HARLAN (Oct.

    AVOCA (Oct. 15) – Raydden Grobe’s circus catch at the three-yard line, then bulldozing his way into the end zone following a successful onside kick recovery by Hayden Fischer, gave AHSTW a thrilling 20-17 come from behind victory over an improved Council Bluffs St.

 OGDEN (Oct. 15) -- Cooper Irlmeier’s two fourth-quarter touchdown runs - both one-yarders - put the finishing touches on IKM-Manning’s 35-21 non-district win at Ogden last Friday. The Wolves finished the regular season with a 5-3 overall record and had previously clinched third place in Class A, District 8 with a mark of 4-2. They will open the Class A playoffs this Friday with a 7:00 p.m.

 COON RAPIDS (Oct. 15) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton took care of business on its end and received the help it needed last Friday night, qualifying for the Eight-Player football playoffs with a 52-15 win at Coon Rapids-Bayard. The Spartans finished the regular season at 5-3 overall and 3-3 in District 10, clinching a third-place playoff spot based on its head-to-head win over Boyer Valley the previous week.

 HARLAN (Oct.

 HARLAN (Oct.

Congratulations to Hansen House – 1st place

West Central Community Action 2nd place

Scarecrow Showdown Winners!

Was a close race between the two with only 18 votes separating the two businesses!

Contest is sponsored by Harlan Newspapers and KNOD Radio.

 MANNING (Oct.

 HULL (Oct. 9) -- The Harlan Community volleyball team lost to four state-ranked opponents and finished with an 0-5 record in last Saturday’s Kooima-Kooima-Varilek Classic at Hull. The host Western Christian Wolfpack, ranked fifth in Class 2A, won the tournament with a 6-0 record, defeating No. 8 (3A) Sergeant Bluff-Luton in the championship match, 21-11, 21-18. HCHS lost all of its pool-play matches and recorded just one set win on the day.