Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Tough opponents extend H-M-S girls' losing streak
Paige Gehrke reacts to the loose ball during the senior night game with Akron-Westfield on Feb. 5.
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. 2 at Marcus.
The Royals broke out to a 19-10 advantage in the first quarter and led 45-18 at the hal...
