Jeff Corbett, a Lynnville-Sully teacher and coach, was recognized as the Class A Junior High Football Coach of the Year at the end of the first quarter of the Class A state football championship game on Thursday, Nov. 17, at the UNI Dome. Corbett was selected for the award by the Don Taft Junior High Coaching...
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L-S girls squelch Iowa Valley in season opener
A 19-4 second quarter gave the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team the momentum and a solid lead they would never relinquish in their season opener last week. The girls won the home game, 51-28, against Iowa Valley on Friday, Nov. 18. They relied on good defense and solid rebounding for their comfortable win.
“The girls played really...
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Pella football wins third straight 3A state title
Senior quarterback Nick Finney had a hand in three of Pella’s four touchdowns as he led the Little Dutch to a 28-18 state championship game victory last Thursday, Nov. 17. At the UNI Dome, Pella earned its third straight state title with its 41st consecutive win.
Webster City made it on the scoreboard first with a 30-yard...
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From the Kitchen: Jill Van Soelen
In 2015, this week’s featured cook, Jill Van Soelen, her husband Justin, and their children moved to Sully to her husband’s childhood home. Although not a Sully native herself, Jill is very much enjoying the Sully community.
“We are really enjoying it here,” said Jill. “People have been very welcoming. I am getting to know more...
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New coach Jason Walston welcomed to L-S wrestling program
Last season, Steve Squires, a Lynnville-Sully alum, agreed to serve as interim wrestling coach be-cause the school was having trouble finding a suitable candidate. Squires replaced Steve Northcutt, who coached at L-S for 16 years.
After continuing the search this year, L-S found a coach who plans on being with the program a while – Jason...
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Two seniors, strong junior class to lead Hawks
After a long off-season, the Lynnville-Sully wrestlers have gained not only a new wrestling room, but also a new coach. Coach Jason Walston is looking to help improve each of the 11 wrestlers out for the sport this winter.
“The new season is full of new opportunities that we are going to capitalize on,” Walston said,...
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Hawks ready to put off-season work into practice
This year is a highly anticipated year for Lynnville-Sully boys basketball fans, who watched L-S earn the SICL title and come up just one game shy of state last season.
The Hawks only lost three seniors from last year’s 23-2 season, but those three played a big role on the L-S team, providing “tons of production...
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