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John Murtaugh
 HARLAN -- Harlan Community studies teacher and coach John Murtaugh has been named the new defensive coordinator of the HCHS football team, replacing long-time assistant coach Ken Carstens, who retired following the 2015 season. Murtaugh has been the Cyclones’ head wrestling coach the last 13 years...
Brooke Nelson, HCHS
 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community girls tennis team lost all nine varsity matches against Shenandoah here Thursday, dropping the Cyclones to 0-4 on the season. The Fillies improved to 5-0. Senior Maggie McGrath played the most competitive singles match for HCHS, losing 8-4 to Jordyn Lembrick. The...
 SHENANDOAH -- Michael Rueschenberg’s 10-7 win in the number-three singles match helped swing the momentum to Harlan Community’s side Thursday as the Cyclone boys tennis team got back to the .500 mark with a 6-3 dual victory at Shenandoah. HCHS improved to 4-4 overall and 2-3 inside the Hawkeye Ten...
 DENISON -- The Harlan Community girls soccer team answered both Denison-Schleswig goals in the first half Friday night but was held scoreless over the final 40 minutes of a 3-2 road loss to the Monarchs. After being shut out in its previous three matches, HCHS finally generated some offensive...
Harlan Community senior Paige Powers watches her approach shot to the sixth green during Tuesday’s medalist round of 46 at the Harlan Golf and Country Club.
 HARLAN -- Paige Powers shot a medalist round of 46 and Amber Gross was runner-up medalist with a 52 on Tuesday, leading the Harlan Community girls golf team to a dual victory over Glenwood at the Harlan Golf and Country Club. Ideal weather conditions and soft greens helped HCHS cut 56 strokes off...
Ashley Petsche of HCHS focuses on a shot during her No. 3 singles match on Tuesday.
 HARLAN -- Harlan Community seniors Jessica DuVal and Maggie McGrath earned an 8-6 win in the number-one doubles match Tuesday, but it was the only Cyclone victory as Glenwood topped HCHS, 8-1, in girls tennis. DuVal was also involved in a hard-fought No. 1 singles match that came down to a...
 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- On a perfect night for track and field, the Glenwood girls and Lewis Central boys won team titles at Tuesday’s Lewis Central Co-Ed Invite while Harlan Community’s squads both placed fifth despite posting numerous season bests. The HCHS boys scored 12 times in 10 events for a...
HCHS senior Megan Reetz (20) fights off Missouri Valley’s Faith Staska for possession of the ball during Monday’s soccer match at Merrill Field.
 HARLAN -- The scoreless spell reached three matches and the losing streak extended to four late Monday afternoon as Harlan Community lost a 5-0 girls soccer decision to Missouri Valley at Merrill Field. Senior Eliza Martens produced a three-goal hat trick for the Lady Reds (2-2 overall) while...
 GLENWOOD -- The Harlan Community boys tennis team was defeated 9-0 in a Hawkeye Ten dual at Glenwood Tuesday, dropping the Cyclones to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the conference. Cyclone number-one Isaac Stitz played the most competitive match of the meet before losing 9-11 to Sam Lauritsen. Josh Cheek...
 SPENCER -- Playing one of its best rounds at the Spencer Boys Golf Invite in recent memory, Harlan Community scored a 325 to place fourth out of 14 teams last Saturday (April 16). Webster City won the team title with a 312, followed by Estherville-Lincoln Central (317) and Algona Garrigan (321)....

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