COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Six Harlan Community High School students competed in the Special Olympics State Bowling competition held last Saturday (November 18) at Thunderbowl in Council Bluffs. Each Cyclone bowler participated in a singles event for their age group, placing between first and fourth. The...
HARLAN (Nov. 16) -- Outscoring Harlan Community 24-3 in the second quarter, IKM-Manning beat the Cyclones 34-13 as part of Thursday’s girls basketball jamboree at HCHS. Eight teams participated in the event, each playing for a half. Additional winners included: Atlantic (over Griswold), Panorama (...
FORT WORTH, TEX. (Nov. 18) -- Former Harlan Community star Jess Schaben surpassed 1,000 career kills at the collegiate level on Saturday night, leading the 23rd-ranked Iowa State volleyball team to a 3-0 sweep of TCU (25-19, 25-16, 25-14) for the Cyclones’ 20th win of the season. Schaben, the...
AREA -- Led by AHSTW’s 17 total selections, 50 players from the Harlan Newspapers’ coverage area have been recognized on this year’s All-District football teams. During the 2017 season, Harlan Community, AHSTW, IKM-Manning and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton combined for an overall record of 30-11, two...
CEDAR FALLS (Nov. 17) -- Billy Cundiff will become the fifth former Harlan Community football standout inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Football Players Hall of Fame here Friday night during halftime of the Class 4A state championship game at the UNI-Dome. Cundiff, a 1998...
CEDAR FALLS (Nov. 17) -- Former Harlan Community High School, Drake University and National Football League kicker Billy Cundiff will be back in Iowa this week when he joins the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Football Players Hall of Fame Friday night at halftime of the Class 4A state...
MANNING -- IKM-Manning senior Peyton Gross has signed a letter of intent to play softball at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. Peyton is the daughter of Paul and Joy Gross, rural Manilla. Joy Gross, who is the head softball coach at IKM-M, also played college softball at BVU. Above, Peyton is...
GLENWOOD -- Four senior volleyball players from Harlan Community and three from Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton have been selected to compete in the KMAland Senior All-Star Slam set for Sunday, Nov. 26, at Glenwood High School. The event will start at 5 p.m. Area participants will include seniors Haley...
Impressive Final Numbers for Foss Despite not scoring a touchdown in Thursday’s semifinal loss to Pella, Harlan Community senior running back Nick Foss finished as the Cyclones’ all-time co-leader with 71 career touchdowns (426 points), tying the school record set by Dylan Barrett from 2008-2010....
CEDAR FALLS (Nov. 9) -- In a matter of less than 26 football minutes Thursday night, Harlan Community flipped the script from potentially the most lopsided playoff loss in school history to being on the verge of an all-time epic comeback. And even though their spirited rally fell two points short...