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...
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 -- 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...
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...
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)....