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H-M-S sophomore Lance Berends named to 1A substate team A Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn player has been named to an all-substate team by the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association. Lance Berends is one of eight players, including five from the War Eagle Conference, to be named to the Class 1A all-Substate 1 team. The sophomore led H-M-S in scoring, rebounds and blocks during the 2020-21 season. Other players named to the team were: Keaton Bonderson, 10, and Carter DeRocher, 11, Gehlen Catholic; Dallas Kluender, 11, Woodbury Central; Carter Sievers, 10, N...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn has two players on the 2020-21 all-War Eagle Conference boys' basketball first team. Lance Berends and Kooper Ebel, both sophomores, are among the first-team selections that include two players from conference champion Gehlen Catholic and two from runner-up Unity Christian. Berends, a first-team selection as a freshman, led H-M-S in scoring, rebounds and blocks, and was third in assists. Ebel, who was honorable mention last year, led H-M-S in assists and steals, and was...
A pair of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball players are among those named to the 2020-21 War Eagle all-conference teams. Senior Taya Mason is included on the all-WEC second team. Named all-conference for the first time, Mason finished the season second in scoring and steals for H-M-S. Another first-time selection from H-M-S is Jasmine Lux, who received honorable mention recognition. The junior was the Hawks' third-leading scorer and was tied for first in steals and was second in...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' basketball team finished the 2020-21 season with an overall record of 13-10. It was the first time H-M-S finished with an above-.500 record since 2015-16. The season ended with an 80-43 loss to Newell-Fonda in the district semifinals. Statistical leaders are listed below. Points: Lance Berends – 363, Kooper Ebel – 256, Sam Heyn – 210, Ben Haack – 203, Kayl Jacobsma – 184, DJ Doyle – 69, Jordan Ortega – 56, Keevyn Jacobsma – 34, Mason Brinkman – 16, Travis Kamrad...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team compiled a 5-17 record during the 2020-21 season. The Hawks' 3-7 record in War Eagle Conference play represented one fewer win than the prior season. H-M-S lost to West Bend-Mallard in the opening round of the Class 1A regional tournament. Statistical leaders for the season include: Points: Lydia Harders – 205; Taya Mason – 186, Jasmine Lux – 164, Olivia Grooters – 111; Darby Mastbergen – 92, Emily Otto – 45, Elise Haack – 42, Emily Mutombo – 37,...
Okoboji/H-M-S compiled a dual record of 9-22 during the 2020-21 wrestling season. The Pioneers finished with a Siouxland Conference dual record of 2-5, giving them a sixth place finish. This was the second year that wrestlers from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn have participated in the program with Okoboji. They were Nick Bronstad (8th place at state), Bryce Dodge, Chayton Faulkner, Mitchell Meyers and Jonathan Ortiz. The following are individual records for all matches as listed on Trackwrestling.com....
Any concerns that the third meeting between Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Trinity Christian might be a battle went away in the second quarter. Twenty straight points gave the Hawks a convincing half time lead and they continued to pull away for a 77-42 win on Feb. 15 in Hartley. Three-point shooting kept the Tigers in contention during the early minutes of the 1A district quarterfinal game and also helped them rally from a nine-point deficit to make the score 20-15. That would be as close as...
A higher place on the Class 2A medal stand literally escaped Okoboji/H-M-S wrestler Nick Bronstad at the individual state tournament last weekend. In the 285-pounder's final two consolation matches, second period escapes by Ethan Hooyer, of Sioux Center, and Keean Kamerling, of Mount Vernon, were the difference between winning and losing. As a result, Bronstad (11, 35-15) finished eighth overall in his first state tournament appearance at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Bronstad opened the...
The pressure to survive and advance is on every high school basketball team in postseason play. But Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn also faced the relenting pressure of Newell-Fonda's full-court defense during a boys' 1A district semifinal on Feb. 18 at Newell. The Mustangs took control in the first quarter and kept the pressure on throughout the game. The result was an 80-43 season-ending loss for the Hawks. "Their overall defensive intensity from the beginning of the game to the end was something we...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn rolled past Trinity Christian, 77-42, in the quarterfinals of the boys' Class 1A district tournament. The game was played Monday evening in Hartley. On the other side of the bracket, Newell-Fonda knocked off MMCRU, 84-52, at Newell, setting up a district semifinal matchup between the Mustangs (16-5) and Hawks (13-9) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, at Newell. The winner advances to the district final on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. at East High School in Sioux City. Their...
The travel distance was long but the girls' postseason tournament run for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn proved to be a short one. Despite coming back to tie the score in the third quarter, the Hawks lost to West Bend-Mallard, 50-39, in a 1A regional first round game Feb. 11 at West Bend. West Bend-Mallard took a four-point lead during a low scoring first quarter. H-M-S twice got to within one point in the second quarter and trailed 24-20 at half time. "The girls got it close and made a few threes," sai...
Mired in an eight-game losing streak, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team finished the regular season on a positive note with a 57-32 win at Harris-Lake Park on Feb. 9. The Hawks scored the first 10 points and led 14-6 at the end of the first quarter. H-M-S then scored 19 unanswered points before the Wolves made a late basket to make the half time score 33-8. "We were able to push the ball after we got rebounds. We got some pretty good looks at the basket," said Hawk coach Lester...
