Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Okoboji/H-M-S compiled a dual record of 9-22 during the 2020-21 wrestling season. The Pioneers finished with a Siouxland Conference dual record of 2-5, giving them a sixth place finish. This was the second year that wrestlers from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn have participated in the program with Okoboji. They were Nick Bronstad (8th place at state), Bryce Dodge, Chayton Faulkner, Mitchell Meyers and Jonathan Ortiz. The following are individual records for all matches as listed on Trackwrestling.com....
In response to Gov. Kim Reynolds' lifting of the statewide face covering mandate, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District has rescinded its requirement that they be worn whenever social distancing is not possible. The board on Feb. 17 voted 3-2 to follow the district's original return to learn plan, which includes mitigation strategies to limit the spread of the coronavirus within school facilities. The strategies include staying six feet from others as much as possible, frequent...
The final sale of general obligation bonds to finance facilities construction and improvements is scheduled to be completed during the March 15 meeting of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn school board. A resolution approving the process of selling $460,000 in bonds was approved on Feb. 17. The sale would complete the issuance of $18.9 million in bonds authorized by voters in 2018 to finance construction of new elementary and middle schools and renovations of the high school. The district is hoping int...
• Feb. 28, 1946 The Hartley girls’ basketball team won the right to represent northwest Iowa in the state tournament at Des Moines by coming out on top in the district tourney which was held in Hartley. Hartley smashed a determined Meriden sextet, 63-36, to advance to the district finals. The championship game was one of those contests where anything could happen, either good or bad. However, most everything good happened to Hartley as they romped away with Mallard by the convincing score of 66-36. Each team in the tournament received a trophy....
Any concerns that the third meeting between Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Trinity Christian might be a battle went away in the second quarter. Twenty straight points gave the Hawks a convincing half time lead and they continued to pull away for a 77-42 win on Feb. 15 in Hartley. Three-point shooting kept the Tigers in contention during the early minutes of the 1A district quarterfinal game and also helped them rally from a nine-point deficit to make the score 20-15. That would be as close as...
A higher place on the Class 2A medal stand literally escaped Okoboji/H-M-S wrestler Nick Bronstad at the individual state tournament last weekend. In the 285-pounder's final two consolation matches, second period escapes by Ethan Hooyer, of Sioux Center, and Keean Kamerling, of Mount Vernon, were the difference between winning and losing. As a result, Bronstad (11, 35-15) finished eighth overall in his first state tournament appearance at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Bronstad opened the...
The pressure to survive and advance is on every high school basketball team in postseason play. But Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn also faced the relenting pressure of Newell-Fonda's full-court defense during a boys' 1A district semifinal on Feb. 18 at Newell. The Mustangs took control in the first quarter and kept the pressure on throughout the game. The result was an 80-43 season-ending loss for the Hawks. "Their overall defensive intensity from the beginning of the game to the end was something we...
After several months of discussion, the process of updating the City of Royal’s code of ordinances will soon get underway. During a Zoom meeting with Darren Bumgarner, of Northwest Iowa Planning and Development, council members agreed on Feb. 10 to move forward with the first comprehensive update of Royal’s ordinances since 2002. Discussion centered on what services will be provided for the $4,500 fee that NWIPDC will charge the city. Bumgarner said Royal’s code book will be “substantially updated.” All pertinent sections of the Code of Iowa a...
• Feb. 21, 1946 Approximately 500 persons attended the American Legion dinner-dance at the Legion Hall. By far the greatest part of the crowd was made up of veterans of World War II and their guests, with the balance of the representation from the American Legion and Auxiliary. The northwest quarter of section 22 in Lincoln Township near Hartley, owned by Edward Houtkooper, was sold to Ralph Ahrens, of Hartley, for $225 per acre or a total cash consideration of $38,000. Orlan Ott, who had been recently discharged from the Navy, was featured i...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn rolled past Trinity Christian, 77-42, in the quarterfinals of the boys' Class 1A district tournament. The game was played Monday evening in Hartley. On the other side of the bracket, Newell-Fonda knocked off MMCRU, 84-52, at Newell, setting up a district semifinal matchup between the Mustangs (16-5) and Hawks (13-9) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, at Newell. The winner advances to the district final on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. at East High School in Sioux City. Their...
The travel distance was long but the girls' postseason tournament run for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn proved to be a short one. Despite coming back to tie the score in the third quarter, the Hawks lost to West Bend-Mallard, 50-39, in a 1A regional first round game Feb. 11 at West Bend. West Bend-Mallard took a four-point lead during a low scoring first quarter. H-M-S twice got to within one point in the second quarter and trailed 24-20 at half time. "The girls got it close and made a few threes," sai...
Mired in an eight-game losing streak, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team finished the regular season on a positive note with a 57-32 win at Harris-Lake Park on Feb. 9. The Hawks scored the first 10 points and led 14-6 at the end of the first quarter. H-M-S then scored 19 unanswered points before the Wolves made a late basket to make the half time score 33-8. "We were able to push the ball after we got rebounds. We got some pretty good looks at the basket," said Hawk coach Lester...
The path to qualifying for the state wrestling tournament for Okoboji/H-M-S wrestler Nick Bronstad got off to a good start on Saturday but was then nearly derailed. Wrestling at 285 pounds, the junior was in control of his opponent in the district semifinal match at Humboldt when he suffered a leg injury. He was able to complete that match but had to forfeit the first place contest. Even so, Bronstad finished second and qualified for state for the first time. He is the first wrestler from H-M-S...
