CARROLL – The Harlan Community Cyclones dropped their district opener to the Carroll Tigers on Friday night, falling 33-28 in a back-and-forth contest.

NEOLA – The area teams of HCHS, IKM-Manning, AHSTW, and Exira-EHK all competed Tuesday afternoon at the Tri-Center Invitational held at Quail Run Golf Course in Neola.The boys’ race kicked off first, with HCHS junior Jeffrey Gross leading the area finishers in third place overall with a time of 16:43.03.IKM-Manning senior Camden Morris followed in 11th (17:40.45), just ahead of sophomore teammate Akeo Maynard, who placed 14th (17:53.85).

DENISON – The Harlan Community High School football team earned its first win of the season Friday night, shutting out rival Denison-Schleswig 28-0.The Cyclones won the opening toss and deferred to the second half, giving the Monarchs the ball to start.Harlan’s defense wasted no time, forcing a fumble by senior Cole Kastner near midfield.Senior linebacker Shane Cooper scooped it up, giving the Cyclones possession at the Monarchs’ 38-yard line.

STORM LAKE – The Harlan Community High School girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams competed Tuesday night in Storm Lake. This marked the first meet of the season that the girls’ team did not come away with a win.Head Coach Zach Klaassen shared his thoughts afterward:“I thought there were some individuals that performed well, but as a group I thought maybe we could’ve beaten MOC on the girls’ side.

HARLAN – The Harlan Community Cyclones football team dropped its third straight game to start the season 0-3 on Friday night, falling to rival Lewis Central at Merrill Field.The Titans came out fast, putting together an 89-yard drive capped by a 39-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Brody Chubb to senior Peyton Phippen, giving them an early 7-0 lead with 8:30 left in the first quarter.The Cyclones moved the ball well on their opening

HARLAN – The Harlan Community Cyclones face off against rival Lewis Central Titans this Friday night at Merrill Field, with kickoff set for 7 p.m.Both teams are searching for their first win of the season — an unusual situation for either program at this point in the year.The Cyclones are trying to avoid their worst start since 2016-17, when they opened the season 1-3.Both squads enter 0-2, each suffering some gut-wrenching losses.

HARLAN – The Harlan Community High School football team lost 17-12 to Glenwood on Friday night at Merrill Field in Harlan on Senior Night. The Cyclones had won five straight matchups against the Rams, but that streak came to an end.Glenwood deferred to the second half, giving Harlan’s offense the ball first.

GLENWOOD – The Harlan Community High School girls’ and boys’ cross country teams were in action on Saturday at the Glenwood XC Invite, with the girls taking home the overall team title and the boys finishing a respectable sixth place.Sophomore Ashlyn Rau once again paced the Cyclones, finishing fourth with a time of 18:58.97. Freshman Julia Heslink was close behind, placing sixth in 19:29.47.

by Blake West, Sports Writer UNDERWOOD – It was a beautiful night at Eagle Stadium in Underwood for a rare Thursday night contest to kick off the 2025 football season for the Harlan Community Cyclones. Underwood won the opening toss and elected to receive, which put the Cyclones on defense first.

The Harlan Community High School boys soccer team was not able to recover from a strong first half by the St. Albert Falcons offense Monday night at Merrill Field. After the Falcons scored five goals in the first half, the Cyclones fell short and lost their second game of the season 5-2.

Despite strong defensive efforts by the Cyclone’s goalkeeper Grace Albertsen and defender Lily Schechinger, the St. Albert Saintes defeated the HCHS girls soccer team Monday evening at Merrill Field.

The Harlan Trap Shooting Team competed over the weekend putting up a strong performance.
“I think we did really good this meet,” said Head Trap Shooting Coach Jason Paulsen. “I think our top five kids are our top squad, and I think in every division, we were number one. Our varsity kids did good.”

HCHS Girls
The HCHS girls track and field team is coming off a strong performance at Thursday’s Monarch Relays in which they earned a third place finish with 122 points, 18 behind the winner, Atlantic with 140.

HCHS Senior Hayden Soma will continue his education and baseball career at Iowa Central in Fort Dodge.
“It’s crazy,” Soma said. “If you told me that when I was probably 10-years-old, I would’ve told you you’re crazy because I’ve always wanted to play football, but now I’m just pumped that I get to play baseball at the collegiate level.”

The HCHS Cyclones boys soccer team earned a 6-1 win in their season opener Monday against the Panorama Panthers.
“It is always nice to start out the season with a win,” said Cyclone Head Coach Dave Voge. “We started out slow, but really picked up momentum as the first half went on, and that carried over into the second half.”
Both teams got off to a slow start, as the game was tied at one heading into halftime.