Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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The average fan may not pay attention to team or individual rankings for high school cross country, but northwest Iowa features some of the state's best programs and athletes. That level of talent was on display during Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's cross country invitational on Sept. 20. Three Class 2A girls' teams and a handful of individuals ranked by the Iowa Track Coaches Association dominated the field during the meet held at Sanborn Golf and Country Club. Sibley-Ocheyedan (No. 9), Cherokee (No....
Unable to consistently string points together, the home team came up short in three pool matches during the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn volleyball tournament on Sept. 25. The Hawks fell behind in both sets of their 21-8, 21-8 loss to Okoboji and also in a 21-6, 21-4 loss to Gehlen Catholic. H-M-S briefly led both sets in the match with Sioux City West but could not hold the momentum in a 21-10, 21-6 loss. Cumulative stats for H-M-S in the tournament follow. Set Assists: Kaley Pearson 7, Kinsey...
One of the golf courses in the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn School District is interested in hosting high school meets again. Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club board President Rodney Ahrenstorff asked the school board to allow the Hartley course to also be a host site for meets. The golf teams have been practicing and playing at Sanborn Golf and Country Club since 2016. According to discussion, the Sanborn course offers free memberships and access to the driving range for all high school golfers....
• Sept. 19, 1946 Numerous complaints had reached Mayor P.A. Leese’s office that drivers were disobeying the speed laws, especially in the vicinity of the schoolhouse, were failing to stop at stop signs and were driving with cut-outs open. The mayor warned that if necessary, a patrolman would be brought in to patrol the streets and those violators apprehended would be fined heavily. Rev. G.E. Scheider, pastor of the Hartley and Everly Methodist churches for four years, was transferred to the Galva-Silver Creek charge. Rev. S.A. Kruschwitz was...
Contributions in all three phases provided Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn with the winning formula in a 66-14 win over MMCRU. In addition to eight offensive touchdowns, the Hawks scored on an interception return and used a long punt return to set up a score during Friday night's game at Marcus. Hawk coach Jay Eilers pointed to preparation and mindset as keys to H-M-S remaining undefeated in Class A District 1. "It was the week of practice. It was the process to get to the game," Eilers noted. "We...
Fast starts in each set propelled Hinton past Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, 3-0, in a War Eagle Conference volleyball match on Sept. 14 in Hartley. The Blackhawks, who entered the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union's Class 2A ratings last week at No. 15, earned the sweep by scores of 25-8, 25-6, 25-9. H-M-S fell behind by seven points to start the first set and played from behind. The same was true in the next set after the Hawks scored the first two points. The finale was close for a while, but...
Six was the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country team's number at the West Lyon Wildcat Invitational on Sept. 13. The Hawks had one individual place sixth and both varsity teams were No. 6 in their respective standings. Madison Otto finished sixth in the girls' varsity race, running a time of 23:38 on the course at Lake Pahoja Recreation Area near Inwood. Also competing were Kamryn Ebel, 25th, 25:48; Juliana Pasillas, 42nd, 29:36; Ashleigh Vermeer, 44th, 30:33; and Gracie Knobloch, 45th, 30:51....
The Royal city council discussed ways to finance an upcoming celebration and the purchase of a warning siren during its meeting on Sept. 8. Royal’s 125th anniversary will be celebrated in 2025, so council members feel it is time to start planning for it. One concern is who will lead the effort. “My biggest fear is we won’t have someone to chair it,” said Council Member Jeff Van Westen. He is also concerned that no one will step forward to collect information about Royal’s history, especially since the centennial celebration in 2000. The counc...
• Sept. 19, 1946 C.M. Longstreth, National 2nd Vice Commander of the Amvets, was in Hartley obtaining the 10 charter members which were necessary for the organization of a chapter. Von Brower was appointed temporary commander of the new Hartley chapter. John Schiphoff and Dick Stellingwerf, both of Melvin, left for New York, where they would leave by boat for the Netherlands. They planned to visit relatives and Mr. Schiphoff hoped to find his son’s grave in France. John Meiske visited the Pioneer hybrid corn breeding station at Algona, whe...
Wins in intra-county football battles with South O'Brien have been limited in the past decade, so Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn had plenty to celebrate after a 26-0 triumph at Paullina. The victory over the Wolverines was just the second for H-M-S since taking three straight from 2008-10, including two shutout wins. Hawk coach Jay Eilers anticipated Friday night's game would be a ball-control battle and it was. He was pleased with the outcome. "Our offense was outstanding. I thought we controlled the b...
After not having won a set in six previous matches, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn enjoyed a small taste of success during a 3-1 loss to West Sioux on Sept. 9. The Hawks dropped the first two sets to the Falcons (13-25, 15-25) in the match at Hawarden, but fought back in the third to squeak out a 26-24 win. H-M-S could not sustain the momentum, however, and West Sioux was able to clinch the match with a 25-14 win in the final set. Unlike their loss earlier in the week at Trinity Christian, the Hawks...
After a 12-day layoff from competition, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's cross country runners improved their times during the Sibley-Ocheyedan Invitational on Sept. 7. Nearly all of the Hawks clocked faster times than they did in the opener at Cherokee, with some runners improving their performance by as much as two minutes. The competition at S-O also increased, both in quality and in quantity. There were approximately 100 runners in both varsity races, several of whom are rated among the best in the...
