Category Archives: Sports

Dueling Santas hoop it up

Sports fans attending the home basketball game for the non-conference match up of Lynnville-Sully versus East Marshall on Thursday, Dec. 22, enjoyed some festive entertainment. Shane Ehresman, L-S Superintendent, battled it out in a game of one-on-one during halftime of the boys’ game against East Marshall’s high school principal, Matt Rasmussen, former Lynnville-Sully Principal. The...
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Rooting for L-S wrestlers

To find some of the L-S wrestling team’s biggest supporters, look no further than the Hawks’ cheerleaders. The four girls out for wrestling cheerleading this year can be found matside promoting Hawk pride at each meet and tournament. And their work extends beyond the mat as well. A pair of seniors, Kristine Jaennette and Mikayla Smith,...
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Tough opponents at Tri-County leave L-S at 1-2

The Hawks had a tough night at Tri-County on Tuesday, Dec. 13, going 1-2 after facing one ranked opponent. In their first dual, the Hawks wrestled Tri-County and won 48-9. Most of the Hawks had byes against Tri-County because they only had two wrestlers. Then L-S lost to eighth-ranked Southeast Warren, 57-10. In the next dual,...
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Boys use second-half surge to down Colfax-Mingo

Looking to rebound from their loss to Montezuma, the L-S boys traveled to Colfax Tuesday night, Dec. 13, to take on the Tigerhawks. After only leading by two at halftime, the Hawks used a second-half surge to beat Colfax-Mingo, 68-38. The Tigerhawks only managed to score nine points in the second half as the Hawks stepped...
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L-S stays unbeaten at C-M

The Hawk girls started off fast and led the rest of the way for a 62-29 victory at Colfax-Mingo on Tuesday, Dec. 13. “We came out of the first quarter on the top of our game. We forced several turnovers and didn't give Colfax-Mingo any good looks,” said L-S Coach Jerry Hulsing. The leading scorer for the...
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Short-handed Hawks have solid showing at Saydel

A reduced L-S wrestling squad had a solid showing on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the large Saydel Invitational. Four of the five Hawk wrestlers in attendance placed in the top eight in their weight brackets. They were competing against many 2A and 3A wrestlers so had to fight hard to come out with some of...
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Cold shooting hurts L-S boys in first loss of season

The L-S basketball boys knew Friday’s game against Montezuma was going to be a close one. The Hawks, ranked No. 4 in the 1A preseason poll, had the home advantage over the Braves, who were ranked No. 5 in that same poll. In the end, the Hawks couldn’t recover from a first-half lead by Montezuma,...
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