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Sophomore Preston Rodibaugh gets a shot off over the extended arms of his Colfax-Mingo opponent. Rodibaugh racked up 28 points in the game on Dec. 1.    By Carter Dunsbergen, L-S Journalism Student

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                The Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team took on the Colfax-Mingo Tigerhawks for their season opener Tuesday, Dec. 1. The Hawks began the new...

Freshman Maxwell Mintle puts Michael DeJong on his back on his way to pinning the North Mahaska wrestler on Thursday. Mintle finished the day with two pins.   There was no easing into the season for the Lynnville-Sully wrestlers last week. The Hawks had two varsity meets and one JV/girls tournament in a busy first week, which...

The stands look quite a bit different with the COVID-19 guidelines restricting the number of fans per game to two per athlete.   By Elizabeth Squires, L-S Journalism Student In their second game of the season, the Lynnville-Sully girls defeated Pleasantville, 49-40, in an exciting home opener on Monday, Nov. 23. [caption id="attachment_6679441" align="alignright" width="231"] Read more

GIRLS BASKETBALL The Pella Christian girls basketball team took down Class 1A’s No. 8-ranked Montezuma in their first game of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The upset ended with a score of 63-53. The Eagles were led by a trio of double-digit scorers: Senior Allison Van Gorp with 23, junior Emma Witzenberg with 19, and sophomore Joslyn...

  Contributions by Josh Morningstar, L-S journalism class The Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team has big shoes to fill after graduating four of the top five scorers from last season. The Hawks hit the gym for the first practice of the year on Monday, Nov. 16, with hopes of improving from a challenging 2019-20 season. They went 5-16 last...

Eleven returners and four freshmen make up the 2020-21 Lynnville-Sully wrestling team. The Hawks began practicing on Monday, Nov. 16, and are coached by Jason Walston, who returns for his fifth year as head coach. The team welcomes new assistant coach Kaiden Gosselink. [caption id="attachment_6650656" align="alignleft" width="372"] CJ...

The Lynnville-Sully girls got the 2020-21 basketball season off to a hot start on Friday night, Nov. 20. The Hawks defeated Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 54-34, in Rocket territory. “It was fun to be able to get back on the floor and play a full game,” said L-S Head Coach Jerry Hulsing. “We need to enjoy every minute we get...