The Woodbine Tigers started Tuesday’s game with an 8-0 run, en route to a 68-28 victory, handing the Exira-EHK Spartans their first loss of the season.

Approaching the end of the third quarter of Tuesday’s game with the Exira-EHK Spartans girls basketball team trailing by 10, Woodbine Tiger Senior Charlie Pryor launched a shot from 3-point range, giving her team a 41-28 lead heading into the final quarter en route to a 55-39 win, handing the Spartans their first loss.

Tuesday, the HCHS Cyclones girls basketball team was hoping to get their first win, but fell to the St. Albert Saintes 71-58 for their second loss of the season.
“I think we have one huge struggle and it’s turnovers,” said Cyclone Head Coach Zach Klaassen. “The good news is we think it’s fixable. We’re going to get serious about working on it. If we clean those up, we have a chance to win ballgames.”

Cyclone wrestlers Addison Obrecht, Annaleigh Sheehan, Elle Stephens, Kyrsten Madden, Danica Schwery, and Hallie Lopez competed in the Ridge View Wrestling Invitational Nov. 19.
“They wrestled really well at the Ridge View tournament,” said Cyclone Head Coach Tarah Devlin-Lawler. “We were battling some nervousness about being back on the mat, but they were able to come back and put that aside and they wrestled really well.”

The Cyclones offense couldn’t match the Treynor Cardinals offense Tuesday as the Cardinals cruised to a 64-50 victory, earning their second win of the season, and handing the Cyclones their first loss.

It took almost two minutes into Monday’s game for anybody to score a basket, but when they did, Woodbine Tiger Senior Charlie Pryor scored the first 11 points including three 3-point shots en route to a 48-20 victory, handing the Vikings their first loss.

Friday night at home, the HCHS girls basketball team played a scrimmage against the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Warriors opening the game with a 22-5 run, ultimately cruising to a 79-36 victory.

Under first year head coach Tony Santisteban, the Exira-EHK Spartans had a successful season going 19-5 overall, making it all the way to the 1A-8 Semifinal, losing 56-49 to the Woodbine Tigers.

The HCHS Cyclones boys basketball season is back in practice mode with their season set to begin early into December, when they will play a game on the road against Shenandoah.
“We’re absolutely looking forward to it,” said Cyclone Head Coach Mitch Osborn. “We want to get everybody healthy. Last year, we were a little snake bitten with the injury bug, and we only played two games where we had a full lineup together the whole year.”

It was a struggle for the AHSTW Vikings boys basketball team last year, ending the season 5-17, but with a majority of the returners back, the Vikings are hoping for a strong season.
“I’m very excited,” said Senior Camden Soukup. “We have a lot of freshman that are starting to move the game, and it should be a fun and new, exciting experience with a new team, so I’m very excited for the season.”

Cyclone Senior Lindsey Sonderman has signed a Letter of Intent to run cross country and track at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls following graduation.
“I’m very excited and grateful for this opportunity,” Sonderman said. “When I went to the official visit there, I had a great time, so I’m excited that that’s what my next four years of school will look like.”

With their second season right around the corner, the HCHS Cyclones girls wrestling team hopes to make some noise and earn some team victories.

After back-to-back seasons in which the Exira-EHK Spartans girls basketball team has reached the Regional Final game, this year they are hoping to get over that hump, and take the next step towards a state tournament appearance.

Last year, under first year head coach Jason McCall, the AHSTW Vikings girls basketball team went 12-9, and the team’s ready to get back to work and make another deep run this season.

After a season in which the HCHS Cyclones girls basketball team achieved their goal of making it to the state tournament at Wells Fargo Arena, they are back in action in practice with their first game only weeks away.
“I’m super excited to get this season started,” said Sophomore Avery Manz. “The team has really good chemistry. We get along very well. Practices have been hard, but have been good.”