2020 Roster Seniors: Raine Meneough (S), Colten Brandt (H/S), Adam Gruhn (S/MD), Jackson Johnson (D), Will Jorgensen (H/S), Parker Behrens (S/MD/HJ), Ben Lingle (S), Colby Keller (S), Carter Sorensen (D). Juniors: Quentin Dreyer (D), Brody Swearingen (T), James Vega (S), Connor Keller (S), Hayden McLaughlin (S), Liam Carter (S/H), Drew Doyel (S/LJ), Ryan Ahrenholtz (D). Sophomores: Brody Blom (S/H), Tanner Crawford (S), Jaxon Doyel (D), Eli Gu

2020 Roster Seniors: Lexi Branning (T/S), Kamryn Lesle (S), Emily Kerkhoff (S/H). Juniors: Alexa Ahrenholtz (S/HJ), Lauren Danner (S), Erin Fineran (T). Sophomores: McKenna Mullen (MD/D), Taylor Ferneding (S), Jessica Christensen (S/H), Bianca Cadwell (S/MD), Emma Deets (MD/D), Macie Doyel (S/MD/LJ). Freshmen: Mabel Langel (S/T), Julianna Stribe (MD/S), Maddy Snyder (S/H), Kaitlynn Spoelstra (MD/D), Emmie Ring (S/MD/H), Amber Halbur (S/H/LJ),

 KEARNEY, NEB. -- Senior Kyle Juhl put the finishing touches on a solid four-year men’s basketball career at the University of Nebraska-Kearney this past winter, averaging 8.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as the Lopers went 16-13 overall and 10-9 in the MIAA.

 INDIANOLA -- For the second straight year, Simpson College men’s basketball senior Kyle Wagner has been named second team All-American Rivers Conference after scoring 15 points a game during the 2019-20 season. Wagner, 6-foot-4 forward, is a 2016 IKM-Manning graduate and the Wolves’ all-time leading scorer. He qualified for the A-R-C All-Academic Team for the second consecutive year, which requires a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50.

 HASTINGS, NEB.

 SIOUX CITY -- RJ Harris was a sophomore team member and Caleb Rasmussen served as a student assistant coach for the 2019-20 Briar Cliff University men’s basketball team, which finished 16-14 overall and 7-13 in the GPAC. Harris, a 6-foot-2 forward, is a 2018 AHSTW graduate. He played most of his minutes for the Chargers’ JV team the last two years but did suit for the varsity this past season.

 FORT DODGE -- Cole Burmeister, a 2019 Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton graduate, was a 5-foot-10 freshman guard this past winter for the Iowa Central Community College men’s basketball team.

 AMES -- Michael Rueschenberg, a 2016 graduate of Harlan Community, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Iowa State University in December of 2019, majoring in elementary education with endorsements in reading and social studies.

 SIOUX CITY -- Former area standouts Jordyn Moser and Sophia Peppers helped lead the Morningside College women’s basketball team to 23 wins this past season as the Mustangs made their 18th consecutive appearance in the NAIA Division II National Tournament. Moser, a 5-foot-5 senior guard and 2016 graduate of Harlan Community High School, led the team with 119 assists and 78 steals, ranking among the top 31 nationally in both categories. Peppers

 INDIANOLA -- Simpson College women’s basketball sophomore Kia Rasmussen received Honorable Mention all-conference plaudits from the American Rivers Conference last month after helping the Storm fashion an 18-8 overall record and tie for fourth place in the ARC at 10-6 during the 2019-20 campaign. Rasmussen, a 5-foot-5 guard from Irwin, graduated from IKM-Manning in 2018.

 STORM LAKE -- Sophomore Nicole Lange played in all 25 games for the Buena Vista University women’s basketball team this past season, averaging 8.4 points and 3.3 rebounds for the 1-24 Beavers. Lange, a 5-foot-11 forward and 2018 Harlan Community High School graduate, also excelled in the classroom at BVU as a member of the American River Conference’s Winter All-Academic Team.

  LAMONI -- Sophomore Shauna Reitan played in 16 games for the Graceland University women’s basketball team this past winter before her season was cut short by injury. Reitan is a Manning native and graduated from IKM-Manning in 2018. The 5-foot-7 guard averaged 3.0 points and 1.4 rebounds in a reserve role, logging 12.9 minutes per contest.

 STATE (April 17) -- Iowa’s high school spring sports season was officially cancelled on Friday morning by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and the Iowa High School Athletic Association. The decision to cancel girls and boys track, soccer, golf and tennis was based on Friday’s recommendations to keep Iowa schools closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year due to the spread of COVID-19.

 AVOCA -- The AHSTW wrestling team held its 2020 season banquet on March 8 at the high school, handing out multiple awards and recognizing another successful year on the mats. The 2019-20 Vikings finished with a dual record of 17-9 - its only losses against Class 2A teams and 1A state dual qualifiers - and earned  a spot in regional duals for the sixth year in a row.

 REGIONAL -- Fourteen student-athletes from IKM-Manning and AHSTW were recognized on the 2019-2020 WIC Academic All-Conference Team. To be eligible, the student must be a senior who has maintained at least a 3.35 cumulative grade point average.