ATLANTIC (April 30) -- Highlighted by a pair of personal bests in the boys shot put, the Harlan Community track teams tuned up for the conference meet by placing a combined 29 times at Monday’s windy Atlantic Trojan Co-Ed Invite. The Atlantic boys (144 points, 10 gold medals) and the Glenwood girls (145) both cruised to team titles on the night, outscoring their closest competition by at least 50. Bolstered by 34 points in the field events, t

 ATLANTIC (May 1) -- Blake Osbahr scored back-to-back goals in a span of 61 seconds to lead the AHSTW boys soccer team past Atlantic 2-1 in non-conference action Tuesday. Atlantic (3-8 overall) scored first on a Brady Dickerson goal with 23:00 left in the first half but would be shut out the rest of the way.

 DENISON (April 28) -- The AHSTW girls soccer team finished 1-1 at last Saturday’s Denison Tournament, beating Carroll in a PK shootout before losing to Sioux City North 6-2. The Carroll match was tied 1-1 following regulation before the Lady Vikes outscored the Tigers 4-2 in the shootout.

 DUNLAP (April 30) -- Evan Wilson earned gold medals in both the two-mile and mile runs Monday night, sparking the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton boys track team to a fourth-place finish in the Rolling Valley Conference Championships at Dunlap. A strong south wind gusted well over 30 miles per hour, blowing directly into the face of runners on the track’s home stretch and hampering most runners’ times. Wilson, who alternated between a headwind and

 MISSOURI VALLEY (May 2) -- AHSTW athletes combined to win eight events and IKM-Manning also enjoyed its fair share of success during this week’s two-day Western Iowa Conference Co-Ed Track Meet held at Missouri Valley. Thunderstorms suspended the action Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

 DES MOINES (April 27) -- Gage Clay and his AHSTW track teammates competed in just two events at the 2018 Drake Relays, but they certainly made the most of their opportunity to shine on the famed blue oval. One of the state’s fastest sprinters regardless of class, Clay added to his Viking legacy Friday with a medal-winning fourth-place finish in the boys 100-meter dash inside Drake Stadium. Clay, a senior, ran the third-fastest qualifying time

 DES MOINES (April 28) -- AHSTW boys track coach G.G. Harris will always remember the 2018 Drake Relays fondly, and not just for his team’s impressive accomplishments. Around 2:30 p.m. Friday, Viking senior Gage Clay earned a fourth-place medal in the 100-meter dash with the best time of his career.

 DES MOINES (April 28) -- Harlan Community’s Chloe Hansen appeared well on her way to qualifying for the Drake Relays in her signature event last April when a fall in the 400-meter hurdles at Iowa Western Community College cost her that opportunity. One year later, Hansen wasn’t about to let an ongoing battle with painful shin splints prevent her from participating in America’s Athletic Classic. Competing for the first time in eight days, Hans

    HARLAN -- Twenty-two Harlan Community FFA members traveled to Iowa State University in Ames on April 22-24 to compete and participate in various State FFA Convention activities, and earned top honors at the event.    More than 6,000 FFA members across Iowa gathered for the 90th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference. This year showed record breaking attendance.    “I Can.