Fall sports competition begins Monday

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's fall sports teams begin their respective seasons next week.

First on the schedule are a junior varsity volleyball tournament hosted by George-Little Rock on Monday, Aug. 24 and a varsity tournament at West Lyon on Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Cross country runners get their first taste of competition on Thursday, Aug. 27, at Cherokee. It's the first time in several years that H-M-S has not opened the season at Spencer.

As the annual scrimmage with Spencer has been cancelled, the varsity football team does not take the field until Friday, Aug. 28, when the Hawks will host Okoboji....