FORT DODGE (Oct. 28) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton senior Evan Wilson will lead an area contingent of 11 runners set to compete at Saturday’s coed State Cross Country Championships at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course north of Fort Dodge. Wilson is ranked 2nd among Class 1A boys by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches and is coming off a first-place run at last week’s State Qualifying Meet in Mount Ayr.

 REGIONAL -- The football teams from Harlan Community, AHSTW and IKM-Manning will take a combined record of 23-4 into their respective first-round playoff games Friday night, October 27, at 7:00 p.m. HCHS and AHSTW, which both won district titles this fall, will open the playoffs at home. The Cyclones (8-1) will host Sioux City Bishop Heelan (7-2) in a Class 3A game while the Vikings (8-1) will host Western Christian (7-2) in Class 1A.

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 MOUNT AYR (Oct. 19) -- From the AHSTW girls clinching a team state berth to Evan Wilson’s dramatic first-place finish for Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton, it was a good day for area runners at Thursday’s Class 1A State Qualifying Cross Country Meet in Mount Ayr. Overall, nine harriers from AHSTW, Exira-EHK and IKM-Manning qualified for this Saturday’s State Cross Country Championships at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course north of Fort Dodge.

 ATLANTIC -- Perhaps a little adversity was just what Harlan Community needed Friday night as it wrapped up the regular season with one final tune-up for the 2017 Iowa high school football playoffs. Locked in a scoreless halftime tie with Atlantic and held to just 82 first-half yards, the sixth-ranked (3A) Cyclones scored points on their first four drives of the second half and pitched their second shutout of the season to escape the Trojan Bo

TRI-CENTER -- IKM-Manning tuned up for the playoffs last Friday with a 40-14 win at Tri-Center, getting 121 rushing yards and four touchdowns from Stephen Grimm. Carter Irlmeier led the Wolves with 135 rushing yards and also caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Jared Johnson. The Wolves fell behind 7-0 late in the first quarter before scoring 40 unanswered points.

 MISSOURI VALLEY -- AHSTW’s undefeated run came to an end Friday night as Missouri Valley knocked off the Vikings 24-14 in the regular season finale for both teams. The Vikings (8-1) still won the District 7 (Class 1A) title with a mark of 6-1 and will host Western Christian in a first-round playoff game this Friday (7 p.m.). Missouri Valley finished its season at 6-3 overall and 4-3 in the district. AHSTW's only touchdowns vs. Mo.

 EXIRA -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton football team finished the 2017 season on a good note Friday night, outscoring East Mills 61-24 to secure a winning record.

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 AVOCA (Oct. 17) -- The AHSTW volleyball team finished the season at 14-14 overall Tuesday night following a five-set loss to Underwood in a Class 2-A regional contest. The Eagles alternated winning every other set, 25-11, 20-25, 26-24, 21-25, 15-12 to avenge a pair of regular-season losses to the Lady Vikes.

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