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Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Defensive breakdowns against a hot-shooting team doomed Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn during a 78-49 loss to visiting West Sioux on Jan. 20. Mason Coppock and Booker Walsh outscored the entire H-M-S team with 28 and 24 points, respectively, The Falcons built leads of 19-12 after one quarter and 38-22 at the half thanks to an efficient offensive performance. "They were able to get the ball wherever they wanted it and capitalized by making their shots," said Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund. "They had us in...
Five Okoboji/HMS wrestlers were among the place finishers during the Herb Irgens Invitational, hosted by OABCIG on Jan. 20-21. James Gellerman was the only competitor from H-M-S to finish in the Top 8. The 182 pounder pinned Seth Donelson of East Sac County in 27 seconds and won an 8-1 decision over Wyatt Haffner of Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire. Following a loss by fall in 1:37 to Deontez Williams of Pocahontas Area, Gellerman edged Brendan Lamfers of Sioux Center, 4-3, and was pinned by...
One girls' basketball team was going to get its first win when Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and South O'Brien played in Hartley on Jan. 17. After starting the season with 10 straight losses, the Hawks got into the win column by defeating South O'Brien, 50-21. An 8-0 start propelled H-M-S to a 15-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Hawks maintained the double-digit advantage throughout the second quarter, helped by back-to-back three-pointers by Frankie Mohni within a 10-second span. Despite...
Emmetsburg's boys edged Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to place first as a team during a bowling triangular Jan. 17 at Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn. The E-Hawks finished with a team total of 2,741. That was 13 pins better than H-M-S's total of 2,728. West Sioux finished with a final score of 2,325. Dawson Niichel rolled the high boys' individual game (236). He also rolled a 187 to finish with a team-best total of 423. Other scores for the Hawks were Jack Mastbergen 171-234, 405; Marcus Aaron 199-156,...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's bowlers opened 2023 in historic fashion, as both varsity teams earned their first wins of the season and the first meet victories in program history. Competing at Hawarden on Jan. 9, the Hawk boys edged West Sioux by 14 pins, 2655-2641, while girls' margin of victory was more comfortable, 1734-1648. Individual boys' scores for H-M-S were: Dawson Niichel 203-210, 413; Jack Mastbergen 198-172, 370; Drew Prins 191-172, 363; Marcus Aaron 173-169, 342; Riley Russell 184-134,...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn was on the road last week for three girls' basketball games and came up short in all of them. The Hawks ended the week with a 55-45 loss to MMCRU in War Eagle Conference play on Jan. 13 at Marcus. A slow start to both halves proved to be H-M-S's downfall. The deficit was 17-11 after the first quarter but the Hawks were able to reduce it to 26-23 at half time. MMCRU took control of the contest in the third quarter, outscoring H-M-S by nine to build a 39-27 lead. The Hawks'...
Wins over Sheldon/South O'Brien and Sibley-Ocheyedan gave Okoboji/HMS an undefeated start to the Siouxland Conference dual wrestling season. The Pioneers needed a late win by fall to edge the Orabs (38-35), but had an easier time against the Generals (66-12) in action on Jan. 12 at Sheldon. James Gellerman won both of his matches while Bryce Dodge and Ethan Wiersma split their bouts. Okoboji/HMS improved its dual record to 6-4 overall. The Pioneers will host a double dual with Boyden-Hull/Rock...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn followed up a pair of boys' non-conference basketball victories with a cold shooting night that ended the Hawks' winning streak at five games. Early offensive success was the key ingredient in a 67-57 win on Jan. 9 at Sheldon. The Hawks scored 21 points in the first quarter, fueled by good long-range shooting that opened up things in the lane. "We hit a couple of threes that helped to spread the defense out and off of Lance [Berends] in the post. Our ball movement was...
Back in action after a long layoff, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team suffered a pair of home losses to War Eagle Conference opponents last week. A big fourth quarter allowed Harris-Lake Park to slip past H-M-S, 48-45, on Jan. 6. The Hawks trailed by as many as six points early in the game but managed to pull even with H-LP three times, including in the final seconds of the first half which ended in a 23-23 tie. H-M-S then led throughout the third quarter, extending the...
A 13-point half time lead gave Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn enough of a cushion to hold off Harris-Lake Park, 56-51, for a War Eagle Conference boys' basketball win on Jan. 6. Three Hawks scored in double figures, led by Lance Berends with 22 points. Kooper Ebel scored 14 points and Travis Kamradt added 13. Keevyn Jacobsma and Landen Elwood rounded out the scoring with four and three points, respectively. H-M-S built a 21-12 lead by the end of the first quarter. H-LP cut it to 23-19 with four minutes...
With their opening meet of 2023 cancelled due to weather, Okoboji/HMS wrestlers had to wait until Jan. 5 to compete for the first time. The Pioneers had a successful night, winning two of three duals hosted by East Sac County at Lake View. Okoboji/HMS posted a 63-16 win over East Sac County and topped Manson Northwest Webster by a score of 55-18. Pocahontas Area handed the Pioneers a 42-36 loss, winning the final three matches after Okoboji/HMS had won four straight to take a 36-29 lead....
Two champions and two runners-up helped Okoboji/HMS amass its highest point total at a wrestling tournament this season. The Pioneers scored 142 points and finished fourth at the Forest City Invitational on Jan. 7. Noah Strantz won the 160-pound title and Sam Pas was champion at 220. Adding second-place finishes were Dylan Jones at 120 pounds and Tyce Hanson at 126. Four wrestlers from H-M-S competed, with three earning fifth place at their respective weights. Nathan Stofferan opened the 106-pound bracket with a loss by fall to Deegan Moore,...
