Lynnville-Sully boys basketball coach Nick Harthoorn reached his 200th win on Friday, Dec. 1, after a 61-36 victory against North Mahaska. The L-S alumni is in his 11th year of coaching. He has a current record of 202-48, and the seasons he has coached included three state-qualifying teams and one fourth-place finish at state.
“He is...
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Hawks suffer two SICL losses, rebound at EM
After starting out the season 2-0, the L-S girls basketball team dropped two straight conference games last week. They then recovered with a non-conference victory over East Marshall.
MONTEZUMA
By Tyson Vander Linden
L-S Newspaper Student
Both No. 13-ranked L-S and No. 9-ranked Montezuma came into last Tuesday’s game with a 2-0 record. The Bravettes outscored the Hawks in the...
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L-S boys go 2-1 in first week of season
The Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team opened the season with a bang on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Facing a young, inexperienced Montezuma team in an SICL Conference battle, the Hawks played well all night long and soared to a 73-43 victory.
The L-S boys were led by senior Jesse Van Wyk with 20 points, converting on seven of...
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Jamboree gives L-S boys a look at area competition
In the midst of Thanksgiving break, the Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team traveled to Montezuma to take on BCLUW (Conrad) in a jamboree-style game. The Hawks struggled to find their groove at points on the day after Thanksgiving, but still came out on top, 31-26. Since it was a jamboree, only one half of basketball was...
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2-0 L-S girls beat Baxter in first road game
The L-S girls basketball team didn’t have too much difficulty on the road at Baxter on Tuesday, Nov. 21. The JV and varsity both came out with wins against the Bolts. The varsity girls won with a final score 67-39.
The team has started off the season strong, improving to 2-0 after Tuesday night’s game.
L-S Coach...
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Three-time defending champ Pella falls to Xavier
The Pella High School football team’s three-year streak of being state champs was ended last week. That’s after the undefeated and top-ranked Xavier Saints beat No. 4 Pella, 31-13, avenging a semifinal loss to the Dutch from last year.
Cedar Rapids Xavier was the first to score after a long drive on the opening possession. They...
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Two experienced seniors lead six-member wrestling team
The L-S wrestling team is small this year with only six grapplers, but they are hungry for victory. Practices started on Nov. 13 for the Hawks, who are coming off of a fourth-place finish at conference and a second-place finish at sectionals in the 2016-17 season. The Hawks lost three seniors, including last year's conference...
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