at US Cellular Center • Cedar Rapids

 HARLAN -- Calling it a difficult, but necessary, life decision, Brooke Wilson recently stepped down from her position as head coach of the Harlan Community softball team. Wilson notified the players of her decision on October 25 and her resignation was approved by the HCS Board of Education November 4. Wilson compiled a record of 68-70 during four seasons as the coach of her high school alma mater, highlighted by a 28-8 mark this past summer

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Harlan Community junior Aubri Smith and freshmen Aurora Miller and Elaina Vrchoticky recently completed their first season competing for the Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln girls swimming team, also known as the CB Swim Team. The team was coached by Harlan Community alum Logan Maxwell, a 7th grade social studies teacher at Kirn Junior High in Council Bluffs, and consisted of athletes from Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, HC

Quarterfinal Round Scores • Friday, November 8

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Defensive Battle The game was controlled by two outstanding defenses as neither team gained more than 200 total yards (DC-G 188, HCHS 180). The Cyclones put together a five-play, 98-yard scoring drive in the first quarter - most of it on Johnathan Monson’s 77-yard option scamper - and also had a 14-play, 74-yard drive in the second quarter that ended on downs at the Mustang 21 when Connor Frame was unable to haul in Monson’s fourth-down pass t

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First Round Scores • Friday, November 1

 UNDERWOOD (Oct. 28) -- The AHSTW volleyball team played OK for the most part; Underwood was simply too much on top of its game during last Monday’s Class 1A regional quarterfinal. The 11th-ranked Eagles (29-5) got better as the match went on and swept the Lady Vikes 25-18, 25-19, 25-11 to continue their path toward a possible state tournament berth.

 LAKE CITY (Oct. 28) -- The IKM-Manning volleyball team allowed 14 ace serves and committed 17 attack errors in just three sets last Monday night, bowing out of Class 2A regional play with a 13-25, 13-25, 16-25 quarterfinal loss at South Central Calhoun. The Wolves finished 11-24 overall while the Titans (28-14) advanced to face 7th-ranked Clarion-Goldfield-Dows in a Region 3 semifinal October 31.

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 GRIMES (Nov. 1) -- When it comes to the 2019 Dallas Center-Grimes football team, scores and statistics don’t jump off the page in bold type. One might argue that the same could be said for Harlan Community. What does appear in store for the first round of the Class 3A playoffs Friday night is a matchup between two solid, quality programs when the Cyclones venture to Grimes for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff vs.