HARLAN (May 13) -- As the halftime buzzer sounded Monday night, Harlan Community boys soccer coach Dave Voge muttered aloud that the Cyclones’ 2-0 lead over Creston could have been 8-0 if not for missed opportunities. HCHS never quite got to eight goals, but Voge was much more pleased with the second-half execution as the Cyclones extended their winning streak to seven games with a 6-0 victory over the Panthers at Merrill Field. Jordan Fink l

 LOGAN (May 14) -- Sixth-ranked (1A) AHSTW improved to 15-1 overall Tuesday night with an 8-0 win at Logan-Magnolia. Gabe Madsen scored a hat trick by the midway point of the second half while Brayton Tuma, Blake Osbahr, Kris Ferry, Jaedan Rasmussen and Ben Ehlers added one goal each for the Vikings.

 AREA (May 13) -- IKM-Manning advanced as a team while Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton and AHSTW both qualified one individual for the next round at three separate girls regional golf tournaments on Monday. Placing three girls in the top six, IKM-M easily won the Class 1A, Region 2B meet at the Coon Rapids Country Club with an impressive score of 392.

 HARLAN (May 14) -- The Harlan Community girls golf team finished regular season play Tuesday with a 21-stroke loss to Atlantic (204-225) at the Harlan Golf and Country Club, putting their final dual record at 2-6. HCHS scores included a 52 by Kayla Powers, a 55 for Haley Manz and a 57 shot by Jocelyn Cheek.

 DENISON (May 10) -- For the second straight year, the Harlan Community boys golf season ended with a sixth-place sectional finish at Denison’s Majestic Hills Golf Course. HCHS shot a team score of 352 at last Friday’s Class 3A Sectional Tournament - just 10 strokes out of second place but four spots behind where it needed to be to advance. Carroll easily placed first with a 320 while Atlantic narrowly secured second place with a 342 and also

 HARLAN -- On Wednesday, May 8, the Harlan Community School District Special Olympics held their first-ever Unified Champion School (UCS) event - a round robin style Bocce Ball Tournament - in the Harlan Primary School gym. The event was originally scheduled to be held outside on the school’s brand new bocce court, but rain forced the tournament indoors. Despite being a no-school day for the district, a total of 74 students participated and 20

Newly-appointed District 3 Harlan Community Schools Board Member Seth Piro was sworn into office Wednesday.  He will serve until the next election.  An article in this week's Harlan News-Advertiser erroneously reported he would serve the remainder of the vacant term through November, 2021.  The Harlan Newspapers regrets the error.  Read all about Seth Piro and his educational background in this week's NA.

   DES MOINES -- The Harlan Community track teams combined to qualify 22 entries for the 2019 Co-Ed State Track and Field Championships in Des Moines.

 DES MOINES -- The girls and boys track teams from Harlan Community, IKM-Manning and AHSTW have combined to qualify 49 entries for the 2019 Co-Ed State Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium (May 16-18).