Monthly Archives: February 2015

Hawk Heartache: L-S girls fall one game short of state

Hawk Heartache: L-S girls fall one game short of state
The Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team lost a heartbreaker Monday night, Feb. 23, in the regional final at Iowa City West versus the Springville Orioles. The game was close the entire 32 minutes, but when the final buzzer sounded, the Orioles prevailed, 45-40. “I could not be more proud of the girls; they really battled tonight,” said...
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Hawks breeze past HLV to start tourney

The first leg of the regional basketball tournament was quick and painless for the L-S girls. The Hawks scored twice the points as HLV on Tuesday, Feb. 17, trouncing the Warriors 64-32. L-S went up 21-6 in the first quarter and held the lead the rest of the game, capping it off with a 19-5 fourth...
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L-S girls put an end to Plainsmen’s season

Facing the Belle Plaine Plainsmen for the third time this season, the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team knew they needed to play tough from the very beginning of the regional semi-final game held in Sully on Friday, Feb. 20. After a tough first half, the Hawks pulled away in the second half, advancing to the regional...
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Hawk boys soar past NM, move on in district tourney

Two central Iowa Class 1A teams traveled almost to the Iowa/Missouri border at Moulton-Udell to compete in the first round of post-season play on Thursday, Feb. 19. The Lynnville-Sully Hawk boys faced the North Mahaska Warhawks for the third time this season. Both games earlier in the season favored the Hawks. This game was no...
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Calvinist Cadet Corps members hold annual car derby

Thirty-two people ­competed in the areas of speed and show in the annual Sully Christian Reformed Church Cadet Car Derby on Monday, Feb. 16. The racers were given a block of wood, two dowels, four screws, and four wheels to transform into a speedy or stylish car by race day. The derby, held at Sully Christian...
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Remember When – 2/26/15

35 years ago (1980) Glenn Lewis, 112 pounds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lewis; and Joel Henning, 132 pounds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Henning, were two L-S wrestlers who earned a trip to the Class A State Tournament held at Vets Auditorium. During district wresting, Lewis defeated opponents from Waco and Lone Tree,...
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