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Successful baseball season highlighted by highest SICL finish since 2001

Successful baseball season highlighted by highest SICL finish since 2001
After placing second last year in conference play, the Hawks were left hungry for a conference championship. This year, they helped themselves, winning their first conference championship since 2001. They lost three seniors from 2016, but the team stepped up to fill their shoes and put together an overall record of 16-8. The L-S boys started...
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Eleven L-S ball players, one coach honored in SICL

A number of Hawks recently learned they have garnered all-conference honors in the South Iowa Cedar League. For the L-S baseball team, which placed first in the SICL this summer, those named to the first team all-conference are senior Tyler Van Zante (pitcher), junior Carson Dunsbergen (catcher), junior Elijah Collins (infield), and senior Caden Dunsbergen (outfield)....
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Vander Molen wins with stock car at Brooklyn Raceway

Vander Molen wins with stock car at Brooklyn Raceway
A couple of local racers fared well at the Brooklyn Raceway over the weekend. Mike Vander Molen earned first place in the stock division, and Allen Scholten took second in the open class. Sigourney also drew local racers over the weekend. In the stock division, Joe Van Wyk claimed third and Vander Molen took fifth. Corey...
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Season ender: Hawk boys fall in reg’l semifinal

The 2017 season for the Lynnville-Sully baseball team ended last week after they advanced to the second round of districts, but were stopped before they could reach the district final. Melcher-Dallas In their first district game, L-S took the win over the Melcher-Dallas Saints on Tuesday, July 11, after a low-scoring affair. [caption id="attachment_1787795" align="alignright" width="240"] Read more

L-S boys drop a pair of games prior to reg’l play

L-S boys drop a pair of games prior to reg’l play
After ending their conference season at 14-2, the Lynnville-Sully baseball boys played in two more non-conference games to ready themselves for postseason play. E-B-F The Hawks had a difficult go with the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets on Monday, July 3. They came away with a 6-0 loss. It was a low-scoring affair for the majority of the game with the...
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State qualifier Montezuma ends L-S softball season

State qualifier Montezuma ends L-S softball season
The Lynnville-Sully softball team was forced to end their season short of state this week, making it to the third round of regionals but falling to conference rival Montezuma who have advanced to state. COLO-NESCO After a first-round bye, the Hawks took on Colo-Nesco on Wednesday, July 5. The L-S girls grabbed the lead early and stayed...
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Nearly 300 runners finish Freedom Fun Run 5K, one mile

Hundreds of runners congregated on the Sully square for the 22nd annual Freedom Fun Run/Walk on Tuesday, July 4. Competitors ranging in age from toddlers to 60-plus years old enjoyed running or walking through the streets of Sully to start their Independence Day. “The race has become a reunion – either between friends or family –...
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