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The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn volleyball team's 2023 record of 7-18 might suggest that little progress was made to improve on the previous year's mark of 8-17. But Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese feels the positives outweigh the negatives. "Our win-loss record definitely didn't show what this team was capable of. We have battled since mid-September with injuries so unfortunately that was something we were constantly working through," she said. "In spite of that, I do feel like we showed growth throughout...
Two Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn volleyball players were named all-War Eagle Conference for the 2023 season, and three seniors qualified for inclusion on the all-academic conference list. Players earning all-conference accolades are junior Kylee Schiphoff, second team, and junior Frankie Mohni, honorable mention. Schiphoff was second team all-conference last year while Mohni is a first-time selection. Those qualifying for academic all-conference recognition are seniors who have cumulative grade point...
• Nov. 4, 1948 The Hartley Hawks had little trouble with a game but overpowered Paullina team in the annual Homecoming game. Highlights of the evening included the Homecoming parade and the crowning of Queen Wilma Robinson, the freshman class candidate. A.M. King and Son purchased the Hartley Motor Co., the Kaiser-Frazer automobile agency, from Henry and Dale Lorenzen. The latter would continue to operate the Lorenzen Motor Co., the authorized Pontiac agency in Hartley. While Iowans were electing Republican William Beardsley as governor by a l...
As far as the Royal City Council is concerned, language in place designating Iowa Lakes Regional Water (ILRW) as the operator of the community’s water utility is all that is needed to govern the relationship. During the Oct. 11 council meeting, Mayor Josh Toft said his discussions with ILRW CEO Brad Veit and City Attorney Jill Davis confirmed that Royal’s water ordinance does not have to be revised. “We do not have to do anything,” he said. Extensive amendments to Royal’s water ordinance were recommended in September by ILRW’s attorney. A...
Four groups of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School students displayed their talents during the indoor marching extravaganza on Oct. 17 in the high school gym. The show started with the pep calls and H-M-S school song led by the marching band, cheer squad and flag corps, and the marching band and flag corps concluded the performance with their fall halftime show. In between, the cheer squad, H-M-S Dance Attack and flag corps ("Break Free vs. Star Ships") performed special routines. Approximately...
• Oct. 28, 1948 Grizzly Gus Grotefelt, Heavy Fritz Baumeister and Slim Alfred Schoelerman returned from Sheridan, Wyo. with three fine bucks. They killed their game in record time, guided by “Deadeye” Dick Theisen. The men were guests of Mrs. Emma Wieditz at Sheridan. Approximately 180 young people gathered for a Halloween hard time party, sponsored by the Friday Club. Dancing to the music of Alvin Frick’s orchestra provided the background for the evening’s entertainment. Use of the hall was donated by the American Legion. Roger Luedke, Hartley...
After a three-year run in which it compiled a record of 23-9, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's football program suffered a drop-off in 2023. The Hawks' lone win during a 1-7 season came against Sibley-Ocheyedan. It was also their only victory in Class A District 1 play. The Hawks scored 107 points and allowed 238. Four of their losses were by a total of 28 points. "You look at the Kingsley-Pierson game on, these kids brought their lunch pail. They brought a vision and a character to go out and compete...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's volleyball team had the right attitude entering their regional quarterfinal match against Hinton. Unfortunately for the Hawks, that was not enough to overcome the strengths of the No. 2-rated team in Class 2A. Enjoying advantages in almost every statistical category, the Blackhawks swept the match by scores of 25-5, 25-10, 25-10, on Oct. 18 at Hinton. The first two sets mirrored the scoring of the regular season match between the two teams. Hinton broke out to sizable...
West Sioux won the first set but Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn had the last word in the opening round of the Class 2A regional volleyball tournament. H-M-S earned the 3-1 win by scores of 21-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-16, on Oct. 16 in Hartley. The Hawks broke out to an 8-1 lead in the first set, only to see West Sioux rally to go ahead. The score remained tight the rest of the way, but H-M-S could not overcome the Falcons. "Starting the first set we came out very strong. Unfortunately we let it slip, strugg...
As a freshman, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country runner George Vargas came in 99th at the state qualifying meet. It's a sure bet he won't recall that day nearly as much as he will remember his performance at the 2023 qualifying meet on Oct. 19. After running just out of the Top 10 for most of the 5K race, Vargas passed two competitors in the final 400 meters to surge to a ninth-place finish. That result qualifies him to compete at the state meet for the first time. Vargas ran a personal...
Individual and team accomplishments added up for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country runners at the Class 1A state qualifying meet on Oct. 19. In addition to having one runner earn a trip to state, both teams recorded some of the best finishes in recent memory during the meet at Spencer Municipal Golf Course. George Vargas is H-M-S's first male state qualifier since 2017. The senior ran a personal-best time of 17:56 to finish ninth overall. The Top 10 finishers qualify for state. "I told...
A state-mandated policy to address threats or incidents of violence is now in effect at the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District. Legislation signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds in May required the Iowa Department of Education to develop a model policy for public school districts and charter schools. Final language released in September is intended "to help districts develop policies that describe how they may discipline a student for making a threat of violence or causing an incident of vio...
One agreement was approved while action on two others was tabled by the Royal City Council on Oct. 11. Acceptance of the compliance agreement for the lift station generator project included authorization of a partial payment. Royal was awarded a grant of $35,070 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to fund the project. One condition of the grant is that the city must pay half the cost of the generator before it is ordered. The council approved a payment to Power Solutions, Inc., of Alta, in the amount of $13,447.65. The annual...
