From the spirited class competitions to the community-involved parade to the alumni events, Lynnville-Sully’s 2014 Homecoming festivities didn’t disappoint. Hawk pride ran rampant and united generations of proud Hawk fans as they gathered to celebrate throughout a week packed with activities.
The inaugural Homecoming events sponsored by the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation were a big hit...
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Police memorial dedicated for father of Lynnville resident Bert Schnell
Over 50 years after Grinnell Police Officer Ralph Ogan was killed while on duty in Grinnell, a memorial was dedicated in his memory on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Grinnell Police Station. Bert Schnell, married to Dale Schnell of Lynnville, is one of three children Ogan's widow Lois was left to raise by herself.
Another on-duty...
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Hawk volleyball pulls through in nail biter at HLV
A nail-biter match at HLV on Monday night, Oct. 6, put the Hawk varsity volleyball team to the test. The night went into five sets, with the Hawks earning the match win, 3-2: 25-15, 20-25, 25-16, 18-25, and 15-12.
“We played really strong the games we won because we put the ball away on our hits,”...
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Colfax-Mingo to join SICL
The schools in the South Iowa Cedar League voted 7-4 to let Colfax-Mingo join the league beginning in the 2015-2016 school year. Exact scheduling for varsity events is still in progress. The league is expected to be split into east and west divisions. Lynnville-Sully would tentatively be in the west division with Colfax-Mingo, HLV, North...
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Turnovers hurt Hawks in Homecoming shutout
The Lynnville-Sully varsity football team hosted the BGM Bears during Homecoming last Friday night, Oct. 3, in Sully. Fans, players, and coaches faced chilly temperatures and a strong wind, the coldest game of the year so far. The Bears were a very physically-sized team compared to the Hawks and managed to shutout the home crowd...
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Girls’ times improve at Knoxville, boys set back by illness, injuries
The L-S cross-country team ran at one meet last week before taking a long break in action prior to this Thursday’s meet. The Hawks’ only competitive running last week happened at the Knoxville Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Faster times than last year were an encouragement to the girls, while the boys suffered a short-handed...
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Sully United Fund Drive underway
The Sully United Fund mail campaign is underway to collect funds for the organizations listed in the mailing sent last week. The Sully United Fund is operated by the local Sully Lions Club and is not a part of the United Way of Jasper County or any other organization. It is locally controlled and as...
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