Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Sorted by date Results 126 - 150 of 1071
The final girls’ regular season track and field meet featured solid performances by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn athletes. Sioux Central hosted the meet on May 6. Lexi Croatt earned another first-place finish in the 3000 meters (13:56.76), Hannah Tessum was runner-up in the discus throw (79’5-1/2”) and Alexis Grover placed fourth in the shot put (30’3”). Other individual results were: 100 – Pamela Mutombo, sixth, :15.44; Megan Otto, 17th, :16.79. 200 – Mutombo, 10th, :32.76; Kynlee Dolphin, 18th, :36.41. 400 – Jocelyn Abonce, 10th, 1:11.90; Evelyn...
A Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn alumnus encouraged current students to set goals and work hard to accomplish them. Grant Hegstad, a 2006 graduate of H-M-S, was the keynote speaker at the H-M-S Athletic Banquet on May 1. Hegstad focused on three themes. First, he encouraged the student athletes to prepare, with passion, purpose and persistence, and advised them to identify priorities and eliminate distractions. "Success doesn't happen by accident; you must plan for it," he said. Second, Hegstad...
• May 12, 1949 L.B. Wanless and B.W. Thomas purchased the Cowan Implement Co. from Lyle Gowan, who had operated the Allis-Chalmers implement store for three years. Wanless planned to occupy the house where the Gowan family resided. Gowan planned to take an indefinite vacation. During an electric storm and heavy rain, lightning struck a large cottonwood tree just east of the H.J. Grotewohl home. Branches fell to the ground in flames, but the rain prevented further damage. The crash and flash were seen and heard all over town. The Hartley P...
The end of the War Eagle Conference girls’ dual golf season was in sight when Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn played MMCRU on May 3 at Marcus. The hosts won the second-to-last dual of the season, 226-236. Continuing their consistent play, Gracie Knobloch and Kinsey Schirmer finished at the top of the leader board, finishing with nine-hole scores of 43 and 51, respectively. Ava Dolphin and Kinley Sampson both carded rounds of 71. Kamrynn Visser played JV and shot an 87. Medalists for MMCRU were Ella Draper (51) and Aly Olson (56). Results of the H...
The War Eagle Conference girls' golf tournament did not quite turn out as planned. After starting play at the Willow Creek Course in LeMars with the intention of golfing 18 holes, a 90-minute rain delay forced a restart of what became a nine-hole event. The circumstances did not deter Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn golfers Gracie Knobloch and Kinsey Schirmer. They finished No. 2 and No. 5 overall, shooting rounds of 45 and 47. "The conference meet tested the girls. Situations like that can be...
Crowning a conference champion and scoring more than twice as many points as they did in 2023 were measures of success for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn during the girls' competition at the War Eagle Conference track and field meet. Lexi Croatt established the lead early in the 3000-meter run and continued to pull away. The senior ran a time of 13:01.59 to finish as conference champion by a margin of over 14 seconds. The Hawks also competed well in field events on April 29 at Marcus. Eliza Tewes...
The effort was consistent but scoring was up and down for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn at the War Eagle Conference boys' golf tournament. The 18-hole event was played April 29 at Willow Creek Golf Course in LeMars. Jack Mastbergen had the best round for H-M-S, finishing with an 18-hole score of 89. He placed 25th overall, just out of the Top 24 to earn points that help determine this season's all-conference players. Other H-M-S players were Blake Meendering 47-59 106, Aiden Bush 58-49 107, Slayton McC...
Distance mattered for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in the boys' competition of the War Eagle Conference track and field meet. The Hawks scored well in the throwing and long running events during the meet on April 29 at Marcus. Two seniors finished near the top of the discus throw standings. Adam Schierholz was the runner-up with a throw of 141'10" and Jacob Cates was third at 135'10". Senior Bryce Ortega finished fifth in the shot put. His best effort was 42'6". George Vargas ran well in two...
• May 5, 1949 Spade work for a cooperative artificial breeding organization was being done. Two meetings of dairy farmers interested in organizing the association were held. The name of the tentative association was Hartley Breeders Cooperative, with Everett Dodge being named president. Eighty-two rural eighth grade students in O’Brien County took final examinations. They completed tests in several academic areas and were required to write a paper on the topic “Why I am glad to live in a democracy.” The scoring of papers indicated good achieve...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field athletes did not amass a large number of team points at the Okoboji Relays, but they turned in several personal-best performances during the meet on April 22 at Milford. According to Hawk coach Kirsten Taylor, four athletes finished with their best times or distances in both running and field events. "Our girls' times are going down and our field marks are improving at the perfect time," Taylor noted. Top individual finishers were Lexi Croatt,...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' golfers cut 28 strokes off their team total over the course of the week but still fell short of victory in War Eagle Conference dual action. Playing at Hull on April 22, Blake Meendering (47) and Jack Mastbergen (50) finished No. 2 and No. 4 on the leader board, but the Hawks still lost to Trinity Christian by a margin of 202-212. Also competing were Eli Mastbergen 56, Kolby Douma 59, and Aiden Bush and Talan Zearing 60. The Tigers' Gavin Andringa (46) and Ty...
The strength of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team showed again during the Okoboji Relays. Three throwers recorded Top 4 finishes during the meet on April 22 at Milford. Jacob Cates won the discus throw with a toss of 135'1", while Adam Schierholz was runner-up with his best effort of 132'1". In the shot put, Bryce Ortega finished third (42'11-1/2") and Cates was fourth (42'6"). Two Hawks scored points in the running events. George Vargas placed sixth in the 3200-meter run...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' golf team won its first War Eagle Conference dual meet of the season on April 23, defeating George-Little Rock at Sanborn Golf and Country Club. The Hawks finished with a team score of 235. G-LR only had three players participate in the meet and did not record a team total. Gracie Knobloch (48) and Kinsey Schirmer (49) were top medalists for the meet. Ava Dolphin was a first-time medalist, finishing fourth with a round of 60. Other H-M-S player scores were...
