cyclones drove in at least one run. Kasperbauer (5-0) pitched one-hit ball for the first four innings, walked none and struck out five.

    HARLAN -- A neighborhood in south Harlan was lit up Saturday, July 4 by a public fireworks show put on by one of the residents to honor Fourth of July.