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  • Capacity restrictions announced for state track meet finals

    May 13, 2021

    Finals sessions at the Iowa state track and field championships on Saturday, May 22, will be split and spectators will be ticketed through qualifying participants due to capacity restrictions at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union announced that the three-day coed meet will be held on Thursday, May 20 and Friday, May 21, with finals on Saturday. Current attendance limits from Drake University and Polk County Health Department allow for two tickets per qualifying...

  • Heading down the home stretch

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|May 13, 2021

    Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn did not have any champions but three individuals contributed runner-up performances during the War Eagle Conference track and field meet. The Hawk boys finished fifth in the meet that was held in Hartley on May 4. Connor Dodd placed second in the 100 meter dash (:11.27), Kooper Ebel was second in the 400 meter dash (:52.85) and Noah Adams was second in the long jump (20'4"). Other individual place finishers for H-M-S were Ethan Diehm, long jump, fourth (19'2.5"); Dodd,...

  • Good things happen in final regular season meets

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|May 13, 2021

    A school record was among the highlights of performances last week by the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team. The Hawks hosted the War Eagle Conference meet on May 3 and traveled to Paullina on May 6 for the South O'Brien Wolverine Relays. At the War Eagle meet, Jasmine Lux broke the school record in the 400 meter dash. She ran 1:00.57, which broke the previous record of 1:00.86 by Shanna Vetter. Although Lux finished third in the race, it was an extremely competitive field, acco...

  • Hardest working athletes recognized with special award

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|May 6, 2021

    What is hoped to be a tradition began last Wednesday, when two Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School students were presented with the inaugural "Hardest Working Athlete" awards. The announcement of the award and the initial recipients were made during the athletic banquet held in the high school gym. The first two athletes to be recognized with the award are senior Taya Mason and junior Connor Dodd. The plaques they received state the award is given "for an outstanding demonstration of dedication t...

  • They were fit to be tied

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|May 6, 2021

    Like their female counterparts, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' golfers found themselves in an unusual tie with MMCRU when their War Eagle Conference meet ended. Both teams finished play last Friday at Marcus with identical 180 team scores. But unlike the H-M-S girls, the boys didn't find the tiebreaker to be as friendly. Their fifth score was one stroke higher than MMCRU's, giving the hosts the meet win. "We played better, but we had too many penalty strokes," Hawk coach Mark Japenga said....

  • Okoboji Relays are 'fantastic' for H-M-S

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|May 6, 2021

    Individual success in a team environment resulted in favorable outcomes for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn at the Okoboji Relays. As a team, the Hawk boys finished fifth overall with 67 points. But with Class 2A schools such as Spirit Lake (125 points), Sioux Center (124) and Okoboji (117) at the top of the standings of the meet held April 26, Hawk coach Kyle Borchers was not disappointed with the results. "I thought that it was the best meet we had up to date," Borchers said. "We used that meet to see...

  • And the winner is...

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|May 6, 2021

    After working all season to earn their first win, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' golf team had to wait a little longer to determine the outcome of their meet with MMCRU on April 30. Both teams finished the dual at Marcus with identical scores of 229. To determine the tiebreaker, the fifth-lowest score of each team was used. The advantage went to the Hawks, which gave them their first win in seven War Eagle Conference meets. "I'm proud of the ladies for getting the win," said Hawk coach...

  • Models of consistency

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|May 6, 2021

    Jasmine Lux's placing in four events was among the highlights for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team at the Okoboji Relays, held on April 26 at Milford. Lux was the runner-up in the 400 meter dash (1:01.89), placed fifth in the 200 meter dash (:27.57), was part of the sprint medley team that placed fourth and was part of the 4x100 meter relay team that came in sixth. Other members of the sprint medley were Anna Vander Veen, Lydia Harders and Abigail Otto (1:58.64). Also...

  • IHSAA honors officials for service

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|May 6, 2021

    A total of 162 game officials were honored by the Iowa High School Athletic Association for the 2021 edition of its annual officials’ awards program. Through 2019, the IHSAA presented the awards at an annual banquet in Des Moines. The ceremony has not been held the last two years due to COVID-19 considerations, and award-winning officials will receive their honors through mailings from the IHSAA. “We’re always proud of how our officials serve their communities, students and sports, but especially so in this 2020-21 school year as they have...

