Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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After working all season to earn their first win, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' golf team had to wait a little longer to determine the outcome of their meet with MMCRU on April 30. Both teams finished the dual at Marcus with identical scores of 229. To determine the tiebreaker, the fifth-lowest score of each team was used. The advantage went to the Hawks, which gave them their first win in seven War Eagle Conference meets. "I'm proud of the ladies for getting the win," said Hawk coach...
Jasmine Lux's placing in four events was among the highlights for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team at the Okoboji Relays, held on April 26 at Milford. Lux was the runner-up in the 400 meter dash (1:01.89), placed fifth in the 200 meter dash (:27.57), was part of the sprint medley team that placed fourth and was part of the 4x100 meter relay team that came in sixth. Other members of the sprint medley were Anna Vander Veen, Lydia Harders and Abigail Otto (1:58.64). Also...
A total of 162 game officials were honored by the Iowa High School Athletic Association for the 2021 edition of its annual officials’ awards program. Through 2019, the IHSAA presented the awards at an annual banquet in Des Moines. The ceremony has not been held the last two years due to COVID-19 considerations, and award-winning officials will receive their honors through mailings from the IHSAA. “We’re always proud of how our officials serve their communities, students and sports, but especially so in this 2020-21 school year as they have...
• May 2, 1946 Dr. C.E. Radcliffe, who had been discharged from the Armed Forces after serving as a surgeon, was joining the staff of the Hand Hospital. His family would join him as soon as living quarters could be secured. O.E. Lester officially tendered his resignation as superintendent of the Hartley Public Schools. He had headed the educational facilities of the community since 1941. He expressed a desire to locate in a drier climate because of his daughter’s health. The federal works agency announced that $2,650 had been advanced to Har...
The team scores were not low enough to earn a win, but there were noteworthy individual accomplishments for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' golf team in a pair of War Eagle Conference golf meets. H-M-S lost to South O'Brien, 219-233, in a meet played on April 22 at Primghar. Individually, Elise Haack topped the leader board in a three-way tie with Kaeley Einck and Whitney Einck of South O'Brien. All three finished with rounds of 52. "Elise is doing a great job playing consistent golf night...
Five first-place finishes highlighted the performance of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team at the 2021 edition of the Hawk Relays, on April 23 at Peterson Field. Connor Dodd swept the 100 and 200 meter dash titles, running the former in :11.22 while finishing the latter in a time of :23.09. Noah Adams also earned a first-place finish in the long jump with his leap of 19'11.25". H-M-S also swept the 4x100 and 4x200 relays in times of :45.68 and 1:35.46, respectively. In the...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team continues to show improvement, finishing fourth of nine teams at their own Hawk Relays on April 23 in Hartley. The Hawks scored 65 points. Cherokee won the girls' division with 157, with Okoboji in second with 110. Sibley-Ocheyedan was third with 81. The Hawks were in fourth, followed by Remsen St. Mary's with 63, George-Little Rock with 40, Akron-Westfield with 25, Storm Lake St. Mary's with 20 and Trinity Christian with 15. H-M-S started...
The little things are starting to pay off in a big way for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in War Eagle Conference boys' golf play. H-M-S earned its second straight conference meet win by edging South O'Brien, 189-192, on April 22 at Primghar. Two H-M-S golfers topped the medalist list. Ben Haack finished with the low round of the day (42) while Samuel Heyn was three strokes back at 45. Other competitors were Wyatt Borden 50, Lucas Kroese 52, Keith DeBoer 54 and Spencer McCarter 58. "The kids are making...
Refunding of previously-issued bonds for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn facilities project was authorized during the school board meeting on April 19. School Infrastructure Sales, Services and Use Tax Revenue Bonds sold in 2019 will be refunded by the new issue. The district has the right to call for prepayment of the original bonds in whole or in part on or after June 1, 2021. The amount to be issued is $4,090,000. Principal payments begin in 2022 and continue through 2030. Interest rates are 3.0...
The Royal City Council approved one project during its meeting on April 14, but after lengthy discussion, decided not to move forward with another. Rather than replacing ballasts for outdated lighting in the community building, the council voted to replace it with LED lights. According to discussion, replacing all lighting in the building will cost approximately $1,500. Refitting the entire building depends on whether the city qualifies for a rebate through Alliant Energy. “If there is an Alliant rebate, it would make sense to do them all at on...
• April 25, 1946 The Hartley athletic field was tiled, bladed and seeded. More new lights had been ordered along with other equipment that would be needed to put the field in condition for handling three sports. The school board was also discussing plans for fencing the field. John Stoterau, formerly of Sheldon, purchased the Henning Oil Co., which had been operated by Ted Henning. The station located just off Main Street on Highway 18 was to be called the Stoterau Oil Co. L.G. and Warren Newel purchased the Ford agency at Rock Rapids. W...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' golf team recorded its second-lowest score of the season during a War Eagle Conference meet with West Sioux on April 15. West Sioux won the meet played at the Hawarden course by a score of 210-222. Megan Ten Kley and Kinsey Schirmer finished among the Top 4 individuals for the first time in a meet. Ten Kley was second with a 51 and Schirmer took fourth with a 54. Other scores for H-M-S were Elise Haack 58, Emily Sindt 59, Darby Mastbergen 60, and Elle...
With three players topping the leader board, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn defeated West Sioux, 197-217, to earn its first War Eagle Conference boys' golf meet win on April 15 at Hawarden. Leading the way were Samuel Heyn with a 45, Ben Haack with a 49 and Wyatt Borden with a 50. Keith DeBoer rounded out the team scoring with a 53. The rest of the varsity lineup included Spencer McCarter with a 55 and Lucas Kroese with a 57. West Sioux's only medalist was Chris Schmidt who fired a 50. Hawk JV scores...
