Sports
ELK HORN -- A strong first half of offense carried the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton boys last Saturday as the Spartans completed a season sweep of Glidden-Ralston with a 66-55 home victory. Scoring with relative ease in its half court offense as well as in transition, Exira-EHK led by as many as 17...
CHARTER OAK -- Trailing by 12 points entering the fourth quarter, the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton boys rallied within 50-48 at the two-minute mark but couldn’t finish the comeback in a 64-59 loss at Charter Oak-Ute last Friday night. “Charter Oak-Ute has a nice starting five with several years of...
HARLAN -- Zach Klaassen’s first 99 wins as a head basketball coach included a pair of state championships, three conference titles and four consecutive trips to the state tournament... but only one buzzer beater. Until Saturday night. Harlan Community junior Lexi Larsen made Klaassen’s 100th...
HARLAN -- Harlan Community will be hosting a special event in conjunction with the Red Oak girls and boys basketball games on Friday, January 20. HCHS will be celebrating the 380th Anniversary of the National Guard and honored to have Brigadier General Steve Warnstadt - along with other...
HARLAN -- A first-half scoring drought and a fourth-quarter free throw disparity proved Harlan Community’s biggest downfalls Saturday night as Glenwood outlasted the Cyclone boys 63-60 in a Hawkeye Ten nail-biter. The second half featured 13 lead changes, including eight during a three-minute...
MOUNT AYR -- Harlan Community finished with a 7-1 record and placed second to Lathrop (Mo.) at the Ron Scott Memorial Dual Tournament this past weekend in Mount Ayr. HCHS lost by two points to Lathrop during Friday’s opening round, then rattled off seven straight wins at the two-day event. Oscar...
ELK HORN -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton held the lead exactly three times during Saturday’s Rolling Valley Conference girls basketball clash with Glidden-Ralston. The Spartans scored the first basket of the game, led 30-28 at halftime and surged ahead for good with just :10.7 left in overtime. Every...
HARLAN -- The Harlan Community girls basketball team evened its Hawkeye Ten Conference record at 3-3 Friday night with a commanding 76-42 home win over Clarinda. HCHS started fast, taking a 28-8 lead after one quarter, and cruised to its most lopsided victory of the season. Six Cyclones knocked...
MANNING -- Second-ranked Treynor used a 20-5 second-half run to pull away from the IKM-Manning girls Friday night, completing a season sweep with a 61-51 win over the Wolves.
AVOCA -- The AHSTW girls basketball team improved to 4-0 in January Friday night, holding off Riverside 47-43 in Western Iowa Conference play. The Lady Vikes, now 5-8 overall and 4-6 in the WIC, trailed 27-26 at the half before outscoring the Bulldogs 12-5 in the third quarter and finishing off...
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