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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...