ELK HORN – Historic millwright Ben Hassett is expected to be back in Elk Horn this week to fit the new sails and shutters on the Danish Windmill, bringing the major mill restoration project closer to completion.    It was back in May, 2016 when Hassett initially assessed the windmill, and delivered a conditions report indicating the mill needed some major repairs.    Since then, materials have been ordered, the existing sails, etc.

 AUDUBON (May 10) -- The IKM-Manning girls won a pair of relays, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton rallied for a thrilling gold medal in the boys 4x800 and the IKM-M boys earned six at-large state berths as part of Thursday’s Class 1A State Qualifying Track Meet at Audubon. Together, the two schools will take a combined 12 entries to this week’s Co-Ed State Track Meet in Des Moines (May 17-19). Madrid and IKM-M placed one-two in both the girls and boy

 TREYNOR (May 10) -- AHSTW will take its largest contingent of qualifiers in years to the Co-Ed State Track Meet in Des Moines later this week following a successful showing at Thursday’s Class 2A State Qualifying Meet in Treynor. Highlighted by the fastest 100-meter qualifying times in all of 2A, the Lady Vikes advanced eight events to state and the Viking boys qualified six entries in five events.

 HARLAN (May 11) -- The Harlan Community boys soccer team won three games last week, beating Underwood 5-0 (Monday), Carroll 4-0 (Tuesday) and St. Albert 4-0 (Friday) to improve to 13-1 overall.

 RED OAK -- The Harlan Community girls tennis team wrapped up its regular season Monday, May 7, on the short end of a 6-3 dual decision at Red Oak. HCHS dropped to 2-8 overall and 1-8 against Hawkeye Ten Conference opponents while Red Oak improved to 5-3 and 4-3, respectively. Playing in the number three varsity slot, Amelia Juhl picked up the Cyclones’ only singles win by topping Kaylee Philby 8-4.

 HARLAN -- Rob Hall scored a hole-in-one May 9 on the fifth hole at Harlan Golf and Country Club. He has scored four aces in his golfing career, three of them coming on that same hole. Hall used a 4-iron into a 25 mph wind on the par three, 169-yard hole. The shot was witnessed by playing partner Mark Zaccone.

 HARLAN (May 7) -- After claiming Harlan Community’s only conference gold medal Monday in the 400-meter hurdles, junior Chloe Hansen expressed some anger and frustration to Cyclone girls coach Doug Renkly. For Renkly, that’s a sign of good things to come. Hansen, who has battled shin splints for much of the season, is starting to feel much better physically.

 AVOCA (May 8) -- As the AHSTW girls soccer team continues to progress in its sixth year as a program, one team the Lady Vikes had yet to beat was Harlan Community. That distinction changed on Tuesday night as AHSTW held the Cyclone girls to just two shots on goal and scored a 2-0 victory in Avoca. Katie Anzalone’s free kick goal from about 25 yards out put the Lady Vikes on top in the eighth minute of play and Jordyn Holtz added a short goal

 CARROLL (May 7) -- The Harlan Community boys golfers moved up three spots in the team standings from last year’s Hawkeye Ten Conference Tournament, placing fifth out of 11 schools Monday at the Carroll Municipal Golf Course. HCHS shot a 323 overall, led by Mason Peters’ 7-over-par round of 78. Peters used 39 strokes on both the front and back nines and tied for 13th, narrowly missing out on a medal.