TRI-CENTER -- Another game, another big second half by the IKM-Manning boys basketball team. Three nights after outscoring Audubon 45-19 in the final 13:30 of an 11-point home win, the Wolves erased a one-point halftime deficit on the road by outscoring Tri-Center 55-18 in the second half of an 82-46 victory. The 8th-ranked (Class 1-A) Wolves buried 12-of-25 three-point shots in the contest, including five by Kyle Wagner, three by Jared Volls

 RED OAK -- The 13th straight victory for the Harlan Community girls basketball team was its most lopsided yet as the top-ranked Cyclones built a 45-10 halftime lead and trounced Red Oak, 66-22, on Friday night. HCHS rolled to 7-0 in Hawkeye Ten Conference play (one game ahead of Lewis Central) and 13-1 overall, while the Tigers dropped to 1-6 and 3-10, respectively. The Cyclones stormed out to a 28-7 lead after the first quarter and dominated

 RED OAK -- Ahead by just six points at halftime, the Harlan Community boys put together a 23-8 third-quarter run and continued to pull away in the fourth to post a 78-49 win at Red Oak Friday night. Senior Kyle Juhl led the 5th-ranked (3-A) Cyclones with 31 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocked shots, shooting 13-of-19 from the field as HCHS improved to 8-1 in Hawkeye Ten Conference play (tied for first place) and 1

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 MISSOURI VALLEY -- Bolstered by four first-half 3-pointers and solid man-to-man defense, the AHSTW girls basketball team scored the first 10 points of the game en route to an 18-point lead and held off Missouri Valley, 46-40, Friday night to sweep the season series. Taking their biggest lead at 26-8, the Lady Vikes led 26-10 at halftime and maintained a double-digit edge for most of the second half. Mo.

 TRI-CENTER -- Paige Gaskill’s season-high 17 points gave IKM-Manning the boost it needed Friday night as the Wolves outlasted Tri-Center, 46-36, to snap the Trojan girls’ six-game winning streak. IKM-M trailed 19-17 at the half before outscoring T-C 29-17 after the break, improving to 11-4 overall and 8-4 in the Western Iowa Conference. Gaskill, who had played in only seven previous games, took advantage of her opportunity Friday as Madi Ling

 DUNLAP -- All five Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton starters scored in double figures Friday night, combining for every Spartan point as the 2nd-ranked team in Class 1-A girls basketball won 58-43 at Boyer Valley. Exira-EHK established an 18-9 lead after one quarter and was able to build on it the rest of the way, improving its unblemished record to 15-0 overall and 14-0 in the Rolling Valley Conference. Spartan junior Mara Burmeister hit 4-of-9 thr

 MOUNT AYR -- Harlan Community wrestlers Austin Knudson and Jacob Wingert were both named to the All-Tournament Team and two other Cyclones also finished with unbeaten records as HCHS placed second out of nine teams in the Ron Scott Memorial Dual Tournament, held January 15-16 at Mount Ayr. Shenandoah won the team championship with an 8-0 record, followed by HCHS (7-1), Lathrop, Missouri (6-2) and Riverside (5-3). The Cyclones beat Shenandoah

 MISSOURI VALLEY -- Missouri Valley put together a 22-2 second-half run to storm past AHSTW, 55-47, in Western Iowa Conference boys basketball action Friday night. The Vikings led by eight points on three occasions in the third quarter before Justin Miller sparked Mo. Valley’s surge with a driving three-point play. Seth Svedja added 11 points during the decisive run and finished with a game-high 23 for the Big Reds.

 HARLAN – Max Langenfeld’s two-game series of 404 marked the best score of the night at Cyclone Lanes as Harlan Community swept  Monday’s co-ed bowling dual vs. Denison-Schleswig. The Cyclone boys defeated the Monarchs for the second time this season, winning by 77 pins (2,584 to 2,507) while the Cyclone girls avenged an earlier loss to Denison, 2,350 to 2,085.

 MANNING -- For as well as the IKM-Manning girls played in Tuesday’s third quarter versus Audubon, the Wheelers turned the tables and played just as well or better in the fourth. The result was another close loss for the senior-less Wolves, who are still learning how to finish games as they strive to peak at the end of a still-promising season. Trailing 27-23 at the half, IKM-Manning outscored the Wheelers 24-11 in the third to take a nine-poi

 MANNING -- With less than six minutes to go in the third quarter Tuesday night, the situation looked bleak for IKM-Manning. Outplayed by Audubon for most of the first half, the 8th-ranked (1-A) Wolves had just fallen behind 44-29 following a seven-point Wheeler possession that included a technical foul on IKM-M coach Keith Wagner. The once 9-0 Wolves, who lost their previous game at Missouri Valley, appeared in jeopardy of falling for the thi

STATE – The Iowa High School Athletic Association on Wednesday released the state’s new district football assignments for 2016 and 2017, along with several adjustments to the playoff structure. Harlan Community (Class 3-A, District 7), IKM-Manning and AHSTW (Class 1-A, District 7) and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton (8-Player, District 7) will all compete in eight-team districts over the next two years. The Cyclones’ new district will look much the

 GLENWOOD -- For the Harlan Community girls basketball team, it’s a good time for a little break in the action. Playing their sixth game in 12 days since the end of the holiday break, the top-ranked (4-A) Cyclones looked a little lethargic at times but scored the final 11 points to beat Glenwood, 53-35, on Saturday. The upset-minded Rams pulled within seven points on Molly Dean’s three-pointer and putback early in the fourth quarter before bei

 GLENWOOD -- Harlan Community scored the first basket of the game and took a brief one-point lead early in the fourth quarter. Other than that, the third-ranked (3-A) Cyclones played catch-up for 32 minutes Saturday night and ultimately fell two points short in a 57-55 conference defeat at Glenwood. The unranked Rams, who also picked up a big Hawkeye Ten win at Atlantic Tuesday before losing a non-league game at St.