STORM LAKE (Sept.

 HARLAN (Sept.

 MANNING (Sept. 14) -- The IKM-Manning volleyball team fought gamely but was unable to take a set from Tri-Center Tuesday night, falling 12-25, 17-25, 15-25 in Western Iowa Conference action. The Wolves dropped to 0-10 overall and 0-2 in the WIC. T-C improved to 12-4 overall and 2-0 in the WIC.
IKM-Manning Stat Leaders: Bianca Cadwell 3 kills, 5 digs; Eryn Ramsey 9 digs; Amber Halbur 5 digs, 4 assists, 2 ace serves.

 AVOCA (Sept. 14) -- The IKM-Manning girls placed third and the boys were fourth to pace three area schools at Tuesday’s AHSTW Cross Country Invite at the Avoca Golf Course. The Wolves combined to earn five individual medals on the day. Logan-Magnolia won the girls team title with an excellent score of 26, securing four of the top six place-winners. St.

 GLENWOOD (Sept. 17) -- The Harlan Community football team has won 48 out of 51 all-time meetings vs.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Sept. 11) -- Harlan Community cross country coach Doug Renkly may have said it best when describing the running style of freshman sensation Lindsey Sonderman. “Lindsey’s got basically one gear.

 ROCKWELL CITY (Sept. 11) -- The Harlan Community volleyball team finished with a 3-2 record at Saturday’s South Central Calhoun “Master Blaster” Tournament held at Rockwell City. HCHS (10-5 overall) opened the day with a 23-21, 21-18 win over Ridge View, which is ranked 13th in Class 2A. The Cyclones lost their next two matches against 12th-ranked (2A) Kuemper Catholic (14-21, 15-21) and East Sac County (18-21, 18-21).

 AVOCA (Sept. 10) -- The AHSTW football team dropped to 0-2 in Class A, District 7 (1-2 overall) following Friday’s hard-fought 14-12 home loss to Southwest Valley. Both teams scored two touchdowns on the night but the Vikings were unable to convert their PAT attempts, missing an extra point in the second quarter and a two-point try with 3:52 left in the game.

 HARLAN (Sept. 10) -- It was a tale of two halves at Merrill Field Friday night. Following a wildly entertaining first half that featured eight touchdowns, diving and juggling catches all over the field, and even a sequence of three turnovers in two plays, top-ranked (3A) Harlan Community went to the locker room clinging to a 28-26 lead over No.

 HARLAN (Sept. 10) -- For the second time in three weeks, Merrill Field is the host site for a tantalizing matchup of highly-ranked football teams. Harlan Community, voted No. 1 in the first Associated Press Class 3A poll of the season, will take on No.

 SHENANDOAH (Sept. 7) -- The Harlan Community volleyball team picked up its second 3-0 sweep in as many Hawkeye Ten matches Tuesday night, overpowering Shenandoah at the net for a 25-12, 25-19, 25-10 victory. HCHS improved to 7-4 overall and 2-0 in conference play going into Saturday’s South Central Calhoun “Master Blaster” Tournament at Rockwell City. The Cyclones finished with 41 kills against Shenandoah, which countered with only eight.

 AVOCA (Sept. 9) -- Two games into the 2021 football season, AHSTW has experienced the thrill of a last-minute 20-16 win at IKM-Manning and the disappointment of a 40-7 loss at Earlham. Armed with a roster of 51 players that includes some of last year’s top performers, Viking head coach G.G.

 GRINNELL (Sept.

 EXIRA (Sept.

 SLOAN (Sept. 3) -- Amos Rasmussen rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns and also kicked four PATs Friday night to lead IKM-Manning past Westwood 28-20 in a Class A, District 8 opener. The Wolves (1-1 overall) led 14-0 at halftime and answered two of the Rebels’ three second-half scores with touchdowns of their own.