MANNING (Feb. 13) -- With a rubber match against Logan-Magnolia looming on the horizon, IKM-Manning girls basketball coach Gene Rasmussen was hoping his team was squarely focused on the task at hand Tuesday night - a Class 2A regional quarterfinal game vs.

 ELK HORN (Feb.

 AVOCA (Feb. 12) -- R.J. Harris led the way with 21 points and Jack Paulson added nine points and 14 rebounds Monday night as the AHSTW boys basketball team opened district play with a 74-48 win over Red Oak. Clayton Akers, Blake Osbahr and Jake Martin all scored at least eight points as well as the Vikings advanced to face Underwood in a district semifinal game Thursday night at Treynor.

 HARLAN (Feb.

 HARLAN (Feb.

 OAKLAND (Feb. 10) -- Saturday marked another historic milestone for the AHSTW wrestling program. Advancing six of their 10 district qualifiers to state, the Vikings claimed their first-ever district team title with 128.5 points at the Class 1A, District 5 Tournament in Oakland.

 GUTHRIE CENTER (Feb. 10) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton’s lone district qualifier, junior Dawson Carey, placed fourth with an 0-2 record at Saturday’s Class 1A, District 1 Wrestling Tournament in Guthrie Center. Competing at 160 pounds, Carey was pinned in 2:10 by sixth-ranked Chance Rice of Colfax-Mingo in his semifinal match. Carey then battled Audubon’s Trace McCuen for three periods before losing a 5-4 decision in the third-place match.

 AVOCA (Feb.

 REGIONAL (Feb. 13) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton and IKM-Manning girls basketball teams will open regional play with home games Tuesday night as they begin their quests to secure a state tournament berth. Exira-EHK (20-1), ranked 2nd in Class 1A, will host Riverside (4-18) in a Region 7 quarterfinal at 7:00 p.m.