CLARINDA (Dec. 22) -- The Harlan Community boys gutted out another low-scoring Hawkeye Ten victory on Tuesday night, rallying back twice in regulation and beating Clarinda 52-49 in overtime. HCHS improved to 4-2 overall and took a perfect 4-0 conference record into the two-week holiday break. “This was a very hard fought road win,” said HCHS coach Mitch Osborn.

 ELK HORN (Dec.

 ELK HORN (Dec. 22) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton’s first lead of the night vs.

 HARLAN (Dec. 21) -- Going into Monday night’s home clash with Panorama, the Harlan Community girls basketball team had lost two straight games against state-ranked, top 10 opponents. And despite falling behind 13-3 vs.

 HARLAN (Dec. 17) -- The Harlan Community girls bowling team will take a 3-1 record into the holiday break while the boys are 1-3 following recent home meets against Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln and Denison-Schleswig. The HCHS girls defeated AL by 413 pins on Monday, Dec. 14, winning 2385-1972.

 WAUKEE (Dec. 19) -- The Harlan Community wrestling team finished with a 2-3 record and placed fourth out of six teams at last Saturday’s Al Garrison Dual Tournament in Waukee. HCHS lost to Ballard (48-33) and third-ranked (Class 3A) Waukee (70-6) to start the day, then picked up wins over Sioux City North (54-24) and Ottumwa (43-36) before losing its final dual 45-26 vs.

 UNDERWOOD (Dec. 19) -- Freshman Eli Collins won the 113-pound championship and Garrison Gettler was a runner-up at 160 last Saturday to lead AHSTW to a sixth-place team finish in the Western Iowa Conference Wrestling Tournament at Underwood. Logan-Magnolia won the WIC title by a 210-203 margin over Missouri Valley while Underwood placed third with 152 points.

 HARLAN (Dec. 17) -- A dramatic rally in one dual and a rout in the next. The Harlan Community wrestling team was on the winning side of both here Thursday night, sweeping a home double dual against Clarinda, 34-32, and Shenandoah, 66-6. HCHS improved to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in Hawkeye Ten Conference duals while Clarinda finished with the same record after opening the meet with a 48-6 win over Shenandoah.

 HARLAN (Dec. 19) -- A 10-0 run is always nice, but few are as perfectly timed as Harlan Community’s was Saturday. With the scored tied 27-all and points at a premium, Cyclone point guard Brad Curren finished the third quarter with a hanging jump shot near the lane.

 HARLAN (Dec.

 MISSOURI VALLEY (Dec. 18) -- The AHSTW girls outscored Missouri Valley 21-2 in the first quarter and 19-2 in the third Friday night, rolling past the winless Lady Reds 65-22 in Western Iowa Conference action. The Lady Vikes, now 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the WIC, were led by senior Kailey Jones’ 23 points (8-of-13 shooting), seven rebounds, four steals and three blocks.

 AVOCA (Dec. 19) -- The AHSTW boys basketball team improved to 8-0 over the weekend, winning at Missouri Valley 69-38 on Friday night and topping Council Bluffs St. Albert 63-60 on Saturday afternoon in Avoca.
Viking scoring leaders at Mo. Valley: Raydden Grobe 21, Brayden Lund 14, Kyle Sternberg 13, Ryan Wedemeyer 8.
Viking scoring leaders vs. St. Albert: Raydden Grobe 17, Brayden Lund 17, Cole Scheffler 14, Kyle Sternberg 13.

 MONDAMIN (Dec.

 TREYNOR (Dec.

 TREYNOR (Dec. 15) -- The AHSTW girls basketball team survived one barrage of Treynor three-pointers and transition baskets during Tuesday’s matchup of state-ranked 2A rivals. A second round was too much to overcome. The 13th-rated Cardinals finished the first half on a 15-3 surge and held off the No.