Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn hosted two of the top War Eagle Conference boys golf teams last week at Sanborn Golf and Country Club. Although the improving Hawks’ scores have lowered they lost 164-189 to MMCRU on April 21 and 164 to 180 to Hinton on April 22.
“We are playing much better golf as a team,” noted HMS coach Mark Japenga. “We lowered our team score significantly. We also have some young JV players playing some good golf. The seniors are doing a great job of leading and working on their game. We are making better decisions on a more consistent basis. The kids are playing much better the last couple of meets.”
Senior Jack Mastbergen took the fourth-place medal after shooting the Hawks’ low round of 45 against the Royals. Senior Aiden Bush shot 46 and senior Blake Meendering 47. Next were sophmores Kolby Douma with a 51 and Eli Mastbergen with a 53. Senior Slayton McCarter carded a 55. The JV scores included a 48 from sophomore Lawton Schiphoff, a 53 from sophomore Grant Kunzman and a 56 from freshman McCoy Smith.
Team scores: MMCRU 164, HMS 189.
Low scorers: Micheal Schmillen (MMCRU) 39; Kamden Bork (MMCRU) 39; Cayben Olson (MMCRU) 40; Jack Mastbergen (HMS) 45.
Other HMS varsity scores: Aiden Bush 46, Blake Meendering 47, Kolby Douma 51, Eli Mastbergen 53, Slayton McCarter 55.
HMS JV scores: Lawton Schiphoff 48, Grant Kunzman 53, McCoy Smith 56.
In the dual with Hinton, Douma and Bush were two of four golfers who each turned in a round of 43. Douma took the third-place medal on a card playoff. Meendering and Eli Mastbergen each shot 47 with Jack Mastbergen and Schiphoff each carding a 49. On the JV side, Smith fired a 47, McCarter a 54 and Kunzman a 56.
Team scores: Hinton 164, HMS 180.

Medalist, Kaden Barrett (Hinton) 36; 2nd, Nick Oelke (Hinton) 42; 3rd, Kolby Douma (HMS) 43.
Other HMS varsity scores: Aiden Bush 43, Blake Meendering 47, Eli Mastbergen 47, Jack Mastbergen 49, Lawton Schiphoff 49.
HMS JV scores: McCoy Smith 47, Slayton McCarter 54, Grant Kunzman 56.