Sports
ATLANTIC (Oct. 19) -- Harlan Community junior Greichaly Kaster and freshman Brecken Van Baale have been the Cyclone girls’ top two placers at every meet but one during the 2017 cross country season. So it’s only fitting that the mentor and the protégé will finish the year together at the state...
MOUNT AYR (Oct. 19) -- From the AHSTW girls clinching a team state berth to Evan Wilson’s dramatic first-place finish for Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton, it was a good day for area runners at Thursday’s Class 1A State Qualifying Cross Country Meet in Mount Ayr. Overall, nine harriers from AHSTW, Exira-...
ATLANTIC -- Perhaps a little adversity was just what Harlan Community needed Friday night as it wrapped up the regular season with one final tune-up for the 2017 Iowa high school football playoffs. Locked in a scoreless halftime tie with Atlantic and held to just 82 first-half yards, the sixth-...
TRI-CENTER -- IKM-Manning tuned up for the playoffs last Friday with a 40-14 win at Tri-Center, getting 121 rushing yards and four touchdowns from Stephen Grimm. Carter Irlmeier led the Wolves with 135 rushing yards and also caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Jared Johnson. The Wolves fell behind...
MISSOURI VALLEY -- AHSTW’s undefeated run came to an end Friday night as Missouri Valley knocked off the Vikings 24-14 in the regular season finale for both teams. The Vikings (8-1) still won the District 7 (Class 1A) title with a mark of 6-1 and will host Western Christian in a first-round...
EXIRA -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton football team finished the 2017 season on a good note Friday night, outscoring East Mills 61-24 to secure a winning record. The Spartans closed shop at 5-4 overall and 4-3 in 8-Player, District 7, tied with CAM for third place. Junior Cole Burmeister had a...
ATLANTIC (Oct. 20) -- The Harlan Community football team already knows it will be hosting a first-round game at Merrill Field next Friday when the 2017 high school playoffs get underway across the state. The Cyclones will learn their first-round opponent sometime early Saturday morning when the...
HARLAN (Oct. 18) -- The start and the finish could’ve been better, but Harlan Community dominated the rest of the match and took care of business here Wednesday night, sweeping Perry 25-14, 25-11, 25-16 in a Class 4-A regional volleyball opener. Taking their first lead at 10-9 in the opening set,...
AUDUBON (Oct. 17) -- Steady and consistent. The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton volleyball team was both of those things here Tuesday night, perhaps more so than in any of its big matches this season. The result was a 25-19, 25-20, 25-19 sweep of Audubon in a first round Class 1-A regional match that...
AVOCA (Oct. 17) -- The AHSTW volleyball team finished the season at 14-14 overall Tuesday night following a five-set loss to Underwood in a Class 2-A regional contest. The Eagles alternated winning every other set, 25-11, 20-25, 26-24, 21-25, 15-12 to avenge a pair of regular-season losses to the...
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