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Front row, L-R: Jess DuVal, Julia Sorfonden, Jordyn Moser, Sidney Craig, Maggie McGrath, Brenda Hopkins, Whitney Warner, Allison Bruck.  Back row, L-R: Coach Chad Swanson, Coach Willie Baughman, Sam Schmitz, Ellen Keast, Haley Arkfeld, Clare Klein, Lexie Holloway, Haley Leinen, Taylor Frederick, Kristen Ferry, Emma Ahrenholtz, Lexi Larsen, Olivia Petersen, Bailey Portwood, Head Coach Angie Spangenberg, Coach Carrie Schaben.
 CEDAR RAPIDS -- For the last two years, Harlan Community’s volleyball and girls basketball teams have established a minor monopoly on Class 4-A state championships, showing incredible will to win while claiming back-to-back titles in both sports. The Cyclone dynasty hit a speed bump on Friday, but...
Left-right: Carlee Ketchum, West Delaware (captain); Bridget Hoffmann, West Delaware; Taylor Frederick, HCHS; Emily Albertsen, Lewis Central; Grace Hanno, Bishop Heelan; Jordyn Moser, HCHS; Mariah Kleitsch, West Delaware.
Left-right: Carlee Ketchum, West Delaware (captain); Bridget Hoffmann, West Delaware; Taylor Frederick, HCHS; Emily Albertsen, Lewis Central; Grace Hanno, Bishop Heelan; Jordyn Moser, HCHS; Mariah Kleitsch, West Delaware.
Cyclone players celebrate following Thursday’s Class 4-A state semifinal win over Bishop Heelan. Left-right: Lexie Holloway, Taylor Frederick, Jordyn Moser, Julia Sorfonden, Jess DuVal, Brenda Hopkins.
 CEDAR RAPIDS -- By the time it was over, Bishop Heelan coach Mary Miller had seen enough. Despite their best efforts, including a victory in set one, the Crusaders were unable to slow down Harlan Community senior Taylor Frederick long enough to pull the upset in Thursday’s Class 4-A State...
HCHS senior Jordyn Moser concentrates on making a solid pass as sophomore teammate Lexie Holloway looks on during Tuesday’s state tournament match.
 CEDAR RAPIDS -- Perhaps it’s a sign of things to come later this week, or simply a validation of why the Harlan Community volleyball team is back at state for a fifth straight year to begin with. This much is certain: there have been more experienced, state champion Harlan teams with more...
Janelle Sears of Westphalia
 CEDAR RAPIDS -- Janelle Sears of Westphalia was recognized prior to Harlan Community’s first round state volleyball match Tuesday as the school’s recipient of the Iowa Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award. 
Payton Sporrer, IKM-Manning, so. (1-A state medalist)
AREA RECAP HCHS Boys13th out of 15 teams in Class 3-AReagan Hansen, jr. (34th)Michael Sciranko, sr. (42nd)Drew Voge, so. (85th)Caleb Brace, sr. (100th)Jacob Henry, jr. (127th)Ben Heileson, sr. (130th)Logan Klaassen, so. (138th)  HCHS Girls15th out of 15 teams in Class 3-AGreichaly Kaster, fr. (54th...
 Front row, L-R: Whitney Warner, Brenda Hopkins, Julia Sorfonden, Jordyn Moser, Sidney Craig, Maggie McGrath, Allison Bruck, Lexie Holloway.  Back row, L-R: Sam Schmitz, Ellen Keast, Kristen Ferry, Jess DuVal, Taylor Frederick, Haley Leinen, Emma Ahrenholtz, Clare Klein, Haley Arkfeld, Olivia Petersen, Bailey Portwood.
 CEDAR RAPIDS -- The Harlan Community volleyball team left for Cedar Rapids Monday afternoon with no intentions of returning until sometime late Friday. The ultimate goal: scratch out nine more set wins and become three-time state champions in Class 4-A. The 2nd-ranked Cyclones (35-5) will begin...
HCHS state participants and alternates included, front row, L-R: Greichaly Kaster, Savannah Parman, Kaitlyn Feldman, Drew Voge, Alexis Irlbeck, Mercedee Mayberry, Baylee Hoegh, Kara Rueschenberg, Emily Juhl, Alyssa Wyman, Coach Zach Klaassen, Head Coach Doug Renkly. Back row, L-R: Austin Knudson, Ben Heileson, Ben Renkly, Jacob Henry, Michael Sciranko, Caleb Brace, Logan Klaassen, Reagan Hansen. (Photo contributed)
 FORT DODGE -- For the second straight year, the Harlan Community boys and girls cross country teams both qualified for the State Cross Country Meet in Fort Dodge. The Cyclone boys, making their third consecutive state appearance as a team, placed 13th out of 15 qualifiers in Class 3-A. The Cyclone...
HCHS volleyball team celebrates after a three-set sweep of Pella (25-16, 25-21, 25-22) at the US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids.
CEDAR RAPIDS -- Harlan Community extended its stay at the 2015 State Volleyball Tournament Tuesday afternoon with a three-set sweep of Pella (25-16, 25-21, 25-22) at the US Cellular Center.The 2nd-ranked Cyclones (36-5) will now face No. 8 Bishop Heelan (31-13) in a Class 4-A state semifinal match...
 STATE TOURNEY BOUND -- The Harlan Community volleyball team clinched its fifth consecutive state tournament berth Tuesday night with a regional final sweep of Bondurant-Farrar. The Cyclones will face Pella in a Class 4-A state quarterfinal match Tuesday, November 10, at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids.
GUTHRIE CENTER -- Saying goodbye to a senior class featuring five all-conference players, three all-staters and a third-team All-American would be devastating for most high school volleyball programs. For the Harlan Community Cyclones, it’s simply called the next challenge. On Tuesday night, the...

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