The path to qualifying for the state wrestling tournament for Okoboji/H-M-S wrestler Nick Bronstad got off to a good start on Saturday but was then nearly derailed. Wrestling at 285 pounds, the junior was in control of his opponent in the district semifinal match at Humboldt when he suffered a leg injury. He was able to complete that match but had to forfeit the first place contest. Even so, Bronstad finished second and qualified for state for the first time. He is the first wrestler from H-M-S...
A double-digit lead over Harris-Lake Park dwindled to three points early in the second half. But 3-1/2 minutes later, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn was ahead by 17 and went on to earn a 52-40 win in the final regular season game on Feb. 9. The first 16 minutes of the game at Lake Park proved that no Hawk lead was safe. After an early six-point advantage was cut to one, H-M-S regained the momentum and built a 28-14 advantage in the second quarter. H-LP fought back again and reduced the deficit to 31-27...
tion begins tonight (Feb. 11) as Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn takes on West Bend-Mallard at West Bend. The game will begin at 7 p.m. The Wolverines won the regular season matchup played in December at West Bend, 47-34. The Hawks will be especially focusing on WB-M’s point guard. “She generates their offense. We’ll have to look at how we can keep her from generating offense for herself and others,” Hawk coach Lester Tessum said. Whichever team wins will travel to Moville for a quarterfinal matchup against either Woodbury Central or Siouxland Christi...
Humboldt is the site where berths to the Class 2A state wrestling tournament will be earned during the district meet on Saturday, Feb. 13. Qualifiers from sectionals at Spirit Lake and Clear Lake will compete in action that begins at noon. Okoboji/H-M-S’s Nick Bronstad (11, 33-10) and Algona’s Logan Meendering (12, 19-11) will be in the 285-pound bracket with Aaron Graves of Southeast Valley (11, 28-3) and Cole Jeffries of Osage (10, 17-4). Graves is ranked No. 10 in Class 2A. At 152 pounds, Zach Jensen of Spirit Lake Park (11, 25-9) and the...
Although Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn doesn't have its own wrestling program in 2020-21, its school colors made an auspicious appearance on Saturday at the Class 2A sectional wrestling tournament at Spirit Lake. Wrestling as part of the Okoboji/H-M-S program Nick Bronstad, wearing a Hawk singlet, won the first place match at 285 pounds with a second period pin of Logan Meendering of Algona. The win advances Bronstad to the district meet for the second time and gives him an opportunity to earn his...
After losing three out of four games – all against quality competition – Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn posted a 3-0 record in action last week. Balanced scoring and dominant rebounding propelled H-M-S to an 82-51 win over MMCRU on Feb. 2. Lance Berends scored 23 points and Kooper Ebel scored 19 to lead H-M-S. Ben Haack added 11 points, Sam Heyn scored 10 and Keevyn Jacobsma added eight. The Hawks outrebounded MMCRU by a 53-32 margin, led by Berends with 13 rebounds, Kayl Jacobsma and Ebel with eig...
Facing three girls' basketball teams with at least 13 wins, and two that were ranked in the Top 20, proved to be a daunting task for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn last week. The Hawks lost all three contests, extending their losing streak to nine games. "It says a lot for the competition in northwest Iowa and the competition in the whole area," said Hawk coach Lester Tessum. The first team H-M-S faced was MMCRU (1A No. 6), which established a commanding first-half lead en route to an 81-44 win on Feb....
Okoboji/H-M-S closed out the Siouxland Conference dual portion of its 2020-21 schedule at Sibley on Jan. 25. The Pioneers defeated Sibley-Ocheyedan (52-30) and lost to Sheldon/South O'Brien (54-21) to give them a final conference dual record of 2-5. Nick Bronstad won both of his matches while Chayton Faulkner was 1-1 and Bryce Dodge and Jonathon Ortiz were 0-2. DOUBLE DUAL AT SIBLEY (Sibley-Ocheyedan, Sheldon/South O'Brien) 106: Keira McCoy won by forfeit; Michael Gonnerman won decision over Eth...
Wrestlers head to sectional at Spirit Lake Okoboji/H-M-S wrestlers will compete in the Class 2A sectional meet scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6, at Spirit Lake High School. Competition begins at noon. Other teams competing at the sectional are Algona, Emmetsburg, Estherville-Lincoln Central, Humboldt and Spirit Lake Park. First and second place winners from sectionals at Spirit Lake and Clear Lake will advance to the district tournament on Saturday, Feb. 13, at Humboldt. Reitsma signs with ILCC...
Wins against South O'Brien in boys' basketball haven't come often for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, so when one does you can't blame the Hawks for admiring the result. Fast starts in both halves, balanced scoring and a great team effort all combined to give the Hawks an 80-61 win on Jan. 26 in Hartley. It was their first win against South O'Brien since 2014 and only the second since 2009. "The total effort the kids put forth for the entire game was a thing of beauty," Hawk coach Mark Petersen...
Nine Okoboji/H-M-S wrestlers placed in the Top 6 in their respective brackets at the 2021 Siouxland Conference tournament, on Jan. 29 at Sioux Center. The best finishes for the Pioneers came from Noah Strantz, who was the runner-up at 152 pounds, and Sam Pas, who placed third at 220 pounds. Okoboji/H-M-S also had one wrestler finish in fourth place, three place fifth and two finish sixth. H-M-S's Nick Bronstad faced two rated opponents on his way to a fourth-place finish at 285 pounds. After...
