HARLAN -- Harlan Community senior Greichaly Kaster signed a national letter of intent on November 19 to run cross country and track at Dordt College in Sioux Center. Greichaly is the daugher of Bryan and Amy Kaster, rural Harlan. Kaster completed an outstanding cross country career for HCHS this fall, becoming a four-time state qualifier and four-time Hawkeye Ten Conference medalist.

 HARLAN -- Harlan Community senior Carter Griffin has signed a letter of intent to compete for the sports shooting program at Southwestern Community College in Creston. Griffin is the son of Jesse and Jeanna Rudolph and Craig Griffin. A varsity trap shooter for Harlan throughout high school, Griffin will graduate from HCHS in May, 2019, and become a Spartan next August.

 HARLAN (Dec. 3) -- The Harlan Community bowling teams opened their season with a split against Shenandoah Monday at Cyclone Lanes. The Cyclone girls were victorious by a total score of 2,122 to 2,017 while the Mustangs won the boys dual 2,573 to 2,290. The HCHS girls built a 121-pin advantage following two individual rounds and were able to make it stand throughout the Baker games.

 BLAIR, NEB. (Dec.

 GLENWOOD (Dec. 4) -- Harlan Community’s promising start to the 2018-19 wrestling season continued in earnest Tuesday night with a 3-0 showing and two conference victories at Glenwood. HCHS swept the quad with wins of 72-6 over Southwest Iowa (Sidney), 82-0 over St. Albert and 47-28 over the host Rams. The Cyclones notched their first dual win vs.

 NEOLA (Dec. 4) -- The AHSTW girls basketball team never quite landed a knockout punch at Tri-Center Tuesday night, but still led nearly wire-to-wire in picking up its first conference victory of the season, 51-41, over the Trojans. Sophomore Claire Harris led the Lady Vikes with 20 points and Claire Denning added 10 - all in the first half - as they improved to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in Western Iowa Conference play.

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 SHENANDOAH (Nov. 30) -- The Harlan Community boys basketball team pounded the ball inside early and was also effective in transition Friday night, building a 25-point first-half lead and opening the season with a 71-40 win at Shenandoah. Senior Brett Sears shot 9-of-12 from the field and led the Cyclones with 24 points in less than three quarters of play.

 SHENANDOAH (Nov.

 ELK HORN (Nov. 30) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton stormed out to a 28-5 lead after one quarter and defeated Glidden-Ralston 81-31 Friday night in Rolling Valley Conference boys basketball action. Dakota Rold had a big game inside for the Spartans, shooting 11-of-15 from the field and finishing with 24 points and nine rebounds. Also scoring in double figures were Cole Burmeister with 14 points and Creighton Nelson 11.

 TREYNOR (Nov. 26) -- For the third year in a row, the Harlan Community girls basketball season has begun with a double-digit loss to one of Class 2A’s state powers. Monday’s opener at Treynor was doomed early on as the second-ranked Cardinals answered Brecken Van Baale’s opening-minute three-pointer with 16 straight points and a resounding 35-5 run overall.

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 COON RAPIDS (Nov. 27) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton boys basketball team opened the season with a 61-43 victory at Coon Rapids-Bayard Tuesday night, getting 18 points from Dakota Rold and 15 from Josh Pettepier, who knocked down three 3-pointers. The Spartan scoring column was rounded out by Cole Burmeister with eight points, Trey Nelson and Trever Schulz with seven each and Creighton Nelson with six.