HARLAN -- When it comes to facing Sioux City baseball teams, the 2016 Harlan Community Cyclones have arguably fared as well as any squad in program history. HCHS improved to 3-0 against the Sioux City schools late Wednesday afternoon, beating West 10-0 in a rainy five-inning affair behind Nick Foss’s first-inning home run and Josh Cheek’s abbreviated four-hit shutout. Combined with earlier five-inning routs of Sioux City East and Bishop Heela

 ATLANTIC -- Josh Cheek doubled twice and drove in four runs and Brett Sears pitched a complete game Monday night as the Harlan Community baseball team completed a regular-season sweep of Atlantic with a 10-2 road victory. The third-ranked (3-A) Cyclones put up two crooked numbers to take control - scoring four runs in the second inning and five in the fourth - and totaled 16 hits off Trojan pitchers Kolton Mudd  five innings, 15 hits) and Mas

 ATLANTIC -- Alexis Handel homered and drove in five runs Monday night as the Atlantic softball team crushed Harlan Community 10-1 to avenge an early-season loss to the Cyclones. Highlighted by a five-run second, the Trojans (18-10 overall, 10-4 Hawkeye Ten) scored in all but one inning and outhit HCHS 12-8, also taking advantage of five errors.

 AREA -- The AHSTW baseball team advanced to the semifinals of the Western Iowa Conference Baseball Tournament with a pair of wins on Monday, beating Riverside 13-4 in first-round action before topping host Tri-Center 9-4 in a quarterfinal.

    HARLAN -- Vernal D. Henriksen, 104, Harlan, died Wednesday, July 6 in Harlan.    Services will be held Saturday, July 9 at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Friends may call Friday, July 8 from 2-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Charles Edward Jacobs, 84, Harlan, died July 5 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Saturday, July 9 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service will be held Friday, July 8 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation is Friday from 5-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- David John Behrens, 66, Harlan, died July 2 at Creighton University Medical Center.    Services were held Thursday, July 7 at 10:30 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Clifford Alan Kruse, 59, Harlan, died July 4 at his home.    Services will be held Friday, July 8 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service was held Thursday, July 7 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Visitation was Thursday from 5-8 p.m.

    MINDEN -- James Steven Wolfe, 38, Minden, died July 3 at his home.    Services will be held Saturday, July 9 at 3 p.m. at United Church of Christ in Minden.  Visitation is Friday, July 8 from noon-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.