HARLAN (April 24) -- The Harlan Community boys soccer team may have needed a match like the one that took place Tuesday afternoon at Merrill Field. With four of their first six games decided by just one goal - two in overtime - the 16th-ranked (2A) Cyclones took control early against Riverside and had some fun in a commanding 8-0 win over the Bulldogs. Dylan Eshelman and Andres Cavalieri both netted a pair of first-half goals as HCHS scored s

 GLENWOOD (April 23) -- Harlan Community placed 13 times in 11 events and scored 66.33 points Monday night, finishing fifth out of 15 boys teams competing at the Glenwood Co-Ed Ram Relays. Senior Nick Foss had another big night for HCHS, winning the long jump and placing second to Sergeant Bluff-Luton’s Jorma Schwedler in both the 100 and 200-meter dash.

 AUDUBON (April 24) -- Athletes from IKM-Manning and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton combined to win four events and place 34 times Tuesday night at the annual Audubon Wheeler Co-Ed Relays. The IKM-Manning boys led the area squads by finishing third out of 11 teams with 81 points and scoring 15 times in 13 events.

 HARLAN (April 23) -- Ben Renaud and Matt Gearheart both shot sub-40 rounds Monday at the Harlan Golf and Country Club, leading the Atlantic boys to a six-stroke victory over Harlan Community, 172 to 178. The Cyclones were led by Jay Swanson’s five-over-par round of 41, which included a birdie on the par-5 seventh hole. Kevin Campbell carded a 44, highlighted by a nice birdie putt on No.

 HARLAN (April 23) -- The Atlantic boys tennis team handed Harlan Community its third straight dual defeat Monday afternoon, sweeping all nine varsity matches at the HCHS courts. The Trojans (5-1) won each match by a decisive margin, with the closest set scores being 10-4 at number five singles and No.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (April 21) -- Harlan Community’s undefeated run in boys soccer came to an end last Saturday afternoon as the Cyclones lost a close 2-1 decision at Lewis Central. The Titans (4-0 overall, 2-0 Hawkeye Ten) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick by Conner James with 33:38 left following a foul call in the box on the Cyclones.

 DES MOINES -- Local athletes from Harlan Community and AHSTW have qualified eight entries in five events for the 2018 Drake Relays in Des Moines later this week. High school competition at Drake Stadium will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday (April 26-28). This year’s area qualifiers include five individual entries and three relays. Leading the area charge will be senior sprinters Nick Foss of Harlan Community and Gage Clay of AHSTW.

 WAUKEE (April 19) -- The Harlan Community boys track team scored 18 times in 15 events at the Waukee Invitational on Thursday, placing sixth out of eight teams with 84 points in a well-balanced “Class A” field. All eight teams finished within a 41-point window, led by Carlisle with 113.5, Dallas Center-Grimes 110.5 and Boone 98. The Toreadors earned the most gold medals with five.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (April 19) -- Greichaly Kaster’s win in the 3,000-meter run and Chloe Hansen’s victory in the 400-meter hurdles highlighted Harlan Community’s night at the Council Bluffs AL/TJ Girls Track Invite on Thursday as the Cyclones finished eighth out of 11 teams with 45.5 points. Kaster won the 3,000 in 11:34-flat and Hansen continued her string of wins in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:08.09. HCHS also placed second in the distance