TREYNOR (March 29) -- Drew Voge’s goal midway through the first half proved to be the game winner Thursday as Harlan Community held off Treynor 1-0 on a cold opening night for high school boys soccer. In a non-conference matchup of two teams with good speed and stingy back lines of defense, Voge scored the only goal - a left-footer - with 22:50 left in the first half.

 AVOCA (March 29) -- The AHSTW boys soccer opener was a one-sided affair Thursday as juniors Gabe Madsen and Blake Osbahr both recorded hat tricks in the Vikings’ resounding 10-0 home win over Nodaway Valley.

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 DENISON (March 27) -- The Harlan Community track teams both placed third at Tuesday’s Monarch Co-Ed Relays in Denison, combining for five gold medals and 186 points in the first scored meet of the season. Junior Chloe Hansen was the Cyclone standout of the night and one of six athletes to win two individual golds.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (March 27) -- The Harlan Community boys tennis team opened its season on a good note Tuesday, winning two out of three doubles matches to outlast Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 5-4. Last year, HCHS finished on the reverse end of a 5-4 decision vs.

 MANNING -- IKM-Manning senior Shauna Reitan signed a letter of intent during the 2017-18 season to play basketball and continue her education at Graceland University in Lamoni. Reitan, a 5-foot-7 wing player, earned second team All-Western Iowa Conference honors as a senior after helping the Wolves finish 18-5 overall (15-3 in the WIC) and advance to the Class 2A regional finals.

 DES MOINES -- Area basketball seniors Payton Sporrer and Peyton Gross of IKM-Manning and R.J.

 BOONE (March 22) -- Competing with a mix of varsity and JV athletes, the Harlan Community boys won two events during Thursday’s Carroll track meet at Boone. The meet was moved due to ongoing renovations at the Carroll football field.

 DES MOINES -- Glenwood boys basketball coach Curt Schulte, a Westphalia native, has been recognized as the Des Moines Register’s All-Iowa Boys Basketball Coach of the Year. Schulte, who graduated from Harlan Community in 1989, guided Glenwood to its first boys basketball state title earlier this month following wins over Norwalk, two-time defending Class 3A champion Cedar Rapids Xavier and Oskaloosa.

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 REGIONAL -- The Iowa High School Athletic Association on Wednesday released the 2018 and 2019 schedules and non-district opponents for the state’s 331 prep football programs. The season will open on Friday, August 24, this fall for the area’s four teams, with Week 9 falling on October 19. In 2019, the regular season will begin on August 30 and finish on October 25.

 HARLAN -- Harlan Community senior Nicole Lange has signed a letter of intent to continue her basketball career at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. Nicole is the daughter of Mac and Tatum Lange, Harlan. Lange led the Cyclone girls basketball team this past season by averaging 12.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game and was named second-team All-Hawkeye Ten Conference.

 AVOCA (March 18) -- Six players from the Harlan Newspapers’ coverage area combined to score 74 points here Sunday night in the inaugural KMAland All-Star Classic at AHSTW High School. Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton’s Sophia Peppers scored a game-high 20 points in the girls contest and received MVP honors for her team.

 STORM LAKE (March 17) -- The AHSTW and Harlan Community girls track teams combined for five gold medals and 16 top-10 finishes while competing at Saturday’s BVU High School Elite indoor meet at Buena Vista University. Race winners for the Lady Vikes included Heidi Hall in the 1,500-meter run (5:23.16), Josie Denning in the 400 dash (1:05.97) and Ryann Portch in the 800 (2:33.14). The Cyclone girls won two events: Chloe Hansen in the 60-meter

 DES MOINES (March 13) -- Harlan Community senior Shane Chamberlain and AHSTW senior R.J. Harris were both named third-team All-State this week by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association. The IPSWA announced its inaugural boys basketball all-state teams on Tuesday, honoring the top 24 high school players in each class and also selecting Muscatine senior Joe Wieskamp as the 2018 Mr.