Quick endings to softball games

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn lost twice during the Okoboji softball tournament on June 25 at Milford.

Okoboji overcame an early deficit to earn a 15-5 win. The Hawks led 3-1 after one inning but the Pioneers took control with four runs in the third, six runs in the fourth and four runs in the fifth. H-M-S scored twice in the fifth inning.

Cadence Klein led H-M-S with a double, a single and two runs batted in; Gracie Knobloch had two hits; Eliza Tewes had one hit and two RBI; and Kinsey Schirmer, Delaney Murphy and Addison Sheeler each had one hit.

In the pitcher's circle, Kamryn Ebel allowed 11 runs...