Category Archives: Sports

The Lynnville-Sully grapplers were back on the mats for the first varsity competitions of the new year last week. The Hawks went 0-2 at their home triangular meet on Thursday and finished the week at the North Mahaska Invitational, where senior Lane Mathis earned first place. HOME TRIANGULAR The Hawks were short-handed while hosting a triangular with HLV...

Sophomore Malcolm Hay wrestles at Colfax-Mingo, where he went 2-1 and placed first at 145 pounds.   After a two-week break in action, a few Lynnville-Sully grapplers returned to the mats on Saturday, Jan. 2, for the Colfax-Mingo JV/Girls Tournament. The highlight of the day was a first-place finish by sophomore Malcolm Hay, who went 2-1. Hay, wrestling...

Matthew Egging releases a shot during the L-S victory Monday over the North Mahaska Warhawks. Egging finished with 14 points.    The Lynnville-Sully JV boys basketball team played its first game in three weeks after a break in action due to COVID concerns and winter break. The Hawks hosted North Mahaska and pulled off a 49-39 victory. “After...

GIRLS BASKETBALL The PC girls couldn’t overcome the No. 2 team in Class 3A, Des Moines Christian, on Saturday in Pella. The Eagles fell to the Lions, 54-39. Senior Allison Van Gorp,  granddaughter of Marv and Lynda Slings of Sully, had another double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Eagles in both categories. Sophomores Joslyn...

The Hawk defense adjusts to prevent an English Valleys player from getting a look at the hoop. L-S girls are, from left, Natalie Nikikel, Cally Gibbs (#34), Meleisha Vos, Reagan McFarland, and Caitlin Alberts.    “It was not a pretty win, but we will take an ugly win.” That’s how Lynnville-Sully Head Girls Basketball Coach Jerry Hulsing described...

GIRLS BASKETBALL A double-double night by senior Allison Van Gorp played a key role in the Pella Christian girls’ 52-46 victory over Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on Dec. 22. Van Gorp, the granddaughter of Marv and Lynda Slings of Sully, racked up 22 points, including 12 in the first quarter, and grabbed 14 rebounds. PC jumped out to an 18-7 lead...

The wrestling mats were staple fixtures in the Lynnville-Sully High School gym as the Hawks hosted two meets over the course of three days. On Saturday, Dec. 19, the Hawks held a home duals tournament in memory of Ben Van Wyk, a 2019 L-S alum and former wrestler who tragically lost his life in a farming...