Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Three weeks ago, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn baseball team couldn't win a game. Last week, the Hawks couldn't lose. H-M-S capped a 3-0 week with a 5-3 win over Trinity Christian on June 30 at Hull. It was their most complete effort of the season. "The big key was putting all three phases of the game together – solid pitching, tough defense and timely hitting. It was fun to watch," said Hawk coach Jeremy Gloden. One concern going into the game was pitching. Because of pitching limitation rules, t...
Unable to score many runs for most of the month of June, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn baseball team had its biggest offensive night of the season during a 15-2 victory over West Bend-Mallard. The non-conference game was played on June 22 at Gilmore City. The Hawks finished with 12 hits, led by Jacob Cates who was 3-for-4 with four runs batted in; Keaton Graves, who was 3-for-4; Dawson Schiphoff, who was 2-for-3 with four RBI; and Samuel Heyn, who was 2-for-3. "The bats finally woke up and came...
A road trip to West Bend on June 22 proved to be a successful one for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. Thanks to two big scoring innings, the Hawk softball team defeated West Bend-Mallard, 12-1. "The girls played a great game with no errors," said Hawk coach Stephanie Bronstad. "They came out hitting the ball and executing their defense." A three-run double by Gracie Knobloch capped a five-run first inning. Elly Klein and Abby Kunzman also drove in a run. Taya Mason singled in the second inning and score...
Remsen St. Mary's hitters connected with the baseball early and often during an 18-1 win over Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, on June 14 at Remsen. The No. 4 team in Class 1A pounded out 18 hits, including eight doubles. "We ran into a buzz saw," said Hawk coach Jeremy Gloden. "They are a very good hitting team." St. Mary's scored eight runs in the first inning and then sent 15 hitters to the plate during a nine-run second inning. They scored their final run in the third. H-M-S's only hit was a double b...
Trailing by three runs and down to their last at-bat, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's softball team scored four times in the seventh inning to win at Emmetsburg, 7-6. The non-conference win on June 15 was the Hawks' first since the opening week of the season. "The girls played a tough game. They battled each inning defensively and offensively, and never gave up," said Hawk coach Stephanie Bronstad. "We had a few errors but came back with the bats." A first-inning run gave Emmetsburg the lead. H-M-S...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn baseball team found generating offense to be a difficult proposition in three losses last week. In a 2-1 loss to Akron-Westfield on June 7, the Hawks only had three hits and only one baserunner during the final four innings. Both teams scored a run in the first inning. The Westerners combined three walks and a single to put their run on the scoreboard. H-M-S answered as Jordan Ortega was hit by a pitch, Dawson Schiphoff singled and Jacob Cates hit a double to tie the...
Competition in the War Eagle Conference heated up last week, and Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's softball team found the going tough. The Hawks lost all three games and extended their conference losing streak to four. A pair of big innings propelled Akron-Westfield to a 12-2 win over H-M-S on June 7 in Hartley. The Westerners (No. 8 Class 1A) scored on an error in the first inning; pounded out six hits and scored six runs in the second; and tacked on five runs in the fourth on three hits. Taya Mason...
Locked in a low-scoring battle with South O'Brien, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's baseball team did all that was necessary to secure a 2-1 win on June 1 in Hartley. The Hawks scored their runs in the third inning. Keaton Graves was safe on a fielder's choice and scored on a triple by Dawson Schiphoff. Jacob Cates then singled home Schiphoff to give H-M-S a 2-0 lead. H-M-S had chances to extend the advantage, but left the bases loaded in the fourth and stranded two runners in the first and fifth...
South O'Brien scored eight runs in the final two innings to hand Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's softball team a 9-2 loss on June 1 in Hartley. The Wolverines, who scored the game's first run in the third inning, scored three runs in the sixth to take the lead. South O'Brien then mixed a two-run single, an RBI double, three walks, a hit batter and an error to score five runs in the final inning. "We played well," said Hawk coach Stephanie Bronstad. "We still have that one-third of the inning we need...
The 2021 baseball season got off to an exciting start on May 25, as Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn rallied in the seventh inning to defeat Sheldon, 2-1, in Hartley. Each team was able to keep the other off the scoreboard through six innings. Hawk catcher Jacob Cates threw out two Orabs attempting to steal in the first inning while Sheldon escaped a Hawk scoring threat in the second. Sheldon scored its run in the top of the seventh on a two-out single by Max Hamill. In the bottom of the inning, Ben...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn scored in every inning against Harris-Lake Park, capping the War Eagle Conference softball game with six runs in the seventh to wrap up a 15-1 win on May 28 at Lake Park. H-M-S jumped out to a 3-0 lead, thanks to an RBI double by Taya Mason, a run-scoring single by Gracie Knobloch and a wild pitch, the first of many that plagued the Wolves throughout the game. The Hawks scored twice in the second inning on an error and a wild pitch. H-M-S scored single runs in each of the...
Seniors Ben Haack and Samuel Heyn from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn are among the boys' golfers to qualify for inclusion on the all-War Eagle Conference first team. The seniors ranked No. 6 and No. 9 among the Top 10 players this year. To determine all-conference first and second teams, all golfers are awarded points based on their finishes at dual meets. Individuals receive from 12 points for finishing first at a meet to one point for placing 12th. Rankings of other H-M-S players who played in...
