KIMBALLTON (June 21) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton softball team made quick work of Glidden-Ralston on Monday, scoring 11 runs in the first inning and batting just twice in a 12-0, three-inning victory. The 11th-ranked (Class 1A) Spartans also topped Ar-We-Va 7-3 on Wednesday, improving to 19-4 overall. Incredibly, 11 Exira-EHK batters came to the plate in Monday’s first inning before a ball was put in play.

 HARLAN (June 21) -- Emily Brouse pitched a no-hitter in game one and went 5-for-8 with two home runs and seven RBI at the plate Monday night to lead Harlan Community to a doubleheader sweep of the Red Oak softball team. HCHS won by identical 10-1 scores at H.

 HARLAN (June 21) -- Harlan Community got excellent starting pitching from Thomas Ernst and Cael Goshorn Monday night to sweep Red Oak in a baseball doubleheader, 10-0 and 13-3, at Jim Goeser Field.

 HARLAN -- The Cyclone Pride 10U softball team was a special guest at H. Jack Field onThursday night (June 17) prior to the Harlan Community varsity squad’s game against Kuemper Catholic. Cyclone Pride team members were recognized during pregame activities and joined the high school squad for the introduction of the starting lineups as well as the national anthem.

 HARLAN (June 17) -- Cal Wanninger’s three-run homer in the top of the seventh gave Kuemper Catholic the insurance it would need to hold off Harlan Community 9-6 Thursday night in Hawkeye Ten baseball action at Jim Goeser Field. The Cyclones trailed 5-0 before scoring three runs in the third and were down 9-3 when they put up another three-spot in the bottom of the seventh. It wasn’t enough, though, to prevent the Knights from sweeping the sea

 MANILLA (June 18) -- The Logan-Magnolia baseball team blasted four home runs early, scored in every inning and pulled away late to beat IKM-Manning 18-5 in a Western Iowa Conference game Friday night. The Wolves trailed just 9-5 after five before Lo-Ma scored the final nine runs, including six in the top of the seventh. The Panthers utilized the long ball to score their first five runs as Joe Hedger and Tre Melby hit back-to-back jacks in the

 OAKLAND (June 17) -- IKM-Manning completed a season sweep of Riverside in WIC baseball action Thursday, building an early 5-0 lead and holding off the Bulldogs 8-5 to notch its third conference victory. The Wolves’ 13-hit attack included two hits each by Brody Blom, Max Nielsen, Conner Richards, Cooper Perdew and Kaiden Barry.

 UNDERWOOD (June 17) -- Freshman Jack Vanfossan went 3-for-4 with six RBI and three runs scored Thursday night to lead the Underwood baseball team past AHSTW 15-3 in five. The Eagles improved to 14-1 overall, hitting 10 singles and a double and taking advantage of seven Viking errors.

 HARLAN (June 17) -- Harlan Community won its fifth consecutive Hawkeye Ten softball game on Thursday night, holding off a determined Kuemper Catholic squad 5-3 at H.

 IRWIN (June 18) -- The Logan-Magnolia softball team scored two runs in the top of the first inning and continued to chip away here Friday, beating IKM-Manning 13-1 in five. The Wolves, who dropped to 0-13 on the year, finished with just two hits as Alexis Gruhn and Zoey Melton both ripped hard-hit doubles in the third inning. Freshman Ella Richards took the loss, allowing 11 hits but just two earned runs in five innings.

 AVOCA (June 15) -- Kailey Jones pitched a complete game six-hitter and Natalie Hagadon led the offense with five RBI as the AHSTW softball team handled Treynor 10-1 last Tuesday night in Avoca. Jones allowed just one Cardinal run on the night, issued no walks and struck out six. Hagadon finished 2-for-4 with a triple at the plate, scoring twice and driving in five.

 LOGAN (June 16) -- Harlan Community senior Emily Brouse outdueled Logan-Magnolia freshman Abby Hiatt Wednesday night as the Cyclones scored the game’s only run in the sixth inning to edge the Panthers 1-0. Brouse pitched a one-hit shutout, walked two and struck out 12 while Hiatt pitched a three-hitter for Lo-Ma, walked one and struck out four.

 HARLAN (June 15) -- Revenge is a dish best served in five. Twelve days after issuing 14 walks in an ugly 8-5 loss at Denison-Schleswig, the Harlan Community baseball team needed just five innings to avenge the Monarchs, 12-2, at Jim Goeser Field Tuesday night. Finishing things off with six runs in the bottom of the fifth, the Cyclones played one of their best all-around games of the year and snapped a three-game conference losing streak. Soph

 HARLAN (June 15) -- Jordan Heese had a four-hit game, Julia Schechinger popped a late home run and Tianna Kasperbauer pitched a two-hit gem here Tuesday night as the Harlan Community softball team beat Denison-Schleswig 11-1 in six innings to sweep the season series. Winning its fourth straight Hawkeye Ten Conference game, HCHS built momentum for the rest of an extremely busy week and improved to 13-5 overall and 8-2 in league play. The Cyclo

 KIMBALLTON (June 14) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton softball team picked up a 5-1 non-conference home win over Nodaway Valley on Monday, improving to 15-3 overall. Junior Macy Emgarten pitched all seven innings on the mound, allowing four hits and striking out 11.