• Oct. 21, 1948 Sixty pies were distributed at the Council Oak store in Hartley during a demonstration of how to prepare apple pie with Becky Crocker Apple Pyequick. Jack Harmon, a representative of General Mills, was the presenter. The pie distribution was the fastest of any Council Oak store in Iowa or Nebraska. In spite of the fact that farmers throughout the area were busily engaged in corn picking, good-sized crowds attended the Fall Appreciation Days in Hartley. Events included a pet, bicycle and wagon parade, produce contest, pancake f...
The boys' cross country team at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn has recorded some notable accomplishments in the past, including two individual all-conference champions. But prior to this season, H-M-S had never won a conference team title. So history was made when the Hawk boys topped the team standings of the 2023 War Eagle Conference cross country meet on Oct. 10 at Paullina. H-M-S finished first with 53 team points, out-distancing George-Little Rock/Central Lyon with 70 and Akron-Westfield and MMCRU...
Teams whose offenses are predicated on controlling the line of scrimmage battled in the wind and rain Friday night at Peterson Field. Gehlen Catholic would win the fight, scoring a late touchdown in each half to hand Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn a 16-8 loss. H-M-S landed the first blow, scoring on a 60-yard run by James Gellerman. "We were able to run power early," Hawk coach Jay Eilers noted. "I thought James did a great job. I felt like they had somebody there second level, and James just made a...
A letdown in the third set of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's home volleyball match with MMCRU may have been the turning point in a 3-1 loss. The Royals won the War Eagle Conference match on Oct. 10 by scores of 22-25, 25-18, 27-25, 25-21. Things started well for the Hawks, who used a late rally to win the first set. After playing evenly during the second set, the Royals pulled away to tie the match. The Hawks had an opportunity to regain the momentum in the third set. They went ahead midway into the...
This month's meeting of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn School Board began with an announcement that one of its members was resigning. Board President Scott Vollink announced that Ryan Haack, of Sanborn, was resigning because he was moving from Director District 1. Haack was appointed to the board in January of 2017 to succeed Jill Zeutenhorst, who had resigned. He was elected to his current four-year term in 2019. Vollink read a statement from Haack which expressed his thanks for the opportunity to...
• Oct. 8, 1948 Mrs. Marie Ramsey arrived home by train from Chicago after a 30-day visit in Germany. Most of the time was spent in Flensberg where she visited her aged mother, her stepfather, brothers and sisters and their families. It had been 34 years since she had left Germany and she felt there was very little change in that area. Cocoa, a German shorthaired pointer owned and handled by Jimmy Hesse, of Hartley, placed first in the novice class and first in the derby class of retrievers during the Isaak Walton field day at Emmetsburg. S...
A philosophy in sports says that competing is not fun unless you win. But Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's football proved that having fun while competing can lead to great results. Hosting Sibley-Ocheyedan on Oct. 6, the Hawks played like a team that was having fun and the reward was a 28-21 win. Hawk coach Jay Eilers said the players established the attitude that led to H-M-S's first win of the 2023 season. "Our kids deserve a lot of this joy. They are awesome. They made great football plays and...
With the War Eagle Conference and state qualifying meets on the horizon, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country runners competed in the George-Little Rock/Central Lyon Invitational on Oct. 5. The meet was held at the Otter Valley Golf Course. The Hawk girls placed sixth as a team. Individual results were Lexi Croatt, 22nd, 24:16; Gracie Knobloch, 33rd, 25:41; Jocelyn Abonce, 34th, 25:54; Kamryn Ebel, 36th, 28:11; and Clara Funk, 38th, 29:52. Sioux Center topped the team standings with 32 points....
A fast start and excellent serving against Harris-Lake Park helped Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's volleyball team get back into the win column on Oct. 3. The 25-17, 25-8, 25-13 victory at Lake Park was the Hawks' first in over two weeks, and improved their War Eagle Conference record to 2-5. "We came out strong," Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese observed. "Our serving was the best it's been all year as we recorded 17 aces on the night." Frankie Mohni, Moriah Otto, Kinsey Schirmer and Eliza Tewes each had...
• Oct. 1, 1948 Students at Moneta High School voted for their carnival queen candidates. Those selected were Peggy Kriens, freshman; Delores Kriens, sophomore; Janet Bobolz, junior; and Marianne Meyer, senior. Each queen candidate had a campaign manager. Of unusual interest among lovers of music was the announcement that Bohumir Kryl and his all-girl symphony orchestra was to present a concert at the Hartley school. The Czech conductor had toured the country with his famous orchestra for 38 years. Thirty neighbors and relatives gathered at t...
Cross country runners from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn achieved individual success and the Hawk boys were competitive as a team in two meets last week. George Vargas finished just out of the Top 10 in the meet at Alta-Aurelia on Sept. 25. The senior placed 11th with a time of 18:22. Other results were Ryan Grotluschen 29th, 20:07; Aiden Bush, 36th, 20:30; Damian Dodge, 38th, 20:37; Blaine Finster 44th, 21:00; and Easton Teal, 60th, 22:46. There were 81 runners. "Our boys finished sixth out of 13...
Prior to the overtime period in Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's game on Sept. 29 at South O'Brien, Hawk coach Jay Eilers challenged his team to not take "no" for an answer and earn the win. The Hawks responded in the extra period, scoring on a 10-yard run by James Gellerman. But the two-point conversion attempt failed and H-M-S had to settle for a six-point lead. South O'Brien tied the score on an eight-yard pass and then untied it with a PAT, giving them the 29-28 victory. "I think we played hard at...
