DENISON (April 15) -- Even with six contributors out of the lineup Monday night, the IKM-Manning boys track team had enough depth to place 25 entries in all 19 events and outscore host Denison-Schleswig 139-129 for a team title at the Ace Nelson Co-Ed Relays. The AHSTW and IKM-M girls also surpassed 100 points, placing second and third, respectively, behind Denison’s winning total of 176.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (April 16) -- Gold medals were hard to come by Tuesday night, but season-bests and PR’s were plentiful for the Harlan Community track teams at the Lewis Central Co-Ed Invitational. The Cyclone boys placed 14 times in just 12 of 19 events but still managed to finish second in the team standings with 80 points, trailing only Sergeant Bluff-Luton’s 128.5.

 HARLAN (April 16) -- Glenwood shot a team score of 166 at the Harlan Golf and Country Club on Tuesday, handing the Harlan Community boys a 16-stroke defeat (166-182) behind Ryan Leath’s two-over-par medalist round of 38 and 42’s from Eli Bales and Pierce Harrington. HCHS, now 1-2 in dual meets, was led by rounds of 44 from Mason Peters and Jacob Dotzler.

 NEOLA (April 16) -- AHSTW busted open a 1-1 tie with five goals in the last 22 minutes of the first half and went on to beat Tri-Center 8-1 in Western Iowa Conference boys soccer action here Tuesday night. Brayton Tuma scored a hat trick and Blake Osbahr had two goals for the Vikings (3-0), who return 15 seniors from last year’s Class 1A substate finalist. The match was tied 1-1 until the 19th minute following Tuma’s early goal for AHSTW and

 NEOLA (April 16) -- The AHSTW girls soccer team scored an early goal but was blanked by Tri-Center the rest of the way Tuesday in a 6-1 defeat. The Vikings dropped to 1-2 on the season while the Trojans improved to 4-3. Tri-Center took a 3-1 lead into halftime and quickly made it 4-1 on Miranda Ring’s header goal in the first 40 seconds of the second half.

 EARLHAM (April 13) -- The Harlan Community boys soccer team played two more matches that went to a penalty kick shootout last Saturday, going 1-1 and placing third at the Winterset Tournament held in Earlham. Both HCHS matches were scoreless through regulation. The Cyclones fell to 12th-ranked (2A) Gilbert 1-0 in the first round after losing the shootout 4-2. In the third-place match vs.

  COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- Avery Charles Stevenson, 21, Colorado Springs, CO, died April 16.    Services will be held Tuesday, April 23 at 11 a.m. at West Lawn Funeral Home with interment at the West Lawn Cemetery immediately following the service.  Visitation was Monday, April 22 from 6-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Jeffrey Stokes, 63, Harlan, died Sunday, April 21 at the Veteran’s Medical Center in Omaha, NE.    Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

    AVOCA -- Leora L. Torres, 103, Avoca, died April 17 at Avoca Specialty Care.    Services will be held Tuesday, April 23 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.  Family will greet friends Tuesday from 10-11 a.m.