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MANILLA -- Jared Vollstedt pitched six scoreless innings of four-hit ball last Tuesday as the IKM-Manning baseball team beat AHSTW, 4-0, in the season opener for both teams. Vollstedt struck out eight batters and walked just one before Sam Gross struck out the side in a scoreless seventh. Jay...
DENISON -- The difference between state and the end of the season came down to four strokes for the Harlan Community boys golf team. The Cyclones scored a 329 at the Class 3-A District Tournament on May 20, placing third behind Atlantic (314) and MOC-Floyd Valley (325), who both advanced to the...
IRWIN -- IKM-Manning senior Abbey Youngren set a school record by blasting her 26th career home run last Tuesday night as the Wolves softball team topped AHSTW 11-0 in five innings. Youngren and Vanessa Freese hit back-to-back home runs during IKM-M’s seven-run fourth inning.
HARLAN -- It didn’t take long for Harlan Community to show some resiliency under first-year head softball coach Brooke Schaben. Just 24 hours after losing their season opener, 8-1, vs. Kuemper Catholic, the Cyclones bounced back against arguably a better opponent in Bishop Heelan and blanked the...
HARLAN -- Harlan Community scored the first run in Tuesday’s softball season opener, but it was all downhill from there. Issuing eight walks and commiting seven errors, the Cyclones lost 8-1 to Kuemper Catholic at H. Jack Field and started 0-1 in the Hawkeye Ten Conference. Cora Hicks batted 3-for...
HARLAN -- Just five innings into the 2016 baseball season, Harlan Community has already accomplished two things it did not do all of last year - hit a home run and score 17 times in one game. Ranked second in the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association preseason top 10, the defending Class 3-A state...
HARLAN -- A week after posting a 5-0 win at Creston, the Harlan Community boys soccer team knew it would face a much tougher challenge when the Panthers came to Harlan for Monday night’s postseason rematch. The Cyclones got the battle they bargained for, but in the end shut out Creston once again...
AVOCA -- The AHSTW boys soccer team won its Class 1-A, Substate 7 opener Monday night, getting two late goals from Preslyn Grobe to pull away for a 4-1 victory over Ankeny Christian Academy. The Vikings improved to 8-6 overall and advanced to face No. 7 Pella Christian in a substate semifinal at...
DES MOINES -- What a difference a year makes for AHSTW sophomore sprinter Gage Clay. Last season, Clay did what he could for the Vikings but was hampered by a foot injury that required surgery during the summer. He watched his older brother, Briar, compete in the 100-meter dash at state. Twelve...
DES MOINES -- Senior Marcus Klein brought home two state medals on Saturday, but the Harlan Community boys left Des Moines with a somewhat sour taste in their mouths following three days of competition at the 2016 Iowa High School Track and Field Championships. Klein placed fourth in the 400-...
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