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 Exira-EHK’s Creighton Nelson runs a leg of the Spartans’ shuttle hurdle relay, which qualified for state. (Photo courtesy of Caleb Nelson, Atlantic News-Telegraph)
 AUDUBON -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton distance runner Evan Wilson and the Spartan boys shuttle hurdle relay team stepped up with their best times of the year on Thursday (May 11), earning at-large state meet bids after placing third in the Class 1-A State Qualifying Track Meet held at Audubon. The...
 HCHS senior Ashley Petsche concentrates on a forehand return shot during her match against Red Oak’s Sarah Behrens. Petsche’s shot clipped the net and went over for a winner.
 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community girls tennis team finished regular-season play with a 2-8 record following last Tuesday’s 8-1 dual loss vs. Red Oak. Nicole Lange picked up the Cyclones’ only victory in the No. 2 singles match, beating Macy Baker 8-5. Ashley Petsche (2-8), Haley Swisher (0-8),...
 HCHS junior Jaden Anastasi (6) looks to kick the ball downfield during Friday’s match against Underwood.
 HARLAN -- Losing two of their top players to injury during the course of the game, Harlan Community was defeated by 13th-ranked (1-A) Underwood 4-1 in girls soccer action at Merrill Field Friday night (May 12). With the scored tied 1-1 midway through the first half, HCHS senior Haley Arkfeld...
 HCHS sophomore Eli Boldan (18) tries to advance the ball around a Lewis Central defender during Monday’s match at Merrill Field. (Photos by Mike Oeffner)
 HARLAN -- Eleven games into the soccer season, only two teams have managed to find the back of the net against Harlan Community. Defensive shutout number nine was posted Monday night (May 8) at Merrill Field when the Cyclone boys earned their most impressive win yet with a 1-0 decision over Lewis...
 HCHS junior Kylee Hinz tries to keep the ball away from AHSTW’s Courtney Franks during Tuesday’s Cyclone win at Merrill Field.
 HARLAN -- One night after suffering a 10-0 loss at the hands of Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, the Harlan Community girls soccer team picked up a much-needed 6-1 home win over AHSTW in non-conference action on Tuesday (May 9). Kylee Hinz and Haley Arkfeld scored two goals each for the Cyclones...
 SHENANDOAH -- The Harlan Community boys golf team evened up its final dual record at 4-4 and perhaps gained some momentum for postseason play Tuesday night (May 9) with a triangular sweep over Shenandoah and Red Oak at the American Legion Country Club (par 35) in Shenandoah. Led by Ross Petersen’s...
 HCHS junior Kevin Campbell tees off on hole No. 7 at the Harlan Golf and Country Club during the Hawkeye Ten Tournament.
 HARLAN -- On a warm and windy day for golf, the Harlan Community boys struggled to post any standout scores on their home course and slipped to eighth place in the Hawkeye Ten Conference Tournament held Monday (May 8) at the Harlan Golf and Country Club. HCHS finished 26 strokes behind the H-10...
 RED OAK -- Playing without their number one golfer in the lineup, the Harlan Community girls scored a 433 and placed eighth in Monday’s Hawkeye Ten Conference Tournament at the Red Oak Country Club. Senior Kristen Ferry led the Cyclones with a round of 98 (52-46) on Red Oak’s hilly 18-hole course...
 Front row: HCHS senior Caleb Rasmussen is seated next to his parents, Randy and Carmen. Back row: HCHS boys basketball head coach Mitch Osborn, Briar Cliff men’s basketball head coach Mark Svagera, HCHS boys basketball assistant coach Chad Swanson.
 HARLAN -- Harlan Community senior Caleb Rasmussen signed a national letter of intent on April 14 to join the men’s basketball program at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City. Caleb is the son of Randy and Carmen Rasmussen, Jacksonville, and plans on majoring in business. Rasmussen is a 10-time...
 HARLAN -- Allowing just one shot on goal while taking 14 of its own, the Harlan Community boys soccer team blanked Carroll 2-0 on Senior Night at Merrill Field last Thursday (May 4). Levi Culp scored the Cyclones’ first goal with 26:26 left in the first half - assisted by Tanner Fink - and Dylan...

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