HARLAN (Dec.

 HARLAN (Dec.

 BOYS TOWN, NEB. -- Five out of 11 Harlan Community wrestlers placed in the top five at the 47th annual Boys Town Invitational Friday and Saturday, leading the Cyclones to eighth place out of 15 teams. Blair won the tournament with 195.5 points, followed by Schuyler with 169.5 and Wahoo with 154.

 ELK HORN (Dec.

 ELK HORN (Dec. 8) -- Ar-We-Va’s Drew Schurke and Keegan Simmons combined to score 40 points Friday night as the Rocket boys outlasted Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton 63-60 in Rolling Valley Conference action. Both teams entered the game with 1-1 records. Exira-EHK trailed 21-13 after one quarter before closing within two points at the break.

 HARLAN -- Harlan Community senior Abby Bruck signed a national letter of intent on November 29 to join the women’s swimming team at Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska. Bruck was a member of the Lewis Central swimming team for the past four years and competed at the state meet three times. This past season, Bruck qualified for the State Swimming & Diving Meet in Marshalltown as part of three LC relays.

 SHENANDOAH (Dec. 4) -- The Harlan Community girls and boys bowling teams both fell short of a victory in last Monday’s season opener at Shenandoah.

 HARLAN (Dec.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Dec. 5) -- The Harlan Community wrestlers opened the dual season with a 1-1 split on Tuesday, routing St. Albert 63-6 before losing a 43-29 decision vs. Glenwood.

 LOGAN (Dec.

 LOGAN (Dec. 5) -- The IKM-Manning girls quickly cut a 13-point deficit down to three during Tuesday’s second half at Logan-Magnolia, but couldn’t get over the hump in a 58-48 loss to the 4th-ranked team in Class 2A. It was the second setback to a top-eight team in four days for the No.

 NEOLA (Dec.

 NEOLA (Dec. 5) -- AHSTW fell behind 39-27 at halftime and could not mount a second-half rally on Tuesday night, losing at Tri-Center 61-43 in Western Iowa Conference boys basketball action. Jack Paulson led the Vikings with 16 points, R.J. Harris scored 11 and Kevin Jorgensen had eight. Blake Osbahr grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and also had two steals.

 MANNING (Dec. 2) -- In a battle of Class 2A Top 10 teams, the Panorama girls outlasted IKM-Manning 50-45 in a competitive non-conference matchup here last Saturday. The Wolves’ highlight of the game was senior guard Kia Rasmussen surpassing 1,000 career points on a three-point basket with less than three minutes to go.

 MANNING (Dec. 2) -- The IKM-Manning boys basketball team survived Panorama’s 10 three-pointers and overcame an eight-point halftime deficit to win last Saturday’s non-conference game 54-51. The Wolves (2-1) entered the fourth quarter down 44-38 before outscoring the 1-2 Panthers 16-7 the rest of the way. Both teams rode the hot hand of two top scorers on the day.