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Hawk grapplers win home meet, struggle at Saydel Invite

Hawk grapplers win home meet, struggle at Saydel Invite
Hawks upset Savages A supportive crowd and the home advantage helped the Lynnville-Sully wrestlers pull off a 3-0 record in a trio of duals on Thursday, Dec. 11. The Hawks tallied up team victories against HLV and Belle Plaine and upset Sigourney in the first home meet of the season. “The kids wrestled very tough tonight, winning all...
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Girls beat BP, boys fall in OT

The L-S varsity basketball teams split at a home double header against Belle Plaine on Friday, Dec. 12. The girls were up first, with the Hawks starting off slow but sharpening their game in the second half to win 55-23. L-S jumped ahead 12-7 in the first quarter but only stretched the lead to 20-12 by halftime. [caption...
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Hawk boys hold off BGM Bears in great defensive effort

In the second game of the boys/girls doubleheader in Sully on Tuesday, Dec. 9, the Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team faced a physical BGM team and held off the Bears in the final quarter to win 56-50. The Bears scored two baskets before senior Jake Brand answered with back-to-back three-pointers and gave the Hawks a 6-4 lead....
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Third-quarter surge by L-S girls seals sixth straight win

The Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team continued its perfect season, adding another victory on the Hawks’ home court. L-S brought down the BGM Bears, 60-37, on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The Bears were the first to put a basket on the scoreboard. Senior Lysandra James got the first L-S basket to fall and drew the foul. She netted...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 12/18/14

First of all, I had a nightmare. I haven’t had a nightmare in a coon’s age, which I’m guessing that to mean in a really long time. It was a Christmas nightmare. We all went to Mama S.’s and The Chief’s house for some food, fun, and merriment. My sisters and I showed up only...
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Remember When – 12/18/14

35 years ago (1979) The Sully Senior Citizens met on Dec. 7 with 52 present. Ralph Van Der Zyl, president, opened by reading from Luke 2:1-14. Entertainment was by the Ladies Ensemble of the Sully Christian Reformed Church. Officers elected for 1980 were president, Ralph Van Der Zyl; vice president, Albert Rozendaal; secretary, Mae Graham; assistant...
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What’s your favorite mondegreen?

Whether you start sneaking a few listens to Christmas carols before Thanksgiving or save all the carols for December, it’s safe to say the season for holiday music has a special memory for everyone. Before you start belting out your “Jingle Bells” or “Fa La Las,” make sure you have the words down pat to...
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