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 GLENWOOD (June 18) -- Three Hawkeye Ten Conference games have resulted in three shutout wins for the Harlan Community softball team. Newly ranked at 13th in Class 4A, the Cyclones beat Glenwood 3-0 on Thursday afternoon in a game that was halted by rain in the bottom of the sixth. It goes in the...
 HCHS junior Trey Gross puts the ball in play against St. Albert last week. On Thursday, it was the relief pitching of Gross that helped the Cyclones top Glenwood 11-5. (File photo)
 GLENWOOD (June 18) -- Harlan Community responded to a one-hour rain delay with seven runs in the fifth and got four solid innings of relief pitching from junior Trey Gross Thursday afternoon to top Glenwood 11-5 in Hawkeye Ten baseball action. The 10th-ranked (Class 3A) Cyclones finished the...
 Exira-EHK shortstop Shay Burmeister throws out a runner at first as third baseman Mollie Rasmussen looks on during Thursday’s win over Boyer Valley.
 KIMBALLTON (June 19) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton softball team improved  to 3-0 in the Rolling Valley Conference with home wins of 9-4 over Boyer Valley Thursday and 8-0 vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard on Friday. The Spartans also won two games at the Griswold Tournament Saturday to get to 6-0 overall...
 Exira-EHK’s Tyler Petersen swings away for a base hit against Coon Rapids-Bayard on Friday.
 ELK HORN (June 19) -- It was a tough opening week on the baseball diamond for Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton, ending with Friday’s 12-1 home loss to fifth-ranked (1A) Coon Rapids-Bayard. The Spartans took CR-B the full seven innings after falling behind 6-0 in the first, but managed just three hits off...
 AREA (June 22) -- All across the state last week, Iowa baseball and softball teams became the first preps in the nation to “play ball” since COVID-19 shut down the sports world in March. From social distancing to disinfecting game balls that are touched by spectators, this year’s early-season...
 HCHS sophomore Tianna Kasperbauer smacks a two-run double to help the Cyclone softball team open the season with a 4-0 win at St. Albert.
 CARROLL (June 16) -- Call them fire and ice or simply a good one-two punch. The early results - two games, two shutouts - are all positive for the Harlan Community pitching duo of Emily Brouse and Tianna Kasperbauer. One night after relieving Kasperbauer and striking out eight of the nine batters...
 CARROLL (June 16) -- Connor Bruck stepped up like a true senior leader Tuesday night at Merchants Park, pitching five scoreless innings and going 3-for-4 from the leadoff spot as Harlan Community topped Kuemper Catholic 5-2 in Hawkeye Ten Conference baseball action. The 10th-ranked Cyclones and...
 HCHS sophomore Luke Musich takes a level cut during Monday’s season opener at St. Albert. Musich had a hit in each of the team’s first two games. (Photos by Mike Oeffner)
 COUNCIL BLUFFS (June 15) -- St. Albert answered Harlan Community’s two-run top of the sixth with a tie-breaking five spot in the bottom half Monday night, beating the Cyclones 8-3 in the season opener for both state-ranked teams. The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association released its...
 IKM-Manning senior Lexi Branning connects for one of her three hits during Tuesday night’s 18-8 victory over Tri-Center. (Photos by Mike Oeffner)
 IRWIN (June 16) -- IKM-Manning broke open a close game with seven runs in the fourth and five in the fifth Tuesday night to put away the Tri-Center softball team 18-8 in five. The Wolves are off to a 1-0 start in the Western Iowa Conference. IKM-M scored its 18 runs on just six hits vs. T-C,...
 IKM-Manning senior Will Jorgensen pitches in relief against Tri-Center Tuesday night in the Wolves’ season opener. (Photos by Mike Oeffner)
 MANILLA (June 16) -- Nolan Ramsey’s two-run single put IKM-Manning up 2-1 after an inning Tuesday night, but Tri-Center outscored the Wolves 10-1 during the fourth, fifth and sixth to win Tuesday’s Western Iowa Conference baseball game 11-3 and improve to 2-0. IKM-Manning was playing its first...

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