DES MOINES (May 18) -- Harlan Community junior hurdler Chloe Hansen could check off every box but a school record following Friday’s 400-meter hurdles race at Drake Stadium. • Hit each hurdle in stride - check. • Improve personal-best time - check. • Take home a state medal - check. Breaking the...
DES MOINES (May 19) -- IKM-Manning’s sister combo of Payton and Shyanne Sporrer both competed in seven state meet events during their four years with the Wolves track team. They stamped their names on multiple school records - both individual events and relays - but prior to this year had not...
DES MOINES (May 18) -- After qualifying just one event for the state track meet last year and three in 2016, the IKM-Manning boys were a little more busy at Drake Stadium last Thursday and Friday. The Wolves qualified six events for state and achieved season or personal-best results in three of...
DES MOINES (May 17) -- A top-eight medal continued to elude Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton senior Evan Wilson at last week’s co-ed state track meet, but the Spartan distance runner was able to notch a season-best time in his feature event and also compete in his first-ever state relay. Exira-EHK’s two...
CRESTON (May 14) -- The Harlan Community boys soccer team notched its 12th shutout of the year and locked up second place in the Hawkeye Ten Conference standings Monday night with a 3-0 win at Creston. Tanner Fink, Cole Kramer and Aaron Wollaston each scored a goal for the fifth-ranked (2A)...
NEOLA (May 11) -- Gabe Madsen scored the only two goals of the match last Friday as the AHSTW boys soccer team improved to 11-1 overall with its second 2-0 win this year over Tri-Center. Madsen’s goals were assisted by Kyle Branan and Brayton Tuma. The 16th-ranked (Class 1A) Vikings attempted 14...
HARLAN (May 14) -- Lewis Central looked every bit the part of the two-time defending Class 2A girls soccer champion here Monday night, scoring five goals in the first 10 minutes and winning 10-0 over Harlan Community. The game ended via the mercy rule in the 68th minute. LC, ranked first in 2A,...
DENISON (May 9) -- Highlighted by freshman Brock Bruns placing fourth in the singles bracket, Harlan Community finished fourth out of seven teams with seven points in the Class 1A Boys District Tennis Tournament held May 9 at Denison. Kuemper Catholic won the team title with 23 points and clinched...
ATLANTIC (May 15) -- The Harlan Community girls golf team capped the regular season with a solid dual score of 189 at Atlantic’s Nishna Hills Golf Course Tuesday, losing to the host Trojans by just four strokes, 185-189. Alyssa Ginther and Baylee Newell both carded rounds of 38 for Atlantic while...
COON RAPIDS (May 14) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton sophomore Jacey Anthofer shot an 18-hole total of 87 to earn runner-up medalist honors at Monday’s Class 1A Girls First Round Regional Golf Tournament held at the Coon Rapids Country Club. Anthofer, who shot rounds of 43 and 44 on the nine-hole...