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An inability to score in one quarter spoiled the season-opener for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team. Sioux Central's 17-4 advantage in the second quarter helped them earn the 50-34 win on Nov. 23 at Sioux Rapids. H-M-S led 11-10 at the end of the first quarter but the second-quarter scoring drought caused them to fall behind by 12 at half time. Sioux Central outscored the Hawks by four over the final 16 minutes to earn their first win. Lydia Harders and Jasmine Lux scored 11...
Naet Hoaglund's life journey seems to have come full circle. It began in Hartley where he grew up and returned home to teach and live. Now, he's a head coach at his alma mater. "I was fortunate enough to transition back to the place that had a large part in who I am today and I'm so thankful that opportunity opened up because it's great to be back in town with family," said Hoaglund, whose wife Morgan is an English/Language Arts teacher at H-M-S Middle School. Hoaglund is a 2007 graduate of...
The 2021 football season may be over but players from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn are still receiving postseason accolades. Four players from H-M-S have been named to all-state teams selected by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association and the Iowa Football Coaches Association. Named to the Class A all-state first team were senior Connor Dodd, running back; junior Lance Berends, offensive lineman; and junior Kooper Ebel, defensive back. Garnering all-state second team recognition was junior Travis Kamradt, linebacker. “That is great, great r...
Winning the Class A District 1 title has resulted in several postseason honors for football players and coaches from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. Twelve H-M-S players were named to the 2021 all-district team. Landing on the first team were seniors Mason Brinkman, Nick Bronstad, Connor Dodd and Jesse Garcia, and juniors Lance Berends, Kooper Ebel, Keevyn Jacobsma and Travis Kamradt. Those named to the second team were junior Ryan Borden and freshman James Gellerman, and seniors Wyatt Borden and...
The 2021 football season at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn will rank with some of the best in the history of the program. Records of 8-3 overall and 6-0 in Class A District 1, including two playoff wins, offer some measure the Hawks' accomplishments this fall. But Hawk coach Jay Eilers feels there was more to a successful season than just results on the field. "Greatness is not about record, it is about people," he said. "We accomplished greatness this year." There were some oddities about the season....
Once again, West Hancock proved to be Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's nemesis. After eliminating H-M-S from last year's Class A football playoffs on their way to a state title and winning this year's regular season matchup in non-district play, West Hancock parlayed big plays on offense and a stifling defense into a 27-0 win in quarterfinal action on Nov. 5 at Britt. Unlike the non-district game on Oct. 1 when West Hancock had several double-digit play drives, H-M-S's defense did not allow any...
Statistics may not lie, but they do sometimes tend to blur the whole truth. Despite losing four fumbles in the first half, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn still dominated North Butler in a 26-7 win Oct. 29 in the second round of the Class A football playoffs at Peterson Field. The Hawks lost the turnover battle (4-2) but still outgained North Butler by a significant margin in total yardage (388-152) and scored twice in the second half to seal the victory. Hawk coach Jay Eilers told the players after the...
It seems inevitable that Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and West Hancock would eventually meet in the Class A football playoffs. The two teams played in the third round of the 2020 postseason at Britt, where West Hancock won, 56-18. During the 2021 regular season, H-M-S and West Hancock were paired again for a non-district matchup in Week 6. The defending Class A champions won that game, 20-6. Now they meet again this Friday, again at Britt, and again with a berth in the playoff semifinals on the line....
Two Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn volleyball players have been recognized by the War Eagle Conference for their performances on the court and in the classroom. Senior Jasmine Lux, who led H-M-S in kills and blocks during the 2021 season, was named to the all-conference second team. Another senior, Kaley Pearson, was named honorable mention. She led the team in set assists, serving percentage and aces. Both were also named academic all-War Eagle Conference, which recognizes seniors with a grade point av...
A Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn volleyball player has been recognized for her character and leadership in the sport. Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese announced that Kaley Pearson received the E. Wayne Cooley "You Can" Award. The award given by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association is named for the longtime executive secretary of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Pearson is a senior and the daughter of Jeremy and Trisha Pearson, of Hartley. She led the Hawks this past season in set assists, serving...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn closed out the 2021 volleyball season with a 3-0 loss to Boyden-Hull in the quarterfinal round of the Class 2A regional tournament. The Hawks finished the year with a record of 2-17, with both wins coming in five-set matches against Harris-Lake Park and Sioux Central. H-M-S finished 10th in the War Eagle Conference with a record of 1-9. "We obviously would have liked more marks in the W column," Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese acknowledged. "I'm proud of the girls for continuing...
Sioux Central was one win away from advancing to the next round of the 2A regional volleyball tournament, but Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn had other ideas. Coming back from a 2-1 deficit, the Hawks defeated the Rebels, 3-2, on Oct. 18 at Sioux Rapids. A surge midway through the first set gave H-M-S the lead, but Sioux Central's late rally made the 25-23 final score seem closer than it was. "We came out strong," said Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese. "We were passing the ball well and executing well...
Boyden-Hull flexed its offensive muscles early and forced Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to play from behind during a Class 2A regional quarterfinal match on Oct. 20. The Comets (2A No. 4) led in every set of their 25-4, 25-19, 25-11 win at Hull to end H-M-S’s season. The Hawks fell behind by 10 points to start the match and struggled to get into their offense. “Boyden-Hull did what great teams do in the first set and took advantage of our mistakes,” said Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese. H-M-S also trailed in the final two sets but was more compe...
