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Senior Saydi Paulsen (left) plays defense during Thursday’s basketball practice.
The AHSTW Vikings girls basketball team is looking to build under new head coach Jason McCall off a 9-15 season where they made it to the Class 2A - Region 8 Second Round Game, eventually losing 51-36 to the Underwood Eagles. “We’re so excited,” said Senior Delaney Goshorn. “We’ve had a lot of fun...
Junior Harlee Fahn (left) practices shooting drills with the Spartans.
The Exira-EHK girls basketball team is hoping to build off a successful 19-5 season where they made it all the way to the Regional Championship Game, losing 51-43 to the Remsen St. Mary’s Hawks. “I am always excited this time of the year,” said Spartan Head Coach Tom Petersen. “I have been doing...
Erica Rust (right) comes into her final season of Cyclone basketball spots a teammate to pass the ball to.
After a run to the Regional Championship Game where they lost 64-38 to the Des Moines Christian Lions during their 2022 campaign, the HCHS girls basketball team is back to work ready to make another strong run. “Just thinking about this season, and what this team can accomplish gives me chills,”...
BOTTOM ROW, From L-R, Lindsey Sonderman (3rd) was just one of 15 runners  along with Brylee Schechinger (top row, 4th from left), to punch her ticket individually to the 3A cross country state meet in Fort Dodge where she took a second place finish overall, just 3.5 seconds behind Marissa Ferebee of Pella.
For the third consecutive year, Junior Cyclone Lindsey Sonderman has won the KMALand Iowa Girls Cross Country Runner of the year. Sonderman also took home the award during her freshman and sophomore season. “It's an honor to receive this award for the third time,” Sonderman said. “There are so many...
The AHSTW Vikings have hired longtime assistant basketball coach Jason McCall into the top position for the upcoming season. “I was hired as the girls head basketball coach earlier this year during the spring,” McCall said. “The position was open for a few weeks before I threw my name in the hat,...
The Exira-EHK boys basketball team has hired Tony Santisteban as its new coach for the upcoming season. “The position came open in the spring after Coach [Doug] Newton decided to step away from being the head coach,” Santisteban said. “I always knew I wanted to be a head coach at some point in my...
Senior Cyclone Matthew Sorfonden #36, holds the state participant trophy after him and his teammates gather following their loss.
Facing the #1-ranked 3A Creston Panthers at their place was already a tough task, but the HCHS Cyclones found themselves down 21-7 to start the second quarter. But a team that has overcome adversity and injuries roared back to life in the second quarter, tying the game at 21, and for a second it...
 Junior running back Luke Sternberg #4, prepares to stiff-arm his defender during the first quarter of play.
The AHSTW Vikings ran into a buzzsaw Friday night on the road in the Underwood Eagles losing 42-0 effectively ending their season in the 1A Second Round Game. “This game doesn't define our season,” said Viking Head Coach G.G. Harris. “It hurts right now, and I know it's hard not to focus on this...
Junior Lindsey Sonderman (right) takes 2nd place overall and 1st among Cyclone runners with a time of 18:42.1. Sonderman finished just 3.5 seconds behind the overall leader, Marissa Ferebee a sophmore from Pella who finished with 18:38.6.
Cyclone Junior Lindsey Sonderman competed strong at Fort Dodge Saturday in the state meet taking a second place finish overall, just 3.5 seconds behind Sophomore Marissa Ferebee of Pella with a time of 18:38.6. “It was awesome,” said Cyclone Head Coach Zach Klaassen. “She’s a special talent. That’s...
Exira-EHK Spartan Freshman Michelle Wilson ran a time of 21:01.9 Friday afternoon at the state meet, taking a 68th place finish overall. “I am extremely proud of how far Michelle has come,” said Spartan Head Coach Kevin Brown. “She learned so much this season, and her times dropped throughout. She...

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