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Hawks dominate Colfax-Mingo in lopsided victory

Hawks dominate Colfax-Mingo in lopsided victory
Connor Deal gives the Hawks quality minutes off the bench in the past week. Against Colfax-Mingo, he scored 13 points and hauled in four rebounds. On Friday, the junior scored six points and had two steals. A single word can be used to describe the Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team’s performance on Tuesday, Dec. 10, against Colfax-Mingo: Dominant....
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Three Hawks in double-digit scoring contribute to win over the Tigerhawks

Three Hawks in double-digit scoring contribute to win over the Tigerhawks
Sisters and teammates Kate Harthoorn on the left, and Brooke Harthoorn (#40) stop North Mahaska's leading scorer in the lane Friday night.  K. Harthoorn led the Hawks' offensive charge with 19 points.   The Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team opened up a two-game week of play on Dec. 10 against Colfax-Mingo, a much improved team who is just...
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Hawks fall short at lone competition of the week

Hawks fall short at lone competition of the week
Junior Wyatt Mathis tries to escape the grasp of his Newton opponent. The Hawks only had one meet last week due to Saydel cancelling Saturday’s meet due to icy conditions. Due to logging only one meet last week, the Lynnville-Sully wrestling team members were able to accumulate more hours on the mats during practice. The lone...
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Esther Elscott, 98

Esther Elscott, 98, of Pella and formerly of Taintor, passed away Dec. 12, 2024. Funeral service was 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Interment followed in Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Hospice of Pella - Day of Care and Wesley Life Hospice – Pella. Esther Marie Elscott was...
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Jill Van Dyke, 51

Jill Van Dyke, 51, of Lynnville, passed away Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in a two-vehicle, head-on traffic accident just south of I-80 inter-change 173. Visitation will be 1-4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 22, at Sully First Reformed Church where her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 23. Garden Chapel Funeral Home of Pella is...
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Sully Christmas Celebration draws record crowd

Sully Christmas Celebration draws record crowd
While Sully’s annual Christmas Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 7, did not have a winter wonderland outside to set the December holiday mood, Mother Nature did deliver unseasonably warm temperatures and a beautiful day, which drew a record crowd of people to Sully. Hundreds of people of all ages – from the youngsters who gave their...
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