ATLANTIC -- The losing “streak” was only two games, but a 16-day gap between wins left the Harlan Community volleyball team feeling hungry Thursday night. The Cyclones responded with a road victory they needed to have, sweeping Atlantic 25-21, 25-15, 25-17 to even their Hawkeye Ten Conference record at 2-2. They improved to 7-3 overall. “A win is a win...

 CARROLL -- Due to heavy rain and lightning, Saturday morning’s Kuemper Catholic Cross Country Invite was cancelled and has not been rescheduled. Area teams planning to attend the meet were Harlan Community, IKM-Manning and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton.

 LOGAN -- One year after losing a heartbreaker vs.

 GUTHRIE CENTER -- Posting its third consecutive shutout on defense, AHSTW improved to 4-0 on the gridiron last Friday night with a 36-0 win at ACGC. Ranked seventh in Class 1A, the Vikings are tied for first place in District 7 with IKM-Manning - both teams standing 2-0 in district play. Senior quarterback R.J.

 ELK HORN -- Jayden Goodwin had a break out offensive performance with 126 rushing yards and two touchdowns last Friday night and also intercepted two passes on defense as the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton football team evened its record at .500 with a 41-6 Homecoming win vs. Essex. The Spartans are now 2-2 overall and 1-1 in 8-Player, District 7.

 AVOCA (Sept. 14) -- Kate Wise put down 15 kills and Kinsey Scheffler added 10 here Thursday night as AHSTW handled Griswold in a four-set Western Iowa Conference volleyball match, 25-18, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19. The Lady Vikes improved to 5-5 overall and 2-1 in the WIC and also went 3-1 at the West Harrison Tournament on Saturday. Collectively, AHSTW had a kill efficiency of .201 and served 87.5 percent with 10 aces against the Tigers.

 LOGAN -- For the second time in three nights, IKM-Manning prevailed in a five-set Western Iowa Conference volleyball match here Thursday, outlasting Logan-Magnolia 25-20, 25-16, 23-25, 23-25, 15-7. Junior Hanna Mullen put together a string of seven serves during the deciding fifth set as the Wolves improved to 2-1 in the WIC and 14-7 overall. “This match was a total team effort,” stated IKM-M coach Kathy Lage.

 HARLAN (Sept.

 GLENWOOD (Sept. 15) -- One way or another, some history will be made Friday night when Harlan Community travels to Glenwood for a key early-season matchup in Class 3A, District 7. If the Cyclones win, Hall of Fame coach Curt Bladt will become just the third head football coach in Iowa prep history to reach the 400-win mark for his career.

 RED OAK (Sept.

 MANNING (Sept. 12) -- The IKM-Manning volleyball team improved to 13-7 overall and 1-1 in Western Iowa Conference play Tuesday night with a five-set win over AHSTW. The Wolves prevailed 25-11, 15-25, 25-12, 21-25, 15-9. Caitlin Muhlbauer led the Wolves with 17 kills and four blocks.

 BROOKLYN, NY -- For the second time this year, Central Missouri bowler Andrea Greve has been recognized for academic excellence. Greve was one of seven Jennies named to the National Tenpin Coaches Association All-Academic team this summer.

 AVOCA -- In a premiere matchup of top-five runners in Class 1-A, Evan Wilson turned a close race into a rout to win the boys half of Tuesday’s AHSTW Cross Country Invite. Wilson, an Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton senior, was locked in a close battle with Treynor junior Jerry Jorgenson for about two miles, then rapidly pulled away down the stretch to win his fourth 2017 meet in as many tries by a margin of 38 seconds - 17:14 to 17:52. Wilson is ran

 HARLAN -- It would be a stretch to say that Harlan Community’s defense is 10 times better than a year ago, but sometimes the simple mathematics are just too much fun to ignore. Last September, HCHS was outscored by Creston/Orient-Macksburg 70-49 in an unforgettable offensive shootout at Creston.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Sept.