The HCHS Cyclones girls basketball team went into Lewis Central Tuesday night and took care of business, winning 55-44 over the Titans for their seventh win in a row.
“I thought we played tremendous defense,” said Cyclone Head Coach Zach Klaassen. “That kind of got us going. Offensively, we hit a couple of shots early, but defense was what carried us out of the gates.”

SHELBY COUN TY — Myrtue Medical Center welcomed the first baby born in 2025.Baylor William Osbahr was born Friday, January 3. His parents are Brandon and Kynzie of Avoca.He weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and has an older sister, Berklee Osbahr, who is one and a half years old.Grandparents are Bill Osbahr and Amy Osbahr of Avoca and Kyle Fichter and Heather Fichter of Randolph.

ELK-HORN - In the first quarter of Saturday’s home game, the Exira-EHK Spartans girls basketball team came out aggressively leading 21-2 at the end of the first quarter en route to a 57-42 victory over the Earldom Cardinals for their second consecutive win and fourth of the season.

Friday night at home, the IKM-Manning Wolves boys basketball team got off to a slow start trailing 8-0 against the Missouri Valley Big Reds, which led to a 59-47 loss for their fourth loss of the season.
“You’ve just got to keep pushing forward,” said Wolves Head Coach Keith Wagner. “There’s a lot of season left. You’ve got to keep working and trying to get better. Hopefully we respond next week and play good basketball.”

In their first game following the holiday break, the IKM-Manning girls basketball team opened Friday’s game with a 10-2 run in the first quarter, en route to a 44-23 victory over the Missouri Valley Lady Reds for their third win of the season.

After a close Thursday night road battle with the Denison Monarchs, the HCHS Cyclones boys basketball team beat the Clarinda Cardinals 65-49 handing them their second loss, and giving the Cyclones their fourth win of the season.

Less than 24 hours after a dominant victory over the Denison Monarchs, the HCHS girls basketball team returned to the court on the road against the Clarinda Cardinals and beat them soundly 53-22.

In the first quarter of Thursday’s road match against the Denison Monarchs with the HCHS Cyclones boys basketball leading by seven points, Junior Cyclone Dallas McDowell snagged a rebound, went for a turnaround fade away jump shot, putting his team up 12-3 en route to a 57-51 win.
“Anytime you get that second put back it’s big,” said Cyclone Head Coach Mitch Osborn of McDowell. “That was good to see.”

In their first game back from the holiday break, the HCHS Cyclones girls basketball team dominating Thursday’s road match with a 19-0 run with 12 of those points coming from Senior Grace Albertsen, cruising to their fifth consecutive victory overall over the Denison Monarchs 62-23.