Softball team stressing fundamentals, focus this season
Changes are in store this summer for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn softball program.
Those start with a new head coach. Stephanie Bronstad, who was a varsity assistant since 2018, succeeds Carissa Post who led the program for three seasons.
Bronstad is no stranger to H-M-S softball. She played on the Hawks' 1994 state tournament team and was an assistant middle school coach before joining the varsity staff.
Also new to the high school staff are assistant coach Barb Haag and volunteer coach Tadd Knobloch.
H-M-S graduated two seniors and two other players on last year's team did not return. But as...