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H-M-S athletes ready to head outdoors in April
Spring sports teams at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn will head outdoors next week as their 2024 seasons get underway. The Hawk track and field teams are scheduled to compete in a meet hosted by MOC-Floyd...
H-M-S finds success at BVU meet
Several individual and relay competitors from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn finished in the Top 10 during a meet hosted by Buena Vista University on March 15. On the boys' side, Jacob Cates finished fifth (4...
WEC players named to boys' hoop all-state teams
A northwest Iowa athlete has been named Mr. Iowa Basketball 2024 by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association (IPSWA). Jesse Van Kalsbeek, of MOC-Floyd Valley, was selected during a meeting of approximately 40 Iowa print sports writers and...
H-M-S lands 3 players on girls' all-WEC teams
The 2023-24 War Eagle Conference girls' basketball all-conference selections were announced last week and three Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn players are included. Junior Kylee Schiphoff was named to the...
All-conference boys' hoop teams
Lawton Schiphoff is Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's representative on the 2023-24 War Eagle all-conference boys' basketball teams. The sophomore led H-M-S in scoring and assists, and was third in rebounding...
Teamwork and dedication lead to successful season
The turning of the calendar from 2023 to 2024 led to a strong finish for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team. H-M-S finished the pre-holiday portion of the schedule with a 4-5 record....
A challenging and struggling year
With only two returning players with any varsity experience, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' basketball team faced a major rebuilding task during the 2023-24 season. Unable to score consistently and...
Okoboji/HMS girls, boys enjoy mat success
Both Okoboji/HMS wrestling squads enjoyed success on the mats during their 2023-24 seasons. The Pioneer girls ended their dual season with winning records overall (7-2) and in the Siouxland...
He would not be denied
When a high school bowler rolls a perfect game in any competition, it is a major accomplishment. But to bowl a 300 game at a state meet is something special. That is what Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn...
Getting closer to the top
No other team came close to Charles City at the Class 1A girls' bowling state qualifying meet on Feb. 12, but Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn took a step in the right direction. Charles City won the automatic...
Okoboji/HMS's Tyce Hanson falls short in consolation round
Okoboji/HMS wrestler Tyce Hanson failed to make it to the podium at the state tournament held at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Class 2A wrestlers opened the tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 14, with...
Adam Schierholz signs with MSUM football team
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn senior Adam Schierholz last week signed to play football next fall at Minnesota State Moorhead. Schierholz played all four years on the gridiron at H-M-S and tallied 52...
Down to the last second
At a point during the second half it seemed that Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn was taking control of its Class 2A girls' regional quarterfinal game with Manson Northwest Webster. But the Hawks would only...
They caught on fire
Not qualifying for the boys' state bowling team competition was disappointing for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, but advancing more bowlers to the state individual tournament offered some consolation. Jack...
Moving on up
After winning just six War Eagle Conference girls' basketball games during the previous three seasons, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn finished 2023-24 with a 6-4 record. The final win came on Feb. 6 in Hartle...
Early week post-season results for H-M-S
3 H-M-S bowlers advance to state individual tourney Three Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn bowlers have qualified to compete in the 2024 Iowa High School Bowling Championships. Jack Mastbergen, Eli Mastbergen...
A perfect storm
Opponents' fast starts kept Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on the losing side of the scoreboard during the final week of the boys' regular season. Sioux Central's 14-0 run set the tone during the Hawks' 67-46...
A touch of fool's gold
Early success by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in a boys' Class 1A preliminary round game proved to be unsustainable for the long haul. As the Hawks began relying too much on outside shooting,...
Pioneers qualify 1 wrestler for state tournament
Only one wrestler from Okoboji/HMS emerged from Class 2A District 2 with a ticket to compete at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Competing at Estherville on Feb. 10, the Pioneers' Tyce Hanson lost...
H-M-S postseason pairings
Winter sports teams from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn will enter postseason competition in the coming week. The preliminary round of the Class 1A boys' district basketball tournament will be played on...
The end of the road
The Siouxland Conference boys' wrestling dual season came to a close for Okoboji/HMS on Jan. 30 at Rock Valley. The Pioneers defeated MOC-Floyd Valley, 61-12, and lost to Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley,...
Wrestling with the best
Okoboji/HMS wrestler Amelia Sirola got off to a good start at the girls' state wrestling tournament but was unable to continue the momentum into the next rounds. The Okoboji athlete competed on Feb....
Improving, but not quite enough
Point production by the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' basketball team improved last week, but the Hawks were still outscored in all three games. Harris-Lake Park's fast start set the tone during the...
Strong start, big finish
For nearly three quarters, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn seemed to control its girls' basketball game with Harris-Lake Park on Jan. 30 in Hartley. The Hawks led by 25 points toward the end of the third...
Hard work really pays off
The hard work that Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn’s bowlers are putting in during practice continued to pay off last week, starting with a home meet against Sioux Central on Jan. 26. The girls’ team was victorious, 2067-1573. Individual scores were...