Yearly Archives: 2023

L-S XC garners three top-10 finishes in first two meets of the 2023 season

L-S XC garners three top-10 finishes in first two meets of the 2023 season
Junior Olivia Norrish led the Hawks in the first meet of the season with a seventh-place finish at Williamsburg.  Lynnville-Sully’s cross-country team is off to a strong start having battled strong competition, tough courses, and high temperatures in their first two meets of the season. The Hawks made their season debut on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at Williamsburg....
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Hawks soar above the Warhawks in rival week

Hawks soar above the Warhawks in rival week
Blake Van Wyk goes all out to make a catch in the endzone for the Hawks' first touchdown of the game against North Mahaska.  Lynnville-Sully’s football team, now ranked #2 in Class A by the Gazette, spent the past week preparing for rival week in which they took on North Mahaska on Friday, Sept. 1. That...
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Hawk netters take down Baxter in three straight sets

Hawk netters take down Baxter in three straight sets
Lynnville-Sully’s volleyball team improved to 4-2 as it took down its only opponent of the week – the Baxter Bolts – in three straight sets on Tuesday, Aug. 29. L-S claimed the win with scores of 25-16, 25-20, and a dominating 25-10 in the final set. In the first set, the Hawks got on an early roll...
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Doris Strovers, 91

Doris Ann Strovers, 91, of Charleston, AR, and formerly of Sully, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. She was born May 16, 1932, in Newton, to the late Earl and Elsa Swanson Clement. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Lester Roy Strovers, Jr.; and two sisters. Doris married...
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L-S, SCS staff members treated to back-to-school sweet drinks

L-S, SCS staff members treated to back-to-school sweet drinks
  Aug. 23 marked the first day of the 2023-24 school year and end of summer vacation for area children and staff members. Heather Engbers, a realtor for Iowa Realty and mother of three children attending Lynnville-Sully, wanted to make sure all L-S and SCS teachers, administrators, and staff knew their worth and her appreciation by...
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Smoke On The Water raises nearly $20,000 for Mike Johnson family

Smoke On The Water raises nearly $20,000 for Mike Johnson family
Jessann and Mike Johnson with the $19,500 check presented to them at Smoke On The Water.   The 10th anniversary of Smoke On The Water, a BBQ contest and benefit, delivered on the organization’s slogan of “Good People, Good Food, Good Cause.” On Saturday, Aug. 26, 18 teams of BBQ enthusiasts from across the state along with hundreds...
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Van Soelen’s three-decade fastpitch career lands him in the Hall of Fame

Van Soelen’s three-decade fastpitch career lands him in the Hall of Fame
Bob Van Soelen accepts his commemorative plaque as a Class of 2023 Central Iowa Men’s Fastpitch Association Hall of Fame member. Thirty-three years is a long time to be hurling strikes from the pitcher’s circle, but Killduff native Bob Van Soelen did just that as he cemented his name and legacy in men’s fastpitch softball history...
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