The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hawks the visiting Gehlen Catholic Jays softball squad by a count of 8-5 in Wednesday's league challenge.

Next, the Hawks meet the West Sioux Falcons (Hawarden, IA) in a War Eagle challenge, on Friday, June 20. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn will attempt to upgrade on its 3-9 season record. The Falcons go into the challenge with a 6-8 record after their 5-4 non-league loss to Lawton-Bronson (Lawton, IA).

The Jays (6-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union (Marcus, IA). The Royals go into the War Eagle challenge with a 10-5 record. In their last challenge, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union was routed by Akron-Westfield (Akron, IA), 13-2, in a league challenge.