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CHAMPS AGAIN: L-S girls place in all but one event at E-B

CHAMPS AGAIN: L-S girls place in all but one event at E-B
The L-S girls are two-for-two after winning their first couple of meets in the outdoor track season. The Hawks scored 161 points to take first in Class B at the Eddyville-Blakesburg Invite on Thursday, Apr. 9, edging past North Mahaska with 155 points. Montezuma scored 94 points for third place among the eight teams there. “The...
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Tough night leads to seventh place for L-S boys at C-M-B

Tough night leads to seventh place for L-S boys at C-M-B
The Lynnville-Sully boys saw their toughest competition so far this season at the Collins-Maxwell/Baxter Invitational on Friday, Apr. 10. The Hawks finished seventh out of eight teams. “It was a really competitive track meet, featuring some big schools and very talented athletes,” said L-S Coach Mike Parkinson. “We stepped up and performed well, but were challenged...
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Pastoor, Jansen break records in field events

Justin Pastoor, a senior at Dordt College in Sioux Center, placed third in the hammer throw at the Red Raider Open at Northwestern College in Orange City on Saturday, Apr. 11. Pastoor’s throw of 157'10" was a personal best and broke his own Dordt College record in the hammer throw. Justin is the son of...
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Second place at second meet, third at IV for L-S golf

The L-S golfers hit the links in Lynnville again last week in their second meet of the year. The Hawks placed second with a 176 behind Prairie City-Monroe in first with a 164. Eddyville-Blakesburg took third with a score of 188. Senior Ben Trettin was medalist again, this time with a 38. Runner-up was Carter Roose...
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Pastor’s Pen: Peace in the Storm

By Tom Pool, Lynnville Heart of Worship pastor As we enter into the spring of 2015, the saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers.” With that in mind, we also know that Iowa springtime can bring some stormy weather. We know it, expect it, and deal with it. It is really not that different from the...
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Independent Study Clothing students go beyond comfort zones to create

For many students, like senior Taylor Vander Leest, experience at the sewing machine is limited until school class exposure. Vander Leest first sewed in Family and Consumer Science Exploratory 7 class, and again in Health FACS and Clothing I. The senior enjoyed learning the techniques so much so that she has now successfully created a...
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SCS grades 5-8 take in a World War II survival tale

Each year, grades 5-8 attend a Civic Center production based on a historical event. This year’s performance, “Lifeboat,” on Wednesday, Apr. 8, transported SCS students back to World War II, to the time of the extraordinary true story of two young ladies. In 1940, a ship named City of Benares set sail from Britain headed for...
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