IKM-Manning Wolves Senior Ross Kusel led the way Monday night at home against the West Monona Spartans with 33 points, going 14 of 24 from the field and 4 of 10 from 3-point range helping lead the Wolves to the second round of tournament play with a 61-32 victory.

Early into the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s Class 2A – Region 3 First Round Tournament Game, with the Exira-EHK Spartans leading by 10 points over the AHSTW Vikings, Junior Spartan Harlee Fahn made a shot from 3-point range, putting her team up 39-25, helping lead the Spartans to a 52-34 victory, punching their ticket to the next round, and ending the Vikings season.

Towards the end of the first quarter of Monday’s 1A-8 First Round Tournament Game following a timeout from Eagle head coach Larry Gray, Senior Spartan Cash Emgarten sprinted up court and went for a slam dunk that led to a 77-36 win punching their ticket to the second round of the playoffs.

The HCHS girls basketball team came storming out of the gate Saturday night at home to begin their playoff journey against the OABCIG Falcons, opening the game on a 22-0 run, courtesy of Junior Molly Swensen scoring 17 points in the first quarter.
“The passes from my teammates, and them telling me to shoot gave me confidence,” Swensen said.

Towards the end of the first quarter in Friday’s home game with the game tied at 12, Senior Cyclone Jason Erlemeier came down court launching a 3-point shot, followed by a mid-range jump shot, putting his team up 17-12 en route to a dominant 68-45 victory over the Creston Panthers.

At the end of the first half of Thursday’s home game against Denison, Junior Viking Luke Sternberg made a shot from 3-point range giving the Vikings a 34-19 lead en route to an eventual 63-56 victory, their 5th of the season.
Before the game started, Senior Viking Nick Denning was honored by the school for making his 91st start, a new school record. Denning has been starting games since his freshman season.

In the fourth quarter of Thursday’s home game against the Denison Monarchs, Senior Viking Delaney Goshorn made a mid-range jump shot to secure her 1000th career point.
“It means a lot,” Goshorn said. “I’ve put in a lot of time on my own with my parents at our shop. It’s really rewarding, and doing it at home, our last home game of my career means a lot.”

Senior Cyclone Franz Reisz led the way with 16 points in Tuesday’s 53-33 home win over the Atlantic Trojans, earning their 11th win of the season, and handing Atlantic their 14th loss.
“My teammates were passing it in, doing a really good job,” Reisz said. “Drawing the foul, getting it in, and it worked great.”

Towards the end of the third quarter in Tuesday’s home game, the HCHS girls basketball team went on a 13-2 run, followed by a 6-0, leading to a dominant 54-36 win over the Atlantic Trojans. With this win, the Cyclones conclude their regular season with a 17-3 record.

After falling Friday night on the road to the Lewis Central Titans by eight points, the HCHS girls basketball team came storming out of the gate Monday night at home against the Glenwood Rams starting the game on a 16-0 run en route to a 62-38 home win.

In the third quarter of Friday’s home game, Exira-EHK boys head basketball coach Tony Santisteban called a timeout with his team leading 46-33. When play resumed, the Spartans went on a 14-2 run, which led to a dominant 67-41 victory over the CAM Cougars earning their 15th win of the season.

In the third quarter of the Exira-EHK girls basketball game Friday night at home with the game tied at 30 points apiece against the CAM Cougars, the Cougar offense caught fire and erupted with a 10-0 run, leading to a 67-55 victory, and handing the Spartans their 6th loss.

Approaching the midway point of the third quarter with the Cyclones leading the Kuemper Catholic Knights by seven points, Knights head coach Sean Minnehan called a timeout, and when play resumed, the Knights offense caught fire going on a 15-0 run en route to an eventual 75-63 victory, handing the Cyclones their third consecutive loss and sixth on the season.

In the fourth quarter of Thursday’s home game with just under a minute remaining and the Cyclones hanging on to a 3-point lead, Senior Cyclone Hannah Sonderman stepped up to the free throw line, knocked down both shots, helping the Cyclones to a 55-49 win, and their seven consecutive victory.
“I knew we needed those, so I just slowed down, took a breath and reached up,” Sonderman said.

Senior Cyclone Erica Rust will be continuing her basketball career at Simpson College following the conclusion of her high school days.
“Since I was little, it’s been a dream to play college basketball,” Rust said. “To be able to make that happen is pretty exciting.”
With many options in front of her, Rust talked about what made her choose Simpson.