HARLAN (June 22) -- As the adversity started to ramp up in the late innings Tuesday, the Harlan Community softball team rallied together and rose to the occasion on Senior Night. Trailing Lewis Central 1-0 following Haley Bach’s impressive line-drive home run in the top of the eighth, the Cyclones scratched together four straight hits in the bottom of the extra frame and beat the Titans 2-1 on Jordan Heese’s bases-loaded RBI single over short

 HARLAN (June 23) -- The Harlan Community softball team took a five-game winning streak into Thursday’s showdown at Atlantic following Wednesday night’s 11-1, five-inning home win over Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln. The Cyclones used a five-run third inning and a three-run fourth to lead 10-1, then finished the game by the rule an inning later on Ella Plagman’s bases-loaded, two-out RBI single. Senior Madison Schumacher had a big night at the

 HARLAN (June 22) -- Harlan Community mustered 10 hits Tuesday night but plated just one run in a 6-1 loss to the Lewis Central baseball team. The Titans built a 4-0 advantage in the first two innings and got five scoreless frames from sophomore pitcher Casey Clair, improving to 14-6 overall and 10-3 in Hawkeye Ten Conference play - tied for first place in the loss column with the Kuemper Knights. The Cyclones (7-10, 6-8 H-10) got some good sw

 ELK HORN (June 21) -- Following an 0-4 week from June 14-18, the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton baseball team opened the current week in strong fashion Monday night, scoring eight fourth-inning runs and defeating Glidden-Ralston 15-1 in five to sweep the season series. Junior Tyler Kingery pitched an abbreviated two-hitter for the Spartans, using primarily a high-velocity fastball to strike out 12 Wildcats.

 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.