HARLAN (Jan. 3) -- First place in the Hawkeye Ten Conference dual standings will be on the line Thursday night when Harlan Community hosts Atlantic/CAM and Denison-Schleswig in a double dual at 5:30 p.m.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- On Saturday, November 17, seven athletes from the Harlan Community Schools traveled to Council Bluffs to compete at the state level for Special Olympics in bowling. All seven competitors from the HCSD emerged as place-winners on the day. An eighth state qualifier, Zachary Bothwell, was scratched due to illness.

 ELK HORN (Dec. 21) -- Two years ago as a sophomore, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton’s Josh Pettepier stroked 10 three-pointers in a win over Paton-Churdan. On Friday night, Pettepier nearly matched his old school record by halftime, hitting nine first-half treys and finishing 11-of-14 from beyond the arc to lead the Spartans past Boyer Valley 72-46.

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 HARLAN (Dec. 21) -- For the Harlan Community girls basketball team, a two-week Christmas break provides a chance to hit the reset button on the 2018-19 season. November and December were not kind to HCHS, culminating with Friday night’s 53-39 home loss to Kuemper Catholic that dropped the Cyclones to 0-7 overall and 0-4 in the Hawkeye Ten.

 UNDERWOOD (Dec. 20) -- The IKM-Manning girls basketball team will enter Christmas break with an 8-1 record following Thursday night’s 45-35 Western Iowa Conference win at Underwood. The Wolves overcame a sluggish start to lead 22-16 at halftime, then took control by outscoring the Eagles 21-9 in the third quarter. Gabby Cadwell paced IKM-M (7-1 in the WIC) with 15 points and 10 rebounds and also had four steals.

 OAKLAND (Dec.

HCHS Bowling Results • Dec. 18 • at Harlan
VARSITY BOYS - HCHS 2453, Tri-Center 2106Indv. Total: HCHS 1650, T-C 1427; Baker Games: HCHS 803, T-C 679HCHS Game & Series ScoresSam Andersen    214-176 -- 390William Funke    197-153 -- 350Darren Stein    165-145 -- 310Isaac Jones    143-159 -- 302Andy Bruck    130-168 -- 298Jacob Dotzler    145-126 -- 271Baker GamesHCHS: 168, 137, 205, 121, 172.Tri-Center: 143, 113, 166, 139, 118.

 HARLAN (Dec.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Dec.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Dec. 18) -- In Harlan Community’s three previous losses this year, it was an opponent’s second-half zone which contributed to the Cyclones’ offensive struggles. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln didn’t mess around with a zone Tuesday night.

 WAUKEE (Dec.

 AVOCA (Dec. 15) -- The AHSTW wrestling team hosted a pair of Western Iowa Conference meets last weekend, placing fourth in both the WIC Dual Tournament on Friday and Saturday’s traditional WIC Tournament. Defending state champion Gabe Pauley, ranked first in Class 1A at 182 pounds, was the Vikings’ lone conference champion Saturday after pinning all three of his opponents in the first period.

 AREA -- A Town Town Basketball Tournament is being organized for Saturday, January 19, with two locations - Irwin and Manilla. Contact Eric Fara (712-579-1672) or Doug Bissen (712-579-4462) to register a team. The entry fee is $150 and the cut off for registration is January 5. All players must be 18 years or older.