HARLAN (June 26) -- There were plenty of positives to go around Tuesday night as the Harlan Community baseball team swept a doubleheader from St.

 HARLAN (June 26) -- The Harlan Community softball team notched its fourth doubleheader sweep in Hawkeye Ten Conference play here Tuesday, beating St.

 NEOLA (June 27) -- A long line of AHSTW baseball teams with more experience and more wins have fallen short of where this year’s young Viking squad nearly landed on Wednesday evening. One night after outscoring second-seeded Underwood 19-13 in the first round of the Western Iowa Conference Tournament, the seventh-seeded Vikings were just a break or two shy of winning again vs.

 ATLANTIC (June 25) -- Reagan Pellett’s sixth-inning grand slam put the finishing touches on Atlantic’s 8-2 softball win over Harlan Community Monday afternoon as the 7th-ranked (3A) Trojans moved closer to wrapping up a Hawkeye Ten Conference title. HCHS managed just two singles against Atlantic ace Ally Anderson, who walked one and struck out six.

 ATLANTIC (June 25) -- Connor Bruck pitched a four-hitter to earn his fifth win of the year and the Harlan Community baseball team broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the sixth to win at Atlantic 4-1 on Monday afternoon. After scoring just one unearned run against Trojan starter Chase McLaren through five, HCHS got to reliever Chase Mullenix for three runs on Jared Moser’s two-run single and Ryan Doran’s sacrifice fly. Moser finished with three

 HARLAN -- Nine Harlan Community boys soccer players and two Cyclone girls have been recognized on the 2018 Hawkeye Ten All-Conference teams released in June. The list of HCHS boys includes four first-team selections. Senior midfielders Drew Voge and Tanner Fink were both unanimous first-teamers while senior forward Dylan Eshelman and senior goalie Keaton Jones were also named to the first team.

 SERGEANT BLUFF (June 22) -- It wouldn’t be an official trip to Sergeant Bluff for the Harlan Community baseball team without some seventh-inning peculiarity. Two years ago, HCHS finished a 4-3 loss to Sergeant Buff-Luton playing under protest when the tying run was sent back to third base despite an overturned ‘out’ call at first that kept the Cyclone seventh inning alive.

 SHENANDOAH (June 21) -- The Harlan Community softball team continued its run of success against the southern half of the Hawkeye Ten Conference on Thursday, sweeping a doubleheader at Shenandoah by scores of 7-2 and 13-0 in four innings. HCHS is now 7-1 in varsity twin bills vs.

 AVOCA (June 22) -- Peyton Gross pitched a one-hit shutout and Grace Youngren blasted a solo home run Friday night as the 2nd-ranked (2A) IKM-Manning softball team blanked AHSTW 4-0 to sweep the season series. Gross struck out seven Lady Vike batters, walked one and hit one while recording her 10th shutout of the season. IKM-M scored three runs in the second inning to give Gross all the support she would need.

 AVOCA (June 22) -- IKM-Manning plated a pair of unearned runs in the top of the seventh Friday night to rally past the AHSTW baseball team, 2-1, in Western Iowa Conference action. The Wolves snapped a five-game losing skid in the process, improving to 4-12 overall and 4-10 in the WIC as junior Alex Lingle was the victor in a pitcher’s duel vs.

 AREA (June 25) -- The annual Western Iowa Conference Baseball and Softball Tournaments will be held this week, with the championship games slated for Thursday night in softball and Friday night in baseball. The 2nd-ranked (2A) IKM-Manning softball team, last year’s WIC Tournament champion, is unbeaten in conference play so far and will be the top seed.

 ELK HORN (June 21) -- Cole Madsen went 3-for-3 and Tyler Petersen pitched six innings for the win Thursday as the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton baseball team snapped a four-game losing streak by topping Boyer Valley 9-4 in the rain. The Spartans (4-8 overall, 3-7 in the Rolling Valley Conference) actually led 11-4 when play was halted in the bottom of the sixth - still batting with two on and nobody out - but the official final score reverted bac

 HARLAN (June 18) -- Ryan Doran’s two-run homer highlighted a three-run first inning and Harlan Community pulled away with four runs in the fifth to beat Denison-Schleswig 9-3 in a midday Monday baseball game at Jim Goeser Field. The third-ranked (3A) Cyclones’ 12th straight victory completed a regular-season sweep of the Monarchs and improved their record to 14-2 overall and 13-0 in Hawkeye Ten Conference play.

 HARLAN (June 18) -- Denison-Schleswig ace pitcher Sarah Heilesen shut out the Harlan Community softball team on just one hit Monday and helped her own cause with a homer and three RBI as the 7th-ranked (4A) Monarchs blanked the Cyclones 6-0 to sweep the season series. Heilesen walked two and recorded nine strikeouts in the game, which started at 11 a.m. to avoid the late day storms.

 AUDUBON (June 19) -- It’s been fun, but individual milestone season is officially over for the Gross family and IKM-Manning softball. The only business at hand now is to keep winning games. IKM-M senior Peyton Gross, just five days after earning career pitching win number 100, surpassed 1,000 strikeouts Tuesday night as the second-ranked (2A) Wolves beat Audubon 12-0 in five innings to cap a season sweep and improve to 16-1. Gross pitched a o