In the bottom of the 1st inning at Jim Goeser Field, Sophomore Cyclone Hayden Soma connected at the plate for a 2-run double off Tigers starter Linkin Weitl, followed by an RBI single by Junior Cyclone Matthew Sorfonden and a sacrifice fly by Weston Reisz that put them up 4-0, and set the tone for the night en route to a 10-2 victory.

The Cyclones continue to stay hot winning both games of a doubleheader Monday night on the road, outscoring the Shenandoah Mustangs 20-0.
In game one, Franz Reisz got the ball for the Cyclones pitching five innings, striking out seven batters and allowing just four hits on 76 pitches.

HCHS Head Track and Field Coach Sam Brummer has won the 3A At Large Coach of the Year award.
“It’s a super good accomplishment,” Brummer said. “It’s a total team award is how I view it, but it’s just as much an attribute to coach [James] Cairney and coach [Steve] Wilwerding and the rest of the team on our success with how the season went. I’m just super honored and humbled to have received the award.”

In the top of the 5th inning, Junior Viking Graycen Partlow managed to reach 3rd base on a fielding error by the IKM-Manning Wolves, allowing Partlow to score on the next play, making it 4-1 Vikings en route to an eventual 5-3 victory.
For the Vikings, it was their second victory in their previous nine games.

After the Atlantic Trojans offense scored four runs in the bottom of the 7th to tie the ballgame, the Cyclones came right back and scored three runs in the top of the 8th, en route to a 15-12 victory and their seventh consecutive victory.

Eighth grader Riley Miller pitched three innings, striking out five batters in Wednesday’s victory over the Glidden-Ralston Wildcats helping lead the Spartans to a 13-1 mercy rule victory.
“She did good,” said Spartans Head Coach Andrea Schwery. “We wanted to challenge their hitters tonight. We saw they had pretty good averages, but she did a good job keeping them off the basepaths.”

In the top of the 7th inning in a scoreless ballgame, Council Bluffs eighth grader Hanna Ferguson connected for an RBI double off of Cyclone Senior Jenna Gessert, putting her team up 1-0 en route to a 2-0 victory.
“She [Gessert] really hit her spots hard,” said Cyclones Head Coach Brandi Eckles. “She was doing a fantastic job and they just ended up getting some hits in the gaps that we didn’t get.”

The Lewis Central Titans came to town and shutdown the Cyclones in five innings, winning via mercy rule 11-1 in five innings at H. Jack Field.

In the bottom of the 6th inning with two outs and a runner on second base, Cyclone Sophomore Jozef Reisz stepped to the plate and connected for a base hit scoring Braydon Ernst, winning the game 16-6 in six innings via the mercy rule.

In game one, Senior Cael Goshorn pitched four innings, struck out three batters and walked two. He only threw 78 pitches on the day due to an offensive outburst by the Cyclones in the bottom of the 1st inning, scoring 14 runs, forcing the Tigers to use three different pitchers in one inning.

After dropping their previous 11 games, the Cyclones got themselves back in the win column in game two of their Monday night home doubleheader with a 12-11 victory over the Red Oak Tigers.
“It feels amazing honestly,” said Junior Brianna Muenchrath. “It’s an incredible feeling.”

In the bottom of the 6th inning with a runner on base, Cyclone Junior Cade Sears launched a home run over the right field fence putting his team up 7-0, which at the time seemed like icing on the cake of an easy victory, but after a furious rally by the Kuemper Catholic Knights in the top of the 7th, the Cyclones hung on for a 7-6 win.
For the Cyclones, this was their second win in a row and third in their previous four games.

Senior Cyclone Ellie Ineson had two base hits and drove in two runs Thursday night at home against Kuemper Catholic, but it wasn’t enough as the Knights won 8-4 and handed the Cyclones their 10th loss in a row and 18th on the season.
Jenna Gessert started the night in the circle for the Cyclones against Ally Sommerfield. Both girls pitched seven innings.

The Exira-EHK Spartans continue to cruise past their opponents winning yet another game in grand fashion 14-2 over the Ar-We-Va Rockets Wednesday night at home.
For the Spartans, this was their fourth consecutive win and 12th this season as they sit atop the Rolling Valley Softball Standings.

Cyclone Junior Cade Sears will be continuing his football career at South Dakota State following graduation in spring 2024.
“I’m really excited that I am able to play football at the next level,” Sears said.
Sears talked about what made him choose South Dakota State and what he loves about their program.