MANNING — The IKM-Manning Wolves boys basketball team has won three of its last four games with one regular-season contest remaining. 

Along the way, Ben Ramsey and head coach Keith Wagner each reached major career milestones.

MANNING — The IKM-Manning girls basketball team went 1–2 last week, earning a dominant win over ArWeVa before dropping conference matchups to Underwood and state-ranked Treynor. 

HARLAN — The Harlan Community Cyclone boys basketball team completed a season sweep of rival Denison-Schleswig on Tuesday night with a 48–32 win, backed by a strong defensive effort.

ATLANTIC — The Harlan Community Cyclones boys basketball team put together one of its most complete performances of the season Friday night, using a fast start and dominant second half to earn an 80–60 victory over rival Atlantic.
HCHS opened the game with energy as Colton Schneider knocked down an early three-pointer. 

NEOLA- The Harlan Community wrestling team competed in a deep field on Saturday and came away with several strong individual performances high-lighted by two second-place finishes by Chayton Snethen and Brody Bendorf. 

COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Harlan Community Cyclones boys’ basketball team traveled to St. Albert on Friday night for a Hawkeye 10 Conference matchup, coming up just short in a 56–53 loss to the Falcons.
HCHS entered the game at 3–4 overall and 1–4 in conference play, while St. Albert came in at 7–3 overall and 3–1 in the league.
The Cyclones got off to a hot start behind Dallas McDowell, who caught fire early. 

HARLAN — The Harlan Community Cyclones battled throughout the game, but came up short in a 67–55 loss to rival Lewis Central on Tuesday night.
Lewis Central opened the game with a three-point-er, but HCHS responded quickly as Colton Schneider and Dallas McDowell helped keep the Cyclones close early. 
After trailing 8–5, McDowell tied the game and later scored a tough basket to give HCHS its first lead at 9–8. 

HCHS Football- 4-5 (3-2) 
Harlan Community High School football finished the 2025 season on a high note, rolling to a 49-0 shut-out over district foe Greene County in a game that carried no playoff implications but plenty of pride. 
It was the perfect way for the Cyclone seniors to close out their high school careers, and HCHS delivered in dominant fashion. 

AVOCA - The AHSTW Lady VIkes had a busy end to their pre-Christmas schedule with four recent games.  
The result was a 2-2 record in four games with two losses to state ranked teams and two straight wins over conference foes to end December.  
The wins were over Missouri Valley 35-33 and Logan-Magnolia 72-39.  
The wins set the Lady Vikes record at 5-4 and evened their WIC record at 3-3.

RED OAK — The Harlan Community Cyclones boys basketball team dropped its second consecutive game heading into Christmas break, falling to the Red Oak Tigers 59-46 on Tuesday night.

GLENWOOD – The Harlan Community Cyclones boys basketball team struggled to overcome a slow offensive start and a strong defensive effort from Glen-wood on Tuesday night, falling to the Rams 69-52 in conference action.
The Cyclones opened the game with good looks offensively but had trouble converting early, beginning with an air ball on their first possession. 

DENISON — The Harlan Community Cyclones boys’ basketball team closed out a busy week in strong fashion, finishing 2–1 and picking up a big road win Friday night with a 67–57 victory over rival Denison-Schleswig.
The game opened slowly for both teams, with the Cyclones not scoring their first field goal until 3:37 remained in the first quarter when Dallas McDowell tied the game at 5–5. 

CARROLL – The Harlan Community High School boys basketball team hit the road Tuesday night for its second game of the season, falling 81–45 to the Kuemper Catholic Knights (1–0 overall, 1–0 conference).
Kuemper came out firing, jumping to a 23–7 lead after the opening quarter.
The Knights continued their offensive surge in the second quarter, adding 29 more points to take a commanding 52–20 lead into halftime.

HARLAN – The Harlan Community Cyclone boys basketball team opened their 2025–26 campaign in impressive fashion Thursday night, defeating the Shenandoah Mustangs 68–42 and giving Head Coach Dean Mosher a winning debut at the helm.
The Cyclones set the tone immediately, winning the opening tip and scoring just 15 seconds into the game when junior Kobe Klaassen stepped into a three and buried it for the first points of the season. 

HARLAN – The Harlan Community girls basketball team took the floor for their second game of the season Tuesday night in Harlan, facing a major early-season test against the No. 1 team in Class 1A, the St. Albert Saintes. 
The Saintes, the defending Class 1A state champions, return a wealth of experience from last year’s title squad.