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A third-place finish at the 1A state qualifying meet brought the initial season of girls' bowling at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to a conclusion. The meet was held Feb. 13 at Locomotion Lanes at Sanborn. Shenandoah was the team champion with 2,436 total pins after a series of 15 Baker games. The win qualified them to advance to the state meet. OABCIG finished second with 1,971. H-M-S was just 21 pins behind (1,950) in third place. The other competing teams were North Iowa with 1,767 and Pocahontas...
One Okoboji/HMS wrestler earned his way to the medals stand during the 2023 state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Noah Strantz placed seventh in the 2A 160-pound bracket. The senior won his opening-round match by technical fall (19-4/5:04) over Chase Greiner of Washington. He then lost a major decision (9-1) to Dawson Bond of Red Oak in the second round. Strantz then won three narrow decisions in the opening rounds of the consolation bracket. The senior defeated Karson...
The start of the first-round game in the Class 1A boys' district basketball tournament could not have gone much better for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. The Hawks scored the first 20 points of the game with Alta-Aurelia and after weathering a second-quarter comeback, pulled away for a 74-47 win on Feb. 13 in Hartley. The 20-point run included nine points by Kooper Ebel, a three-point play and another basket by Lance Berends and three-pointers by Keevyn Jacobsma and Trenton Vollink. Acknowledging that...
Stingy defense in the second half tipped the momentum in Remsen St. Mary's favor, leading the blue and white-clad Hawks to a 58-45 win over Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in a Class 1A boys' district basketball game Feb. 16 at Remsen. The score was tied at half time, but St. Mary's defense limited the maroon Hawks to 19 points in the second half to earn the quarterfinal round win. "We were within striking distance heading into the fourth quarter, but St. Mary's put the clamps down defensively and we...
In its first postseason competition as a program, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' bowling team has earned a trip to the state tournament at Waterloo. The Hawks won the team title at the state qualifying meet Tuesday at Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn. H-M-S topped the standings after the series of 15 baker games with a cumulative score of 2869. The next closest team was Shenandoah which finished at 2689. In addition, sophomore Jack Mastbergen qualified to compete as an individual at state. He was...
Fueled by a 21-point scoring advantage in the second and third quarters, South O'Brien overcame a fast start by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to earn a 62-53 boys' basketball win on Feb. 7 at Paullina. After battling to a 9-9 tie, H-M-S went on a 13-2 run during the final three minutes of the first quarter to take a 22-11 lead. The Wolverines immediately flipped the momentum, outscoring the Hawks by 11 in the second quarter to force a 29-29 tie. The teams traded leads early in the second half before...
A big lead came in handy for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, which withstood a late rally by South O’Brien to earn a 57-50 win on Feb. 7 at Paullina. The victory in the final game of the 2022-23 regular season was the second for the Hawk girls in War Eagle Conference play. The first quarter was a seesaw battle, with neither team leading by more than three points. Nine straight points pushed H-M-S’s lead to 29-15, and another late surge extended the margin to 36-20 at half time. The third quarter was a d...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn could never get comfortable against Emmetsburg's defense during the opening round of the Class 2A Region 3 girls' basketball tournament. That proved to be a significant factor in the Hawks' season-ending 52-38 loss at Emmetsburg on Feb. 11. H-M-S struggled to score in the opening period, which ended with Emmetsburg leading 14-7. The Hawks managed to get to within three points on two occasions in the second quarter, but again trailed by seven (26-19) when the first half...
The best pin total of the season lifted the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' bowling team to a win over OABCIG on Feb. 7 at Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn. The Hawks faced tough competition against OABCIG, but were able to earn the victory in the final meet of the regular season. Their pin total was 2780 while the Falcons finished with 2698. Individual scores were Riley Russell 223-170, 393; Jack Mastbergen 177-212, 389; Drew Prins 190-191, 381; Dawson Niichel 189-176, 365; Skyler Shaffer 170-168, 338;...
A 20-0 start helped propel Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to a 74-47 win over Alta-Aurelia in the quarterfinal round of the Class 1A boys' district basketball tournament. The game was played Monday in Hartley. With the win, H-M-S (12-9) advances to play Remsen St. Mary's (19-2, 1A No. 7) in the district semifinal on Thursday, Feb. 16, at Remsen. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. St. Mary's defeated Siouxland Christian, 70-32, in their quarterfinal game on Monday. The winner of Thursday's game advances to the...
After having just one state tournament qualifier the past two seasons, Okoboji/HMS will have five wrestlers competing this week at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Among them is H-M-S senior Bryce Dodge, who placed second at 152 pounds during the 2A district meet at Estherville on Feb. 11. It is the first time that Dodge has qualified for the state meet, where he will compete in a field of 24 qualifiers. Dodge earned a quick win by fall in the quarterfinal round, needing just 35 seconds to...
Okoboji/HMS wrestlers competing in Class 2A at the state tournament wrestled Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 15) at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. First and second round matches, as well as first-round consolation matches were on the opening day schedule. Bryce Dodge (26-13), seeded 20th at 152 pounds, was paired with 13th seeded Talan Weber, 11, of Charles City (19-4) in the first round. The winner advanced to take on Chase Thomas, 12, of Osage (30-6), the fourth seed. Other first-round matches for...
After losing six of seven games over a two-week period, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn rebounded last week with three wins. The week began almost like the previous one had ended at Hinton, with H-M-S surrendering a second-half lead and losing in overtime. But the Hawks would not follow that script at Harris-Lake Park on Jan. 31. Despite allowing leads to slip away in the first half and again in the fourth quarter, they prevailed, 68-65, in overtime. A 12-9 lead after one quarter did not hold up as H-LP...