• Sept. 12, 1946 At a special meeting of the O’Brien County fair board, it was decided unanimously to choose Hartley as the permanent site of the county 4-H fair and other fairs that received state aid. The action was deemed necessary as Primghar along with Hartley had made a bid to be the site of the 1947 fair. Leonard Zahn, of Hartley, was named chairman of the 1947 Farm Bureau resolutions committee for O’Brien County. The committee was to seek comments from members and present a set of resolutions for discussion and adoption at the count...
Friday night's game between Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Gehlen Catholic appeared to be one of those where the last team with the football would win. But the Hawks' rushing attack took over in the second half to secure a 44-33 win at Peterson Field. The first quarter belonged to H-M-S, which scored twice to build a 16-0 lead. Connor Dodd's touchdown came on a 10-yard run and Mason Brinkman reached the end zone on a 13-yard reverse. Kooper Ebel ran both conversions. Gehlen Catholic answered with...
Unable to score points consistently, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn volleyball team struggled in a pair of 3-0 losses, including their War Eagle Conference opener. The Hawks especially struggled to generate offense against rated Gehlen Catholic (1A No. 4) in a home court loss (25-4, 25-13, 25-6) on Aug. 31. H-M-S scored two points early in the first set, but only managed two more the rest of the way. The Hawks generated more points in the second set but were unable to keep pace with Gehlen...
• Sept. 5, 1946 The local school was fairly bursting at the seams with an increased enrollment in practically every grade. It was believed that the freshman enrollment of 60 was a record for any single class. There were 452 pupils enrolled in the Hartley Public School. That number represented an increase of about 10 percent over the previous year. Hartley’s deluxe bowling alley opened to mark the inauguration of the 1946-47 season. Mr. Peters, proprietor, announced that already more than enough teams had signed up to fill all the time all...
With both teams ranked in the Top 10 by media outlets, the football season-opener between West Sioux (1A No. 2) and Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (A No. 9) Friday night at Peterson Field was expected to be a battle. For 18 minutes, the game lived up to the hype. The score was tied in the second quarter but West Sioux started to pull away and eventually earned a 73-21 win. While the warm and muggy conditions took their toll on his players, Hawk coach Jay Eilers accepted responsibility for the result....
Comparing results from one season to the next is not always a fair way to gauge athletic performance, but times and finishes for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's cross country runners at the 2021 Deb Hankens Invitational indicate improvement compared to those of a year ago. Veterans and newcomers took advantage of less-stressful weather conditions, as the temperature during the Aug. 26 meet at the Cherokee Country Club was moderate compared to the mid-90s during the 2020 opener. Senior Madison Otto ran...
The 2021 volleyball season got off to a winless start for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn at a tournament hosted by West Lyon on Aug. 24. A similar pattern developed in the matches against Akron-Westfield and West Sioux. The Hawks could not get on track in the opening sets and lost by identical 21-10 scores. They were competitive in the second sets against the Westerners and Falcons, but could not get over the hump in 21-17 losses. West Lyon swept H-M-S in the final match by scores of 21-5, 21-10....
A change in buildings to start the new year is not all that's different at the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School. To increase instructional minutes, OREO time is no longer on the schedule. The 15-minute homeroom period had been used to create positive relationships, work on social skills, and monitor and help with students' academic progress. According to Principal Corey Ramsey, the change both increases instructional time and reduces unstructured time. Seventh and eighth graders will also...
• Aug. 29, 1946 The 1946 4-H fair and Iowa centennial celebration which was held in Hartley was a huge success in every way. Crowds numbering between 10,000 and 12,000 for the final two days were above expectations. The Hartley Chamber of Commerce and the American Legion, who were the sponsors, reported the celebration was a financial success in addition to being enjoyable for all. The Hartley Public School was preparing for the first day of classes on Sept. 3. With a large freshman class anticipated, it was expected that the high school e...
Football is more than a game that Jay Eilers gets to coach. It's a classroom where student-athletes have the opportunity to learn life lessons. Eilers is H-M-S's new head football coach, taking over the program from Tyler Horkey who accepted a position at Spencer. As he settles into his new duties as a coach, Eilers sees his role as an instructional interventionist at H-M-S Elementary as an opportunity to help students build a solid foundation for the future. "I was the behavior kid in school,...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School's three-year facility project is near the finish line, as the new middle school in Sanborn was officially opened on Aug. 16. "It's a great day to be a Hawk," said Superintendent Patrick Carlin prior to the ribbon cutting. "It's great to be celebrating the middle school opening one year after the elementary opening." After Board President Scott Heetland cut the ribbon, several groups were recognized. They included the bond committee that helped gain...
Several changes over the past year have impacted the costs for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District's property and liability insurance coverage. David Treimer and Liz Norgaard, of Treimer's Insurance Agency in Hartley, reviewed the impact of those changes during the board meeting on Aug. 16 in Sanborn. The total premium for 2021-22 is $230,914.90. Treimer explained that comparisons to last year's costs are not realistic due to changes that occurred after coverage went into...
Language to be included in Royal’s updated code of ordinances was considered by the city council on Aug. 11. The issue of semi parking in residential areas was discussed with Clay County Sheriff Chris Raveling. The sheriff’s office recently responded to concerns related to semi parking. Raveling said they were “isolated instances” and the owners said they were unaware of the 30-minute time limit currently in force. Raveling provided the council with the truck ordinance that was adopted by the City of Webb. That language was adopted due to dama...
