MASON CITY -- Former Harlan Community football coach Terry D.

EARLY SEASON RESULTSGIRLS VARSITYNov. 30    at Treynor (W, 34-25)Dec. 1    at St. Albert (W, 44-42)Dec. 4    at Shenandoah (W, 71-40)Dec. 8    Kuemper Catholic (W, 87-41)Dec. 11    Denison-Schleswig (L, 40-32)Dec. 19    Glenwood (L, 73-46)Dec. 21    Panorama (W, 61-47)Dec. 22    at Clarinda (W, 64-34)BOYS VARSITYDec. 3    Blair, NE (L, 64-60, OT)Dec. 4    at Shenandoah (W, 77-36)Dec. 8    Kuemper Catholic (W, 59-45)Dec.

 HARLAN -- All the drive and hard work necessary to achieve a lofty goal has come to fruition for Liv Freund. On Monday, December 21, the Harlan Community senior officially made her dream come true, signing a national letter of intent to join the women’s track and field program at the University of Northern Iowa. Liv is the daughter of Matt and Laura Freund, rural Earling, and has been a standout competitor for the HCHS girls track and cross c

 CLARINDA (Dec. 22) -- Brecken Van Baale knocked down five of Harlan Community’s 10 three-pointers Tuesday night as the 13th-ranked (4A) Cyclone girls finished December with a 64-34 win at Clarinda. HCHS built a 33-17 halftime advantage before outscoring the Cardinals 23-6 in the third quarter to make it a rout.

 CLARINDA (Dec. 22) -- The Harlan Community boys gutted out another low-scoring Hawkeye Ten victory on Tuesday night, rallying back twice in regulation and beating Clarinda 52-49 in overtime. HCHS improved to 4-2 overall and took a perfect 4-0 conference record into the two-week holiday break. “This was a very hard fought road win,” said HCHS coach Mitch Osborn.

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 ELK HORN (Dec. 22) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton’s first lead of the night vs.

 HARLAN (Dec. 21) -- Going into Monday night’s home clash with Panorama, the Harlan Community girls basketball team had lost two straight games against state-ranked, top 10 opponents. And despite falling behind 13-3 vs.

 HARLAN (Dec. 17) -- The Harlan Community girls bowling team will take a 3-1 record into the holiday break while the boys are 1-3 following recent home meets against Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln and Denison-Schleswig. The HCHS girls defeated AL by 413 pins on Monday, Dec. 14, winning 2385-1972.

 WAUKEE (Dec. 19) -- The Harlan Community wrestling team finished with a 2-3 record and placed fourth out of six teams at last Saturday’s Al Garrison Dual Tournament in Waukee. HCHS lost to Ballard (48-33) and third-ranked (Class 3A) Waukee (70-6) to start the day, then picked up wins over Sioux City North (54-24) and Ottumwa (43-36) before losing its final dual 45-26 vs.

 UNDERWOOD (Dec. 19) -- Freshman Eli Collins won the 113-pound championship and Garrison Gettler was a runner-up at 160 last Saturday to lead AHSTW to a sixth-place team finish in the Western Iowa Conference Wrestling Tournament at Underwood. Logan-Magnolia won the WIC title by a 210-203 margin over Missouri Valley while Underwood placed third with 152 points.

 HARLAN (Dec. 17) -- A dramatic rally in one dual and a rout in the next. The Harlan Community wrestling team was on the winning side of both here Thursday night, sweeping a home double dual against Clarinda, 34-32, and Shenandoah, 66-6. HCHS improved to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in Hawkeye Ten Conference duals while Clarinda finished with the same record after opening the meet with a 48-6 win over Shenandoah.

 HARLAN (Dec. 19) -- A 10-0 run is always nice, but few are as perfectly timed as Harlan Community’s was Saturday. With the scored tied 27-all and points at a premium, Cyclone point guard Brad Curren finished the third quarter with a hanging jump shot near the lane.

 HARLAN (Dec.

 MISSOURI VALLEY (Dec. 18) -- The AHSTW girls outscored Missouri Valley 21-2 in the first quarter and 19-2 in the third Friday night, rolling past the winless Lady Reds 65-22 in Western Iowa Conference action. The Lady Vikes, now 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the WIC, were led by senior Kailey Jones’ 23 points (8-of-13 shooting), seven rebounds, four steals and three blocks.