Despite missing its top runner, Cyclone Junior Lindsey Sonderman, in the Hawkeye Ten Cross Country Championships in Glenwood, the Cyclones still ran strong with multiple athletes on the boys and girls side performing well.

The Harlan Community Middle School girls Cross Country team just wrapped up a stellar season taking home first place in every event they competed in.

In set three of their volleyball match Tuesday night against the 29-6 Kuemper Catholic Knights, Senior Knight Kaci Peter hit a shot that deflected off Senior Cyclone Sammie Ineson, handing the Cyclones their seventh consecutive loss.
Before the game, Ineson, Kami Stork, Erica Rust, and Ava Monson were honored for their contributions to the program.

After a tough 39-20 loss in which the Cyclones suffered multiple injuries, they are excited to return home to Merrill Field in front of their fanbase Friday night to take on the 3-4 Atlantic Trojans.
“Merrill Field is always a special place to play and we’re looking forward to it, no doubt,” said Cyclone Head Coach Todd Bladt. “We’re excited to get back out there and get some wrongs righted.”

Former HCHS kicker and current Dordt University freshman Stephen Leinen was recently named the Great Plains Athletic Conference Player of the week award.
“It feels great,” Leinen said. “A really big confidence booster as well.”

The pre-game coin toss had an ominous feel to it as two of Harlan’s star players, Cade Sears and Franz Reisz, made their way to mid-field on crutches.

In set three of Thursday’s volleyball match, Sophomore Bulldog Madison Kelley tipped the ball over the net effectively securing the match win and victory defeating the IKM-Manning Wolves in three consecutive sets by scores of 25-15, 25-19, and 25-17.
“Riverside’s hitters did a nice job of swinging, and also roll shooting, which we could incorporate more of,” said Wolves Head Coach McKaylie Croghan.

The IKM-Manning Wolves and Exira-EHK performed strong Thursday at the Boyer Valley Invitational with six athletes finishing in the top ten overall.
As a team, the IKM-Manning girls finished in first place with 43 points, three ahead of Boyer Valley, with the Spartans taking fourth place with 69 points. The boys took an overall finish of second place with 48 points, just ten behind the winner, MVAOCOU.

After being up 2-0 in their volleyball match against St. Albert, the Cyclones dropped the next three sets by scores of 25-10, 25-14, and 15-13, with the final point of the night from Sophomore Molly Wise who knocked the ball over the net, which was deflected off Sophomore Cyclone Emercyn Reischl handing the Cyclones its second loss of the night.

After a dominant 49-7 victory over the Perry Bluejays Friday night at home, the Cyclones will head out on the road and turn their attention to the Nevada Cubs in a contest that may determine a playoff berth for HCHS.
The Cubs come in with a 5-1 record with their most recent victory coming Friday night against the Knoxville Panthers where they won 49-0.

Tuesday night, in set five of their volleyball match, AHSTW Senior Lauren Yates knocked a shot over the net that effectively secured the victory 15-13 and won their 7th match of the season beating the Underwood Eagles.

For the first time in a decade, the Perry Bluejays will make an appearance at Merrill Field taking on the HCHS Cyclones Friday night during homecoming.

Cyclone Junior Lindsey Sonderman continues to dominate the sport of running with yet another first place finish of 18:55.90 at the Harlan Invitational, just five seconds ahead of Junior Charlotte Gregor from Omaha South who finished with 19:00.64.

Any number of old-time football sayings would have described Friday night’s battle in Creston between the HCHS Cyclones and Panthers. Fighting uphill the entire night, the Cyclones faced deficits of 8-0, 15-0, 22-7, and 22-14, but still managed to come back to tie the game at 22 late in the fourth quarter, only to see the Panthers win the game 25-22 on a field goal with 2:44 left on the clock.

It has been a bumpy road as of late for the IKM-Manning volleyball team with their eighth consecutive loss coming Thursday night at home against the Audubon Wheelers, losing three straight sets, 25-10, 25-23, and 25-13.