Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country runners' times and team finishes at the Sibley-Ocheyedan Invitational on Sept. 6 showed vast improvement since the last time they competed on the course at Sibley.

Both varsity teams recorded better scores than they did in 2021, and several individuals' times were faster than they previously ran.

"Our kids are off to a strong start to the season," said Hawk coach Kirsten Taylor. "Our boys' total team points were almost cut in half in comparison to last year's total team points at Sibley-Ocheyedan."

The Hawk boys finished seventh as a team, scoring 173 po...