A new sports program and accomplishments by established teams highlighted the high school sports scene during the previous 12 months. From bowling lanes to the gridiron, ball diamonds, tracks and courts, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn athletes made plenty of headlines in the Sentinel-News during 2022. What follows is a recap of some of their stories. • New bowling program begins Increasing interest in recent years and an assurance of enough numbers for the 2022-23 season led H-M-S to establish a high s...
One area sports-related event in 2022 that will impact Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn is the exit of one member of the War Eagle Conference and its replacement by a school currently in the Siouxland Conference. Unity Christian has competed in the War Eagle Conference for many years. But an enrollment of 228 in grades 9-11 puts it in Class 3A for girls' postseason competition and 2A for boys' tournaments. By comparison, most WEC schools compete in Class 1A. Four previous attempts by Unity Christian to...
Over 80 percent of Iowa High School Athletic Association member schools voted in favor of including a socioeconomic factor into football classifications. Voting on an amendment to the IHSAA Articles of Incorporation closed on Dec. 20. The final tally was 211 in favor and 52 opposed. Fifty percent of the total membership or 60 percent of those voting was required for approval. The vote was in response to a classification committee recommendation that the IHSAA adopt a classification model which r...
Classifications for postseason boys’ winter sports have been announced by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. For boys’ basketball, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn is the largest school in Class 1A based on the Basic Educational Data Survey (BEDS). Two students separate H-M-S, with an enrollment of 164 in grades 9-11, and Boyden-Hull, the smallest 2A school with 166. Other War Eagle Conference schools in Class 2A are Hinton, West Sioux and Unity Christian. Akron-Westfield, Gehlen Catholic, Har...
For two Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School football players, the 2023 early signing day on Dec. 21 was a family affair. Parents, grandparents and siblings, as well as teammates and friends witnessed Kooper Ebel and Lance Berends sign their commitments to play college football. Ebel is one of 21 high school early signees, including seven from Iowa, to commit to Iowa State University. The listing of Cyclone signees identifies Ebel as a 3-star recruit at the linebacker position. "We are very...
With Unity Christian leaving the War Eagle Conference at the end of the 2022-23 school year, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn had one last chance to earn its first boys' basketball victory against the Knights. Mission accomplished. Scoring on the first possession, H-M-S built an eight-point lead in the first half and made enough shots and defensive plays down the stretch to earn a 67-64 win. The victory on Dec. 20 at Orange City ended a 13-game losing streak to the Knights. Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund was...
Despite having four players score in double figures and leading for three quarters of the game, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn lost in overtime to Gehlen Catholic, 62-59, on Dec. 20 in Hartley. The bulk of H-M-S's scoring came from Kylee Schiphoff with 19 points, Gracie Knobloch with 14, Abby Douma with 12 and Emily Mutombo with 10. Eliza Tewes and Moriah Otto each added two points. The Hawks opened the scoring and except for a 2-2 tie, led for the first 25 minutes of the game. H-M-S enjoyed an early...
For the first time Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn hosted an official high school bowling meet on Dec. 12 at Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn. The H-M-S varsity boys lost to MMCRU by 20 pins, 2698-2718. Individual game scores were Dawson Niichel, 197-171; Drew Prins, 147-149; Caleb Aaron, 186-128; Jack Mastbergen 176-223; Marcus Aaron, 173-165; and Riley Russell, 205-151. Mastbergen's 223 was the overall high game for the varsity boys. MMCRU also won the varsity girls' meet with a team total of 2905, while...
Victory eluded Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in the first-ever competition of the high school bowling program, but second-place finishes to experienced teams were positive results for the two varsity squads. MMCRU swept the team titles of the Sioux Central Invitational on Dec. 6 at Spencer Bowl. Their boys finished with a combined pin total of 2,798 for two games while H-M-S placed second with 2,408. Other complete teams were Sioux Central (2,026) and Pocahontas Area (1,430). Emmetsburg did not have en...
Okoboji/HMS crowned one champion and had two other wrestlers finish in the Top 3 during the Bob Roethler Invitational, hosted by Emmetsburg on Dec. 10. The Pioneers’ Noah Strantz won the 160-pound title with a 5-3 decision in the championship match. Dylan Jones was runner-up at 126, losing a 14-0 major decision to the champion, and Tyce Hanson won a 9-4 decision in the third-place match at 132. Three wrestlers from H-M-S competed. After an opening-round bye at 182 pounds, James Gellerman lost by fall in 3:30 to Morgan Dalen, of E...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn failed to match Sioux Central’s balanced point production during a 67-49 loss at Sioux Rapids on Dec. 5. Lance Berends scored 24 points and Kooper Ebel scored 12 to lead H-M-S, but the Rebels’ Jacob Hargens topped them both with 37. He also had help from two teammates who added 13 and 12 points, respectively. The Hawks’ only other scoring was eight points by Keevyn Jacobsma, three by Landen Elwood and two by Travis Kamradt. Overall, H-M-S was 21-of-45 in shooting from the field (47 percent), and only 2-of-9 at the foul...
The margin of victory wasn't a record, but the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' basketball team's 55-point win over Woodbury Central was among the most lopsided in recent memory. The Hawks dominated on both ends of the floor during the 73-18 season-opening win on Dec. 1 at Moville. It was the H-M-S boys' biggest win since an 82-14 defeat of Clay Central/Everly during the 2013-14 season. Offensively, the Hawks made 50 percent of their shots from the field, grabbed 16 rebounds and distributed 21...
With Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Woodbury Central finding it difficult to score with any consistency, both girls' basketball teams needed to take advantage of whatever opportunities might develop. Woodbury Central was the team to do that, outscoring the Hawks by four points in the third quarter to claim a 36-31 win on Dec. 1 at Moville. The score was tied 4-4 at the end of the first quarter and the Wildcats managed to take a 13-12 lead into the halftime break. Woodbury Central built a five-point...
