NEOLA – A 14-year-old Tri-Center High School student was killed and three others were injured in a one-vehicle accident near Neola Monday afternoon, March 21.    Gage Williams, Neola, has been identified as the teenager who died in the accident, according to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office.  Injured in the accident were Kael Karagianis, 18, Neola; Kaden Karagianis, 16, Neola; and Jordan Macias, 16, Neola. 

 STORM LAKE -- Three area track teams opened their indoor season this past weekend by competing at the BVU High School Elite indoor meets held at the Dennis Young Indoor Track at Buena Vista University.

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community freshmen and junior varsity girls basketball teams finished with a combined record of 16-11 for the 2015-16 season. The Cyclone freshmen, coached by Brian James, went 6-3 while Mark Kohorst’s JV squad went 10-8. 

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community freshmen boys basketball team, coached by Chad Swanson, finished the season with an overall record of 15-2, including victories in its last 10 games. 

 AREA -- The St. Michael’s boys basketball team won this year’s CYO Tournament. They are back-to-back winners of the league tournament and have been undefeated for the last two seasons. 

Class 1-A State Quarterfinal (March 7)West Hancock 67, IKM-Manning 51Wolves’ final record: 22-3

 DES MOINES -- Former Harlanite Greg Lansing, the head basketball coach at Indiana State University, was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame last Saturday during halftime of the Class 4-A state title game at Wells Fargo Arena. Greg was accompanied on the floor by his father, Dave Lansing, who joined the IHSAA Hall of Fame as a coach in 1999.

 DES MOINES -- Four-year contributors to their respective programs, seniors Kyle Wagner of IKM-Manning and Kyle Juhl of Harlan Community were both honored with a spot on the 2016 Iowa Newspaper Association All-State Boys Basketball teams released Tuesday. Wagner, a 6-foot-4 swingman, was named to the first-team front line in Class 1-A after helping the Wolves (22-3) earn their first state tournament berth since 2010. Juhl, a 6-5 forward who pl

 PERU, NEB. -- Peru State College kicker Greg Conry was recognized at the College Foundation’s Alumni Chili Feed on February 20 and also at the football booster club’s annual banquet in January following an outstanding four-year career for the Bobcats. A 2012 Harlan Community High School graduate, Greg is the son of Tom and Lisa Conry, rural Harlan.