Hartley, Ia (KICD) – Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn lost some key pieces from the 2022 Football team, but there is a lot of excitement this season around the Hawks anyway.

That’s Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Football Coach Jay Eilers. Eilers says the offensive line is going to be a strong point with this team.

The strength in the trenches comes from strong playing time over the last few years for underclassmen.

Coach Eilers says the big focus with this team in the first few weeks has been tackling.

The Hawks open up their 2023 season on the road against West Sioux. Big Country 107.7 will have coverage of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn’s contests against Alta-Aurelia and Sibley-Ocheyedan with Matt Groenewold on the call. You can hear more local high school sports talk on the KICD Sports Beacon, a podcast on KICDam.com.