The AHSTW Vikings have hired longtime assistant basketball coach Jason McCall into the top position for the upcoming season.

The Exira-EHK boys basketball team has hired Tony Santisteban as its new coach for the upcoming season.
“The position came open in the spring after Coach [Doug] Newton decided to step away from being the head coach,” Santisteban said. “I always knew I wanted to be a head coach at some point in my life, and this opportunity came up, and I applied and interviewed for the position, and I was able to secure it.

Facing the #1-ranked 3A Creston Panthers at their place was already a tough task, but the HCHS Cyclones found themselves down 21-7 to start the second quarter. But a team that has overcome adversity and injuries roared back to life in the second quarter, tying the game at 21, and for a second it seemed like the Cyclones’ recent run to the state championship game might continue.

The AHSTW Vikings ran into a buzzsaw Friday night on the road in the Underwood Eagles losing 42-0 effectively ending their season in the 1A Second Round Game.

Cyclone Junior Lindsey Sonderman competed strong at Fort Dodge Saturday in the state meet taking a second place finish overall, just 3.5 seconds behind Sophomore Marissa Ferebee of Pella with a time of 18:38.6.
“It was awesome,” said Cyclone Head Coach Zach Klaassen. “She’s a special talent. That’s the highest 5k finisher Harlan has ever had. She’s just a tough, tough girl. She knows what she needs to do and she gets it done.”

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Spartan Freshman Michelle Wilson ran a time of 21:01.9 Friday afternoon at the state meet, taking a 68th place finish overall.

After a tough 25-22 loss in week five of the regular season in which the game was decided by a field goal, the Cyclones hope to get redemption on the Creston Panthers.

AHSTW Senior Delaney Goshorn has concluded her volleyball career. During the season, Goshorn led in multiple categories for the Vikings, including kills with 242, and 50 blocks. But it wasn’t just her senior season where she led in multiple categories. During her junior season, she led in kills with 185 and blocks with 56, along with 51 blocks her sophomore season.

Last Wednesday, the Exira-EHK volleyball team’s season came to an end on the road at CAM High School losing in four sets. The Cougars won sets one and two 25-11 and 25-17, the Spartans bounced back to take set three 25-23, but the Cougars won set four 25-21 for the victory.

Last Monday on the road, the IKM-Manning Wolves volleyball season came to end in an intense five set match with the Glidden-Ralston Panthers. The Panthers won set one 25-15, the Wolves won sets two and three 25-18 and 25-23, but the Panthers won the final two sets 25-14 and 15-6.
“I was proud of their hard fought battle, and I gave the seniors a hug since it was their last volleyball game,” said Wolves Head Coach McKaylie Croghan.

After a dominating first half in which they scored in each quarter and led the Glidden-Ralston Wildcats 22-8, the Exira-EHK Spartans fell flat in the third quarter and then what looked like a victory going away, became a barn burner when the Wildcats scored to open the fourth quarter making it a one score game, 22-16

The IKM-Manning Wolves football season has come to an end after a loss to the Madrid Tigers on the road Friday night in the Class A – First Round Game, 45-7.

The Vikings had to face an uphill battle in the 5-3 Hinton Blackhawks on the but were able to shut them out 21-0.
“We were very confident going in, and felt good about the match-up,” said Vikings Head Coach G.G. Harris.
Camden Soukup recorded 114 passing yards, along with 88 rushing yards. Kayden Baxter had 61 receiving yards, and defensively Blake Akers was stellar on defense recording 13 tackles.

The phrase, “controlling your own destiny” is fairly common in sports, and Friday night on the road with their season potentially on the line, the Cyclones were able to do so winning 42-26 over the Knoxville Panthers.

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