Sports
ELK HORN -- Drew Buckholdt led the way with five total touchdowns Friday night as Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton celebrated Homecoming week with a 62-20 rout of Woodbine. The Spartans built a 48-6 lead by halftime and played the last two and a half quarters with a running clock, improving to 6-0...
AVOCA -- The AHSTW football team ran its winning streak to five games on Friday night with an impressive 55-14 win over Missouri Valley. The Vikings (5-1 overall, 3-0 in Class 1-A, District 1) steamrolled to a 48-14 lead by halftime, needing just 23 plays to score seven touchdowns on seven...
MANNING -- The IKM-Manning football team put together five touchdown drives of at least 70 yards and rallied back twice against OA-BCIG Friday night for a 33-24 victory in Class 1-A, District 1. Jared Vollstedt’s fourth-quarter TD runs of 8 and 34 yards allowed the Wolves to erase a 24-20 deficit...
NEWTON -- For the fifth year in a row, the Harlan Community volleyball team claimed the championship of the Newton Tournament Saturday without so much as dropping a match. HCHS won all five of its matches and finished 10-1 in set play, improving its season records to 19-3 (matches) and 44-13 (sets...
HARLAN -- Blame it on the distractions of Homecoming or the after-effects of winning by 62 the week before - Harlan Community simply didn’t look ready for prime time at the start of Friday night’s game vs. Winterset. Fortunately for HCHS, the final two and a half quarters resembled much more...
DENISON -- Led by a pair of seniors who placed in the top four individually, the Harlan Community boys and girls cross country teams placed first and second, respectively, at Tuesday’s Denison-Schleswig Invite at Denison High School. Senior Michael Sciranko placed third to lead the Cyclone boys to...
HARLAN -- Another Friday night, another shot at redemption for the Harlan Community football team. On Homecoming week it’s the Winterset Huskies who venture to Merrill Field for just the second HCHS home game of the season. Varsity kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. The Cyclones (4-1 overall, 1-1 in...
RED OAK -- Playing in its first five-set match in nearly two years, the Harlan Community volleyball team stepped up at crunch time and won a tightly-contested 3-2 decision at Red Oak Tuesday night, prevailing 23-25, 25-23, 24-26, 25-22, 15-12. HCHS let a late lead slip away in the third set to...
ELK HORN -- With the fifth set deadlocked at 10, Mara Burmeister rotated to the front row for Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton and played like a girl on a mission. Four Burmeister kills later, the Spartans celebrated a 15-11 set victory and an up-and-down 3-2 decision over Ar-We-Va here Tuesday night,...
MONDAMIN -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton improved to 5-0 on the gridiron last Friday night with a resounding 62-14 win at West Harrison. The Spartans are 3-0 in District 1 (8-Player) going into this week’s Homecoming game vs. Woodbine (1-4, 1-2). Exira-EHK led the Hawkeyes 33-2 at halftime and played...
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