Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Bowlers start well in initial meet for H-M-S program
Jack Mastbergen rolled games of 149 and 179 during the Hawk boys' first official meet, hosted by Sioux Central on Dec. 6.
Destiny Olvera completes her delivery during the H-M-S bowling teams' first-ever competition at the Spencer Bowl.
Victory eluded Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in the first-ever competition of the high school bowling program, but second-place finishes to experienced teams were positive results for the two varsity squads.
MMCRU swept the team titles of the Sioux Central Invitational on Dec. 6 at Spencer Bowl. Their boys finished with a combined pin total of 2,798 for two games while H-M-S placed second with 2,408. Other complete teams were Sioux Central (2,026) and Pocahontas Area (1,430). Emmetsburg did not have enough bowlers for a team score.
Five Hawks rolled better scores in the second game than in the first. Individual results (series/game scores) were senior Drew Prins 355 (172-183), freshman Riley Russell 332 (143-189), sophomore Jack Mastbergen 328 (149-179), sophomore Skyler Shaffer 309 (135-174), senior Marcus Aaron 303 (149-154) and sophomore Dawson Niichel 302 (179-123).
Freshman Jordan Lux rolled the best score for the H-M-S girls, finishing with a 290 series (145-145). Other results for the Hawks were junior Meghan Larson 214 (98-116), senior Destiny Olvera 185 (91-94), junior Annika Overmire 184 (89-95), junior Keyanna Brower 162 (75-87) and junior Lexi Croatt 153 (79-74).
MMCRU won the girls' team title with a pin total of 2,334. H-M-S also finished second with 1,632, followed by Pocahontas Area 1,231 and Sioux Central 1,055. Emmetsburg did not have a complete girls' team.
H-M-S hosted MMCRU on Dec. 12 at Sanborn. Results will be reported next week. The Dec. 13 meet with West Sioux was postponed.
