MANNING -- IKM-Manning senior Ben Wegner had a monster game with 25 points, 18 rebounds and three steals Thursday night as the Wolves started fast and beat Audubon 66-51 in Western Iowa Conference boys basketball action. IKM-M built a 21-8 lead after one quarter and was able to hold off every Wheeler rally attempt the rest of the way, pulling away in the fourth with a 20-13 advantage. 

 GLENWOOD -- There have been some tough nights for the Harlan Community girls basketball team so far this season, so Friday’s 60-38 win at Glenwood provided a chance for the Cyclones to relax and have fun. Putting together its best start in weeks and blowing open a close game with a resounding 30-4 run during the second and third quarters, HCHS capped a season sweep of the Rams and wrapped up Hawkeye Ten Conference play in seventh place with a

 UNDERWOOD -- Karley Larson hit six 3-pointers and scored 22 points Thursday night, leading the Underwood girls past AHSTW 61-27. The Lady Vikes trailed 39-14 at halftime. 

 MANNING -- The IKM-Manning girls overcame a sluggish first half to beat Audubon 42-38 Thursday night behind 21 points and five 3-pointers from Kia Rasmussen. The Wolves trailed 20-14 at halftime before outscoring the Wheelers 28-18 the rest of the way. Shauna Reitan added 13 points and six rebounds for IKM-M, which also scored a 68-61 win at Logan-Magnolia on Friday night.

 GUTHRIE CENTER -- Led by first-place finishes from Gabe Pauley and Erik Jorgensen, AHSTW qualified four wrestlers for districts and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton added one qualifier at Saturday’s Class 1-A, Sectional 13 Tournament held in Guthrie Center. Panorama won the meet with 235 points and AHSTW took second with 191.5, advancing both teams to 1-A regional duals competition on Tuesday night.

 HARLAN -- Nick Tarney made it official on Wednesday morning, signing a national letter of intent to play football at Wayne State College. The Harlan Community High School senior and son of Ted and Lori Tarney, rural Avoca, chose the Wayne, Nebraska school after also looking closely at Minnesota State-Mankato, Augustana and William Jewell. A two-sport standout in football and baseball at HCHS, Tarney was recruited by the Wildcats as a fullback

 HARLAN -- Harlan Community Activities Director Mitch Osborn announced earlier this week the hiring of Willie Baughman as the Cyclones’ new head volleyball coach, pending school board approval. Baughman is in his fourth year as a math teacher at Harlan Community and was the 7th grade volleyball coach his first two years.

 HARLAN -- Brushing aside yet another inauspicious start, the Harlan Community girls basketball team put to rest its four-game losing skid Tuesday night with a 64-58 win over Atlantic. HCHS fell behind 10-0 in the opening minutes - continuing a recent trend of slow starts - but regrouped quickly to finish the first quarter with a 20-19 lead.

 REGIONAL -- The Harlan Community girls basketball team will be sent east for this year’s Class 4-A regional tournament, traveling from Adel to Huxley to possibly Pella if they can keep on winning. The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union announced its regional pairings for Class 4-A and 5-A on Monday, placing HCHS in a six-team Region 8 bracket.