LOGAN -- In a battle of district unbeatens, Logan-Magnolia showcased a powerful rushing attack to hand AHSTW its first loss of the year Friday night, prevailing 28-6 to clinch the Class 1-A, District 7 championship. The Panthers improved to 7-1 overall and 6-0 in the district, while the Vikings are now 7-1 overall and 5-1 in district play entering this week’s important regular season finale against Missouri Valley (6-2, 4-2).

 CRESTON -- The Harlan Community volleyball team is back to .500 and looking to go above and beyond that mark as the regular season winds to a close. HCHS handled a road test at Creston with relative ease Tuesday night, sweeping the Panthers 25-14, 25-16, 25-12 to improve to 15-15 overall and 5-4 in the Hawkeye Ten. With only two regular-season dates and six matches left before regional play, the Cyclones have a non-losing record for the first

 DENISON -- Throw out the records and play for pride. That will be the scene at Denison’s renovated football field Friday night when two old rivals get together for a Week 8 clash at 7:30. Harlan Community and Denison-Schleswig enter the contest with identical records - 2-5 overall and 1-4 in Class 3-A, District 7 - and are tied for sixth place in the standings with no chance of making this year’s playoffs. But that doesn’t mean it won’t be in

 GRISWOLD -- Rallying back from the brink of a three-set sweep, IKM-Manning was just eight points away from a remarkable comeback win over Treynor in the semifinals of the Western Iowa Conference Tournament. But like so often happens in the sport of volleyball, when momentum shifts on a dime it can be like the events of the previous half-hour never even took place. Such was the case in Griswold Tuesday night as Treynor - down 7-3 - finished th

 HULL -- Losing only to a pair of highly-ranked foes, the Harlan Community volleyball team finished with a match record of 3-2 and placed in the top four of last Saturday’s Western Christian Wolfpack Kooima-Kaemingk Classic. HCHS took second place in the five-team Pool A, beating Bondurant-Farrar (21-16, 21-16), Sioux Falls O’Gorman (21-12, 21-10) and Sioux City East (18-21, 21-12, 15-4) while losing to top-ranked (Class 2-A) Western Christian

 MISSOURI VALLEY -- Payton Sporrer of IKM-Manning and AHSTW’s Dalton Fischer and Jaycie Schueman all earned individual medals by placing in the top 12 of Monday’s Western Iowa Conference Cross Country Meet at the Logan-Mo.

    HARLAN -- Charles R. Gearhart, 91, Harlan, died Sunday, Oct. 16 in Harlan.    Services will be held Friday, Oct. 21 at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Friends were asked to call Thursday, Oct. 20 from 2-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m.

    MADISON, WI -- Violet Mae (Berge) Hazelton, 93, Madison, WI, died Tuesday, Oct. 18 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison.    A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 22 at 1 p.m.

    AVOCA -- Rex Davis of Avoca will mark his 90th birthday on October 21. His family is requesting a card shower in his honor. Cards will reach him if sent to 401 W. Jack Frost, Avoca, IA 51521.    Rex’s family includes Craig and Ronda Davis, Shelby; Deb and Larry Manz, Shelby; and Scott Davis, Avoca.