The Royal City Council indicated willingness to sell a parcel located near the AgState elevator and agreed to take the required legal steps to complete the transaction. During the council meeting on April 17, North Region Leader Jason Huff said that AgState intends to construct a scale at the north end of their grain storage complex. They need to acquire a small parcel of city-owned land if the scale is located there. “We’re not set on where we have to have it today,” Huff explained. “If that property is not for sale, then we go to Plan B, whic...
• April 28, 1949 Six Hartley FFA Chapter members attended the 21st annual state convention. Darold Rost played in the State Future Farmer Band, and Bob Gonnerman, Ronald Albert, Fred Schoelerman and Gordon Dodge sang in the Glee Club. Merlyn and Fred Schoelerman were chapter delegates at the convention sessions, which were attended by more than 1,000 FFA members. Rich McCarty, well-known Hartley resident and World War II veteran, took over the duties of acting postmaster at the local office. A.F. Palmquist, who had been postmaster for over 1...
Playing on a very windy day at Sanborn Golf and Country Club, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn could not keep pace with South O'Brien during a 186-203 loss. The War Eagle Conference boys' golf dual was played April 18. "It was a difficult night weather-wise but we are dealing with it," Hawk coach Mark Japenga acknowledged. "I am happy with the way our kids are battling and working through some adversity." Aiden Bush was a medalist for the first time this season, finishing No. 3 with a round of 46. Other...
Competing as a full team for the first time, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn lost to South O'Brien by just five strokes in a War Eagle Conference girls' golf dual. The Wolverines earned the 247-252 win on a wind-swept Sanborn Golf and Country Club on April 18. "I was super proud of the ladies battling the wind and the cold," said Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese. Gracie Knobloch and Kinsey Schirmer again claimed the Top 2 medalist spots. Knobloch shot a 52 while Schirmer finished with a round of 54. "I...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District's property tax rate will continue its downward trend in the upcoming fiscal year. The 2024-25 levy rate approved at Monday's school board meeting is $12.56 per $1,000 of taxable valuation. According to Superintendent Patrick Carlin, H-M-S's property tax rate has declined since the high of $13.29 following passage of the bond issue in 2018. Published property tax rates were $13.09 for 2021-22, $12.94 for 2022-23 and $12.85 for the current...
• April 21, 1949 Vernon McCarty, of Hartley, who was attending Creighton University, was selected for the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship by the state selection committee of Iowa. The Hartley School Board announced the purchase of the lot at the northeast corner of the athletic field from Lawrence Grotewohl. The house on the property was to be moved as soon as possible. Plans were to move the baseball diamond farther west, away from the fence, and to move the football field north and west. Arthur W. Kirchhoff Post No. 288 p...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn overcame early difficulties to play better golf against Harris-Lake Park on April 9. The War Eagle Conference dual was played at Sanborn Golf and Country Club. The Hawks (0-2) lowered their team score from their previous meet by 12 strokes but still lost to the Wolves, 172-192. "We battled back from some early problems and played mentally tough golf," Hawk coach Mark Japenga said. "We are starting to have some kids really develop and shoot better golf. I expect us to...
After struggling to score points in their first meet, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team finished with 58 at the Wolverine Midseason Meet hosted by South O'Brien on April 11. The top contributor to the team total was Lexi Croatt, who won the 800-meter run in a close finish (3:01.62) and finished third in the 1500-meter run (6:28.43). Alexis Grover was the runner-up in the shot put (27'9-1/2"). Other individual placings in the Top 6 were: 3000 – Jocelyn Abonce, third, 3...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team began a busy week at the Unity Christian Coed Invitational on April 8 in Orange City. Competing against several strong area teams, the Hawks scored 43 points and had several place-finishers. Competing in the field events, Jacob Cates was runner-up in the discus throw (125'5") and Adam Schierholz placed third (124'8"). Bryce Ortega finished third in the shot put (44'3-1/2") and Cates was fifth (42'8-1/2"). Top 6 individual finishes in running...
Competing in “Northwest Iowa’s Biggest Meet,” Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn track and field athletes found success at the Sioux City Relays on April 13 at Elwood Olson Stadium. Top performances for the Hawk boys included a pair of Top 10 finishes in the discus throw. Adam Schierholz placed sixth with a toss of 141’4” and Jacob Cates finished eighth with a throw measuring 136’9”. Bryce Ortega contributed a 12th-place finish in the shot put (44’10”) while Cates placed 27th (41’2”). In the open running events, George Vargas placed 19th in the 3200-mete...
• April 14, 1949 Norman Bruegmann, of Hartley, enrolled in the annual competition of the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild. He was working on the design and construction of a model automobile in hopes of winning a cash award and a university scholarship. The spring merchandise fair sponsored by the Hartley Chamber of Commerce drew capacity crowds both evenings. It was estimated that at least 3,000 people were in attendance. More than 40 exhibitors arranged displays that brought favorable comment from the many visitors. Luvern Fear, of Everly, who...
With their opening meet postponed due to the weather, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn golfers had to wait two days to begin competing. The Hawks took on War Eagle Conference opponent Akron-Westfield on April 4 at Sanborn Golf and Country Club. With only two varsity girls' players, H-M-S did not compile a team score. As a result, Akron-Westfield won the dual with their team total of 207. Both H-M-S golfers did achieve individual success. Gracie Knobloch finished in a tie with the Westerners' Allie Swoyer...
