HARLAN (May 7) -- After claiming Harlan Community’s only conference gold medal Monday in the 400-meter hurdles, junior Chloe Hansen expressed some anger and frustration to Cyclone girls coach Doug Renkly. For Renkly, that’s a sign of good things to come. Hansen, who has battled shin splints for much of the season, is starting to feel much better physically.

 AVOCA (May 8) -- As the AHSTW girls soccer team continues to progress in its sixth year as a program, one team the Lady Vikes had yet to beat was Harlan Community. That distinction changed on Tuesday night as AHSTW held the Cyclone girls to just two shots on goal and scored a 2-0 victory in Avoca. Katie Anzalone’s free kick goal from about 25 yards out put the Lady Vikes on top in the eighth minute of play and Jordyn Holtz added a short goal

 CARROLL (May 7) -- The Harlan Community boys golfers moved up three spots in the team standings from last year’s Hawkeye Ten Conference Tournament, placing fifth out of 11 schools Monday at the Carroll Municipal Golf Course. HCHS shot a 323 overall, led by Mason Peters’ 7-over-par round of 78. Peters used 39 strokes on both the front and back nines and tied for 13th, narrowly missing out on a medal.

 SHENANDOAH (May 7) - Haley Manz narrowly missed out on a top-12 medal at Monday’s Hawkeye Ten Conference Girls Golf Tournament, shooting a consistent round of 98 as Harlan Community placed seventh out of 11 teams at Shenandoah’s American Legion Country Club. Plagued by some bad opening holes, including a 10 on No. 1 and a 12 on No.

 HARLAN (May 4) -- Highlighted by Brock Bruns’ hard-fought tiebreaker win in the number one singles match, the Harlan Community boys tennis team evened its dual record at 5-5 here Friday with a 7-2 victory over Red Oak. HCHS, which finished 3-5 vs.

 OMAHA, NEB. (April 30) -- Eight Harlan Community players scored team points by placing in the top six in singles or doubles at last Monday’s Hawkeye Ten Conference Tennis Tournament. The co-ed meet was held at the Koch Tennis Center (Tranquility Park) in Omaha. The HCHS girls scored in three out of four brackets and totaled 13 points to place sixth out of 11 teams.

 ATLANTIC (May 1) -- Lexie Holloway’s seventh-place round of 89 led the way for Harlan Community last Tuesday as the Cyclones finished fifth out of 12 teams in the Betty Heflin Girls Golf Invitational at the Atlantic Country Club. Creston won the tournament with an impressive score of 349, followed by Atlantic (363), Carroll (365), Kuemper Catholic (373), HCHS (390) and Glenwood (411).

 ATLANTIC (May 1) -- Harlan Community senior Kevin Campbell finished among the top 12 individuals with a seventh-place score of 74 as the Cyclones finished seventh out of 14 teams in the Atlantic Boys Golf Invitational, held May 1 at the Nishna Hills Golf Club. Kuemper Catholic won a tight race for the team title on a tiebreaker (fifth score) after the Knights and Glenwood both finished with a 298.

 HARLAN (May 5) -- Facing a good team with a shorthanded lineup proved difficult for the Harlan Community girls soccer team Saturday morning as Denison-Schleswig handed the Cyclones an 11-1 defeat at Merrill Field. The match ended by the mercy rule with 2:26 remaining. Led by four goals each from junior Alex Mohr and senior Tori Herrig, Denison attempted 31 total shots (23 on goal) compared to just eight for Harlan.