MOUNT AYR -- The Harlan Community wrestling team finished with a hard-luck 5-3 record and tied for third place out of nine teams at the Ron Scott Memorial Dual Tournament in Mount Ayr January 12-13. HCHS opened the tournament Friday with a 42-39 loss to eventual champion Lathrop (Missouri) and...
GLENWOOD (Jan. 13) -- In a high-scoring matchup of top-10, Class 3A boys basketball teams Saturday night, free throws proved to be the big difference maker as second-ranked Glenwood held off No. 7 Harlan Community 84-79. Both sides shot just under 60 percent from the field and the Cyclones hit...
ELK HORN (Jan. 12) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton boys extended their winning streak to four games Friday night and avenged a three-point loss from December by dominating Glidden-Ralston 80-45 in a Rolling Valley Conference game. The Spartans shot 60 percent from the field (30-of-50) and put...
MANNING (Jan. 12) -- AHSTW rallied from 13 points down to sweep the season series from IKM-Manning here Friday night, winning 53-51 on Jack Paulson’s putback just ahead of the buzzer. Prior to Paulson’s game-winner, Blake Osbahr tied the game on a three-pointer with :35 remaining. The Vikings, now...
HARLAN (Jan. 12) -- The Harlan Community boys bolted out to a 45-20 halftime lead and removed the starters midway through the third quarter in Friday’s 75-41 home rout of Clarinda. Senior Shane Chamberlain scored all of his game-high 22 points in the first half and also grabbed seven rebounds for...
GLENWOOD -- The Harlan Community girls basketball team moved above the .500 mark for the first time this season over the weekend (January 12-13), sweeping a pair of road games at Clarinda and Glenwood. HCHS pulled away in the second half Friday night to rout the Cardinals 77-37 in conference play...
MANNING (Jan. 12) -- The IKM-Manning girls basketball team held off AHSTW 46-36 Friday night in a Western Iowa Conference game featuring 44 total fouls and 59 free throw attempts. The Wolves’ sixth straight victory improved their record to 9-3 overall and 8-2 in the WIC. The Lady Vikes dropped to...
ELK HORN -- The eighth-ranked (1A) Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls basketball team improved to 12-1 over the weekend with a pair of lopsided victories, beating Glidden-Ralston 67-39 on Friday night and winning 57-15 at Essex in non-conference action Saturday.
HARLAN (Jan. 9) -- The overall performance was choppy at times due to 17 turnovers, but the Harlan Community boys basketball team played well enough in spurts Tuesday night to win comfortably over Kuemper Catholic, 74-60. Senior Logan Klaassen scored a season-high 25 points and HCHS shot 54.5...
HARLAN (Jan. 9) -- The final score may not reflect it, but the Harlan Community girls basketball team competed admirably with 10th-ranked (3A) Kuemper Catholic for most of Tuesday’s non-conference matchup. Despite making less than half their free throws and having numerous three-pointers rattle in...