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The L-S basketball boys—defending SICL champs—dropped their first game of the 2018-19 season to the projected conference title favorite last Tuesday. The Hawks were on the road at Montezuma and lost 72-36. L-S started off slow in the first quarter and fell behind 23-11. They couldn't correct their mistakes, causing Montezuma’s lead to widen to 38-17. The...

The L-S girls basketball team traveled to No. 2-ranked Montezuma on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Hawks fell short, 69-35, to the Bravettes. Incredibly, Montezuma made 13 of 27 (48 percent) from behind the three-point line, with eight of those coming from the Bravettes’ top shooter Elise Boulton. As a team, L-S shot 32 percent from the...

The L-S High School wrestlers got rolling on the 2018-19 season with a dual meet at Colfax-Mingo on Thursday, Nov. 29.  The young team went 1-2, beating Belle Plaine, 36-28, but falling to Colfax-Mingo, 60-24, and North Mahaska, 42-24. All three duals were a battle for the L-S wrestlers, but many of the boys pulled through...