The HCHS Cyclones girls track and field team took a second place finish overall at the Koos Invitational with 121.5 points, just half a point behind Atlantic who won the event.

Less than 10 minutes into Tuesday’s home game at Merrill Field, Senior Saint Ella Klusman scored her first goal of the game, giving St. Albert an early 1-0 lead, which would be all they would need en route to a 4-0 victory over the HCHS Cyclones.
“She’s a great player,” said Cyclone Head Coach Jared Boysen. “I’ve always said that since she’s been a freshman. Trying to stop her, we’ve done a lot of different things.”

With the AHSTW Vikings boys soccer team trailing 1-0 at the half, courtesy of a goal from West Central Valley Senior Kamron Kunkle, it looked like the Vikings were going to turn the tables on the Wildcats in the second half and score, but unfortunately couldn’t as the Wildcats scored six more goals, cruising to a 7-0 victory, handing the Vikings their second loss.

Senior Wildcat Sara Titkova set the tone for her team Monday night on the road in Avoca, scoring the first two of three goals, including the first one less than two minutes into the game, handing the AHSTW Vikings girls soccer team their second loss of the season.

HCHS Cyclones
With their previous event at Denison High School cancelled due to inclement weather, the HCHS Cyclones girls track and field team didn’t skip a beat with having to adjust to another outdoor meet at Audubon.

The AHSTW Vikings boys track and field team continues to dominate relay races taking top five finishes in both 4x400 and 4x800 relay with times of 3:53.02 and 9:33.19. The 4x400 team finished in second place, just 11+ seconds behind ACGC. The 4x800 finished in fifth place, just 43+ seconds behind Riverside, who won the event.

Less than five minutes into Thursday’s game, Freshman Cardinal Beau Thiel scored a goal for Treynor giving his team a 1-0 lead, which would be all the Cardinals would need to go on to win 3-0 over the HCHS Cyclones.
“It’s one game,” said Cyclone Head Coach Dave Voge. “Those guys [Treynor] went to state last year. They’re a very good team. Well coached and they know what to do.”

After a tough season opener to the Panorama Panthers in their 2023 opener at home in which they lost 5-1, the HCHS Cyclones girls soccer team was hoping for redemption, but came up short, once again losing 3-1.

Cyclone Junior Lindsey Sonderman and Cyclone Senior Kami Stork both performed well in the Dan Lennon Invitational hosted by the University of South Dakota last Tuesday.
Sonderman finished second in both the 1600 and 3200m races, with times of 5:26.84 and 11:34.70. Allie Anderson also competed well in the 1600, finishing in 14th place with a time of 6:06.49.

Cyclone Senior Lauren Wingert will be continuing her cross country career at the collegiate level following the conclusion of her high school days at Peru State.
“I am super excited to get to run with new amazing people at Peru State,” Wingert said. “Getting to compete at a college level is going to be so much fun and push me to my limits. I am glad I am able to have this opportunity to continue my cross country career.”

Despite losing a lot of seniors, the Exira-EHK Spartans golf team is optimistic as it prepares to tee-off March 26 in a triangular with CAM and AHSTW.
“It has been fun so far this year,” said Spartan Head Coach Tom Petersen. “It's great to have a lot of kids out that will be competing for spots with 16 kids.  Hopefully we get some nicer weather so we can get on the course more.”

After a struggle during their 2023 season in which the AHSTW Vikings boys soccer team finished 5-9, losing 3-1 in the 1A-8 First Round Tournament Game to St. Albert, the Vikings are back to work set to open their season March 25 at home.

Even with a small event featuring just seven schools, the HCHS Cyclones boys track and field team came away with some big accomplishments Tuesday at the Simpson High School Classic winning both the 4x100 and 4x200 events with times of 44.59 and 1:32.97 that featured Matthew Sorfonden, Lukas Francis, Brehden Eggerss, and Hayden Soma.

The HCHS Cyclones boys golf team is back at practice at the Harlan Golf & Country Club set to open a new season in a few weeks.
“They for sure are going to be ready to play in about a week and a half to two weeks,” said Cyclone Head Coach Chad Swanson. “We play April 2 against Denison at home, and that’s only one of our two home matches.”

After a season in which the HCHS Cyclones Boys Soccer team finished with an 8-8 record, they are back to practice, set to open their season March 25 on the road against the Panorama Panthers and expecting a better than .500 record this year.