Monthly Archives: February 2026

Quality wins push L-S girls basketball record to 19-0

Quality wins push L-S girls basketball record to 19-0
Breah Lowry drives around her Sigourney defender. The sophomore led L-S with 15 points and four steals in the Hawks’ 16th win of the season.  

L-S vs. Sigourney

Tuesday, Jan. 27’s physical battle with Sigourney on the Savages’ home floor was one that tested the Hawks. The aggressive nature and physicality of the game that bordered out of...
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Undefeated Hawks add four more wins to the record

Undefeated Hawks add four more wins to the record
Cameyon James powers up two of his 10 points against Belle Plaine. The junior also had four rebounds and four steals in the Hawks’ 78-36 win.  

L-S vs. Sigourney

The Hawks battled tough in a physical game that proved to be one of their closest of the season at Sigourney on Tuesday, Jan. 27. In early...
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Karen Pfantz, 87

Karen Bernice Pfantz, the daughter of Walter and Tressie (Van Wyk) Vander Zyl, was born Sept. 19, 1938, in rural Sully. Karen, age 87, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at her home in Newton. Karen had worked at Thombert Inc. in Newton for 25 years. She then worked for a time for Pyramid and Peck Daycare...
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Kreed Michael

Blake and Hadley Veenstra of Pella are the parents of a son, Kreed Michael, born Jan. 27, 2026. He weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Grandparents are Cory and Shawna Tice of Sully and Darrell and Angela Veenstra of Lynnville. Great-grandparents are Betty Tice of Sully, Rod and Bev Van Maanen of...
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