DES MOINES (April 28) -- Harlan Community’s Chloe Hansen appeared well on her way to qualifying for the Drake Relays in her signature event last April when a fall in the 400-meter hurdles at Iowa Western Community College cost her that opportunity. One year later, Hansen wasn’t about to let an ongoing battle with painful shin splints prevent her from participating in America’s Athletic Classic. Competing for the first time in eight days, Hans

 WINTERSET (April 28) -- Harlan Community avenged a substate loss from last year and took home a nice trophy in the process Saturday afternoon, beating Winterset 4-1 and Creston 3-0 to win the championship of the Winterset Boys Soccer Tournament. The host Huskies, ranked fifth in Class 2A, ended the Cyclones’ season last May with a 5-1 substate semifinal decision, but the rematch was all HCHS. The 10th-ranked Cyclones scored twice in each half

 OAKLAND (April 28) -- The AHSTW boys soccer team improved to 8-1 on Saturday, winning the championship of the Western Iowa Shootout in Oakland with wins of 2-0 over Riverside and 2-1 (in a PK shootout) over Treynor. The Vikings, ranked 14th in Class 1A, tied the Treynor match on Kyle Branan’s free kick with 16:21 left in the second half. The match went directly to a penalty kick shootout which AHSTW won 3-1.

 HARLAN (April 23) -- The temperature was up but attendance was down for Monday’s Harlan Community Cyclone Girls Johnson Relays at Merrill Field. Spencer earned gold in five relays and nine events overall to win the four-team meet with 120 points.

 HARLAN (April 24) -- The Harlan Community boys soccer team may have needed a match like the one that took place Tuesday afternoon at Merrill Field. With four of their first six games decided by just one goal - two in overtime - the 16th-ranked (2A) Cyclones took control early against Riverside and had some fun in a commanding 8-0 win over the Bulldogs. Dylan Eshelman and Andres Cavalieri both netted a pair of first-half goals as HCHS scored s

 GLENWOOD (April 23) -- Harlan Community placed 13 times in 11 events and scored 66.33 points Monday night, finishing fifth out of 15 boys teams competing at the Glenwood Co-Ed Ram Relays. Senior Nick Foss had another big night for HCHS, winning the long jump and placing second to Sergeant Bluff-Luton’s Jorma Schwedler in both the 100 and 200-meter dash.

 AUDUBON (April 24) -- Athletes from IKM-Manning and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton combined to win four events and place 34 times Tuesday night at the annual Audubon Wheeler Co-Ed Relays. The IKM-Manning boys led the area squads by finishing third out of 11 teams with 81 points and scoring 15 times in 13 events.

 HARLAN (April 23) -- Ben Renaud and Matt Gearheart both shot sub-40 rounds Monday at the Harlan Golf and Country Club, leading the Atlantic boys to a six-stroke victory over Harlan Community, 172 to 178. The Cyclones were led by Jay Swanson’s five-over-par round of 41, which included a birdie on the par-5 seventh hole. Kevin Campbell carded a 44, highlighted by a nice birdie putt on No.

 HARLAN (April 23) -- The Atlantic boys tennis team handed Harlan Community its third straight dual defeat Monday afternoon, sweeping all nine varsity matches at the HCHS courts. The Trojans (5-1) won each match by a decisive margin, with the closest set scores being 10-4 at number five singles and No.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (April 21) -- Harlan Community’s undefeated run in boys soccer came to an end last Saturday afternoon as the Cyclones lost a close 2-1 decision at Lewis Central. The Titans (4-0 overall, 2-0 Hawkeye Ten) scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick by Conner James with 33:38 left following a foul call in the box on the Cyclones.

 DES MOINES -- Local athletes from Harlan Community and AHSTW have qualified eight entries in five events for the 2018 Drake Relays in Des Moines later this week. High school competition at Drake Stadium will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday (April 26-28). This year’s area qualifiers include five individual entries and three relays. Leading the area charge will be senior sprinters Nick Foss of Harlan Community and Gage Clay of AHSTW.

 WAUKEE (April 19) -- The Harlan Community boys track team scored 18 times in 15 events at the Waukee Invitational on Thursday, placing sixth out of eight teams with 84 points in a well-balanced “Class A” field. All eight teams finished within a 41-point window, led by Carlisle with 113.5, Dallas Center-Grimes 110.5 and Boone 98. The Toreadors earned the most gold medals with five.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (April 19) -- Greichaly Kaster’s win in the 3,000-meter run and Chloe Hansen’s victory in the 400-meter hurdles highlighted Harlan Community’s night at the Council Bluffs AL/TJ Girls Track Invite on Thursday as the Cyclones finished eighth out of 11 teams with 45.5 points. Kaster won the 3,000 in 11:34-flat and Hansen continued her string of wins in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:08.09. HCHS also placed second in the distance

 MANNING (April 20) -- The IKM-Manning golf teams picked up their second dual wins in as many nights Friday, scoring uncontested victories over partial varsity squads from AHSTW at the M&M Golf Club. The Wolves also won at home vs. Audubon on Thursday. The IKM-M boys posted a team score of 179 Friday, led by medalist and runner-up medalist rounds from Kyler Rasmussen (42) and Jarod Henkelman (43), who both had one birdie on the day.

 REGIONAL (April 20) -- The Harlan Community girls golf team lost a pair of dual meets last week but showed great improvement on Friday in a six-stroke loss to Kuemper Catholic. HCHS shot a 192 at the Breda Golf Course, led by Lexie Holloway’s medalist round of 42, but Kuemper was just a few strokes better with a 186. The Cyclone girls also lost at home to Glenwood Tuesday, shooting a 224 to the Rams’ 218.