CARROLL — The Harlan Community boys track and field team opened its outdoor season at the Carroll Co-ed Early Bird meet, battling cold temperatures and strong winds on the way to a fourth-place team finish.
Despite the tough conditions, head coach Sam Brummer was pleased with how his team handled the elements in their first meet of the season.“I think it was a good starting spot for us,” Brummer said. 

HARLAN — The Harlan Community Cyclone girls soccer team finished last season with a 9-9-1 record and is looking to build on that success with a new coaching staff leading the way.
Chelsey Buman takes over the Cyclone program. A 2009 HCHS alum, Buman played in the program and has spent years coaching local youth soccer through AYSO.

MANNING — IKM-Manning senior Anna Stangl signed her letter of intent on Wednesday to attend Morningside University, where she will continue both her education and basketball career.

AMES — The IKM-Manning boys track and field team competed with a limited lineup last Friday at the Class 1A portion of the 2026 IATC Indoor Champion-ships, but still delivered an impressive fourth-place team finish against a strong field.
Entry into the meet is based on qualifying times from the previous season, limiting the number of competitors and making the Wolves’ performance even more notable.

AMES — The Harlan Community girls track and field team officially opened its season Thursday at the IATC Indoor State Championships in Ames, taking a limited squad to compete in the early-season meet. 

Qualification for the event was based on athletes’ best marks from the previous season.

HARLAN — The Harlan Community girls track and field team looks to be competitive again this season in the Hawkeye 10 Conference and at the state meet after placing 18th in Class 3A a season ago.

HARLAN — The Harlan Community boys track and field team has hit the track for practice ahead of its season opener at the 2026 IATC Indoor Championships on Thursday at Iowa State University, with the Cyclones looking to lean on more varsity experience than they had a season ago.

DES MOINES — The Exira-EHK Spartans traveled to Des Moines on Wednesday night to take on the defending Class 1A state champions, the St. Albert Saintes, in the Class 1A quarterfinal round. Despite battling back from an early deficit, the Spartans fell by a final score of 45-37.

MANNING — The IKM-Manning boys basketball team finished the 2025-26 season with a 14-9 over-all record and a 9-7 mark in Western Iowa Conference play, securing the program’s best win-loss finish since the 2019 season when the Wolves went 14-8 overall.

CARROLL — The Exira-EHK Spartans are headed back to Des Moines. Facing the GTRA Titans on Wednesday night with a berth in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union State Basketball Tournament on the line, the Spartans turned a defensive battle into a commanding 57-38 victory to secure their spot at the Casey’s Center next week.

MANNING — The IKM-Manning Wolves opened postseason play with a strong performance on Monday night, as they pulled away in the second half to defeat the Paton-Churdan Rockets, 77–46, in Class 1A District 15 action.

From the opening tip, the Wolves played with confidence and pace. 

MANNING — The IKM-Manning Wolves boys basketball team has won three of its last four games with one regular-season contest remaining. 

Along the way, Ben Ramsey and head coach Keith Wagner each reached major career milestones.

MANNING — The IKM-Manning girls basketball team went 1–2 last week, earning a dominant win over ArWeVa before dropping conference matchups to Underwood and state-ranked Treynor. 

HARLAN — The Harlan Community Cyclone boys basketball team completed a season sweep of rival Denison-Schleswig on Tuesday night with a 48–32 win, backed by a strong defensive effort.

ATLANTIC — The Harlan Community Cyclones boys basketball team put together one of its most complete performances of the season Friday night, using a fast start and dominant second half to earn an 80–60 victory over rival Atlantic.
HCHS opened the game with energy as Colton Schneider knocked down an early three-pointer.