NEOLA (Dec. 5) -- AHSTW fell behind 39-27 at halftime and could not mount a second-half rally on Tuesday night, losing at Tri-Center 61-43 in Western Iowa Conference boys basketball action. Jack Paulson led the Vikings with 16 points, R.J. Harris scored 11 and Kevin Jorgensen had eight. Blake Osbahr grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and also had two steals.

 MANNING (Dec. 2) -- In a battle of Class 2A Top 10 teams, the Panorama girls outlasted IKM-Manning 50-45 in a competitive non-conference matchup here last Saturday. The Wolves’ highlight of the game was senior guard Kia Rasmussen surpassing 1,000 career points on a three-point basket with less than three minutes to go.

 MANNING (Dec. 2) -- The IKM-Manning boys basketball team survived Panorama’s 10 three-pointers and overcame an eight-point halftime deficit to win last Saturday’s non-conference game 54-51. The Wolves (2-1) entered the fourth quarter down 44-38 before outscoring the 1-2 Panthers 16-7 the rest of the way. Both teams rode the hot hand of two top scorers on the day.

 ELK HORN (Dec. 1) -- Freshman Tatum Grubbs scored a game-high 21 points in her high school debut while senior Sophia Peppers tallied 18 points, eight rebounds, eight steals and five assists last Friday night as the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls basketball team opened the season with a 67-32 home win over Coon Rapids-Bayard.

 AVOCA (Dec. 1) -- IKM-Manning built a 27-13 halftime lead and forced 30 AHSTW turnovers last Friday en route to a 61-41 girls basketball win over the Lady Vikes. Kia Rasmussen led the Wolves with 18 points, seven assists and five steals, shooting 8-for-8 from the free throw line.

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 ELK HORN (Dec. 1) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton outscored Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-11 in the second quarter Friday night en route to a season-opening 66-51 home win over the Crusaders. Junior guard Cole Burmeister had a huge game for the Spartans, totaling 26 points, seven assists and five rebounds while shooting 8-of-13 from the field.

 AVOCA (Dec. 1) -- AHSTW outscored IKM-Manning 21-9 in the fourth quarter to outlast the Wolves 58-48 in a Western Iowa Conference boys basketball game Friday night. Both teams are now 1-1 in the WIC. Jack Paulson and Kevin Jorgensen led AHSTW with 15 and 14 points, respectively, and Paulson also grabbed 10 boards. Blake Osbahr added nine points for the Vikings. IKM-Manning was led by Jared Johnson’s 23 points and Alex Lingle’s 10.

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 MANNING (Nov. 28) -- IKM-Manning boys basketball coach Keith Wagner wasn’t exactly sure what to expect from his team in Tuesday’s season opener vs.

 TREYNOR (Nov. 28) -- One bad quarter proved costly for the AHSTW boys basketball team Tuesday night as the Vikings lost their season opener at Treynor 61-55. The second quarter was the difference in the game as Treynor outscored the Vikings 15-4 to take a 25-17 halftime advantage. R.J. Harris led AHSTW with 20 points in defeat, followed by Dalton Fischer with 12 points, Jake Martin 10, Kevin Jorgensen seven and Jack Paulson 4.

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