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3 H-M-S bowlers advance to state individual tourney Three Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn bowlers have qualified to compete in the 2024 Iowa High School Bowling Championships. Jack Mastbergen, Eli Mastbergen and Caleb Aaron finished first, second and third in the individual tournament held on Tuesday at Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn. The Top 4 individuals from the eight district sites advance to state. The trio from H-M-S will compete in the Class 1A state individual tournament at 9 a.m. on Wednesday,...
Opponents' fast starts kept Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on the losing side of the scoreboard during the final week of the boys' regular season. Sioux Central's 14-0 run set the tone during the Hawks' 67-46 loss on Feb. 5 in Hartley. The Rebels led 22-6 at the end of the first quarter and 38-16 at halftime. H-M-S outscored the Rebels by a 14-10 margin in the third quarter, but they answered with a 12-2 run and put the game out of reach. "We dug ourselves a pretty big hole that first quarter. We strugg...
Early success by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in a boys' Class 1A preliminary round game proved to be unsustainable for the long haul. As the Hawks began relying too much on outside shooting, Sibley-Ocheyedan gained momentum that carried them to a 55-39 win on Feb. 9 at Sibley. H-M-S jumped out to a 9-4 lead, lost it and then regrouped to go ahead 15-13 at the end of the first quarter. S-O went in front with an 11-0 run to begin the second quarter. The Hawks were limited to four points in the quarter...
Only one wrestler from Okoboji/HMS emerged from Class 2A District 2 with a ticket to compete at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Competing at Estherville on Feb. 10, the Pioneers' Tyce Hanson lost the first-place match at 126 pounds by fall to Elijah Wilhite of Algona. But he was able to wrestle for second place and took advantage of the opportunity, pinning Noah Potter of Clear Lake (4:30) to earn a trip to state. The junior (24-4) was scheduled to wrestle Kooper Waugh of West Delaware on Feb....
Winter sports teams from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn will enter postseason competition in the coming week. The preliminary round of the Class 1A boys' district basketball tournament will be played on Friday, Feb. 9. No. 9 seed H-M-S will play No. 8 Sibley-Ocheyedan at Sibley. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. The winner advances to play No. 1 seed North Union on Monday, Feb. 12 at Armstrong. Okoboji/HMS wrestlers will compete in the Class 2A district meet at Estherville on Saturday, Feb. 10. Other competing...
The Siouxland Conference boys' wrestling dual season came to a close for Okoboji/HMS on Jan. 30 at Rock Valley. The Pioneers defeated MOC-Floyd Valley, 61-12, and lost to Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, 42-28. Four wrestlers, including two from H-M-S, were 2-0 for the night. James Gellerman (190/175) won a major decision over Beau Weber of MOC-FV (14-1) and won by fall over Cozyn Rozeboom of BH/RV (1:23). Ethan Wiersma (215) won by fall over German Topete of MOC-FV (2:46) and Braidyn Cihlar of BH/RV...
Okoboji/HMS wrestler Amelia Sirola got off to a good start at the girls' state wrestling tournament but was unable to continue the momentum into the next rounds. The Okoboji athlete competed on Feb. 1 at Xtream Arena in Coralville. Wrestling in the opening round of the 235 pound bracket, Sirola won by fall over Emma Cook of Colfax-Mingo (3:06). She then lost her second-round match by fall to Bricsia Garcia-Vasquez of West Liberty (0:49). Moving to the consolation round, Sirola lost by fall to...
Point production by the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' basketball team improved last week, but the Hawks were still outscored in all three games. Harris-Lake Park's fast start set the tone during the Hawks' 58-41 loss on Jan. 30 in Hartley. The Wolves scored the first nine points and led 16-6 after one quarter. "We struggled to find rhythm offensively and had a few careless turnovers," Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund said. "Once we hit a couple of baskets, we settled down a bit and looked much more...
