COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Kevin Campbell earned medalist honors for the second straight meet as Harlan Community improved to 2-0 on the boys golf season with a 165-179 dual win over Lewis Central last Tuesday (April 11) at Fox Run Golf Club. Campbell started his round three over par after shooting a 6 on the first two holes, then played even par the rest of the way to shoot his second 39 in as many meets.

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community boys tennis team improved its dual record to 4-2 overall on Thursday (April 13) with a dominating 9-0 win over Audubon. HCHS played at Kuemper Catholic on Monday and will host Glenwood on Tuesday and Shenandoah on Thursday.

 NEOLA -- Senior Jaycie Schueman won the 400-meter hurdles and placed third in the 100-meter hurdles at Thursday’s Tri-Center Girls Track Invitational, leading AHSTW to an eighth-place team finish.

 GLENWOOD -- Harlan Community sophomores Chloe Hansen and Greichaly Kaster combined to win four of the team’s seven gold medals Thursday night (April 13) as the Cyclone girls finished just four points out of first in a third-place showing at the Glenwood Ram Relays. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln survived a late Cyclone surge to win the team title with 124 points, closely followed by Glenwood (121), HCHS (120) and Logan-Magnolia (104). The Cyc

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Harlan Community’s Nick Foss won the long jump with a new personal best and AHSTW sprinter Gage Clay placed in the top three of two events to highlight area performances at Thursday’s Council Bluffs Boys Track Invitational. The second annual meet, held at the Gale Wickersham Athletic Complex, saw seven meet records fall and a host of impressive times and distances go in the books. Sergeant Bluff-Luton won the team title, lea

 DENISON -- Paced by Maggie Langenfeld’s medalist round of 48, the Harlan Community girls golf team opened the 2017 season with a 224 to 230 dual win over Denison-Schleswig on April 6 at Denison’s Majestic Hills Golf Course. Additional Cyclone scores included: Ellen Keast 56, Haley Manz 59 and Kayla Powers 61. Denison’s Hanna Outhouse carded a 55 to earn runner-up medalist honors.

2017 HCHS Girls Soccer ScheduleTues., April 4 -- at Creston (Won 2-1)Fri., April 7 -- vs. Sioux City West (Lost 4-2)Mon., April 10 -- vs. Tri-Center (Lost 3-0)Thurs., April 13 -- at Creighton Univ. -- vs. Glenwood (Lost 2-0)Mon., April 17 -- at Missouri Valley (Varsity first), 5:00Thurs., April 20 -- at Denison-Schleswig (JV-V), 5:00Mon., April 24 -- at Tri-Center (JV-V), 5:00Fri., April 28 -- vs. Atlantic (JV-V), 5:00Mon., May 1 -- vs. C.B.

2017 HCHS Boys Soccer ScheduleThurs., March 30 -- vs. Treynor (Won 3-0)Fri., March 31 -- vs. Underwood (Won 1-0, 2 OT)Mon., April 10 -- vs. Kuemper Catholic (Won 3-0)Thurs., April 13 -- at Creighton Univ. -- vs.

 HARLAN -- Whether or not the Harlan Community boys track team wins a single meet title in 2017 is inconsequential to head coach Sam Brummer. As long as the Cyclones are showing improvement against tough competition throughout the season, Brummer is optimistic about his team’s chances for success come mid-to-late May. HCHS continued that trend at Merrill Field on Tuesday with a fourth-place finish in the Ken Carstens Cyclone Invitational, scor

 EARLHAM -- Allison Bruck’s meet record time in the 100-meter hurdles marked one of five Harlan Community gold medals on Tuesday night as the Cyclone girls placed second to Panorama at the Earlham Cardinal Co-Ed Relays. Bruck, who ranks among the state’s top eight in her feature event with a time of 15.36 seconds, clocked 15.72 to break Earlham’s meet and stadium records.

 HARLAN -- Battling wind chills below 30 degrees and a physical Hawkeye Ten opponent, the Harlan Community boys soccer team scored all three of its goals in a tight 10-minute window Monday night to beat Kuemper Catholic 3-0 in its conference opener at Merrill Field. HCHS improved to 3-0 overall while the Knights slipped to 0-2. The match remained scoreless until the 26:30 mark of the second half, when Cyclone junior Alex Wingert followed up hi

 HARLAN -- It didn’t result in a win, or even any goals, but progress was evident Monday night as the Harlan Community girls soccer team took on 10th-ranked (1-A) Tri-Center at Merrill Field. Battling brutal conditions - cold and wind - as well as a formidable opponent, HCHS showed improvement on multiple fronts in a 3-0 loss to the Trojans. Tillie Heim scored two first-half goals for T-C, including one on a short-range free kick, and Alyssa B

 HARLAN -- The number two doubles team of Nicole Lange and Brooke Nelson picked up Harlan Community’s first varsity win of the season here Tuesday (April 11) as the Cyclone tennis girls lost an 8-1 dual decision vs. Lewis Central.

 HARLAN -- When Harlan Community girls track coach Doug Renkly used words like “mean” and “frosty” to describe his team’s performance here Thursday night, he wasn’t referring to the weather or anyone’s personality. Renkly was talking about his team’s “lazer-like focus,” determination and competitive spirit that was on display for nearly three hours as the Cyclones placed second to Sioux City Bishop Heelan in the annual Koos Invitational girls

 HARLAN -- Scoring twice on first-half breakaway goals into the wind, the Harlan Community girls soccer team was unable to take advantage of a second-half breeze at their backs in Friday night’s 4-2 home loss to Sioux City West. HCHS led 2-1 with less than 10 minutes left in the first half before the visiting Wolverines scored the final three goals, including two before halftime and another just 54 seconds following the break. The Cyclones, wh