A year removed from near-cancellation of their season due to COVID-19, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's baseball team is back to "normal" as it prepares for the 2021 season. Unlike the months leading up to the shortened 2020 season, the Hawks could complete their usual workouts leading up to official preseason practices. "We had a good offseason," said Hawk coach Jeremy Gloden. "We've been able to have our offseason hitting and working with pitchers and catchers." A season's experience plus familiarity...
Changes are in store this summer for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn softball program. Those start with a new head coach. Stephanie Bronstad, who was a varsity assistant since 2018, succeeds Carissa Post who led the program for three seasons. Bronstad is no stranger to H-M-S softball. She played on the Hawks' 1994 state tournament team and was an assistant middle school coach before joining the varsity staff. Also new to the high school staff are assistant coach Barb Haag and volunteer coach Tadd Kno...
Only a handful of strokes prevented Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn from advancing to the second round of the Class 1A girls' regional tournament. Competing in the first-round meet on May 17 at Primghar, H-M-S finished with a team score of 462. That was five strokes behind the third-place team, MMCRU, which did qualify for the second round of regional play because South O'Brien, the host school, finished in the Top 2. Central Lyon won the meet with a 388 team score and South O'Brien was second at 422....
A fourth-place finish was one of the highlights for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team at the state track meet last weekend, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Rain drenched athletes, officials and fans alike at different times during the three-day event. That was certainly the case during the events in which the Hawks competed on Thursday afternoon. Senior Noah Adams placed fourth in the Class 1A long jump competition. The senior's best attempt in the rain measured 20'11.25"....
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team came away from the 2021 state championships with medals in three events as well as two new school records and season-best performances in three events. Junior Jasmine Lux earned medals in three events – the 400 meter dash, the 4x100 meter relay and the sprint medley relay – at the state track and field championships at Drake Stadium last Thursday through Saturday. In the 400 meter dash on Thursday, Lux lowered the school record she had set a...
An early win gave the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team a promising start at the Class 1A state qualifying meet, held on May 13 at Lawton. Senior Noah Adams started things with a leap of 21'8.5" in his first attempt to win the long jump. That distance was the best by a long jumper in any 1A state qualifying meet. "That was a shocker to a lot of us, but maybe not to him," said Hawk coach Kyle Borchers. "No. 1 is awesome. It puts pressure on him, but he is a guy who responds to tha...
Four individuals and five relay teams from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn have qualified to compete in the state track and field meet, which will be held May 20-22 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. The following is the schedule for H-M-S participants (with those listed on meet program): Thursday, May 20: 3:30 p.m. – boys' long jump (Noah Adams); 5:10 p.m. – girls' 200 meter dash preliminaries (Jasmine Lux); 5:30 p.m. – boys' 200 meter dash preliminaries (Connor Dodd); 7:35 p.m. - boys' 100 meter dash...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team qualified for state in four events by virtue of their performances at the Class 1A state qualifying meet May 13 at Lawton. Junior Jasmine Lux is part of four events that will run on the blue oval at Drake University this weekend. Lux was the champion in the 400 meter dash, setting a new school record (1:00.40); was second in the 200 meter dash (:27.95); and was part of the runner-up sprint medley team (1:54.12) and third-place 4x100 relay...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn finished ninth at the War Eagle Conference girls’ golf tournament which was held on May 11 at Sioux Center. Unity Christian won the title with a team score of 395. Gehlen Catholic was the runner-up with a final total of 414, followed by Akron-Westfield 420, Remsen St. Mary’s 422, South O’Brien 427, Hinton 453, MMCRU 464, Harris-Lake Park 481, H-M-S 484 and West Sioux 512. Trinity Christian did not compete. Elle Mastbergen was the highest finisher for H-M-S, finishing the 18-hole event with a score of 113 (55-58). She p...
Sixth place was the landing spot for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn at the Class 1A boys' golf sectional meet, the War Eagle Conference tournament and in the conference dual meet standings. The Hawks recorded a 382 team score to finish sixth at the sectional meet on May 14 at Sanborn Golf and Country Club. Harris-Lake Park and West Bend-Mallard move on to the district meet by finishing first and second with team scores of 315 and 365. George-Little Rock came in third at 372, followed by Trinity...
The Willow Creek course at LeMars proved to be the toughest foe for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in a War Eagle Conference golf meet with Gehlen Catholic on May 4. The H-M-S girls fell to Gehlen Catholic, 212-263. The venue was a contributor to the Hawks’ struggles against the home team. “The LeMars course proved to be our toughest challenge of the year. We got in trouble too often with the water,” Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese said. Elise Haack’s 59 was the best round of the day for H-M-S. Other varsity results were Kinsey Schirmer 64, Emily Sindt 6...
Track and field athletes and golfers from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn are entering a busy stretch of postseason competition. The track teams will compete in the Class 1A coed state qualifying meet at Lawton on Thursday, May 13. Field events begin at 4 p.m., followed by running events at 4:30. Athletes from 14 schools will be competing. The top place winner in each event plus the next 14 best performances statewide from qualifying meet place winners will advance to the state track and field meet, May 20-22, in Des Moines. Spectators wishing to...
