DES MOINES (May 19) -- IKM-Manning’s sister combo of Payton and Shyanne Sporrer both competed in seven state meet events during their four years with the Wolves track team. They stamped their names on multiple school records - both individual events and relays - but prior to this year had not garnered a state medal higher than seventh. At the 2018 Co-Ed State Track and Field Championships, the Sporrer girls and their teammates went out with a

 DES MOINES (May 18) -- After qualifying just one event for the state track meet last year and three in 2016, the IKM-Manning boys were a little more busy at Drake Stadium last Thursday and Friday. The Wolves qualified six events for state and achieved season or personal-best results in three of them while falling short of any medal-winning performances in Class 1A. Junior Alex Lingle competed in a team-leading three events for the Wolves, inc

 DES MOINES (May 17) -- A top-eight medal continued to elude Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton senior Evan Wilson at last week’s co-ed state track meet, but the Spartan distance runner was able to notch a season-best time in his feature event and also compete in his first-ever state relay. Exira-EHK’s two state-qualified events took place within a two-hour window inside Drake Stadium on Thursday morning, May 17. Wilson started things off by finishing

 CRESTON (May 14) -- The Harlan Community boys soccer team notched its 12th shutout of the year and locked up second place in the Hawkeye Ten Conference standings Monday night with a 3-0 win at Creston. Tanner Fink, Cole Kramer and Aaron Wollaston each scored a goal for the fifth-ranked (2A) Cyclones, who improved to 14-1 overall and finished 6-1 in the H-10 with their second 3-0 decision this year over Creston. The Panthers dropped to 7-7 ove

 NEOLA (May 11) -- Gabe Madsen scored the only two goals of the match last Friday as the AHSTW boys soccer team improved to 11-1 overall with its second 2-0 win this year over Tri-Center. Madsen’s goals were assisted by Kyle Branan and Brayton Tuma. The 16th-ranked (Class 1A) Vikings attempted 14 total shots, including eight on goal, while goalie Lucas Young saved all five of T-C’s shots on goal.

 HARLAN (May 14) -- Lewis Central looked every bit the part of the two-time defending Class 2A girls soccer champion here Monday night, scoring five goals in the first 10 minutes and winning 10-0 over Harlan Community. The game ended via the mercy rule in the 68th minute. LC, ranked first in 2A, has now outscored Hawkeye Ten opponents 55-0 this season as it improved to 11-3 overall and 6-0 in the conference. The Titans substituted freely follo

 DENISON (May 9) -- Highlighted by freshman Brock Bruns placing fourth in the singles bracket, Harlan Community finished fourth out of seven teams with seven points in the Class 1A Boys District Tennis Tournament held May 9 at Denison. Kuemper Catholic won the team title with 23 points and clinched a spot in the 1A substate team tourney while Denison-Schleswig (17) and St.

 ATLANTIC (May 15) -- The Harlan Community girls golf team capped the regular season with a solid dual score of 189 at Atlantic’s Nishna Hills Golf Course Tuesday, losing to the host Trojans by just four strokes, 185-189. Alyssa Ginther and Baylee Newell both carded rounds of 38 for Atlantic while HCHS was led by 45’s from Haley Manz and Lexie Holloway and a career-best 46 from Ellen Keast.

 COON RAPIDS (May 14) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton sophomore Jacey Anthofer shot an 18-hole total of 87 to earn runner-up medalist honors at Monday’s Class 1A Girls First Round Regional Golf Tournament held at the Coon Rapids Country Club. Anthofer, who shot rounds of 43 and 44 on the nine-hole course, advances to the 1A Region 2 final set for Monday, May 21 (10 a.m.) at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club. As a team, Exira-EHK placed fourth ou