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WESTSIDE -- Falling behind 39-24 at the half, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton was unable to mount a second-half comeback in last Thursday’s 70-53 loss at sixth-ranked (1-A) Ar-We-Va. The unbeaten Rockets improved to 8-0 overall and 7-0 inside the Rolling Valley Conference while the Spartans entered the...
AVOCA -- Underwood’s Karley Larson knocked down 6-of-14 three-pointers and scored 32 points to lead the Eagle girls past AHSTW, 59-40, in Western Iowa Conference action last Thursday. AHSTW’s sixth straight loss dropped the Lady Vikes to 1-8 overall and 1-6 in the WIC as they entered a two-week...
AVOCA -- Rhett Welsh and R.J. Harris combined for 43 points and 19 rebounds last Thursday night as the AHSTW boys entered the holidays with a commanding 84-60 win vs. Underwood. In a battle for first place in the Western Iowa Conference standings, AHSTW led 27-17 after one quarter, 46-29 at the...
DES MOINES -- One bad quarter led to a fourth straight loss for the Harlan Community boys basketball team last Friday in a neutral-site game at Wells Fargo Arena. Leading Mount Pleasant 30-27 at halftime, HCHS was outscored 24-13 in the third quarter and never recovered in a 70-63 loss to the...
MANNING – The growth of a basketball program was on full display Tuesday night as the AHSTW boys outlasted IKM-Manning on the road, 63-55, in Western Iowa Conference action. The Vikings scored the first 14 points of the game and stormed ahead 18-2 in the opening five minutes, then recovered and...
COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Falling behind 22-4 against the fourth-ranked team in Class 4-A, Harlan Community fought back to make it a game but couldn’t get over the hump in a 60-49 boys basketball loss at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Tuesday night. HCHS closed within 37-27 at halftime and made it 53-46...
ELK HORN -- Cole Burmeister led four Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton players in double figures with 15 points Tuesday night as the Spartan boys doubled up West Harrison 66-33 in Rolling Valley Conference action. Drew Buckholdt made 10-of-14 free throws and scored 14 points for Exira-EHK while Dakota...
COUNCIL BLUFFS -- The Harlan Community girls basketball team will have two full weeks to digest and relive Tuesday’s heartbreaking loss at Abraham Lincoln. Up by 12 points in the third quarter, the Cyclones watched their lead slowly dwindle away down the stretch before A.L.’s Hope Riche made a...
MANNING -- After watching his team fall behind 7-2 in the opening moments Tuesday night, IKM-Manning girls basketball coach Gene Rasmussen decided it was time for a quick change. So less than two minutes into the game against AHSTW, Rasmussen swapped out all five starters without thinking twice....
ELK HORN -- The third-ranked Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls basketball team improved to 8-0 Tuesday night with a dominating 71-15 home win over West Harrison. The Spartans led 25-5 after one quarter and 52-9 at the half before outscoring the Hawkeyes 17-0 in the third quarter.
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