DUNLAP (April 30) -- Evan Wilson earned gold medals in both the two-mile and mile runs Monday night, sparking the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton boys track team to a fourth-place finish in the Rolling Valley Conference Championships at Dunlap. A strong south wind gusted well over 30 miles per hour, blowing directly into the face of runners on the track’s home stretch and hampering most runners’ times. Wilson, who alternated between a headwind and

 MISSOURI VALLEY (May 2) -- AHSTW athletes combined to win eight events and IKM-Manning also enjoyed its fair share of success during this week’s two-day Western Iowa Conference Co-Ed Track Meet held at Missouri Valley. Thunderstorms suspended the action Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

 DES MOINES (April 27) -- Gage Clay and his AHSTW track teammates competed in just two events at the 2018 Drake Relays, but they certainly made the most of their opportunity to shine on the famed blue oval. One of the state’s fastest sprinters regardless of class, Clay added to his Viking legacy Friday with a medal-winning fourth-place finish in the boys 100-meter dash inside Drake Stadium. Clay, a senior, ran the third-fastest qualifying time

 DES MOINES (April 28) -- AHSTW boys track coach G.G. Harris will always remember the 2018 Drake Relays fondly, and not just for his team’s impressive accomplishments. Around 2:30 p.m. Friday, Viking senior Gage Clay earned a fourth-place medal in the 100-meter dash with the best time of his career.

 DES MOINES (April 28) -- Harlan Community’s Chloe Hansen appeared well on her way to qualifying for the Drake Relays in her signature event last April when a fall in the 400-meter hurdles at Iowa Western Community College cost her that opportunity. One year later, Hansen wasn’t about to let an ongoing battle with painful shin splints prevent her from participating in America’s Athletic Classic. Competing for the first time in eight days, Hans

 WINTERSET (April 28) -- Harlan Community avenged a substate loss from last year and took home a nice trophy in the process Saturday afternoon, beating Winterset 4-1 and Creston 3-0 to win the championship of the Winterset Boys Soccer Tournament. The host Huskies, ranked fifth in Class 2A, ended the Cyclones’ season last May with a 5-1 substate semifinal decision, but the rematch was all HCHS. The 10th-ranked Cyclones scored twice in each half

 OAKLAND (April 28) -- The AHSTW boys soccer team improved to 8-1 on Saturday, winning the championship of the Western Iowa Shootout in Oakland with wins of 2-0 over Riverside and 2-1 (in a PK shootout) over Treynor. The Vikings, ranked 14th in Class 1A, tied the Treynor match on Kyle Branan’s free kick with 16:21 left in the second half. The match went directly to a penalty kick shootout which AHSTW won 3-1.

 HARLAN (April 23) -- The temperature was up but attendance was down for Monday’s Harlan Community Cyclone Girls Johnson Relays at Merrill Field. Spencer earned gold in five relays and nine events overall to win the four-team meet with 120 points.

 HARLAN (April 24) -- The Harlan Community boys soccer team may have needed a match like the one that took place Tuesday afternoon at Merrill Field. With four of their first six games decided by just one goal - two in overtime - the 16th-ranked (2A) Cyclones took control early against Riverside and had some fun in a commanding 8-0 win over the Bulldogs. Dylan Eshelman and Andres Cavalieri both netted a pair of first-half goals as HCHS scored s

 GLENWOOD (April 23) -- Harlan Community placed 13 times in 11 events and scored 66.33 points Monday night, finishing fifth out of 15 boys teams competing at the Glenwood Co-Ed Ram Relays. Senior Nick Foss had another big night for HCHS, winning the long jump and placing second to Sergeant Bluff-Luton’s Jorma Schwedler in both the 100 and 200-meter dash.

 AUDUBON (April 24) -- Athletes from IKM-Manning and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton combined to win four events and place 34 times Tuesday night at the annual Audubon Wheeler Co-Ed Relays. The IKM-Manning boys led the area squads by finishing third out of 11 teams with 81 points and scoring 15 times in 13 events.

 HARLAN (April 23) -- Ben Renaud and Matt Gearheart both shot sub-40 rounds Monday at the Harlan Golf and Country Club, leading the Atlantic boys to a six-stroke victory over Harlan Community, 172 to 178. The Cyclones were led by Jay Swanson’s five-over-par round of 41, which included a birdie on the par-5 seventh hole. Kevin Campbell carded a 44, highlighted by a nice birdie putt on No.

 HARLAN (April 23) -- The Atlantic boys tennis team handed Harlan Community its third straight dual defeat Monday afternoon, sweeping all nine varsity matches at the HCHS courts. The Trojans (5-1) won each match by a decisive margin, with the closest set scores being 10-4 at number five singles and No.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (April 21) -- Harlan Community’s undefeated run in boys soccer came to an end last Saturday afternoon as the Cyclones lost a close 2-1 decision at Lewis Central. The Titans (4-0 overall, 2-0 Hawkeye Ten) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick by Conner James with 33:38 left following a foul call in the box on the Cyclones.

 DES MOINES -- Local athletes from Harlan Community and AHSTW have qualified eight entries in five events for the 2018 Drake Relays in Des Moines later this week. High school competition at Drake Stadium will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday (April 26-28). This year’s area qualifiers include five individual entries and three relays. Leading the area charge will be senior sprinters Nick Foss of Harlan Community and Gage Clay of AHSTW.