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Brelje hat trick leads Cyclone girls past Creston, 5-3

HARLAN -- In a way, the 2016 girls soccer season began just like last year for Harlan Community - with a two-goal victory over Creston. The next step for Coach Jared Boysen’s squad will be building on Tuesday’s 5-3 win at Merrill Field and improving on last year’s disappointing 5-13 overall record. Boysen, for one, believes there is reason for optimism. The 2015 Cyclones were hampered by injuries and close losses all season long, including the

HCHS routs Tee Jay for second straight tennis win

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community boys tennis team won its second meet in as many days here Tuesday, dominating Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, 9-0, to improve to 2-1 on the year. Adjusting to a strong south wind, the Cyclones won five matches handily and also picked up hard-fought 9-7 wins by Alec Plagman at number-two singles and Isaac Stitz and Plagman at number-one doubles. Kaleb Kaster improved to 3-0 in No.

Klein’s double-gold pushes HCHS to third at Ram Relays

 GLENWOOD -- Harlan Community senior Marcus Klein earned gold medals in the long jump and 100-meter dash Monday night, setting a personal best in both events to highlight the Cyclones’ third-place finish at the Glenwood Ram Relays. Klein was the only athlete to win two individual events at the meet, leaping 20 feet, 4.25 inches in the long jump and clocking a time of 11.37 seconds in the 100.

Cyclones move to 3-0 in boys soccer

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- The Harlan Community boys soccer team improved to 3-0 overall Monday night with its third one-goal victory of the young season, winning 2-1 at Lewis Central in both squads’ Hawkeye Ten opener. The Cyclones had previously won a pair of 1-0 decisions vs.

Lady Vikes place in 10 events at Audubon Early Bird

 AUDUBON -- AHSTW placed in 10 events, led by a pair of second-place hurdles finishes from Jaycie Schueman, at Monday’s 12-team Audubon Wheeler Girls Early Bird track meet.

IKM-M girls place third at MV-AO

 MAPLETON -- The IKM-Manning girls track team scored 91 points and placed third at Tuesday’s Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto Co-Ed Invite. Denison-Schleswig won the girls half of the meet with 205 points, followed by MV-AO (118), IKM-M (91) and Charter Oak-Ute (75).

IKM-Manning Spring Sports

2016 Golf • Co-Ed ScheduleMon., April 4    Girls/Boys at Missouri Valley (Logan-MV CC), 4:00Sat., April 9    IKM-M Boys Invite (Manning-Manilla GC), 9 a.m.Mon., April 11    Girls/Boys at Riverside (Oakland CC), 4:00Tues., April 12    Girls vs. Denison (Manning-Manilla GC), 4:00Fri., April 15    Girls/Boys vs. Lo-Ma (Manning-Manilla GC), 4:00Mon., April 18    Girls/Boys at Underwood (Quail Run GC, Neola), 4:00Fri., April 22    Girls/Boys vs.

IKM-Manning Spring Sports

2016 Track & Field • Co-Ed ScheduleSat., March 19    Buena Vista Indoor Meet (Girl/Boy), 10:00 a.m.Tues., March 29    Chelsey Henkenius Early Bird Meet (Girl/Boy), 4:30Tues., April 5    Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto Girls Invite - at Mapleton, 4:30Tues., April 5    SCC Ink Wunderly Boys Relays - at Lake City, 4:30Fri., April 8    Denison Co-Ed Invite - at Dunlap (Girl/Boy), 4:30Mon., April 11    Carroll Co-Ed Invite (Girl/Boy), 4:30Fri., April 1

AHSTW sweeps home triangular

 AVOCA -- The AHSTW girls and boys golf teams both finished 2-0 in a season-opening home triangular meet Tuesday, beating Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton and Adair-Casey at the Avoca Golf Course. The Lady Vikes scored a 233, led by medalist Hannah Denning’s round of 52 and runner-up medalist Taylor Madden’s 56. Exira-EHK finished with a 266, paced by Katie Kunik’s 57, while Adair-Casey only had two golfers.

HCHS competes at Glenwood JV meet

 GLENWOOD -- Harlan Community placed in 10 girls events and six boys events at the Glenwood 9-10 Co-Ed Ram Relays on Saturday. The Cyclone girls placed seventh in the JV meet with 49 points and the boys placed eighth with 33 points, although neither squad competed in all the events. 

Cyclone boys start season with pair of 1-0 wins

 HARLAN -- For the second time in as many games, the Harlan Community boys soccer team scored an early goal and made it stand here Friday night, beating Underwood 1-0 at Merrill Field. The Cyclones opened the season with a 1-0 victory at Treynor in windy and damp conditions Thursday - scoring the only goal just 14 seconds into the match - then used a goal in the fourth minute to top the 13th-ranked (Class 1-A) Eagles on another cold, windy nig

Cyclone track squads win nine golds in opener

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community girls and boys track teams combined for nine gold-medal events, but neither was able to secure a team title as the host of Tuesday’s Denison-Schleswig Monarch Co-Ed Relays at Merrill Field. The first outdoor meet of the season, featuring the six “north division” schools of the Hawkeye Ten Conference, was held in Harlan due to the football field renovations taking place in Denison. The Monarchs outscored HCHS 133

Lynx top HCHS in boys tennis dual

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- The Harlan Community boys tennis team lost a 6-3 decision at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln in Tuesday’s season opener. Alec Plagman (8-5) and Kaleb Kaster (8-3) won their singles matches for HCHS in the number two and six spots, respectively, while Kaster and Josh Cheek teamed up for an 8-3 win in No.

Rasmussen set to join IGCA Hall

 CEDAR RAPIDS -- IKM-Manning girls basketball head coach Gene Rasmussen will be inducted into the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday night, April 2 at the Sheraton Hotel in Cedar Rapids. Rasmussen is one of six coaches set to join the Hall of Fame, including former Audubon girls coach Frank Howell, now at Cedar Rapids Washington.

Sporrer girls win three events at Early Bird meet

 LAKE CITY -- Payton and Shyanne Sporrer combined to win three running events Tuesday as the IKM-Manning track teams opened the outdoor season at the Chelsey Henkenius Early Bird Co-Ed Meet in Lake City. Team scores were not kept. Payton Sporrer placed first in both the 3,000-meter run (12:07.3) and the 1,500 (5:31.9), while twin sister Shyanne won the 800 in 2:42.7 and placed second in both the 400-meter dash and the 1,500.

Viking pair earn gold at Audubon

 AUDUBON -- Gage Clay and Spencer Symanowicz both earned gold medals for AHSTW to lead the area charge at Tuesday’s Audubon Boys Early Bird Track Meet. No team scores were kept on the day. Clay easily bested a field of 40 sprinters to win the 200-meter dash in 23.75 seconds after placing second in the 100 - just .01 behind Audubon’s Jake Mulford.

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