  • H-M-S girls heading in the right direction

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 29, 2021

    The team scores were not low enough to earn a win, but there were noteworthy individual accomplishments for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' golf team in a pair of War Eagle Conference golf meets. H-M-S lost to South O'Brien, 219-233, in a meet played on April 22 at Primghar. Individually, Elise Haack topped the leader board in a three-way tie with Kaeley Einck and Whitney Einck of South O'Brien. All three finished with rounds of 52. "Elise is doing a great job playing consistent golf night...

  • H-M-S boys win 5 events at home meet

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 29, 2021

    Five first-place finishes highlighted the performance of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team at the 2021 edition of the Hawk Relays, on April 23 at Peterson Field. Connor Dodd swept the 100 and 200 meter dash titles, running the former in :11.22 while finishing the latter in a time of :23.09. Noah Adams also earned a first-place finish in the long jump with his leap of 19'11.25". H-M-S also swept the 4x100 and 4x200 relays in times of :45.68 and 1:35.46, respectively. In the...

  • Moving up the standings

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writers|Apr 29, 2021

    The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team continues to show improvement, finishing fourth of nine teams at their own Hawk Relays on April 23 in Hartley. The Hawks scored 65 points. Cherokee won the girls' division with 157, with Okoboji in second with 110. Sibley-Ocheyedan was third with 81. The Hawks were in fourth, followed by Remsen St. Mary's with 63, George-Little Rock with 40, Akron-Westfield with 25, Storm Lake St. Mary's with 20 and Trinity Christian with 15. H-M-S started...

  • Little things pay big dividends

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 29, 2021

    The little things are starting to pay off in a big way for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in War Eagle Conference boys' golf play. H-M-S earned its second straight conference meet win by edging South O'Brien, 189-192, on April 22 at Primghar. Two H-M-S golfers topped the medalist list. Ben Haack finished with the low round of the day (42) while Samuel Heyn was three strokes back at 45. Other competitors were Wyatt Borden 50, Lucas Kroese 52, Keith DeBoer 54 and Spencer McCarter 58. "The kids are making...

  • Working for consistency

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 22, 2021

    The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' golf team recorded its second-lowest score of the season during a War Eagle Conference meet with West Sioux on April 15. West Sioux won the meet played at the Hawarden course by a score of 210-222. Megan Ten Kley and Kinsey Schirmer finished among the Top 4 individuals for the first time in a meet. Ten Kley was second with a 51 and Schirmer took fourth with a 54. Other scores for H-M-S were Elise Haack 58, Emily Sindt 59, Darby Mastbergen 60, and Elle...

  • Top 3 individuals lead golfers to first meet win

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 22, 2021

    With three players topping the leader board, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn defeated West Sioux, 197-217, to earn its first War Eagle Conference boys' golf meet win on April 15 at Hawarden. Leading the way were Samuel Heyn with a 45, Ben Haack with a 49 and Wyatt Borden with a 50. Keith DeBoer rounded out the team scoring with a 53. The rest of the varsity lineup included Spencer McCarter with a 55 and Lucas Kroese with a 57. West Sioux's only medalist was Chris Schmidt who fired a 50. Hawk JV scores...

  • Great finishes on a big stage

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 22, 2021

    Members of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys’ track and field team finished among the best in the region during the Sioux City Relays on April 17. Connor Dodd finished second in the Class C 100 meter dash, recording a time of :11.71. He was just four-hundredths of a second behind Keaton Bonderson, of Gehlen Catholic. Noah Adams, Kooper Ebel, Dawson Schiphoff and Dodd combined for second-place finishes in the Class C 4x100 relay and 4x200 relay. Their time of :45.36 in the 4x100 was only topped by Pierce, Neb. They ran the 4x200 in 1:34.66, f...

