Cyclone wrestlers Nathan Sandquist, Spencer Fink, Jesse Jens, Coy Obrecht, Brody McKinley, Chayton Snethen, Jaden Stephens and Brody Bendorf picked up victories at Saturday’s Hawkeye Ten wrestling meet in Denison.
“I think we competed well,” Fink said. “The team is really pushing in practice right now with districts in two weeks.”

Coming off a big 62-32 victory over West Harrison, the Exira-EHK Spartans boys basketball team brought that momentum into Tuesday’s home game against the Paton-Churdan Rockets, defeating them 71-45.
“I think we’re playing very good basketball right now,” said Spartan Senior Josh Nelson. “We’re limiting the turnovers, playing good defense, and just shooting the ball well.”

After a tough Monday night 56-44 home loss to the Atlantic Trojans, which snapped an 8-game winning streak, the Exira-EHK Spartans returned to a win 24 hours later with a Tuesday night 59-17 home win over the Paton-Churdan Rockets.

HCHS Senior Nolan Schwery has signed a football Letter of Intent at Midland University.
“I’m just really excited and ready to start playing football again,” he said.
During the signing at Midland, Schwery’s mom and dad, Joi and Paul, were in attendance, along with his older sister, Tela.

Coming off a tough 2-point loss Friday night, the HCHS Cyclones boys basketball team was hoping to return to the win column Monday night at home against the Winterset Huskies, but came out flat, losing 60-48.

Leading by just six points approaching the end of the third quarter, Sophomore Cyclone Brinley Van Baale made back-to-back 3-point shots, followed by a layup from Sophomore Kenzley Bruck, helping lead the Cyclones to their 16th win of the season over the Winterset Huskies 64-55.

With just 1.7 seconds remaining in regulation of Friday’s home game against the Creston Panthers, Senior Panther Brayden Schoon received an inbound pass, and made for a layup at the buzzer defeating the HCHS Cyclones 48-46.

Coming into Friday’s home match against the Creston Panthers, Cyclone Senior Aubrey Schwieso needed just four points to reach 1000 in her Cyclone basketball career and was able to achieve it on a 3-point shot in the first quarter, en route to a 73-36 win.

HCHS’s Elle Stephens was the lone Cyclone to punch her ticket to the state tournament in Coralville doing so at the regional meet at Red Oak High School.