EXIRA -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton wrapped up a playoff berth in 8-Player football last Friday night with a convincing 62-8 rout of CAM, Anita. The Spartans improved to 5-3 overall and 5-1 in District 7, clinching the district runner-up playoff spot (via tiebreakers) regardless of how they fare in...
COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Harlan Community defeated IKM-Manning in the final round of the day to place third out of six teams at the Lewis Central Volleyball Tournament last Saturday. The Cyclones and Wolves both finished with 3-2 records in the round-robin tourney, with HCHS taking third and IKM-M fourth...
DENISON -- It wasn’t a season-saving win by any means, but for one night, at least, the Harlan Community football team made some thrilling, feel-good memories to take away from a year of hard knocks and disappointment. Trailing Denison-Schleswig 34-7 late in the first half, the Cyclones stormed...
COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Harlan Community sophomore Greichaly Kaster added to a fantastic 2016 season on Thursday afternoon, placing third among a talented group of girls at the Hawkeye Ten Conference Cross Country Meet. Running the Iowa Western Community College 5K course for the third time this fall,...
HARLAN -- The start was sluggish and the finish a bit shaky, but Harlan Community was plenty dominant between as part of a 25-14, 25-14, 25-18 Senior Night volleyball sweep of Denison here Thursday. The victory clinched at least a tie for fifth place in the final Hawkeye Ten standings as HCHS...
LOGAN -- In a battle of district unbeatens, Logan-Magnolia showcased a powerful rushing attack to hand AHSTW its first loss of the year Friday night, prevailing 28-6 to clinch the Class 1-A, District 7 championship. The Panthers improved to 7-1 overall and 6-0 in the district, while the Vikings...
CRESTON -- The Harlan Community volleyball team is back to .500 and looking to go above and beyond that mark as the regular season winds to a close. HCHS handled a road test at Creston with relative ease Tuesday night, sweeping the Panthers 25-14, 25-16, 25-12 to improve to 15-15 overall and 5-4...
DENISON -- Throw out the records and play for pride. That will be the scene at Denison’s renovated football field Friday night when two old rivals get together for a Week 8 clash at 7:30. Harlan Community and Denison-Schleswig enter the contest with identical records - 2-5 overall and 1-4 in Class...
GRISWOLD -- Rallying back from the brink of a three-set sweep, IKM-Manning was just eight points away from a remarkable comeback win over Treynor in the semifinals of the Western Iowa Conference Tournament. But like so often happens in the sport of volleyball, when momentum shifts on a dime it can...
HULL -- Losing only to a pair of highly-ranked foes, the Harlan Community volleyball team finished with a match record of 3-2 and placed in the top four of last Saturday’s Western Christian Wolfpack Kooima-Kaemingk Classic. HCHS took second place in the five-team Pool A, beating Bondurant-Farrar (...