It was a windy day up at Majestic Hills Golf Course as the Harlan boys battled multiple teams at the Monarch Invitational.
“The wind was blowing between 30-35 mph with gusts over 45 mph at Majestic Hills golf course all day long,” said Head Golf Coach Chad Swanson. “No players in the entire tournament broke 80, which tells you have tough conditions were that day.”

After dropping their last matchup to the Glenwood Rams, the Harlan golf boys played in a three-team contest that included the Treynor Cardinals and the Denison-Schleswig Monarchs. The varsity boys finished with 190 total strokes. One of Harlan’s junior golfers had a strong day out on the course.

On Thursday night, the Cyclones battled the Missouri Valley Lady Reds and shut them out by a final of 2-0. Freshman Ivy Stephens was the star of the game for the Cyclones.
“She had both of our goals tonight as a freshman,” said Head Soccer Coach Jared Boysen. “It helped when some of us like Aubrey and Raegen were struggling to score up top.”

It was another tough day at the courts for the Harlan tennis boys as they lost their fourth consecutive match by a final of 9-0 to the Shenandoah Mustangs. Despite some tough losses, head coach Dillon Stane has seen improvements each day from his players.

Bonnie Lou Mitchell, 83, of Avoca passed away at home April 17, 2022. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 23 from 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. at Altamont Baptist Church in Harlan. A funeral service will follow at 11.

Eugene “Gene” Sornsen, 92, of Avoca passed away at Myrtue Medical Center on April 18, 2022.Visitation with family was held Wednesday, April 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca. Funeral service was at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca Thursday, April 21 at 10:30 a.m.

The student actors of HCHS are setting a Trap with their upcoming performances on April 23-24, and it will leave audience members with a chill long after the show is over.Trap, written by Stephen Gregg, takes place in Menachap, CA, at a theater whose history is tainted with horror and tragedy.

On Tuesday night, the Vikings soccer boys played the Tri-Center Trojans at home and were victorious by a final of 4-1. With this win, the Vikings now move to 4-2 overall. Head coach James Johnson acknowledged what still needs to be worked on moving forward.

City Councilor Troy Schaben took off his councilor’s hat Tuesday night and stepped behind the microphone to give the council details on an ambitious fund-raising project which aims to replace the lighting at JJ Jensen Park called Summer Nights and Ballpark Lights.    The project was inspired by a $250,000 matching grant through the Monogram Loves Kids Foundation.