Category Archives: Sports

Freshman Camden Baarda joined his Southeast Polk wrestling team in earning its third state title in five years last week. The Rams have been to the Class 3A state dual team tournament five years in a row and won the title on Wednesday after defeating Cedar Rapids, 36-23, in the quarterfinal, Waverly-Shell Rock, 40-24, in...

The district tournament opened on Thursday, Feb. 16, with the L-S Hawk boys playing the Sigourney Savages. The Hawks made quick work of Sigourney with a 72-30 victory. L-S came out shooting well and playing good defense, leading 18-7 at the end of the first quarter. The trend continued through the second quarter as they led...

For the third year in a row, the Lynnville-Sully girls had their state dreams cut short in the regional final game. The 15th-ranked Hawks were in it to the end but dropped their substate game on Monday, Feb. 20, to Marquette Catholic, 53-46. “I am very proud of how hard the girls played tonight,” said L-S Coach...

A goal the Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team had all season was reached on Tuesday, Feb. 7. After defeating the HLV Warriors 86-25 at home, the Hawks secured the SICL Conference championship. The win brought the L-S season record to 19-1, with the only loss to Montezuma early in the season. [caption id="attachment_1345678" align="alignright" width="171"]Read more

The Hawk grapplers had a strong showing as a team and as individuals at the sectional meet at Montezuma on Saturday, Feb. 4. L-S had seven team members place second individually, qualifying them for districts next Saturday, Feb. 11. Overall, L-S placed second as a team, which sent the team to regional duals at Don...

The L-S boys basketball team added to a 13-game winning streak and 17-win season on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The Hawks scored a season-high 78 points in the dominating victory over the Colfax-Mingo Tigerhawks, who only scored 26. “The guys came out and played with great defensive energy,” said head coach Nick Harthoorn. “That energy spilled over...