Trinity Christian controlled the first half, but Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn came back during the final two quarters and in overtime to claim a 44-40 win on Feb. 3 in Hartley. The Tigers scored the first nine points and led 12-4 at the end of the first quarter. They extended the margin to 11 midway through the second quarter and led 18-10 at half time. The Hawks still trailed by that margin when they began a 9-0 run late in the third quarter, giving them their first lead. A late three-pointer put...
Two Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn seniors will continue their football careers with area colleges next fall. Keevyn Jacobsma and Travis Kamradt signed their letters of intent during the national signing day on Feb. 1. Jacobsma will join the football program at the University of Sioux Falls. He is listed as a tight end in the official signing release. He is an Iowa All-State First Team athlete and was twice all-district. Jacobsma is the son of Ryan and Becky, and plans to major in Biology at USF....
An unofficial Siouxland Conference dual tournament to complete six teams' schedules was held at Sioux Center on Feb. 2. Okoboji/HMS won one dual, lost one by a single point and dropped another to a highly-ranked team. The Pioneers defeated MOC-Floyd Valley, 46-30; lost to Sioux Center, 34-33, by the tie-breaker criteria; and fell to Top 10-ranked Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, 50-24. With those results, Okoboji/HMS finished the conference dual season with a record of 5-2, and was 9-6 overall. H-M-S se...
Eleven Okoboji/HMS wrestlers were place-finishers at the 2023 Siouxland Conference tournament, which was held Feb. 4 at Sioux Center. The Pioneers' Noah Strantz was the champion at 160 pounds and four others, including H-M-S senior Bryce Dodge, wrestled in the title match of their respective weights. Dodge won his quarterfinal match by pinning James Bullerman of West Lyon in 42 seconds. He also won by fall (1:03) in a semifinal match with Kooper Huss of MOC-Floyd Valley. Coy DeBoer of...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn athletes are transitioning from the regular season to postseason competition in the coming week. Okoboji/HMS wrestlers will compete in the Class 2A district tournament on Saturday, Feb. 11. The meet will be held at Estherville and begins at 10 a.m. Other competing schools will be Algona, Cherokee, Estherville-Lincoln Central, Forest City, Sheldon/South O'Brien, Spirit Lake Park and West Lyon. First- and second-place finishers in each weight class qualify for the state...
Lance Berends became the leading rebounder in Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' basketball history on Jan. 27 at Hinton. The senior's accomplishment was recognized with the presentation of a commemorative basketball prior to Friday night's game with Trinity Christian. He was joined on the court by teammates and Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund. Berends broke the record of 906 rebounds that had been held by Blake Simons. Entering this week, Berends has 238 rebounds this season to give him 958 overall. He had...
After fashioning a 7-2 record through the first half of January, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' basketball team has lost seven of their last eight games. The only win came against MMCRU, 63-51, on Jan. 24 in Hartley. H-M-S led by 11 points in the first quarter and by 15 late in the second before taking a 31-20 lead into half time. The Royals narrowed the margin to eight points in the third quarter and made another run to get to within seven with less than two minutes to play. The Hawks then...
Getting any consistent scoring proved a difficult proposition for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team during three games last week. Hosting Remsen St. Mary's [1A No. 4] on Jan. 23, H-M-S was held to single digits in three of the four quarters of a 60-28 loss. St. Mary's built a 30-10 lead by half time. Despite scoring 12 points in the third quarter, H-M-S trailed by 30 heading into the final eight minutes. Emily Mutombo scored 11 points and Kylee Schiphoff scored seven. Adding two...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn senior Kooper Ebel has reached another milestone in high school athletic career, this time on the basketball court. Ebel scored his 1,000th point during the Hawks' game with West Sioux on Jan. 20. Ebel was presented with a special basketball commemorating the accomplishment prior to the game with Remsen St. Mary's on Jan. 23. He was congratulated on court by Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund and teammates. "What a milestone and accomplishment for Kooper. I couldn't be more proud...
Boyden-Hull proved to be ungracious hosts on Jan. 26, sweeping both games of a non-conference basketball doubleheader with Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. In the girls' game, H-M-S only scored seven points in the first half while the Comets finished with 25 to take an 18-point lead into half time. Boyden-Hull extended the advantage to 38-14 at the start of the final period. The Hawks nearly doubled their point production by scoring 23 points during the fourth quarter, but the Comets maintained their...
This winter's weather has impacted the Siouxland Conference dual wrestling schedule, but so far Okoboji/HMS has taken advantage of every opportunity to compete. The Pioneers improved their conference dual record to 4-0 with a double dual sweep of Central Lyon/George-Little Rock and West Lyon, on Jan. 24 at Inwood. They edged CL/GLR, 39-33, and won convincingly against the Wildcats, 45-27. One of James Gellerman's wins was a pin of Ethan Pedersen of CL/GLR, and Bryce Dodge added a pin on James...
Pin totals were more than enough for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's bowling teams to sweep Sioux Central during a meet on Jan. 27 at Sioux Rapids. The varsity boys finished with their highest team total of the season to top the Rebels, 2745-2328. Scores for the Hawks were Jack Mastbergen 225-238, 463; Marcus Aaron 192-175, 367; Riley Russell 201-151, 352; Dawson Niichel 147-170, 317; Drew Prins 123-193, 316; and Caleb Aaron 138-145, 283. The Baker game scores were 202, 183, 184, 165 and 196. H-M-S...
