HARLAN (Feb.

 CARROLL (Feb. 23) -- The IKM-Manning boys basketball team moved within one win of the state tournament on Friday night, defeating Tri-Center 51-42 in a Class 1A, District 15 final played at Kuemper Catholic. The game was postponed 24 hours due to inclement weather and the Wolves’ Substate 8 final vs. third-ranked Remsen St.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Feb. 20) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton boys got just the start they wanted in Tuesday’s district battle at St.

 WATERLOO (Feb. 19) -- Bowling just below his season average, Harlan Community sophomore Darren Stein placed 33rd out of 53 participants in the Class 1A Boys State Bowling Tournament held February 19 at Waterloo’s Cadillac Lanes. Competing as an individual qualifier, Stein rolled games of 155 and 203 for a total of 358, finishing one pin behind Shenandoah’s top two finishers, Jordan Ross and Aaron Whitslar.

 AVOCA (Feb. 19) -- The final chapter has yet to be written in the basketball storybook of Sophia Peppers and Kealey Nelson, but the plot thus far has certainly been well worth the read. Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton’s senior duo combined for 38 points and 19 rebounds Monday night, clinching a fourth consecutive trip to the Girls State Basketball Tournament as the seventh-ranked Spartans defeated No.

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 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Feb. 15) – Tied at 49 with Fremont-Mills heading into the fourth quarter, the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Spartans hit a big three to start the fourth and then sealed a 64-57 win at the free throw line in boys district basketball action in Council Bluffs Thursday, Feb.

 MANNING (Feb. 15) -- The IKM-Manning boys basketball team survived the dreaded third matchup with a conference rival Thursday night, outlasting Audubon 50-48 in a Class 1A district quarterfinal game in Manning. Alex Lingle led the Wolves with 17 points while Jared Johnson added 10 points, seven assists and four steals.

 DENISON (Feb. 16) -- It was everything that a season rubber match and sixth meeting in two years is supposed to be. And following two overtimes and 40 full minutes of basketball, IKM-Manning kept its season alive Friday night in Denison with a 61-59 girls regional semifinal win over Logan-Magnolia The game was tied 52-52 at the end of regulation and 57-all after one O.T.

 ELK HORN (Feb. 16) -- It wasn’t easy, but the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls basketball team gradually pulled away and finished off CAM 63-49 Friday night in a Class 1A, Region 7 semifinal. With the victory, the 7th-ranked Spartans (22-1) moved within one game of a fourth consecutive state tournament appearance and were slated to face No.

 TREYNOR (Feb. 13) -- The AHSTW girls basketball season came to a close last Tuesday night as Madelyn Deitchler scored 31 points for Treynor in the 2nd-ranked Cardinals’ 63-39, Class 2A regional quarterfinal win over the Lady Vikes. Deitchler made 13-of-18 field goals in the game and teammates Kayla Chapman and Konnor Sudmann added 15 and 11 points, respectively.

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