MANNING (Dec. 7) -- IKM-Manning junior Alexa Ahrenholtz surpassed 30 points by halftime and finished with 36 points, nine rebounds and eight steals to lead the Wolves past Panorama 78-57 last Saturday. Ahrenholtz shot 11-of-15 from the field overall, made 5-of-7 three-pointers and went 9-of-10 from the free throw line in a career-best performance. Lexi Branning also had a big game for the Wolves with 21 points and 12 rebounds.

 GREENFIELD (Dec. 7) -- Led by four individual champions, the AHSTW wrestling team won last Saturday’s Coach Riley Invitational at Nodaway Valley with 193.5 total points. See the photo caption for more info.

 HARLAN (Dec. 5) -- Darren Stein rolled the top two-game set of the day with a 388 as the Harlan Community bowling teams opened the season with a dual sweep of Tri-Center December 5 at Cyclone Lanes. The HCHS boys won by a final margin of 293 total pins (2,325 to 2,032) while the girls won by 229 pins (2,046-1,817). Stein rolled games of 206 and 182 to lead all individual varsity bowlers.

    ELK HORN -- Janice L. Weihs, 83, Elk Horn, died December 15 at the Salem Lutheran Home.    Services were held Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church in Portsmouth with burial in the St.

    ANKENY -- Charles “Bill” W. Hutchins, 88, Ankeny, formerly of Guthrie Center and Audubon, died December 8 in Johnston.    Services were held Friday, Dec. 13 at 11 a.m.

 HARLAN (Dec.

 HARLAN (Dec. 6) -- An incredible 36 offensive rebounds erased the sting of cold shooting Friday night as Harlan Community utilized a big second-quarter run for the second straight game and improved to 2-0 with an 80-42 Hawkeye Ten Conference boys basketball win over Shenandoah. One night after taking control against Blair with a 28-4 surge, the Cyclones erupted for 22 unanswered points at nearly the same point of the game vs.

 HARLAN (Dec.

 HARLAN (Dec.