Saturday at Winterset High School, the HCHS softball team played three games, losing two, but getting their first win over the Earlham Cardinals, 5-3.
“It was great to get that first win, but I think it was even better that the girls were able to connect with the ball and also make some plays defensively,” said HCHS Head Softball Coach Toshia Kasperbauer.

Thursday night, the HCHS softball team played their first game of the season at home and lost via the mercy rule to the ADM Tigers, 11-0.
“I have made it very clear to these girls that the games we have this week is a very tough beginning of the season,” said HCHS Head Softball Coach Toshia Kasperbauer. “We have nine players on that field that have never played next to each other.”

Josh Kenkel, a graduate of HCHS signed a letter of intent to go trap shoot for Iowa Central Community College.
“Trap shooting has been a big part of my life and being able to continue my trap shooting journey is something I am really looking forward to,” Kenkel said. “I am excited to see what comes forth in the future with my much appreciated opportunity to be a part of the Iowa Central trap shooting team.”

In the top of the seventh inning, the game was on the line for the Cyclones as the tying run for the ADM Tigers was standing on third base with two outs, but right fielder Cael Goshorn made a nice play on a line drive and the Cyclones went on to win 6-5.

What started in 7th grade came full circle when HCHS senior Katie Burchett signed a letter of intent to go trap shoot for Iowa Central Community College.
“It kind of makes me proud of myself that I can do this for so long and be rewarded to go to college to do it,” Burchett said. “It shows that I’m good enough to do that.”
Burchett developed a passion for shooting at a young age and has stuck with it ever since it began.

It wasn’t going to be easy taking on the 15-2 Treynor Cardinals on their field, but following their seniors, the AHSTW soccer team thought they had a good chance. Unfortunately, they came up short and they lost 8-2 in the playoff battle.

The HCHS varsity softball team opened up their season Monday on the road against the Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs and lost 10-0.
“DCG has a great program, so we knew it was going to be a challenge right out of the gate,” said HCHS Head Softball Coach Toshia Kasperbauer. “The girls never hung their heads.”
Throughout the game, the Cyclones had just three hits on the night, including two from junior Madison Kjergaard.

The HCHS boys and girls varsity track and field teams shined brightly in front of 15,000 screaming fans at the track and field state championships in Des Moines over the course of three days.
Senior Kaia Bieker participated in multiple events and even took home a medal for her efforts in the 800m event.

Friday night, the HCHS boys varsity baseball team took on the LeMars Bulldogs and won to push their record to 3-0 to start the season.
“It was a nice night,” said HCHS Head Baseball Coach Heath Stein. “Beautiful Friday night for us to play. A lot of the guys were pretty hyped up to be at home. We had a pretty good crowd.”
Stein credited a few players on his roster for their approach when taking at bats against the Bulldogs.

Thursday night at Merrill Field, the HCHS boys varsity soccer team battled the Winterset Huskies in a playoff game, but were eliminated in a shootout as the Huskies went on to win 3-2.
“As we went along, we learned how to play with each other and at the end, we had a six-game win streak coming into here and we took it to penalty kicks and we just didn’t have enough,” said HCHS Head Soccer Coach Dave Voge.

Former Harlan softball player Katie Voth recently was inducted into the Wayne State Athletic Hall of Fame after a stellar collegiate softball career.

The HCHS girls varsity soccer team trailed 2-1 at the half, tied the game at two on a goal by senior Raegen Wicks, but unfortunately couldn’t finish the comeback in the second half as they lost 3-2 and ended their season.
“The effort was there,” said HCHS Head Soccer Coach Jared Boysen. “We didn’t quit the whole game. We knew coming into it, it was going to be right there.”

On Monday in Sioux City, the HCHS boys varsity baseball team opened up their season on the road to play a doubleheader and were victorious in both games, winning the first 19-1 and taking the second 14-9.

On Monday afternoon, the HCHS girls varsity golf team battled the Atlantic Trojans in the heat and ended up tying each other with 214 strokes on the day. Two girls took home medals for the Cyclones.
“I thought the girls played tough,” said HCHS Head Golf Coach Todd Bladt. “Macy [Mueller], it’s her first time medaling. Also, Timber [Svendsen] in there. Both shot 52.”

Going into halftime, both the HCHS boys varsity soccer team and the Creston Panthers were locked in a scoreless tie. However, only minutes into the second half, senior Ashton Lyon scored the lone goal on the night as the Cyclones won, 1-0.
“That was explosive,” said HCHS Head Soccer Coach Dave Voge. “That really just energized everybody and got everyone’s spirits up. It was nice to see Ashton come through.”