Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

Young H-M-S baseball team experiences growing pains

Hawks win 3 games in 2024

To say the 2024 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn baseball team was young would be an understatement. Nearly half of the 16 athletes who played at the varsity level were either freshmen or eighth graders.

Under first-year head coach Dawson Schiphoff, H-M-S finished the season with an overall record of 3-18. The victories came against GT/RA (4-3), George-Little Rock (3-2) and Trinity Christian (9-6).

Two seniors complete their high school careers. Jacob Cates, who has signed to play baseball at Grandview University, was a four-year starter at H-M-S. The other senior, Aidan Espeland, was a varsity player f...

 
 
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