CRESTON (Oct. 2) -- Just seven days away from a potential battle of unbeatens vs. Lewis Central, Harlan Community is looking to keep its focus squarely on Creston/Orient-Macksburg Friday night as the prep football season roars into Week 6. The Cyclones, who slipped one spot to fourth in this week’s Associated Press Class 3A rankings, will take a 5-0 overall record and 3-0 District 9 mark into tonight’s road contest vs.

 NEVADA (Sept. 26) -- The Harlan Community volleyball team placed third overall with a 2-2 record at last Saturday’s Nevada Tournament. HCHS won Pool C in the morning with 2-0 decisions over West Marshall (21-12, 21-16) and Carroll (21-12, 21-14), advancing to the three-team championship pool along with Lake Mills and Nevada. The Cyclones lost to Lake Mills 16-21, 14-21 and also lost a close match against Nevada 18-21, 19-21.

 MONDAMIN (Sept. 25) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton posted its highest point total of the season but was unable to slow down West Harrison last Friday night in a 56-42 loss to the Hawkeyes. The Spartans dropped to 0-4 on the season (all games in 8-Player, District 8) while West Harrison improved to 2-3. Exira-EHK scored 20 of its points in the second quarter and trailed just 32-26 at the break.

  HARLAN -- The 28th Annual Tiny Lund Memorial Weekend was held September 25-26 at the Shelby County Speedway. The Dale Swanson Memorial Races were Friday night, followed by the Tiny Lund Memorial Races on Saturday night.

 CARROLL (Sept. 25) -- Connor Frame threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Aidan Hall just before halftime and opened the third quarter with a 59-yard TD catch from Teagon Kasperbauer Friday night, paving the way for the Harlan Community football team’s 28-14 win at Carroll. The third-ranked Cyclones utilized several big plays to outgain the Tigers 407-184 and stayed unbeaten on the season, improving to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in Class 3A, District 9.

 HARLAN (Sept. 26) -- Brecken Van Baale wasn’t satisfied with her fourth-place showing at Tri-Center last week, so the Harlan Community senior did something about it during Saturday morning’s Cyclone Cross Country Invite. Looking strong from start to finish, Van Baale secured a career-best second-place medal at the Harlan Golf and Country Club, trailing only defending Class 1A state champion Peyton Pogge of Tri-Center.

 AVOCA (Sept. 27) -- Due to the AHSTW Community Schools’ transition to a 100 percent virtual learning format this week, all Viking and Lady Vike sporting events through Saturday, October 3, have been cancelled. AHSTW cancelled its volleyball game vs. Tri-Center last Thursday as well as Friday’s home football game against St. Albert.

 HOLSTEIN (Sept. 25) -- The IKM-Manning football team picked up its first win of the season on Friday night, scoring 20 unanswered points and holding off Ridge View 20-14 in Class A, District 10. The Wolves opened the second half with a tone-setting 10-minute scoring drive covering 62 yards in 18 plays to take a 14-6 lead.

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 NEOLA (Sept. 22) -- It was a Cyclone sweep across the board on Tuesday afternoon as Harlan Community won the team and individual titles at the Tri-Center Cross Country Invite. The fourth-ranked (Class 3A) Cyclone girls placed five runners in the top seven to post an impressive winning score of 20, besting two state-ranked 1A teams in No. 5 AHSTW (60) and No. 8 Logan-Magnolia (76).

 CARROLL (Sept. 25) -- The Carroll Tiger football team had nowhere to go but up following a 55-0 loss to Webster City in Week 2, and they seem to have done just that. The Tigers were missing a substantial group of starters against the Lynx, but three weeks later appear to be close to full strength health-wise.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Sept. 22) -- A pivotal third-set rally put Harlan Community in the lead and paved the way for a 3-1 Hawkeye Ten volleyball win over Lewis Central Tuesday night. The Cyclones prevailed 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 25-16, beating LC for the first time since 2015 and snapping a string of nine straight losses in the head-to-head series. They improved to 11-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play.

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