ELK HORN (Feb. 13) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls basketball team defeated Glidden-Ralston 61-51 in a Class 1A, Region 8 quarterfinal game Wednesday night in Elk Horn. The Spartans improved to 17-5 overall and will now play at 14th-ranked Westwood (18-4) in a 7:00 p.m. regional semifinal Friday night (Feb. 15).
COUNCIL BLUFFS (Feb. 8) -- The Harlan Community girls basketball team wrapped up regular-season play with a Hawkeye Ten split late last week, beating Atlantic 56-51 in Harlan February 7 and losing at Lewis Central 55-39 on Friday, February 8.
ELK HORN -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton boys basketball team opened postseason play Thursday night (Feb. 14) ranked seventh in Class 1A with a 19-2 overall record. The Spartans hosted Boyer Valley at 8:00 p.m.
DES MOINES (Feb. 14) -- Four Harlan Community wrestlers and three from AHSTW have qualified for the 2019 State Wrestling Tournament February 14-16 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. In a change this year, the state has used a formula to seed the top eight wrestlers in each state tourney bracket.
TRURO (Feb. 9) -- Three AHSTW wrestlers qualified for state and four others fell a win or two short on Saturday at the Class 1A, District 2 Tournament held in Truro. Freshman 106-pounder Hayden Fischer claimed a district title for the Vikings while junior 132-pounder Joel Sampson and senior 182-pounder Gabe Pauley both placed second. All three will compete at the 2019 State Wrestling Tournament starting Thursday (Feb.
