HARLAN -- Two Harlan Community seniors, Jayden Gessert and Darren Stein, recently signed their letters of intent to join the women’s and men’s bowling programs, respectively, at Morningside College in Sioux City. Gessert averaged a 158.5 score as a senior and rolled a high game of 234, helping the HCHS girls qualify for their second consecutive state tournament.

 DES MOINES (March 10) -- From afar, the hype surrounding Norwalk boys basketball is all about senior star Bowen Born and a potent offense that scores 76 points a game. Up close inside Wells Fargo Arena, the top-ranked Warriors showcased some stifling team defense as well on Tuesday, perhaps the most impressive aspect of their state tournament rout of Harlan Community. The 8th-seeded Cyclones held Born scoreless for the first six minutes in bu

Class 1A ResultsQuarterfinal Scores: Monday, March 9Wapsie Valley 49, Lake Mills 45           Bishop Garrigan 55, Springville 52Montezuma 75, Martensdale-SM 50    West Fork 55, Remsen St.

 DES MOINES (March 10) -- Four area student-athletes have been recognized on the 2020 All-State Girls Basketball teams released Tuesday by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association. AHSTW senior Kinsey Scheffler and junior Kailey Jones were both named to the Class 2A Second Team after helping the Lady Vikes to a 20-4 record and the program’s first Western Iowa Conference title in 20 years. IKM-Manning senior Lexi Branning made the Class 2A Thi

 DES MOINES (March 10) -- All of the pressure is squarely on the shoulders of Norwalk. Harlan Community’s first round opponent in the Class 3A Boys State Basketball Tournament is ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press and BCMoore and is also the top seed in the 3A bracket. The Warriors (21-3) boast the top shooting percentages in the 3A mix at 52.2 percent from the field, 40.1 from the three-point arc and 79.9 at the free throw line.

 HARLAN -- There were 118 total points, numerous three-pointers and countless big smiles. The Harlan Community Schools’ first-ever Unified Basketball Scrimmage was a success here Thursday night as HCHS varsity and junior varsity players teamed with Special Olympics athletes for a regulation 32-minute game in the high school gym. The event was sponsored by the school’s Best Buddies program and organized by Rachel Anderson, president of Best Bud

Class 5A ResultsQuarterfinal Scores: Monday, March 2Iowa City High 59, CR Prairie 40             Waukee 76, Sioux City East 36Johnston 75, Southeast Polk 71              Waterloo West 51, Cedar Falls 49Semifinal Scores: Thursday, March 5Johnston 71, Iowa City High 61               Waukee 88, Waterloo West 65Championship Game: Friday, March 6#3 Johnston 69, #1 Waukee 65

 ATLANTIC (March 2) -- There’s just something about a state tourney-clinching buzzer beater that makes a 36th-year coach run around like his hair is on fire. The Harlan Community boys basketball team could have won Monday night’s substate final with a little less drama in the final minute by simply making an extra free throw or getting one more defensive stop. But the memories might be a little less sweet than the  moment that actually transpi

Class 1AQuarterfinal Pairings: Monday, March 911:15 a.m. - #1 Lake Mills (23-2) vs. #8 Wapsie Valley, Fairbank (18-7)9:30 a.m. - #4 Montezuma (23-2) vs. #5 Martensdale-St. Marys (23-3)1:00 p.m. - #2 Bishop Garrigan, Algona (22-2) vs. #7 Springville (20-5)2:45 p.m. - #3 Remsen St. Mary’s (22-3) vs. #6 West Fork, Sheffield (23-2)Semifinals: Wednesday, March 11 -- 2:00 p.m.

 DES MOINES -- Longtime Harlan Community teacher, coach and official Jim Bruck was recently inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Wrestling Officials Hall of Fame.

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 HARLAN (Feb. 26) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls fought from behind nearly all 32 minutes Wednesday night but couldn’t put together the big run necessary to rattle St. Albert. Trailing once the entire game at 4-2, the Saintes used their overall speed and athleticism to build a 12-point lead and held off the eighth-ranked Spartans 65-54 in a Class 1A regional final in Harlan. St.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Feb. 25) -- The IKM-Manning boys basketball team entered last Tuesday’s halftime break tied 22-22 with St. Albert and feeling good about its first-half game plan. Offensively, the Wolves scored from inside and outside and had six players knock down at least one shot.

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