AVOCA (Sept.

 AVOCA -- All in all, it was a great opening night for AHSTW’s sparkling, newly-remodeled gymnasium. The Lady Vike volleyball team made sure the “new” gym’s maiden voyage was a memorable one Thursday, turning the match around with an incredible 18-0 run and defeating Underwood for the first time since 2006 in a four-setter, 12-25, 25-9, 25-21, 25-10. The Western Iowa Conference opener for both teams saw AHSTW improve to 4-4 overall while the E

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 TREYNOR (Sept. 5) -- AHSTW’s Dalton Fischer and Heidi Hall both placed in the top five and IKM-Manning boasted four total medalists as part of Tuesday’s Treynor Cross Country Invite. Fischer placed third in a boys field of 120 runners for the Vikings, clocking a five-kilometer time of 17:41 at the Treynor Recreation Area.

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 LAWTON (Sept. 1) -- Gage Clay caught an 80-yard touchdown pass from R.J. Harris and also scored on a 34-yard run Friday night, leading AHSTW to a 14-0 non-district win at Lawton-Bronson. The 9th-ranked (1-A) Vikings improved to 2-0 overall entering this week’s District 7 opener vs.

 EXIRA (Sept. 1) -- Josh Pettepier threw three touchdown passes and Cole Madsen scored four TDs overall Friday night as Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton evened its record at 1-1 with a dominating 57-14 non-district win over Bedford. Pettepier completed 7-of-10 passes for 190 yards on the night and Madsen had three catches for 105 yards and two scores. He also had two short TD runs.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Sept.

 OVERLAND PARK, KS. -- Eleven-year-old Parker Mores scored a hole-in-one during a par-3 tournament held here August 22. Mores used an 8-iron to score his ace on a par-3, 65-yard hole (for his age group, no holes are more than 150 yards).

 DENISON -- Overcoming a sluggish start in each set, Harlan Community played better volleyball as the night went along to sweep Denison-Schleswig 25-20, 25-15, 25-11 in Tuesday’s Hawkeye Ten Conference opener. Just three days after HCHS won its home tournament and Denison went 0-4 at the AHSTW Tourney, the Monarchs came ready to play on their home floor, leading most of the opening set and going ahead 16-13 to force a Cyclone timeout. HCHS sti

 JEFFERSON (Sept.

 LOGAN -- The IKM-Manning and AHSTW cross country teams combined to earn five individual medals, including three top-six finishes, at Tuesday’s Logan-Magnolia Invitational. The IKM-M boys placed seventh out of 12 full-squad teams with a score of 133 and the AHSTW boys took eighth with a 216. The Lady Vikes, meanwhile, placed sixth out of 12 girls teams with a 167. The IKM-Manning girls had just two runners competing but both fared quite well.