Members of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys’ track and field team finished among the best in the region during the Sioux City Relays on April 17. Connor Dodd finished second in the Class C 100 meter dash, recording a time of :11.71. He was just four-hundredths of a second behind Keaton Bonderson, of Gehlen Catholic. Noah Adams, Kooper Ebel, Dawson Schiphoff and Dodd combined for second-place finishes in the Class C 4x100 relay and 4x200 relay. Their time of :45.36 in the 4x100 was only topped by Pierce, Neb. They ran the 4x200 in 1:34.66, f...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team competed twice last week, at the Unity Christian Coed Invitational on April 12 at Northwestern College in Orange City, and at the Spencer Girls' Invitational on April 16 at Spencer. At Unity Christian, the Hawks began the meet with a win in the sprint medley relay. The team of Emily Mutombo, Anna Vander Veen, Abby Otto and Jasmine Lux took first place in a time of 2:01.02. In addition, the Hawks recorded four runner-up finishes....
Sometimes the best isn't quite good enough. Case in point – Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's 4x100 relay squad which bettered the Unity Christian Invitational meet record, but didn't win the race. Noah Adams, Kooper Ebel, Dawson Schiphoff and Connor Dodd ran a time of :45.62, which bettered the old meet record. But they had to settle for second place, as Unity Christian ran a time of :43.84 to set a new meet record. Adams, Ebel, Schiphoff and Dodd also finished second in the 4x200 (1:36.46), but lost a...
• April 11, 1946 The O’Brien County Co-op Wool Growers’ Association pooled their first load of wool for the 1946 season. Approximately 5,000 pounds of wool were shipped to the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers’ Cooperative in Des Moines. O’Brien County was one of the leading counties in the number of pounds of wool marketed through the cooperative. County agent Kenneth Kramer announced that the O’Brien County 4-H fair would again be held in Hartley. Dates selected for the 1946 event were Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 19 and 20. A consignment of baby chick...
Hinton defeated Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, 204-221, to win a War Eagle Conference girls' golf meet on April 6 at Sanborn Golf and Country Club. Elise Haack finished fourth on the leader board with her round of 50. Emily Sindt fired a 53, Darby Mastbergen and Kinsey Schirmer each finished with a 59, Elle Mastbergen shot a 61 and Emma Schmillen finished with a 64. The Hawks' only JV player, Alexis Grover, shot a 61. Hailey Rosenbaum and Mia Fleckenstein each carded a 49 to lead Hinton. • Lose to U...
Two first-place finishes and a pair of runner-up efforts led the way for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team during the MOC-Floyd Valley Dutch Relays, on April 6 at Orange City. Connor Dodd won the 100 meter dash (:11.29) and the Hawks' 4x100 relay quartet placed first (Noah Adams, Kooper Ebel, Dawson Schiphoff, Dodd, :45.31). Adams finished second in the 100 (:11.76) and Dodd was runner-up in the 200 (:23.77). Ebel placed third in the 400 meter dash (:54.34); Bryce Dodge was f...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team continued its early-season meets by competing at the MOC-Floyd Valley Dutch Relays on April 6 and the Tomahawk Relays on April 9. At the Dutch Relays, Madison Otto led the squad with a double-win in the 3,000-meter run (12:55.66) and the 1,500-meter run (5:54.15). "This was a great meet for Madison," Hawk coach Nicole Dorhout said. "It's fabulous to win one event, much less two. She's been working really hard." Also placing in the 3,000-mete...
The 2021 boys' golf season began on April 6 with Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn hosting Hinton at the Sanborn Golf and Country Club. The Blackhawks held off a late charge by H-M-S to earn the 196-199 win in War Eagle Conference play. "We got beat by three, but battled really well after a rough start," said Hawk coach Mark Japenga. Ben Haack's 45 was the low score for the meet. Other scores for H-M-S were Samuel Heyn 49, Wyatt Borden 52, Lucas Kroese 53, Keith DeBoer 59 and Jackson Albert 60. Brody...
The administrative team at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School is complete following the hiring of two principals on Monday. Ashley Benz will be the new principal at H-M-S Elementary. Currently an instructional coach in the district, she will succeed Cathy Jochims, who is retiring at the end of the school year. The middle school will welcome Corey Ramsey as its principal next year. He is currently the special education department chair at Williams Intermediate School in the Davenport...
• April 11, 1946 The town council voted to allow $15 a month to Mayor P.A. Leese, to rent his office for use as police headquarters. A police phone was being installed. Harry Lage was hired as night watchman to replace Bob Meyer. A strong wind which blew in gale-like proportions caused considerable damage to a hanger being constructed at the airport at May City. The wind blew over cement blocks at the front of the new structure. The hangar was being built by Carl and Fred Keller. Lambert Fechter piloted the first plane to land at the Hartley m...
etition since 2019, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field teams have seen some action during two early bird outdoor meets. The events replaced indoor meets that are usually held early in the spring. The Hawks travelled to Hawarden on March 25 for the West Sioux early bird meet. No team scores were kept or awards given, but the meet gave area schools a chance to get some competition. Highlights for the Hawks were three runner-up finishes in the 11-team meet. Junior Madison Otto placed...
A pair of early-season outdoor meets gave the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team its first taste of competition for the 2021 season. Hawk coach Kyle Borchers said the first meet, hosted by West Sioux on March 25, was something like a scrimmage that gave teams a chance to work out in a competitive setting. The meet on March 29 at South O'Brien was more like a regular meet, but Borchers again used it as a means of gauging how far along the Hawks have progressed. At South O'Brien, Co...
