HARLAN -- On Tuesday, Feb.

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community boys basketball team will host Denison-Schleswig in the first round of Class 3-A district play on Monday, February 22. The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced its postseason seedings and pairings for Class 3-A and 4-A on Monday. HCHS earned the top seed in District 1 based on its 13-2 record in the first 15 games. As the No.

 HARLAN -- Coming off three straight wins against the best competition the Hawkeye Ten Conference has to offer, Harlan Community showed few signs of a letdown facing middle-of-the-pack St.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Owning the first and third quarters at St. Albert, the Harlan Community girls had little trouble running their winning streak to 17 games Tuesday night with a 66-35 victory over the Saintes. The top-ranked (Class 4-A) Cyclones led 20-5 following the opening period but saw their lead trimmed to 30-22 at the half.

 SLOAN -- Wrestling without two varsity regulars Tuesday night and facing two teams ranked above them, AHSTW was still just one match away from a first-ever trip to the State Dual Tournament. It’s been that kind of history-making season for Coach Evan McCarthy’s surging Viking program, which last Saturday earned the school’s first sectional tournament championship at Treynor and qualified eight individuals for this week’s district meet in Unde

 SERGEANT BLUFF -- Harlan Community’s first trip in six years to the regional wrestling duals didn’t result in a victory, but the experience was anything but a total loss. Facing the sixth-ranked dual team in Class 2-A, the unranked Cyclones grabbed early leads of 15-0 and 18-6 but were unable to score enough wins or bonus points to pull off the upset. Leading by just four points with two matches to go, Sergeant Bluff-Luton finished strong wit

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Harlan Community wrapped up its regular season dual wrestling schedule on Thursday, February 4, with a double dual split at Council Bluffs Lewis Central. The Cyclones easily defeated Abraham Lincoln 66-11 before losing their final Hawkeye Ten dual to Lewis Central, 44-21. HCHS (17-10 overall) finished 6-4 in the conference dual standings for fifth place - one spot higher than last season.

 MANNING -- The IKM-Manning boys basketball team overcame a late deficit to beat AHSTW 66-62 last Thursday night in Western Iowa Conference action. The game was tightly-contested throughout. Kyle Wagner led the Wolves with 23 points and seven rebounds while Ben Wegner added 19 points and eight boards. Jared Vollstedt had eight points and seven assists. For AHSTW, R.J.

 MANNING -- The IKM-Manning girls basketball team defeated AHSTW 74-35 last Thursday night, but that was hardly the story of the game. Long-time team manager Taylor Gross, the only senior on the squad this season, was not only honored before the Senior Night game, but also started along with sophomore sister Peyton Gross, played briefly and attempted three shots before resuming her bench duties as manager. Taylor is the daughter of Paul and (a