Category Archives: Sports

The Baarda family capped off July with a winning night on Saturday, July 31, at Eddyville Raceway Park. Logan Baarda, Craig and Sheryl Baarda, and Ryan Baarda celebrate in the winner's circle. R. Baarda won his class and L. Baarda was runner-up in his class.     The last day of July proved to be a winning day...

Josh Vander Molen, far right, races his way into the winner's circle and took home some hardware on July 25 in the Stock Figure 8 Class. He currently sits in eighth place with 174 points in the standings.   Many locals tore it up on the racetrack this week. After getting rained out for their planned racing...

For 10 days in mid-July, 14-year-old Rowdy Kinion, son of Jed and Kari Kinion of rural Killduff, competed among the best shooters to determine champions of international skeet, bunker trap, sporting clays, trap, and skeet at the SCTP Nationals at Cardinal Shooting Center in Ohio. The soon-to-be eighth grader was one of over 3,600 students...

Lynnville-Sully High School softball and baseball teams officially wrapped up their seasons with team banquets. Team members and their families came together for a final time to celebrate their accomplishments and enjoy a time of fellowship together. Coaches recognized every player in attendance and provided personal highlights of their season. All-Conference and All-District awards were...

  Pella Christian closed the softball season with a win in the consolation round of the Class 2A state tournament in Fort Dodge. Players with local connections are Alexa Dunsbergen (fifth from right), daughter of Dan and Sharla Dunsbergen, and Bailey Roose (third from right), granddaughter of Daryl and Linda Menninga.   Pella Christian’s softball team adopted the Cinderella...

    Lynnville-Sully’s 2021 softball team is: Front row, left to right, Laci Keen, Mikayla Tice, Denali Winegar, Abigail Squires, Caitlin Alberts, Reagan McFarland, Korinne Jansen, Lily Terpstra, Megan Van Zante, Aliya James, Jaden Brand, Alexy Conover, Cayler Noun Harder, Jakeira Hay, Elizabeth Squires; back, L-S Coach Kylie Olson,...