ATLANTIC (May 1) -- Kyler Rasmussen’s first-place medalist round of 72 led the IKM-Manning boys golf team to a resounding championship in the Western Iowa Conference Golf Tournament held May 1 at Atlantic’s Nishna Hills Country Club. Rasmussen, who scored a 5 or better on all 18 holes, shot identical 36’s on the front and back nines to finish at three-over par and hold off Underwood’s Coby Fink for top medalist honors by two strokes.

 HARLAN -- Harlan Community senior Hunter Manz signed a national letter of intent on March 28 to join the men’s basketball program at Morningside College in Sioux City. Manz was projected to be the Cyclones’ starting point guard as a senior but was unable to play during the 2018-19 season while recovering from surgery for a torn ACL. He also played football and soccer during his HCHS career.

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 CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. -- Freshmen Keaton Jones, Lucas Schmitz, Bailey Schmitz and Devin Wilson - all 2018 Harlan Community graduates - helped the Iowa Western Community College men’s bowling team to a top-10 national finish in the program’s inaugural season this past winter. The Reivers placed sixth with 11,963 total pins at the 2019 NJCAA National Bowling Tournament, held March 1-2 at Airport Lanes near Buffalo, New York.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (May 2) -- On a perfect night for track and field, the Harlan Community girls and boys squads combined to place 45 times and score 211 points on Thursday, both finishing third out of 11 teams in the Hawkeye Ten Conference Co-Ed Track Meet at Lewis Central. The Cyclone girls’ top highlight was a victory in the 4x200 relay while the boys won the shuttle hurdle relay out of the slow heat and got another gold from Jon Owens in the

 HARLAN (May 4) -- Freshman Raegen Wicks scored four goals and sophomore Hannah Bissen added a pair on Saturday as the Harlan Community girls soccer team dominated Riverside 7-0 at Merrill Field. HCHS, now 5-5 overall, posted six goals in the first 30 minutes before subbing freely the rest of the way against the shorthanded Bulldogs (0-9), who had just one player in reserve. Wicks scored all four of her goals in the first half - capitalizing o

 AVOCA (May 3) -- Overcoming some early adversity in the form of a 1-0 deficit and an injury to their leading goal scorer, the AHSTW boys soccer team built a 2-1 halftime lead and added three more second-half scores to down Treynor 5-1 on Friday night. The eighth-ranked (Class 1A) Vikings beat Treynor for the second time in a week and improved to 11-0 overall.

 AVOCA (May 3) -- It didn’t result in a victory, but AHSTW girls soccer coach Beth Herbst was thrilled with her team’s effort during Friday night’s 2-1 loss to Treynor. Despite being outshot and outpossessed by a wide margin, the Lady Vikes (4-3) hung right with the sixth-ranked (1A) Cardinals (8-2) on the scoreboard, even leading for a 12-minute stretch of the first half. Alyssa Kellar’s header goal off a Treynor corner kick tied the match wi

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (May 2) -- During a break in the action at Thursday’s Hawkeye Ten Conference Track Meet, retiring athletic directors Mike Hale (Lewis Central), Mitch Osborn (Harlan Community) and Ken Schreiber (St. Albert) were recognized for their years of service and dedication to the conference and presented with plaques.