A double-digit lead over Harris-Lake Park dwindled to three points early in the second half. But 3-1/2 minutes later, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn was ahead by 17 and went on to earn a 52-40 win in the final regular season game on Feb. 9. The first 16 minutes of the game at Lake Park proved that no Hawk lead was safe. After an early six-point advantage was cut to one, H-M-S regained the momentum and built a 28-14 advantage in the second quarter. H-LP fought back again and reduced the deficit to 31-27...
• Feb. 14, 1946 A group of businessmen met with Col. Don Johnston, representative of the National Aeronautics Association, to discuss the possibility of organizing a chapter in Hartley. A committee was delegated the task of signing up 25 charter members to organize the local chapter. Joining the new cars on display in Hartley was the 1946 Plymouth, which was featured at Bartelson’s Sales and Service. The new 1946 Hudson was also on display at Thorne’s Sales and Service. Both featured improvements that prospective buyers were encouraged to ch...
tion begins tonight (Feb. 11) as Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn takes on West Bend-Mallard at West Bend. The game will begin at 7 p.m. The Wolverines won the regular season matchup played in December at West Bend, 47-34. The Hawks will be especially focusing on WB-M’s point guard. “She generates their offense. We’ll have to look at how we can keep her from generating offense for herself and others,” Hawk coach Lester Tessum said. Whichever team wins will travel to Moville for a quarterfinal matchup against either Woodbury Central or Siouxland Christi...
Although Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn doesn't have its own wrestling program in 2020-21, its school colors made an auspicious appearance on Saturday at the Class 2A sectional wrestling tournament at Spirit Lake. Wrestling as part of the Okoboji/H-M-S program Nick Bronstad, wearing a Hawk singlet, won the first place match at 285 pounds with a second period pin of Logan Meendering of Algona. The win advances Bronstad to the district meet for the second time and gives him an opportunity to earn his...
After losing three out of four games – all against quality competition – Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn posted a 3-0 record in action last week. Balanced scoring and dominant rebounding propelled H-M-S to an 82-51 win over MMCRU on Feb. 2. Lance Berends scored 23 points and Kooper Ebel scored 19 to lead H-M-S. Ben Haack added 11 points, Sam Heyn scored 10 and Keevyn Jacobsma added eight. The Hawks outrebounded MMCRU by a 53-32 margin, led by Berends with 13 rebounds, Kayl Jacobsma and Ebel with eig...
Facing three girls' basketball teams with at least 13 wins, and two that were ranked in the Top 20, proved to be a daunting task for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn last week. The Hawks lost all three contests, extending their losing streak to nine games. "It says a lot for the competition in northwest Iowa and the competition in the whole area," said Hawk coach Lester Tessum. The first team H-M-S faced was MMCRU (1A No. 6), which established a commanding first-half lead en route to an 81-44 win on Feb....
• Feb. 7, 1946 Adolph Gosch received a painful injury when a horse kicked him, tearing the ligaments in the right knee. He was in a stall putting the harness on a team of mules when the horse in the next stall kicked him. Lawrence Clark, the light plant superintendent, was informed that the state was willing to send a geologist to Hartley to help in determining desirable locations for test holes for a new water supply. The paper drive conducted by the Boy Scouts was the best they ever had. It was estimated that over four tons of paper was c...
Okoboji/H-M-S closed out the Siouxland Conference dual portion of its 2020-21 schedule at Sibley on Jan. 25. The Pioneers defeated Sibley-Ocheyedan (52-30) and lost to Sheldon/South O'Brien (54-21) to give them a final conference dual record of 2-5. Nick Bronstad won both of his matches while Chayton Faulkner was 1-1 and Bryce Dodge and Jonathon Ortiz were 0-2. DOUBLE DUAL AT SIBLEY (Sibley-Ocheyedan, Sheldon/South O'Brien) 106: Keira McCoy won by forfeit; Michael Gonnerman won decision over Eth...
Wins against South O'Brien in boys' basketball haven't come often for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, so when one does you can't blame the Hawks for admiring the result. Fast starts in both halves, balanced scoring and a great team effort all combined to give the Hawks an 80-61 win on Jan. 26 in Hartley. It was their first win against South O'Brien since 2014 and only the second since 2009. "The total effort the kids put forth for the entire game was a thing of beauty," Hawk coach Mark Petersen...
Nine Okoboji/H-M-S wrestlers placed in the Top 6 in their respective brackets at the 2021 Siouxland Conference tournament, on Jan. 29 at Sioux Center. The best finishes for the Pioneers came from Noah Strantz, who was the runner-up at 152 pounds, and Sam Pas, who placed third at 220 pounds. Okoboji/H-M-S also had one wrestler finish in fourth place, three place fifth and two finish sixth. H-M-S's Nick Bronstad faced two rated opponents on his way to a fourth-place finish at 285 pounds. After...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team failed to generate much offense in three losses last week. After struggling to get shots to fall early in the game, H-M-S made a run at South O'Brien in the second half before falling short, 55-44, on Jan. 26 in Hartley. Twenty-two percent field goal shooting hampered the offense, especially early in the game when the Hawks trailed 12-5 after one quarter and by 14 points late in the first half. A 10-0 run in the third quarter pulled H-M-S to...
The application of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's gift policy was put to the test during the school board meeting on Jan. 18. Former H-M-S superintendent Stephen Litts indicated his desire to donate funds to the district. A suggested use of them was the purchase of benches that could be placed either on the north side of the elementary school or in front of it. Discussion was held in the context of board policy 704.4, which is a part of the larger 700 series that was approved during the meeting. The...
