A strong finish

Playing at Gehlen Catholic on Dec. 15, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls’ basketball team finished a stretch of four consecutive road games with a 55-42 win. The Hawks split the four games and earned their first win in War Eagle Conference play.

H-M-S held a four-point lead after one quarter and outscored Gehlen Catholic by seven in the second to take a 28-17 lead. The Hawks’ advantage grew to 41-28 in the second half and they maintained it the rest of the way.

Moriah Otto scored 18 points and Kylee Schiphoff scored 17 to lead H-M-S. Abby Douma scored seven points, Eliza Tewes scored six, Linds...