At the end of the  first quarter with the Exira-EHK boys basketball team turning their game into a runaway against the Boyer Valley Bulldogs, Senior Spartan Cash Emgarten capped off the early route with a slam dunk, putting his team up 29-10 and ending the quarter on a 13-0 Spartan run, eventually leading to a 84-31 win.

In the fourth quarter with the Exira-EHK girls basketball team up by seven points against the Boyer Valley Bulldogs, Spartan Sophomore Jaelynn Petersen came sprinting down court with the ball, made a shot and was fouled, making the extra point, putting her team up 46-36, en route to an eventual 57-49 victory for the Spartans first victory of the season.

In the second quarter of their season opener, Junior Cyclone Jozef Reisz hit an off balance jump shot at the buzzer to close out the first half with a 38-20 Cyclone lead en route to a dominant 63-39 victory over the Shenandoah Mustangs.

In the fourth quarter with the Cyclones leading by more than 20 points, Senior Ava Monson assisted on a lay up by Junior Aubrey Schwieso en route to a dominant 59-34 victory over the Shenandoah Fillies for their third consecutive win to open their season.

With less than five seconds remaining in regulation, Junior Cyclone Aubrey Schwieso was fouled, sending her to the free throw line where she made one of two shots, giving the Cyclones their second win of the season, 48-44.

Senior Spartan Cash Emgarten led the way scoring 23 points for his team, en route to a dominant 76-60 road victory over the Woodbine Tigers, earning their first win of the season.

Woodbine’s Charlie Pryor, Nicole Hoefer, and Katy Pryor were the stars of the game as the Exira-EHK Spartans fell 58-50 to open their season against them. The girls scored 17, 13, & 11 respectfully.
“I was proud of the girls effort throughout the game,” said Spartan Head Coach Tom Petersen. “I think it is a great opener for us because it really shows areas that need to be improved.”

The IKM-Manning boys basketball team wrapped up their 2022 campaign with a 14-10 record making an appearance in the 1A-7 Second Round Game losing to the ACGC Chargers 78-64, but despite losing five seniors, head coach Keith Wagner is optimistic at the start of practice.

In the fourth quarter with the Cyclones leading by 17 points, Junior Cyclone Aubrey Schwieso was fouled, sending her to the line where she made both free throw attempts scoring her 26th and 27th points on the night en route to a dominant 58-40 Cyclone victory over the Treynor Cardinals.

In overtime with the Woodbine Tigers leading 48-47, Senior Tiger Nicole Hoefer was fouled, sending her to the free throw line where she made one of two shots putting her team up by two, ultimately sealing the 49-47 victory and handing the Vikings a loss to start the season.

With a new head coach in Tony Santisteban leading the way, the Exira-EHK boys basketball team is hoping to build off a successful 2022 campaign finishing 19-15 and making it all the way to the 1A-8 Semifinal Game losing 71-52 to the West Harrison Hawkeyes.
“We’re very excited to get the season going,” said Senior Aiden Flathers. “We’ve been looking forward to it all summer.”

Former HCHS Cyclone and Iowa State Cyclone volleyball standout Jess Schaben has signed to play with Nebraska’s first major league professional volleyball team, the Supernovas.

After a 19-3 season ended in heartbreak for the AHSTW Vikings, where they made an appearance in the Regional Final match losing 47-36 to Des Moines Christian, they are back to work practicing with a lot of new faces.
“We are very excited,” said Viking Head Coach G.G. Harris. “There is a different dynamic this year, and there will be a lot of new faces, learning and having new roles. We welcome the challenge and opportunity.”

After a 17-6 finish in their 2022 campaign that ended with an appearance in the Regional Final Game, the HCHS boys basketball team is back to practice and will have to overcome a challenging non-conference schedule to have a successful season.

The HCHS boys wrestling team is back in action now under new coach Adam Bendorf, replacing John Murtaugh, who retired at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. Practices are underway, preparing for a new season set to begin Dec. 2 with a tournament consisting of nine schools hosted by HCHS.