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Failing to hit the mark

Cold shooting hampers Hawk girls in 3 losses

The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team failed to generate much offense in three losses last week.

After struggling to get shots to fall early in the game, H-M-S made a run at South O'Brien in the second half before falling short, 55-44, on Jan. 26 in Hartley.

Twenty-two percent field goal shooting hampered the offense, especially early in the game when the Hawks trailed 12-5 after one quarter and by 14 points late in the first half.

A 10-0 run in the third quarter pulled H-M-S to within 31-30. South O'Brien edged back to a four-point lead to start the final period and increased it t...