Monthly Archives: December 2023

Three victories for L-S boys basketball in opening week

Three victories for L-S boys basketball in opening week

Lucas Sieck makes a move to the basket against Montezuma in the boys' season opener on Nov. 28. The victory was a memorable one as the boys basketball team has not won in Montezuma since the 2017-18 season. The Lynnville-Sully Hawks knocked off SICL rival Montezuma in Braves territory to kick off the 2023-24 basketball season....

Hawks pick up memorable win over Montezuma

Hawks pick up memorable win over Montezuma

Senior Morgan Jones gets a hand up in the face of East Marshall's leading scorer who was held to just nine points. Lynnville-Sully’s girls basketball picked up three wins in the last week of play, including a victory over Montezuma on the Bravettes’ home court – a feat that has not happened since the 2015-16 season....

L-S wrestling opens season with three-meet week

L-S wrestling opens season with three-meet week

Wyatt Mathis fights for control as he flips his opponent over to his back looking for a pin in the quad held at Lynnville-Sully. Hawk wrestlers wasted no time breaking in the mats in the opening week of the season. The Hawks were on the mats in Ottumwa on Tuesday, hosted a quad on Thursday, and...

Don Van Soelen, 84

Donald Lee Van Soelen, age 84, of Council Bluffs, passed away Nov. 24, 2023, in Missouri Valley. Funeral service was Thursday, Nov. 30, 10:30 a.m. at Community of Christ Church, Council Bluffs. Interment was in Little Sioux Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Community of Christ Church, Omaha Deaf Senior Center, or the Iowa Association of...

Colleen Castorf, 99

Funeral services for Colleen Castorf, 99, of Pella and formerly of Sully, were held at 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 4, at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Sully. Mem-orials may be given to Sully Ambulance or St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church. Interment was in St. Andrew’s Cemetery. Colleen Bovenkamp Castorf was born May 15, 1924, to Henry and Daisy...