COUNCIL BLUFFS (Jan. 9) -- The Harlan Community wrestlers picked up a pair of non-conference dual wins at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln on Tuesday, beating the host Lynx 42-35 and defeating Underwood 51-16 to improve to 7-6 on the season. HCHS finished 8-3 with six pins in contested matches vs. A.L. and never trailed, but led just 30-29 with three weight classes remaining.

 AVOCA (Jan. 9) -- AHSTW senior R.J.

 AVOCA (Jan. 9) -- The AHSTW girls fell behind 45-12 at halftime and lost to 2nd-ranked Treynor 68-25 in Western Iowa Conference action Tuesday night. Claire Harris led AHSTW with seven points, followed by Claire Denning and Kinsey Scheffler with five apiece. The Lady Vikes are now 4-6 overall.

 GRISWOLD (Jan. 5) -- IKM-Manning boys basketball coach Keith Wagner earned career win number 400 last Friday night as the Wolves won 53-25 at Griswold. Senior Jared Johnson led IKM-M with 22 points while junior Alex Lingle had 15 points and 10 rebounds.

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 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Jan. 5) -- When a 49-40 lead to start the fourth quarter turned into a 50-49 deficit less than two and a half minutes later, the Harlan Community boys basketball team buckled down and found a way to win. Sparked by seven points from Shane Chamberlain, the Cyclones used a pivotal 9-3 run to regain their edge and hit just enough free throws down the stretch to outlast St.

 HARLAN (Jan. 5) -- Don’t look now, but Harlan Community has risen to fourth place in the Hawkeye Ten Conference girls basketball standings. Taking command of the game with a 20-0 first-half run, the Cyclones limited St.

 ANITA (Jan. 4) -- It was an up and down start to 2018 for the Harlan Community wrestling team Thursday night as the Cyclones earned a 1-1 split vs.

 ELK HORN (Jan. 4) -- The AHSTW wrestling team improved its dual record to 15-5 Thursday night by sweeping a quad meet at Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton. The Vikings defeated the host Spartans 66-6, rallied past ACGC 42-34 and beat Griswold 54-10. Exira-EHK finished 0-3 on the night, also losing to Griswold (54-12) and ACGC (42-17). The most competitive dual involving an area team saw AHSTW erase a 28-6 deficit vs.

    HARLAN (Jan. 2) -- The Harlan Community girls basketball team started 2018 on a good note here Tuesday night, using a big second quarter and a solid defensive effort to beat Atlantic 48-29.    It was the first win in three weeks for the Cyclone girls, who lost their final two games prior to the holiday break.

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 HARLAN -- Harlan Community senior Ryan Doran signed a national letter of intent on December 21 to play baseball at Southwestern Community College in Creston. Ryan is the son of Randy and Ann Doran, Harlan. As a first-year starting first baseman in 2017, Doran was instrumental in helping the Cyclone baseball team qualify for its seventh straight state tournament and reach its third consecutive state championship game.