MONDAMIN (April 29) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton’s boys and girls track teams combined to win three relay golds at the Rolling Valley Conference Meet here Monday, placing fifth and seventh, respectively, in the final team standings. Woodbine swept the RVC team titles in impressive fashion. The Tiger boys won nine events and outscored CAM 173-105 while Boyer Valley won four golds and placed third with 96.

 ATLANTIC (April 29) -- Impressive field-event throws from Caleb Bieker and Lauren Andersen proved to be the top Harlan Community track highlights Monday as the Cyclone boys placed third and the girls finished fifth in the Atlantic Trojan Co-Ed Relays. Bieker put together his best day of the season with second-place marks of 164 feet, five inches, in the discus and an even 51 feet in the shot put, approaching both of his personal bests from a

    ADAIR -- Larry and Beth Hagedorn of Irwin announce the engagement of their daughter, Jody to Tanner Pease both of Stuart. He is the son of Mary Pease, Stuart, and the late Jeff Pease.    The couple will exchange marriage vows on June 15 in a ceremony at the Schafer Barn on the Hill near Adair. 

 DES MOINES (April 26-27) -- Area athletes competed in five events at the 110th annual Drake Relays this past weekend, recording a pair of season-best relay times and placing above their qualifying rank on three occasions. The Harlan Community boys 4x400 relay and girls 4x100 relay both ran their fastest times of the year in impressive fashion. The boys 4x400 team of Eli Boldan, Jon Owens, Johnathan Monson and Michael Erlemeier improved their

 ATLANTIC (April 26) -- Michael Heithoff scored two goals and assisted another Friday night, leading the Harlan Community boys to a 4-0 Hawkeye Ten Conference soccer win at Atlantic. HCHS, which led 3-0 at the half and subbed frequently, did not allow a single shot on goal and outshot the Trojans 35-2 overall, snapping a two-game losing skid and improving to 5-6 overall and 3-1 in league play.

 HARLAN (April 25) -- The Harlan Community girls golf team finished one stroke away from a triangular sweep at the Harlan Golf and Country Club Thursday, losing to Clarinda by one stroke (217-218) and beating Denison-Schleswig (232) by 14 shots. The Cyclones did boast the top medalist in junior Haley Manz, who shot a steady round of 49 to edge runner-up Gracie Brown of Clarinda by one stroke.

 BREDA (April 26) -- While the scores kept on improving for the Harlan Community boys golf team last week, victory narrowly eluded the Cyclones in three consecutive dual meets on the road. HCHS opened the week by placing seventh out of nine teams at the Monarch Boys Invitational held April 22 on Denison’s Majestic Hills.

 TREYNOR (April 27) -- The AHSTW boys soccer team improved to 9-0 on Saturday with an impressive performance at the Western Iowa Shootout in Treynor. The Vikings beat Logan-Magnolia 9-0 in the first round, then shut out Underwood 4-0 before getting past Treynor 2-1 in the finals. Blake Osbahr, Brayton Tuma and Gabe Madsen all scored a three-goal hat trick in the win over Lo-Ma, which AHSTW led 7-0 at halftime.

    AVOCA -- Donald “Slim” Keith Langer, 89, Avoca, died May 4 at Avoca Specialty Care.    Services will be held Friday, May 10 at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Minden Cemetery at Minden.  Family will greet friends Thursday, May 9 from 5-7 p.m.