Sports
HARLAN (Dec. 8) -- Turning a close game into a rout with two key runs, the Harlan Community boys basketball team improved to 3-0 here Friday night with 70-49 non-conference win over Denison-Schleswig. Leading 25-19 late in the second quarter, HCHS closed the first half on a 10-1 run, then put...
HARLAN (Dec. 8) -- On paper and in person, the Harlan Community and Denison-Schleswig girls basketball teams would appear to be somewhat evenly matched for the 2017-18 season. In Friday’s first actual meeting, though, the Cyclones were simply outplayed. Shooting 23 percent from the field and...
BOYS TOWN, NEB. -- Five out of 11 Harlan Community wrestlers placed in the top five at the 47th annual Boys Town Invitational Friday and Saturday, leading the Cyclones to eighth place out of 15 teams. Blair won the tournament with 195.5 points, followed by Schuyler with 169.5 and Wahoo with 154....
ELK HORN (Dec. 8) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls outscored Ar-We-Va 49-13 during the middle two quarters Friday night, improving to 3-0 on the young season with a 78-44 win over the Rockets. The sixth-ranked (1A) Spartans led 21-20 after one period before taking over the game with their...
ELK HORN (Dec. 8) -- Ar-We-Va’s Drew Schurke and Keegan Simmons combined to score 40 points Friday night as the Rocket boys outlasted Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton 63-60 in Rolling Valley Conference action. Both teams entered the game with 1-1 records. Exira-EHK trailed 21-13 after one quarter before...
HARLAN -- Harlan Community senior Abby Bruck signed a national letter of intent on November 29 to join the women’s swimming team at Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska. Bruck was a member of the Lewis Central swimming team for the past four years and competed at the state meet three times....
SHENANDOAH (Dec. 4) -- The Harlan Community girls and boys bowling teams both fell short of a victory in last Monday’s season opener at Shenandoah. The Cyclone girls lost by 66 total pins (1806 to 1740) while the boys lost by 238 pins (2590 to 2352). The Shenandoah girls, paced by two-game totals...
HARLAN (Dec. 5) -- Senior Jared Moser scored off a sideline inbounds play with less than two seconds to go Tuesday night, lifting the Harlan Community boys basketball team to a 72-70 win over Blair, Nebraska. One year after beating the Bears in overtime at their place, HCHS squandered a 10-point...
COUNCIL BLUFFS (Dec. 5) -- The Harlan Community wrestlers opened the dual season with a 1-1 split on Tuesday, routing St. Albert 63-6 before losing a 43-29 decision vs. Glenwood. The Rams finished their double dual sweep with a 78-6 win over the host Falcons. The Cyclones actually won six out of...
LOGAN (Dec. 5) -- Turning a nine-point first-half deficit into a 10-point second-half lead, the IKM-Manning boys showed composure down the stretch Tuesday night to hold off Logan-Magnolia on the road, 57-51. IKM-M seniors Jared Johnson and Austin Ahrenholtz combined to hit 8-of-10 free throws in...
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