  • Bright spots for H-M-S girls in 2 meets

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 22, 2021

    The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team competed twice last week, at the Unity Christian Coed Invitational on April 12 at Northwestern College in Orange City, and at the Spencer Girls' Invitational on April 16 at Spencer. At Unity Christian, the Hawks began the meet with a win in the sprint medley relay. The team of Emily Mutombo, Anna Vander Veen, Abby Otto and Jasmine Lux took first place in a time of 2:01.02. In addition, the Hawks recorded four runner-up finishes....

  • Finishing second isn't always a bad thing

    Mike Petersen, Sport Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 22, 2021

    Sometimes the best isn't quite good enough. Case in point – Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's 4x100 relay squad which bettered the Unity Christian Invitational meet record, but didn't win the race. Noah Adams, Kooper Ebel, Dawson Schiphoff and Connor Dodd ran a time of :45.62, which bettered the old meet record. But they had to settle for second place, as Unity Christian ran a time of :43.84 to set a new meet record. Adams, Ebel, Schiphoff and Dodd also finished second in the 4x200 (1:36.46), but lost a...

  • Mixed results in opening girls' golf meets

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 15, 2021

    Hinton defeated Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, 204-221, to win a War Eagle Conference girls' golf meet on April 6 at Sanborn Golf and Country Club. Elise Haack finished fourth on the leader board with her round of 50. Emily Sindt fired a 53, Darby Mastbergen and Kinsey Schirmer each finished with a 59, Elle Mastbergen shot a 61 and Emma Schmillen finished with a 64. The Hawks' only JV player, Alexis Grover, shot a 61. Hailey Rosenbaum and Mia Fleckenstein each carded a 49 to lead Hinton. • Lose to U...

  • Sprints lead the way at Dutch Relays

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 15, 2021

    Two first-place finishes and a pair of runner-up efforts led the way for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team during the MOC-Floyd Valley Dutch Relays, on April 6 at Orange City. Connor Dodd won the 100 meter dash (:11.29) and the Hawks' 4x100 relay quartet placed first (Noah Adams, Kooper Ebel, Dawson Schiphoff, Dodd, :45.31). Adams finished second in the 100 (:11.76) and Dodd was runner-up in the 200 (:23.77). Ebel placed third in the 400 meter dash (:54.34); Bryce Dodge was f...

  • Showing signs of promise

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 15, 2021

    The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team continued its early-season meets by competing at the MOC-Floyd Valley Dutch Relays on April 6 and the Tomahawk Relays on April 9. At the Dutch Relays, Madison Otto led the squad with a double-win in the 3,000-meter run (12:55.66) and the 1,500-meter run (5:54.15). "This was a great meet for Madison," Hawk coach Nicole Dorhout said. "It's fabulous to win one event, much less two. She's been working really hard." Also placing in the 3,000-mete...

  • Rough starts determine boys' golf results

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 15, 2021

    The 2021 boys' golf season began on April 6 with Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn hosting Hinton at the Sanborn Golf and Country Club. The Blackhawks held off a late charge by H-M-S to earn the 196-199 win in War Eagle Conference play. "We got beat by three, but battled really well after a rough start," said Hawk coach Mark Japenga. Ben Haack's 45 was the low score for the meet. Other scores for H-M-S were Samuel Heyn 49, Wyatt Borden 52, Lucas Kroese 53, Keith DeBoer 59 and Jackson Albert 60. Brody...

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  • The wait to compete is over

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 8, 2021

    etition since 2019, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field teams have seen some action during two early bird outdoor meets. The events replaced indoor meets that are usually held early in the spring. The Hawks travelled to Hawarden on March 25 for the West Sioux early bird meet. No team scores were kept or awards given, but the meet gave area schools a chance to get some competition. Highlights for the Hawks were three runner-up finishes in the 11-team meet. Junior Madison Otto placed...

  • An early start to the season

    Mike Petersen, Sports Editor & Staff Writer|Apr 8, 2021

    A pair of early-season outdoor meets gave the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team its first taste of competition for the 2021 season. Hawk coach Kyle Borchers said the first meet, hosted by West Sioux on March 25, was something like a scrimmage that gave teams a chance to work out in a competitive setting. The meet on March 29 at South O'Brien was more like a regular meet, but Borchers again used it as a means of gauging how far along the Hawks have progressed. At South O'Brien, Co...

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