On Thursday night, the Cyclones battled the Missouri Valley Lady Reds and shut them out by a final of 2-0. Freshman Ivy Stephens was the star of the game for the Cyclones.
“She had both of our goals tonight as a freshman,” said Head Soccer Coach Jared Boysen. “It helped when some of us like Aubrey and Raegen were struggling to score up top.”

It was another tough day at the courts for the Harlan tennis boys as they lost their fourth consecutive match by a final of 9-0 to the Shenandoah Mustangs. Despite some tough losses, head coach Dillon Stane has seen improvements each day from his players.

On Tuesday night, the Vikings soccer boys played the Tri-Center Trojans at home and were victorious by a final of 4-1. With this win, the Vikings now move to 4-2 overall. Head coach James Johnson acknowledged what still needs to be worked on moving forward.

It was another rough day for the Harlan boys as they lost to the Glenwood Rams at the tennis courts by a final of 9-0. Despite the tough loss, head coach Dillon Stane feels as if the team is improving and becoming more comfortable when playing.
“I thought we had a lot more net play today,” Stane said. “A couple guys seemed to feel more comfortable up at the net, so I was really happy with how they responded today with that.”

On Monday night, the Harlan tennis girls were on the road taking on Kuemper Catholic and were defeated 8-1. The wind was fierce and the temperature was low, however head tennis coach Katie Arentson was pleased with the overall performance.

It was a rough day for the Harlan boys tennis team with fierce winds affecting their performance as they dropped their matchup to Kuemper Catholic 9-0. Head coach Dillon Stane was still proud of their efforts despite a tough day on the courts.
“They played relatively well today,” Stane said. “There was a lot of competitive matches. It’s not going to reflect in the scorebook, but there was a lot of times they were going to deuce.”

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Photo highlights from the Cyclone sweep over Clarinda Tuesday night.

CLASS 3A, DISTRICT 6

 CEDAR FALLS -- Prior to the semifinal round of the Iowa high school football playoffs, each participating school was asked to select one teacher and one military veteran to be honored during their team’s game at the UNI-Dome. Harlan Community High School chemistry teacher Jeff J. Fah was selected as the teacher and Neil Ferguson of rural Earling was recognized for his military service on Saturday, November 13.

 ANITA (Nov. 23) -- Cumberland-Anita-Massena opened the game on a 20-8 run and had three players score in double-figures in a 66-37 victory over A-H-S-T-W in Anita Tuesday night. Eva Steffensen led three Cougars in double figures with 16 points.

 CLIVE -- Harlan Community junior left tackle Gunner Schmitz was one of seven Iowa high school football players who took home awards recognizing their play during the 2021 Iowa high school state football championships Nov. 18-19 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Hog of the Game (HOG) awards went to the outstanding offensive lineman, including Schmitz, in each of the championship games.

 MARSHALLTOWN -- Harlan Community junior Aurora Miller broke her own school record in the 100-yard breaststroke while competing for Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln in the 2021 Girls State Swimming and Diving Meet held November 12-13 at the Marshalltown YMCA/YWCA. Miller and HCHS junior Elaina Vrchoticky both competed in one individual state event as well as one relay for the Lynx after qualifying through regionals on November 6. Miller entered

 DES MOINES (Nov.

 REGIONAL -- Special Olympics athletes from all over the state participated in bowling events during the month of October. As Special Olympics Iowa is just now resuming activities after a long break due to COVID-19, bowlers were not placed in brackets or awarded placements, but each athlete was given a participation award.