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H-M-S golfers finish 6th at girls' regional final

The Class 1A regional final proved to be the last meet of the season for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' golf team. The Hawks finished sixth overall at the Spring Valley Golf Course at Livermore on May 17.

"I was very proud of the Hawks in our play at Spring Valley," said Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese. "Overall our first round went very well. We just slipped a little in the second round."

Gracie Knobloch finished five strokes behind the sixth and final individual to qualify for state. Her 18-hole total was 99 (54-45). Other scores for H-M-S were Kinsey Schirmer 103 (56-47), Elise Haack 105 (54-51...