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.

 AVOCA (Dec. 19) -- The AHSTW boys basketball team improved to 8-0 over the weekend, winning at Missouri Valley 69-38 on Friday night and topping Council Bluffs St. Albert 63-60 on Saturday afternoon in Avoca.
Viking scoring leaders at Mo. Valley: Raydden Grobe 21, Brayden Lund 14, Kyle Sternberg 13, Ryan Wedemeyer 8.
Viking scoring leaders vs. St. Albert: Raydden Grobe 17, Brayden Lund 17, Cole Scheffler 14, Kyle Sternberg 13.

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 TREYNOR (Dec. 15) -- The AHSTW girls basketball team survived one barrage of Treynor three-pointers and transition baskets during Tuesday’s matchup of state-ranked 2A rivals. A second round was too much to overcome. The 13th-rated Cardinals finished the first half on a 15-3 surge and held off the No.

 GRISWOLD (Dec. 14) -- Kailey Jones and Claire Denning combined to make 15-of-21 field goals and scored 18 points apiece Monday night as the AHSTW girls picked up their fourth straight win, 69-27, at Griswold. Jones also pulled down 12 rebounds as she continued to average a double-double on the season.

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 MANNING (Dec.

 RED OAK (Dec. 18) -- Friday’s Harlan Community at Red Oak girls and boys basketball games have been postponed and will now be played in Harlan on Thursday, January 7. Red Oak will visit HCHS January 7 for a girl-boy varsity doubleheader at 6:00 p.m. Junior varsity and freshmen games will also be played, starting at 4:30.

 HARLAN (Dec. 11) -- In a game matching two top-10 Class 4A girls basketball teams, Denison-Schleswig’s 12-0 fourth-quarter run proved to be the difference Friday night as the ninth-ranked Monarchs handed No.

 HARLAN (Dec.

 AVOCA (Dec. 11) -- The AHSTW boys won each quarter on Friday night and gradually pulled away from IKM-Manning for a 59-44 Western Iowa Conference victory. The Vikings improved to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the WIC while the Wolves dropped to 0-5 and 0-4, respectively. AHSTW shot 55 percent from the field, including 11-of-24 from three-point range.

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