EXIRA -- Fremont-Mills scored the final 22 points of the game Friday night to beat Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton 43-12 in an 8-Player, District 7 matchup. The two teams entered the game in a tie for second place in the district standings. F-M is now 5-2 overall and 4-1 in district play while the Spartans fell to 4-3 and 3-2, respectively.

 ATLANTIC (Oct.

 CLARINDA (Oct. 5) -- The Harlan Community volleyball team started and finished the night by winning close decisions Thursday and picked up a four-set road win at Clarinda by scores of 26-24, 25-18, 17-25, 25-23. Newly ranked at No.

 WINTERSET (Oct. 6) -- For the first time this season, Class 3A, District 7 will have an outright leader following Friday night’s football clash between Harlan Community and Winterset. Weather permitting, that is. With thunderstorms and heavy rain in the forecast both Thursday and Friday, the Cyclones (newly ranked at No. 8 by the Associated Press) are scheduled to take on the Huskies at 7:30 p.m. in Winterset.

 HARLAN (Oct. 3) -- The evolution and growth of the 2017 Harlan Community volleyball team might be best exemplified by Tuesday’s second set against Council Bluffs St. Albert. Already trailing one set to zero, the Cyclones led 9-4 when St. Albert rattled off 10 of the next 11 points. HCHS battled back to build a 23-20 advantage, then committed several errors as St.

 WOODBINE (Oct.

 AVOCA (Oct. 3) -- AHSTW was competitive at times but unable to take a set from the Missouri Valley Lady Reds in Western Iowa Conference volleyball play Tuesday night, falling 12-25, 23-25, 19-25. The loss dropped AHSTW to 12-10 overall and 4-4 in the WIC going into Thursday’s final league match at Tri-Center. Missouri Valley, which improved to 19-5 overall and 6-2 in the WIC, was led by 10 kills and 17 digs from Reahgan Stueve vs.

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 CARROLL (Sept. 29) -- During this same stretch of the 2016 football season, back-to-back home losses vs.

 MANNING (Sept.

 AVOCA (Sept. 26) -- The AHSTW volleyball team lost in three competitive sets vs.

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