WOODBINE (June 13) -- Anthony Kingery doubled and Stephen Malloy singled for Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton’s only two hits Wednesday as the Spartan baseball team was shut out by Woodbine 10-0 in five innings. The Tigers scored in every inning, keyed by a four-run third and a three-run fifth against Spartan starting pitcher Hunter Andersen and reliever Cole Madsen. Woodbine’s Alex Bantam struck out 10 and walked two in his two-hit shutout, helping

 ESSEX (June 13) -- One night after being shut out by Treynor 7-0, the AHSTW baseball team ventured out of the Western Iowa Conference Wednesday and finished with a whopping 23 stolen bases in a 14-8 win over Essex/South Page. The Vikings scored five runs in the top of the first and also put up crooked numbers in the third (four runs), fourth (two) and fifth (three) to pull away and improve to 5-6 overall. AHSTW had 13 hits in the contest, inc

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (June 11) -- Monday’s Harlan Community at St. Albert baseball and softball games were postponed and have been rescheduled as varsity doubleheaders in Harlan on Tuesday, June 26, at 5:30 p.m. The softball game was postponed a few hours in advance due to wet grounds and a forecast for more rain. The baseball game was just ready to start at 5:30 when impending severe weather led officials to send the Cyclones home.

 HARLAN (June 7) -- Emily Brouse, Lexi Larsen and Molly Gubbels each hit their first home run of the season here Thursday night as Harlan Community swept Clarinda 13-0 and 12-0 in a Hawkeye Ten softball doubleheader. Both games ended by the mercy rule in the bottom of the fourth inning. HCHS outhit the Cardinals 25-3 in the two games, improving to 7-6 overall and 5-2 in conference play.

 HARLAN (June 7) -- Luke and Tyler Schaben didn’t enter the baseball season atop Harlan Community’s list of well-known returning letter winners from last year’s Class 3A state runner-up. But both juniors continued to make their impact felt on a 9-2 start Thursday night as the fifth-ranked Cyclones swept Clarinda in a varsity doubleheader, 7-3 and 9-4, at Jim Goeser Field. Luke Schaben, a versatile utility player, saw the field in all three sta

 IRWIN (June 7) -- It’s definitely been a fun year so far for IKM-Manning head softball coach Joy Gross. Previously named a state Hall of Fame coach by the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association in 2015, Gross was honored this past February as the 2017 Softball Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations. This summer, she is coaching her youngest daughter Peyton’s senior season on the diamond and the Wolves are rank

 MANILLA (June 7) -- IKM-Manning senior Jared Johnson pitched a four-hitter with 11 strikeouts here Thursday as the Wolves snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 7-1 baseball win over AHSTW. IKM-M also beat Griswold 15-4 on Friday to improve to 3-7 overall. Johnson, Dane Blom and Alex Lingle all had two-hit games for the Wolves, with Johnson hitting a triple, scoring twice and driving in a pair.

Monday, June 4: Exira-EHK 8, West Harrison 6 MONDAMIN -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton needed all eight of its runs to hold off a persistent West Harrison team 8-6 last Monday. Josh Pettepier started on the mound for E-EHK and allowed five hits and three runs (one earned) in four and two-thirds innings.

    HARLAN -- Phyllis M. Hanson, 97, Harlan, died June 9 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services were held Thursday, June 14 at 11 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation was Thursday from 10-11 a.m.