The season of Lent in which we now find ourselves is, for many Christians, a time in which to live out the Lord’s command to “deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me.” Some do this by means of the spiritual discipline of fasting. A parishioner asked me about this practice and wanted to...
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Dawson James, Parker Lewis place at state
This past weekend was the Little Hawks’ last weekend of the season as they competed at Super Pee Wee State at Young Arena in Waterloo. The Hawks brought their largest team ever to this event with seven first graders and two second graders. “This group of kids is very team-oriented, and it will be fun...
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Three L-S boys earn honors
Three L-S boys basketball players have earned honors at the conference, substate, and state levels for the 2014-15 season.
Senior Ben Trettin was chosen for the Academic All State Boys’ Basketball Team, selected by the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association. The 26 players on the team were chosen from over 100 nominees from member coaches. The academic...
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L-S girls, coach honored in SICL
Four Lynnville-Sully girls basketball players and their head coach were honored in the SICL for their work this season. Seniors Lysandra James and Madison Rasmusson were each selected to the First Team All-Conference. James, a unanimous selection, scored 306 points for L-S this year, averaging 12.8 points per game, and pulled down 212 rebounds for...
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Fourth graders take tourney title at Monte
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Fopma places at taekwondo tourney
Troy Fopma of Lynnville was among the 130 competitors at the Grinnell/English Valleys Taekwon-do Tournament held at Grinnell College on Mar. 7. Competing in the adult men black belt class, Fopma placed second in forms, second in board breaking, and third in sparring. Participants represented eight different dojangs in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. Of the...
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