Running against competitive competition, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country runners achieved most of their goals during the 1A state qualifying meet on Oct. 21 at Holstein. Hawk coach Kyle Borchers characterized the meet as "very competitive." "They were running fast. It was highly competitive," he said. Madison Otto was the top finisher for H-M-S in the girls' race. She placed 37th in a time of 23:39. Borchers thought the senior ran a good race despite not achieving her goal of advancing to...
Good preparation translated into positive results for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in its Class A first-round playoff matchup with Tri-Center on Oct. 22. The Hawks built a 44-point lead in the second half and went on to earn a 70-54 win at Peterson Field. Hawk coach Jay Eilers credited players and coaches with being ready for the highest-scoring playoff contest in program history. "Our kids practiced at an amazingly high level," Eilers noted. "Our coaches do a tremendous job on film breakdown and...
Running a 5K race is not for everyone, but for Madison Otto it has been an opportunity for success. The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country runner placed fifth at the War Eagle Conference meet on Oct. 11. It was the fourth time she placed in the Top 15 of the varsity runners in that meet. Otto acknowledges it feels "really good" to be all-conference again. "The last 400 I kicked it in," she said. "I thought I was seventh but when I finished I was fifth." According to Hawk coach Kyle Borchers,...
Akron-Westfield delivered the first blow, but Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn landed a knockout punch with three touchdowns in the final minute of the first quarter. The Hawks were in control the rest of the way, earning a 50-13 win last Friday at Akron to wrap up the regular season. The Westerners received the opening kickoff and put together a 13-play drive that lasted over 6-1/2 minutes. Quarterback Cade Walkingstick scored on a 1-yard run. "They came out in that first series and did a great job,"...
The 2021 regular season ended just as it started for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn volleyball team. The Hawks lost to Akron-Westfield in the opening match of the West Lyon tournament back in late August and they were swept by the same team (25-11, 25-11, 25-8) to close out the regular season on Oct. 14 in Hartley. The Hawks steadily lost ground in each set as they were unable to generate enough points on offense or counteract the net strength of the Westerners, who recorded 34 kills. H-M-S had a...
A career accomplishment was achieved and several goals were realized by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn runners during the 2021 War Eagle Conference cross country meet. Races were run on a course through the prairie area of the Dordt University campus in Sioux Center on Oct. 11. The highlight for H-M-S was the fifth-place finish by senior Madison Otto, who ran a time of 22:11. She has finished in the Top 15 at the conference meet all four years of her high school career. "[Her time] was a season-best,...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country runners competed in the George-Little Rock/Central Lyon Invitational on Oct. 7. The meet held at the Otter Valley course was a final tune-up before the upcoming War Eagle Conference and state qualifying meets. Madison Otto paced the H-M-S girls with a 15th place finish, running a time of 23:14. Kamryn Ebel placed 44th (25:49), Gracie Knobloch finished 47th (27:27) and Ashleigh Vermeer (28:41) and Juliana Pasillas (29:01) were 49th and 50th, respectively. Siou...
Their records may not have been stellar, but Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Harris-Lake Park battled as though the War Eagle Conference volleyball title was on the line. A two-set lead by H-M-S was matched by two straight wins by the Wolves to force a fifth set. The Hawks trailed for much of the final set but rallied to claim the win. Set scores were 25-21, 25-15, 11-25, 22-25, 15-13. "Overall it was a great team effort," Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese said. "These girls have worked really hard all...
The aftereffects of a tough loss to the No. 1 team in Class A the previous game coupled with a week of Homecoming activities affected Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn early in its football game against Hinton. But the Hawks responded with 49 unanswered points to secure a 61-13 win Oct. 8 at Peterson Field. The victory, coupled with South O'Brien's loss to Akron-Westfield, secured the District 1 title. It is the first outright championship for H-M-S since back-to-back crowns in 1996 and 1997. Hawk coach...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn knew what was coming when West Hancock had the football, but that didn't make it easy to stop them. Class A's No. 1-ranked team rushed for 354 yards on 66 attempts while preventing H-M-S [No. 10] from having any offensive consistency during a 20-6 win last Friday at Britt. Hawk coach Jay Eilers was most disappointed that his players' hard work and effort didn't pay off with a victory. "We came here to win and we didn't quite get it," he said afterward. The Hawks did not...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country runners entered the home stretch of the regular season on Sept. 27, when they participated in the Alta-Aurelia Invitational at Alta Golf and Country Club. The Hawks again competed against quality competition from area teams and continued to show improvement in their times compared to early-season performances. Leading the Hawk girls was Madison Otto, who finished 12th with a time of 22:29. Kamryn Ebel finished 35th (25:34), Gracie Knobloch was 45th (27:35), a...
Getting an early jump on Unity Christian in two sets gave Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn reason to get excited, but that momentum proved to be short-lived. The Knights (3A No. 10) quickly rebounded to earn convincing 25-10, 25-10, 25-12 wins to complete the War Eagle Conference sweep. The Hawks led 4-1 in the first set and 3-1 in the third, but could not sustain either advantage. Unity Christian pulled away in both sets as H-M-S could not string points together. The Knights, who finished the match with...
