HARLAN -- Eleven Harlan Community boys and girls soccer players were recognized on the 2017 Hawkeye Ten All-Conference Soccer teams released in June. The list includes eight players from the Cyclone boys team which set a school record for wins this past season, going 15-3 overall, and tied Lewis Central and Denison-Schleswig for the conference title with a 6-1 record, its first share of a Hawkeye Ten crown since 2010. The Cyclone girls, meanw

 NEOLA -- The most important meeting is still to come between the IKM-Manning and Missouri Valley softball teams, but Friday’s regular-season rubber match should certainly give the Wolves a confidence boost going into Class 2-A regional play. Showcasing an impressive mix of small ball and timely extra-base hits, IKM-M took an early 4-0 lead and added on four insurance runs in the fifth inning to beat the Lady Reds 8-2 in Friday’s Western Iowa

 NEOLA -- The Western Iowa Conference Softball Tournament semifinal between IKM-Manning and Treynor ended via forfeit Thursday night (June 29) when strong thunderstorms suspended play after three innings. IKM-M led 2-1 when the game was stopped and Treynor opted to forfeit rather than returning to Tri-Center Friday night.

 AUDUBON -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton softball team finished the regular season on Saturday (July 1) with a 14-1, four-inning win at Audubon and took an overall record of 14-10 into Monday’s Class 1-A regional opener vs. CAM. With a win on Monday, the Spartans will face either Glidden-Ralston or Audubon in Wednesday’s regional quarterfinal round (at Glidden, 5:30 p.m.).

 RED OAK -- The Harlan Community baseball team put the finishing touches on a Hawkeye Ten Conference championship late last week, sweeping Red Oak in a doubleheader that started Thursday and concluded on Saturday morning (July 1). HCHS defeated the Tigers 9-2 in game one and led 7-0 in game two when play was suspended by lightning after four innings.

 RED OAK -- The regular season ended on a down note for the Harlan Community softball team Thursday (June 29) when Red Oak’s Kamryn Buntrock hit a three-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Tigers past the Cyclones 8-5 in game two of a doubleheader. HCHS settled for a split of the twin bill after winning the first game 5-3 and will now have a week off before hosting Nevada in a first-round regional game Thursday, July 6,

 SIOUX CITY -- Trailing 8-2 after two innings, Harlan Community finished the game with 13 unanswered runs to win at Sioux City West, 15-8, last Wednesday (June 28). HCHS took the lead for good with a seven-run fifth inning, outhit West 14-7 and overcame five errors in the field to hand the Wolverines (10-18) their 12th straight loss. The relief pitching efforts of senior Jacob Croghan and freshman Connor Bruck shut down West’s bats and allowed

 HARLAN -- In a battle between two promising softball teams without a senior on either roster, Harlan Community fought back gamely but couldn’t catch a break in last Wednesday’s 11-7 home loss to Sioux City East. The game featured 23 total hits, seven errors and lasted well over two hours at H.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Facing a team that thrives on walks and stolen bases, St.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Sending 14 batters to the plate in a 10-run top of the fourth, Harlan Community hammered St.

 HARLAN -- Brett Sears pitched his second no-hitter of the year and the Harlan Community baseball team posted two crooked numbers to take care of Atlantic 10-0 in five innings Monday night (June 26) at Jim Goeser Field. Sears (5-0) struggled with his command at times as he walked six batters and also struck out six, but did not surrender a hit in five innings on the mound.

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community softball team played Atlantic to a scoreless tie through four innings Monday night (June 26), but the fifth-ranked (3-A) Trojans put together back-to-back three spots in the fifth and sixth to beat the Cyclones 6-0 and complete a season sweep. After HCHS was unable to capitalize on a scoring opportunity in the bottom of the fourth, Atlantic loaded the bases via two walks and an infield hit in the next half innin

 IRWIN -- IKM-Manning held serve in the quarterfinal round of the Western Iowa Conference Softball Tournament here Tuesday (June 27), but not without a stern test from an improving AHSTW squad. Held to just three hits by Lady Vike senior pitcher Haley Constable, the third-seeded Wolves found other ways to outscore their sixth-seeded foe, 4-1, at the Irwin softball diamond. IKM-M, ranked 15th in Class 2-A as of June 22, drew six walks on the ni

 AUDUBON -- AHSTW senior Anthony Cordes outshined Audubon’s Tyler Riebhoff in a classic pitchers duel Monday night (June 26) as the fifth-seeded Vikings topped the fourth-seeded Wheelers 2-0 in the quarterfinal round of the Western Iowa Conference Baseball Tournament. Cordes (2-3) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning that was broken up by Micky Williamson’s leadoff single.

 NEOLA -- The IKM-Manning baseball team finished 1-1 in this year’s Western Iowa Conference Tournament, beating Griswold 8-7 in a first-round game before losing to second-seeded Tri-Center 6-3 in the quarterfinals.