AVOCA - The AHSTW Viking football team played nine football games in the 2025 season and went 4-5.  The Vikings season ended in the Class A playoffs.

MANNING – The IKM-Manning Wolves football team tied its best win total since 2019 this fall, finishing with a 6-3 record.

MANNING- The 2025 class A district 8 all-district teams were announced on Tuesday, with the IKM-Manning Wolves being well represented and senior Ben Ramsey earning offensive MVP of the district. Along with Ramsey on the first team offense, the Wolves also had Seniors Davis Rasmussen, Ashton Ahrenholtz, and Jace Starman. Ramsey was second in class A in passing yards and Ahrenholtz was fifth in class A in receiving yards with 735. Rasmussen was

HARLAN – The Harlan Community Cyclones finished their season Friday night, shutting out Greene County 49-0.The Cyclones controlled every aspect of the game—offense, defense, and special teams.

SPENCER — Jeffrey Gross and the HCHS girls cross country team have qualified for the State Cross Country Championship. Gross placed seventh at the Class 3A Iowa High School Cross Country State Qualifying Meet in Spencer on Wednesday. The HCHS girls’ team finished second, qualifying as a team for the state meet.

ATLANTIC – The Harlan Community Cyclones fell to rival Atlantic Trojans on Friday night in a back-and-forth affair, 35-30, marking their first loss to the Trojans since 2002 and their first time missing the playoffs since 2016.The Cyclones’ defense opened strong, holding the Trojans’ potent rushing attack in check and forcing a punt on their first possession.However, Harlan’s offense was unable to gain momentum early and was forced to punt.

HARLAN – The Harlan Community Cyclones travel to Atlantic this week to take on the 5-2 Atlantic Trojans in a pivotal district matchup between the two longtime rivals.Since 2006, the Cyclones have dominated the series, owning an impressive 17-0 record against the Trojans.Harlan won last year’s meeting by a score of 41-16, but both teams feature new faces in key roles heading into this year’s clash.

HARLAN- The Harlan Community Cyclones are coming off a heartbreaking loss to Atlantic by a score of 35-30 that ultimately ended their playoff chances. But the Cyclones still have one game remaining against district foe 4-4 Greene County. This is the first matchup between the two schools since 2017 when the Cyclones won by a score of 41-7. Their quarterback junior Zack Stalder leads the Rams.

HARLAN – The Harlan Community Cyclones football team welcomed the winless Perry Bluejays for their annual homecoming contest and made sure to defend home turf with a dominant 63-0 victory. The Cyclones established the ground game early and jumped out to a commanding 28-0 lead after the first quarter.They continued their dominant showing in thesecond quarter, adding 21 more points to extend the lead to 49-0 at halftime.

HARLAN – The Harlan Community Cyclones welcome district foe Perry for a Week 7 matchup under the lights of Merrill Field on Friday night in their annual homecoming game.The Bluejays have struggled this season, entering the contest with an 0-6 record.In their first two district games against Greene County and Atlantic, they were outscored by a combined total of 98-7.The Cyclones have had plenty of success against the Bluejays in recent years, h

HARLAN – The Harlan Community Cyclones football team got back into the win column Friday night with a big 56-35 victory over district foe Creston at Merrill Field.The Panthers started with the ball and put together an impressive opening drive for a touchdown, aided by a big Cyclone off- sides penalty on 4th and 7.

EXIRA - The Exira-EHK Spar- tans scored early and often in their homecoming game last Friday, September 26 at home against Griswold.The result was a 70-32 rout of the Tigers as the Spartans won their first district game and improved to 2-3 overall.The Spartans will play at CAM Friday night.Griswold lost their fourth straight game after starting the season 1-1 to fall to 1-5.The Tigers are still looking for their first win in district play.The

CARROLL – The Harlan Community Cyclones dropped their district opener to the Carroll Tigers on Friday night, falling 33-28 in a back-and-forth contest.

NEOLA – The area teams of HCHS, IKM-Manning, AHSTW, and Exira-EHK all competed Tuesday afternoon at the Tri-Center Invitational held at Quail Run Golf Course in Neola.The boys’ race kicked off first, with HCHS junior Jeffrey Gross leading the area finishers in third place overall with a time of 16:43.03.IKM-Manning senior Camden Morris followed in 11th (17:40.45), just ahead of sophomore teammate Akeo Maynard, who placed 14th (17:53.85).

DENISON – The Harlan Community High School football team earned its first win of the season Friday night, shutting out rival Denison-Schleswig 28-0.The Cyclones won the opening toss and deferred to the second half, giving the Monarchs the ball to start.Harlan’s defense wasted no time, forcing a fumble by senior Cole Kastner near midfield.Senior linebacker Shane Cooper scooped it up, giving the Cyclones possession at the Monarchs’ 38-yard line.