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Fall Sports Salute

Fall Sports Salute
Memorable volleyball season for L-S netters Lynnville-Sully’s volleyball team finished its 2022 season with a 7-26 overall record and 2-8 conference record. “We had a great group of girls this season and it’s encouraging, but not always easy, to watch the program develop,” said head coach Kyra Smith. From the start of practice on Aug. 8 to...
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L-S Winter Sports Preview

L-S Winter Sports Preview
Tough season-opener loss for girls basketball against state-ranked E-B-F The Lynnville-Sully girls basket-ball team kicked off the regular season by traveling to Class 2A’s sixth-ranked Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on Friday, Nov. 18. The state-ranked Rockets were too much for the Hawks, whose slow start caused trouble early. The Hawks fell in their season debut, 60-44. The Hawks were only...
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Eugene De Jong, 84

Eugene Leroy De Jong was born Nov. 6, 1938. He was born at the farm home of his parents, Gerrit Marinus and Frances (Blom) De Jong known by the family as “the hills” west of Peoria in Mahaska County. At the time of his birth, Eugene encountered serious medical complications, which seriously impacted his early...
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Oliver Dean

Oliver Dean Freese was born Oct 1, 2022, to Bryan and Abby Freese of Waterloo. He weighed 7 pounds 2.3 ounces and measured 19.5 inches long. Grandparents are Joel and Heidi Van Wyk of Sully and Steve and Sheila Freese of Grundy Center. Great-grandparents are Ken and Verna Hackert of Lynnville, Sarah Jonella Van Wyk of Sully,...
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L-S Music and Drama Department presents ‘Emma!: A Pop Musical’

L-S Music and Drama Department presents ‘Emma!: A Pop Musical’
Months of memorizing lines, rehearsing parts, and learning stage commands came to fruition Nov. 11-12 with Lynnville-Sully Music and Drama Department’s two-day production of “Emma!: A Pop Musical JV.” The 32-member cast, which included middle school and high school students, debuted their talents Friday night in the L-S High School gym. Under the direction of Mrs. Sarah...
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Hawks’ semifinals comeback falls just short at the Dome

Hawks’ semifinals comeback falls just short at the Dome
Lynnville-Sully’s first trip back to the UNI Dome since 1986 is a memorable one as the Hawks clawed their way back from a 14-0 deficit and tied it up, 14-14, going into the fourth quarter Resilient. Tenacious. Battle-tested and proven - all words to describe the players and coaches of the Lynnville-Sully football team that put forth...
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