For nearly three quarters, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn seemed to control its girls' basketball game with Harris-Lake Park on Jan. 30 in Hartley. The Hawks led by 25 points toward the end of the third quarter and appeared well on their way toward earning their 11th win of the season. But over the next eight minutes, Harris-Lake Park narrowed the lead to five points. Free throws in the final minute of regulation allowed H-M-S to hold off the Wolves and earn a 48-41 win. "We had a really strong first...
The hard work that Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn’s bowlers are putting in during practice continued to pay off last week, starting with a home meet against Sioux Central on Jan. 26. The girls’ team was victorious, 2067-1573. Individual scores were Heather Elgersma 161-155, 316; Jordan Lux 156-138, 294; Keyanna Brower 144-139, 283; Annika Overmire 144-133, 277; and Lexi Croatt 129-124, 253. Baker game scores were 151, 117, 98, 135, 143 – 644. “The girls’ practice and efforts at the meets are paying off. They have increased their single scores ea...
Amelia Sirola will represent Okoboji/HMS at the 2024 girls' state wrestling championships. The Okoboji athlete earned the trip to state by placing third at the regional qualifier on Jan. 26 at Mason City. Wrestling in the 235-pound bracket, Sirola lost by fall in the semifinals to Aniyah Smith of Mason City (5:12). In consolation action, Sirola won by fall over Kinley Stambaugh of North Central Trailblazers (1:03) and Eden Lamborn of Nashua-Plainfield (0:40). In a rematch with Smith for third...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's winning streak came to an abrupt end in a rematch with MMCRU on Jan. 23. The Hawks scored the same number of points as they did in a win on Jan. 20 in Hartley, but the Royals scored 14 more points at Marcus to earn a 56-45 win. The game got away from H-M-S midway through the first half. Already trailing 14-11 after one quarter, the Hawks faced a 33-23 deficit at halftime. The second half was a stalemate despite the fact that H-M-S had its best point output in the final...
Point production improved for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in each quarter but MMCRU consistently outscored H-M-S throughout the game to win, 76-39, Jan. 23 at Marcus. H-M-S stayed close in the first quarter and had an opportunity to get to within four or six points. Instead, the Royals scored to increase their lead to 14-8. MMCRU broke the game open late in the first half and built a 41-17 advantage. "I thought we struggled more than we did in our first game with them against their pressure. Give MMC...
Two Okoboji/HMS wrestlers were runners-up in their weight classes during the 2024 Siouxland Conference tournament. Sioux Center hosted the meet on Jan. 25. H-M-S wrestler James Gellerman finished second at 175 pounds. The junior won his opening round match by fall over Cozyn Rozeboom of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (2:26) and edged Dominic Marco of Sibley-Ocheyedan in the semifinals (6-5). Reid Hulshof of Sioux Center defeated Gellerman in the title match (9-5). Sophomore Nathan Stofferan placed...
South O'Brien built a double-digit lead in the first half but Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn found a way to overcome a cold shooting night to earn a 46-38 win. H-M-S won the game on Jan. 16 at Paullina despite only making 17-of-71 shots from the floor. The Hawks were also at a disadvantage at the foul line, where they were 5-of-8 compared to South O'Brien which was 11-of-19. Despite trailing by five points in the first quarter and 22-10 at halftime, H-M-S did not make many significant changes during...
A long layoff had some effect on Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's bowling teams during their first action of 2024, but both were still victorious during a triangular on Jan. 16 at Sanborn. The Hawk girls finished with a 1,830 team total, topping West Sioux which finished with 1,695. Emmetsburg does not have a girls' team. A highlight for H-M-S was Keyanna Brower bowling the girls' high game (145) and high two-game series (283). Other individual scores for H-M-S were Jordan Lux 111-138, 249; Lexi Croatt...
A good start against South O'Brien did not translate to overall success for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on Jan. 16 at Paullina. After scoring 15 points in the first quarter, the Hawks managed just 10 the rest of the way in a 78-25 loss. Four Hawks scored in the first quarter which ended with the Wolverines (1A No. 10) leading 29-15. South O'Brien limited H-M-S to five points in the second quarter while extending its lead to 47-20. "I thought our offense in the first quarter was some of the best...
