HARLAN -- The Harlan Community girls and boys bowling teams both improved their dual record to 2-2 with wins over Creston on January 9 at Cyclone Lanes. HCHS won the girls dual, 2,218 to 2,184, led by Bailey Portwood’s two-game series of 347 and Elizabeth Stroud’s 331. The Creston girls’ record...
HARLAN -- It’s possible that only a handful of people in the Harlan Community gymnasium knew the significance of the Cyclones’ three victories Tuesday night for head coach John Murtaugh. No announcements, no in-meet recogniton; and that was perfectly fine with Murtaugh, who was most pleased by his...
HARLAN -- When you’ve got 10 seniors on the roster, mixed with talented juniors and sophomores, five-on-five practice drills can get downright intense at times. Which is why Harlan Community senior Kyle Juhl points to practice time as a big factor in the Cyclones’ rapid improvement since Christmas...
HARLAN -- When the Kuemper Catholic girls cut Harlan Community’s lead to 21-18 with just three minutes left in the first half, few could have imagined that the final margin would escalate to a staggering 41 points. But that’s exactly what happened here Monday night as the 2nd-ranked (Class 4-A)...
AVOCA -- Eight AHSTW wrestlers finished 3-0 here Tuesday night as the Vikings dominated a home quad meet with wins over West Central Valley (56-21), Southwest Valley (81-0) and Audubon (54-15). The Vikings improved their overall dual record to 20-6. Individual highlights for AHSTW included 170-...
MANNING -- Down two starters and facing an undefeated rival, IKM-Manning gave 13th-ranked Treynor all it could handle last Friday night, but the Cardinal girls had just a little bit more down the stretch. Finishing the game on an 8-2 surge - all on free throws - after IKM-M knotted the score at 47...
MANNING -- The same perimeter shots that triggered IKM-Manning’s first-half rally refused to fall when the Wolves needed them again late versus Treynor. The untimely cold snap proved costly as IKM-M was outscored 13-7 in the fourth quarter of last Friday’s 63-55 home loss to the Cardinals. The...
TRI-CENTER -- Harlan Community freshman Ronan Noeth was the champion at 106 pounds and four other HCHS wrestlers finished as runners-up Saturday as the Cyclones placed second out of 11 teams at the Tri-Center Trojan Invitational. Missouri Valley led the field with five champions and 222 points,...
GRISWOLD -- The AHSTW wrestlers improved their dual record to 17-6 on Thursday by sweeping a quad meet against Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton (69-6), Guthrie Center (54-21) and host Griswold (42-18). Eight Viking individuals finished 3-0 on the day: Tim Barr (170), Spencer Symanowicz (285), Ben Ehlers...
CRESTON -- Creston/Orient-Macksburg lived up to every bit of its number-one dual ranking in Class 2-A Thursday night, scoring bonus points in nine out of 12 contested matches en route to a 61-12 dual win over Harlan Community. The Panthers improved to 10-0 overall and 7-0 in Hawkeye Ten Conference...