The HCHS girls varsity basketball team ran into the very hot Atlantic Trojans, having won seven consecutive games and beat the Cyclones in a nail biter, 53-51. For the Cyclones, it was their first game since last Monday at home against Winterset.

Senior Jace Gubbels led the way Tuesday night on the road against the Atlantic Trojans helping the Cyclones to a dominant 70-46 victory, earning their 12th win of the season. Head coach Mitch Osborn was out due to illness, so his son, Kevin, coached the Cyclones.
“It feels really good,” Gubbels said. “Our defense was stellar, holding them to under 50 points and we shot the ball really well. We just played as a team.”

Senior Makenzie Riley scored 18 points en route to a dominating victory over the Paton-Churdan Rockets for the Spartans 17th win of the season. The Spartans got back in the win column after dropping its previous match to the Woodbine Tigers Friday night on the road.

Senior Brad Curren scored 18 points to lead the way for the Cyclones en route to a 51-42 victory over the Lewis Central Titans at home Friday night.
“I thought tonight, we out-toughed them,” said Cyclones Head Coach Mitch Osborn. “I thought our rebounding and toughness inside was tremendous. I thought we did a great job.”

Senior Cole Scheffler made history for the Vikings Thursday night at home against the Treynor Cardinals becoming the all-time steals leader in the history of AHSTW.
“Every time he makes a play, it’s our play, not just his,” said Junior Nick Denning of Scheffler. “We’re both bird dogs. It’s just fun to play with him.”

Treynor Senior Clara Teigland led the way with 17 points for the Cardinals over the Vikings cruising to a 68-33 victory in dominant fashion.

Freshman Ben Ramsey led the way for the Wolves Tuesday night at home to a dominant 63-46 victory over Missouri Valley to snap a 3-game losing streak.
“Last week was a tough week for us,” said Wolves Head Coach Keith Wagner. “We played some really good competition, all on the road, and we wanted to try and bounce back tonight.”

The IKM-Manning Wolves girls got back in the win column after dropping its previous five games with a 53-22 win Tuesday night at home over the Lady Reds.
“It feels really good,” said Senior Mabel Langel. “We needed a win.”

The HCHS boys varsity basketball team ran into a buzzsaw Monday night, falling to the Winterset Huskies, 66-52.
“We ran into a very, very hot shooting team,” said Cyclones Head Coach Mitch Osborn. “Winterset is definitely capable of that. They were on fire. They had seven 3’s at the half. I think they had seven or eight the second half.”

Juniors Erica Rust and Hannah Sonderman led the way for the Cyclones Monday night at home against the #12 4A ranked Winterset Huskies, giving them their second consecutive win and 12th of the season.
“This was a really good win for us,” Rust said. “Winterset is a great team. They’re ranked in 4A, but we just came together as a team and got it done.”

Senior Jacob Birch scored 18 points leading his team to a 64-55 victory over the Creston Panthers Friday night at home. For the Cyclones, it was a much needed bounce back victory after dropping their previous game to the Denison-Schleswig Monarchs in overtime.
“You just got to take it one game at a time,” Birch said. “We came in, practiced, took it one play at a time and won.”

Junior Erica Rust and Sophomore Aubrey Schwieso were the stars of the night en route to a double overtime victory against the Creston Panthers for their 11th win of the season.
“We kind of needed a bounce back win after last night,” said Cyclones Head Coach Zach Klaassen. “We kind of boat raced over in Carroll. They just couldn’t miss a three, so tonight was a big one.”

The HCHS varsity boys basketball team was hoping for redemption Tuesday night at home against the Denison-Schleswig Monarchs, after dropping their previous game to them on the road Dec. 9, but dropped the game in overtime, 69-63.

Junior Erica Rust and Sophomore Aubrey Schwieso both scored 22 points en route to victory over the Denison-Schleswig Monarchs on senior night. For the Cyclones, they snap their 2-game losing streak and earn their 10th win.
“It definitely feels good,” Schwieso said. “I think we needed some confidence and I think we came out and played a really good game tonight.”

Senior Hawkeye Koleson Evans stole the show with 25 points en route to a 78-58 victory over the Exira-EHK Spartans Monday night.
“We just had to compete,” said Spartans Head Coach Doug Newton. “Try to match their intensity, do the job on defense and execute on offense. They were a little better at it than we were early.”