Wrestlers from nearly 30 teams competed during the two-day Herb Irgens Invitational hosted by OABCIG on Jan. 19-20 at Ida Grove. Okoboji/HMS finished 18th overall, scoring 46 points. Don Bosco of Gilbertville won the title with 269.5 points, Sergeant Bluff-Luton was second with 178 and Jesup was a close third with 177. James Gellerman (175 pounds) was the only wrestler from H-M-S to place. He won by fall over Mickael Manzer of East Sac County (no time listed) and won a major decision over Kaleb...
Both of Okoboji/HMS's wrestling teams had perfect nights during duals hosted by Sibley-Ocheyedan on Jan. 11. The Pioneer boys defeated Sheldon/South O'Brien, 43-30, and topped Sibley-Ocheyedan, 51-24. H-M-S athletes contributed a total of five individual wins. James Gellerman (175) was 2-0, pinning Kolt Roos of Sheldon/SOS (0:59) and Dominic Marco of S-O (3:23). Nathan Stofferan (113) also earned two wins, pinning Jackson Van Der Sloot of S-O (3:57) and receiving a forfeit. Ethan Wiersma (215)...
Better shooting from the floor and dominance on the glass helped turn what had been a battle with Sheldon into a comfortable victory for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. The Hawk girls used a 12-point advantage in the fourth quarter to wrap up a 62-41 win on Jan. 11 in Hartley. H-M-S made 43 percent of its shots from the field, including 8-of-15 from three-point range, and dominated the glass by a 41-26 margin. Both teams attempted 29 free throws and neither made more than 50 percent of them. After...
Turnovers that led to quick scores made things easy for Sheldon in a 68-31 win over Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. The boys' non-conference game was played Jan. 11 in Hartley. The Orabs rolled to a 25-8 lead in the first quarter, scoring many of their points off Hawk turnovers. While the scoring pace slowed considerably in the second quarter, H-M-S still trailed 39-12 at halftime. "Sheldon was very disruptive in their press and caused us fits with it the whole night. We just shoot ourselves in the...
Okoboji/HMS resumed the 2023-24 boys' wrestling season in a big way on Jan. 4, sweeping a quadrangular hosted by East Sac County. The Pioneers improved their dual record to 7-2 with wins over East Sac County, 71-12; Manson Northwest Webster, 54-24; and Pocahontas Area, 45-33. The five wrestlers from H-M-S who competed in the varsity duals finished with a record of 7-1 in matches wrestled, and received a total of seven forfeits. Nathan Stofferan (113 pounds) pinned Eli Schoon of Manson Northwest...
A good start at the beginning of the game and scoring runs in the second half pushed Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn past Unity Christian, 40-35. The non-conference game was played Jan. 4 in Hartley. The Hawks scored five unanswered points in the opening 3-1/2 minutes and led 7-4 after one quarter. A five-point advantage early in the second quarter melted as the Knights rallied to take a 12-11 lead. The teams traded leads for the next four minutes and the first half ended with Unity Christian on top,...
The scenario for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in its first boys' basketball game after the holiday break was similar to that of the game just before Christmas – a good start for the Hawks followed by the opposing team taking control of the contest. Playing at Harris-Lake Park on Jan. 5, the Hawks led for most of the first quarter. But they would give up the lead and then fall farther behind as the game progressed. The outcome would be a 63-25 loss. H-M-S led 10-4 in the early stages of the game a...
Like any year, 2023 had its share of highs and lows for high school sports teams at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. But many of the team accomplishments were groundbreaking for their programs, and individual achievements were among the best in H-M-S history. Here is a recap of some of the top highlights of the year that just ended. • Right in the fight In the first year of its own bowling program, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn established a standard that other schools would envy. H-M-S was the top boys' t...
