HARLAN -- When you’ve got 10 seniors on the roster, mixed with talented juniors and sophomores, five-on-five practice drills can get downright intense at times. Which is why Harlan Community senior Kyle Juhl points to practice time as a big factor in the Cyclones’ rapid improvement since Christmas break. HCHS continued to impress on Monday night, putting a 10-0 run on Kuemper Catholic to start the third quarter - increasing an eight-point lea

 HARLAN -- When the Kuemper Catholic girls cut Harlan Community’s lead to 21-18 with just three minutes left in the first half, few could have imagined that the final margin would escalate to a staggering 41 points. But that’s exactly what happened here Monday night as the 2nd-ranked (Class 4-A) Cyclones dominated the final 19 minutes of a 69-28 rout of the Knights. HCHS (10-1 overall) scored the final 10 points of the first half, then added 2

 AVOCA -- Eight AHSTW wrestlers finished 3-0 here Tuesday night as the Vikings dominated a home quad meet with wins over West Central Valley (56-21), Southwest Valley (81-0) and Audubon (54-15). The Vikings improved their overall dual record to 20-6. Individual highlights for AHSTW included 170-pounder Tim Barr pinning all three of his opponents in the first period.

 MANNING -- Down two starters and facing an undefeated rival, IKM-Manning gave 13th-ranked Treynor all it could handle last Friday night, but the Cardinal girls had just a little bit more down the stretch. Finishing the game on an 8-2 surge - all on free throws - after IKM-M knotted the score at 47 with 1:57 to play, Treynor escaped with a 55-49 victory to improve to 9-0 overall (8-0 in the Western Iowa Conference). The Wolves, meanwhile, suff

 MANNING -- The same perimeter shots that triggered IKM-Manning’s first-half rally refused to fall when the Wolves needed them again late versus Treynor. The untimely cold snap proved costly as IKM-M was outscored 13-7 in the fourth quarter of last Friday’s 63-55 home loss to the Cardinals. The matchup of top-five ranked, undefeated rivals was as competitive as usual - featuring five ties and four lead changes after the Wolves erased an early

    HARLAN -- Kenneth Alvin Kuster, 91, Harlan, died January 19 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 23 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday from 9:30-10:30 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Larry Allen Patten, 74, Harlan, died January 14 in Tavares, FL.    Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 22 from 5-7 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Arlene Ann Reinig, 92, Harlan, died January 18 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Friday, Jan. 22 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Portsmouth.  A rosary was held Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Visitation was Thursday from noon-4 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan, and from 5-8 p.m.

    WOODBINE -- Rhonda Lee Wendt, 57, Woodbine, died January 16 at Rose Vista Home, Inc.    Services were held Thursday, Jan. 21 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.    Wendt is survived by her husband, Larry Wendt, Sr. of Portsmouth; sons Larry (Jill) Wendt, Jr.