ATLANTIC (April 26) -- Michael Heithoff scored two goals and assisted another Friday night, leading the Harlan Community boys to a 4-0 Hawkeye Ten Conference soccer win at Atlantic. HCHS, which led 3-0 at the half and subbed frequently, did not allow a single shot on goal and outshot the Trojans 35-2 overall, snapping a two-game losing skid and improving to 5-6 overall and 3-1 in league play.

 HARLAN (April 25) -- The Harlan Community girls golf team finished one stroke away from a triangular sweep at the Harlan Golf and Country Club Thursday, losing to Clarinda by one stroke (217-218) and beating Denison-Schleswig (232) by 14 shots. The Cyclones did boast the top medalist in junior Haley Manz, who shot a steady round of 49 to edge runner-up Gracie Brown of Clarinda by one stroke.

 BREDA (April 26) -- While the scores kept on improving for the Harlan Community boys golf team last week, victory narrowly eluded the Cyclones in three consecutive dual meets on the road. HCHS opened the week by placing seventh out of nine teams at the Monarch Boys Invitational held April 22 on Denison’s Majestic Hills.

 TREYNOR (April 27) -- The AHSTW boys soccer team improved to 9-0 on Saturday with an impressive performance at the Western Iowa Shootout in Treynor. The Vikings beat Logan-Magnolia 9-0 in the first round, then shut out Underwood 4-0 before getting past Treynor 2-1 in the finals. Blake Osbahr, Brayton Tuma and Gabe Madsen all scored a three-goal hat trick in the win over Lo-Ma, which AHSTW led 7-0 at halftime.

    AVOCA -- Donald “Slim” Keith Langer, 89, Avoca, died May 4 at Avoca Specialty Care.    Services will be held Friday, May 10 at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Minden Cemetery at Minden.  Family will greet friends Thursday, May 9 from 5-7 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Wilfred Weihs, 96, Harlan, died May 4 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center.    Services will be held Wednesday, May 8 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service will be held Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.  Visitation is Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home.    Weihs is survived by daughters Dr. Karen (Dr.

COUNCIL BLUFFS – Harlan Community High School students swept the top honors at Google’s 7th-annual Anti-Gravity Games held at Iowa Western Community College April 27.    The HCHS Sabotaje team took first place while the Cyclones team took second place.  St.

    HARLAN – 4PAWS, a volunteer organization that helps care for and find rescues or homes for Harlan pound pets, is looking for new volunteers to take over leadership of their group.    After six years in that leadership role and several years as volunteers before, George and Sue Petsche said they feel the time has come for them to “retire” from the pound.    4PAWS was started by a group of individuals about 17 years ago.  In the early 1980s

    HARLAN -- Harlan Community High School is hosting the Hawkeye 10 Art Show on Wednesday, May 8. The schools in the Hawkeye 10 take turns hosting the event, and this year is Harlan Community’s turn.    Each school in the conference will bring approximately 20 students and between 50-100 works of art to be displayed in the high school gym.