DUNLAP (Jan.

 DUNLAP (Jan.

 HARLAN -- Harlan Community senior Ryan Doran signed a national letter of intent on December 21 to play baseball at Southwestern Community College in Creston. Ryan is the son of Randy and Ann Doran, Harlan. As a first-year starting first baseman in 2017, Doran was instrumental in helping the Cyclone baseball team qualify for its seventh straight state tournament and reach its third consecutive state championship game.

 HARLAN (Jan. 1) -- Harlan Community senior Nick Foss announced on Twitter Monday his verbal commitment to play football at Minnesota State University in Mankato.

 DES MOINES -- A 25-9 first-quarter burst paved the way for another double-digit Spartan victory December 23 as the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls defeated Nodaway Valley 72-49 at Wells Fargo Arena. Freshman Tatum Grubbs (18 points) and seniors Kealey Nelson (18) and Sophia Peppers (17) combined for 53 points as the fourth-ranked Spartans entered Christmas break with a perfect record of 7-0.

 DES MOINES -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton put up 50 first-half points on the Wells Fargo Arena floor and posted a 79-53 boys basketball win vs. Nodaway Valley on December 23. The Spartans stormed out to a 27-11 lead after the first quarter and extended the margin to 50-26 at halftime, improving to 3-4 overall. “We played our best basketball of the season in the first half,” said E-EHK head coach Doug Newton.

Exira-EHK Girls & Boys Results/ScheduleDec. 1    vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard - Girls won 67-32; Boys won 66-51Dec. 5    at Glidden-Ralston - Girls won 60-31; Boys lost 58-55Dec. 8    vs. Ar-We-Va - Girls won 78-44; Boys lost 63-60Dec. 12    at West Harrison - Girls won 72-35; Boys won 87-31Dec. 15    vs. CAM, Anita - Girls won 63-53; Boys lost 57-53Dec. 19    at Paton-Churdan - Girls won 82-40; Boys lost 53-50Dec. 23    vs.

 GRISWOLD (Dec. 19) -- AHSTW’s 23 steals matched Griswold’s total field goal attempts last Tuesday as the Viking boys basketball team extended its winning streak to five games with a 60-25 rout of the Tigers. Jake Martin led three AHSTW seniors in double figures with 17 points, shooting 8-for-8 from the field, R.J. Harris scored 13 points and Jack Paulson had 12.

 CHURDAN (Dec. 19) -- Close losses continue to haunt the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton boys basketball team as the season calendar flips from December to January. On Tuesday night, the Spartans led the entire game until the last 22 seconds in a frustrating 53-50 defeat at Paton-Churdan.

 CHURDAN (Dec. 19) -- Kealey Nelson pumped in a career-high 29 points while adding nine rebounds and seven steals last Tuesday night, leading the fifth-ranked Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls to an easy 82-40 win at Paton-Churdan. Nelson made 12-of-22 field goals and 5-of-6 free throws as the Spartans improved to 6-0 (all Rolling Valley Conference games) going into Saturday’s contest vs.

 GRISWOLD (Dec.

IKM-M Girls & Boys Results/ScheduleNovember 28    vs. Audubon - Girls won 58-19; Boys won 59-53December 1    at AHSTW - Girls won 61-41; Boys lost 58-48December 2    vs. Panorama - Girls lost 50-45; Boys won 54-51December 5    at Logan-Magnolia - Girls lost 58-48; Boys won 57-51December 8    vs. Missouri Valley - Girls won 58-35; Boys won 56-33December 12    at Riverside (Girl-Boy DH) - PostponedDecember 15    vs.

AHSTW Girls & Boys Results/ScheduleNovember 27    at CAM - Girls lost 46-27November 28    at Treynor - Girls lost 60-33; Boys lost 61-55December 1    vs. IKM-Manning - Girls lost 61-41; Boys won 58-48December 5    at Tri-Center - Girls won 58-41; Boys lost 61-43December 7    at Shenandoah - Boys won 74-27December 8    vs.

 HARLAN (Dec.

 HARLAN (Dec. 19) -- It was a special night for Harlan Community basketball coach Mitch Osborn on Tuesday.