In the fourth quarter with the Cyclones leading by 17 points, Junior Cyclone Aubrey Schwieso was fouled, sending her to the line where she made both free throw attempts scoring her 26th and 27th points on the night en route to a dominant 58-40 Cyclone victory over the Treynor Cardinals.

In overtime with the Woodbine Tigers leading 48-47, Senior Tiger Nicole Hoefer was fouled, sending her to the free throw line where she made one of two shots putting her team up by two, ultimately sealing the 49-47 victory and handing the Vikings a loss to start the season.

With a new head coach in Tony Santisteban leading the way, the Exira-EHK boys basketball team is hoping to build off a successful 2022 campaign finishing 19-15 and making it all the way to the 1A-8 Semifinal Game losing 71-52 to the West Harrison Hawkeyes.
“We’re very excited to get the season going,” said Senior Aiden Flathers. “We’ve been looking forward to it all summer.”

Former HCHS Cyclone and Iowa State Cyclone volleyball standout Jess Schaben has signed to play with Nebraska’s first major league professional volleyball team, the Supernovas.

After a 19-3 season ended in heartbreak for the AHSTW Vikings, where they made an appearance in the Regional Final match losing 47-36 to Des Moines Christian, they are back to work practicing with a lot of new faces.
“We are very excited,” said Viking Head Coach G.G. Harris. “There is a different dynamic this year, and there will be a lot of new faces, learning and having new roles. We welcome the challenge and opportunity.”

After a 17-6 finish in their 2022 campaign that ended with an appearance in the Regional Final Game, the HCHS boys basketball team is back to practice and will have to overcome a challenging non-conference schedule to have a successful season.

The HCHS boys wrestling team is back in action now under new coach Adam Bendorf, replacing John Murtaugh, who retired at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. Practices are underway, preparing for a new season set to begin Dec. 2 with a tournament consisting of nine schools hosted by HCHS.

The IKM-Manning girls basketball team struggled during their 2022 campaign, finishing with a 7-16 record, making a first round exit against the East Sac County Raiders in the Class 2A – Region 8 game. But with some new faces on the roster, and a new assistant coach, the Wolves are ready to get back to work.

The AHSTW Vikings girls basketball team is looking to build under new head coach Jason McCall off a 9-15 season where they made it to the Class 2A - Region 8 Second Round Game, eventually losing 51-36 to the Underwood Eagles.
“We’re so excited,” said Senior Delaney Goshorn. “We’ve had a lot of fun so far, a lot of underclassmen or girls who haven’t come out have came out. We’re getting a lot done the first week of practice.”

The Exira-EHK girls basketball team is hoping to build off a successful 19-5 season where they made it all the way to the Regional Championship Game, losing 51-43 to the Remsen St. Mary’s Hawks.
“I am always excited this time of the year,” said Spartan Head Coach Tom Petersen. “I have been doing this a long time, and every year as a head coach, it is a challenge, and this year is no different.”

After a run to the Regional Championship Game where they lost 64-38 to the Des Moines Christian Lions during their 2022 campaign, the HCHS girls basketball team is back to work ready to make another strong run.

For the third consecutive year, Junior Cyclone Lindsey Sonderman has won the KMALand Iowa Girls Cross Country Runner of the year. Sonderman also took home the award during her freshman and sophomore season.
“It's an honor to receive this award for the third time,” Sonderman said. “There are so many amazing high school runners that are just as deserving of this award, so it means a lot that they chose me.”

The AHSTW Vikings have hired longtime assistant basketball coach Jason McCall into the top position for the upcoming season.

The Exira-EHK boys basketball team has hired Tony Santisteban as its new coach for the upcoming season.
“The position came open in the spring after Coach [Doug] Newton decided to step away from being the head coach,” Santisteban said. “I always knew I wanted to be a head coach at some point in my life, and this opportunity came up, and I applied and interviewed for the position, and I was able to secure it.

Facing the #1-ranked 3A Creston Panthers at their place was already a tough task, but the HCHS Cyclones found themselves down 21-7 to start the second quarter. But a team that has overcome adversity and injuries roared back to life in the second quarter, tying the game at 21, and for a second it seemed like the Cyclones’ recent run to the state championship game might continue.