Category Archives: Sports

Pella grad Garret Jansen saw significant playing time in the Iowa Hawkeyes’ homecoming victory last Saturday, Oct. 7. When starting right tackle Nathan Bazata left the game with an arm injury in the second quarter, Jansen took the field for him. In his most significant action as a Hawkeye, Jansen recovered a fumble close to the...

“It was another crazy game versus New London this year.” That’s what L-S Coach Mike Parkinson said after the Hawk football team traveled to New London to take on the Tigers last Friday night. The Hawks were in a dog fight all game long and pulled off the win, 20-14. This was the second straight year L-S...

The Lynnville-Sully cross-country team finally got a break from the heat on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The Hawks traveled to Williamsburg, a fairly flat course, which is where the Hawks raced their very first race of the year. A combination of the course and temperature conditions led to fast times and exhibited just how far the...

The Lynnville-Sully volleyball team made quick work of Tri-County on Monday, Oct. 2, winning in three games: 25-18, 25-9, and 25-11. The Trojans have yet to win a match this season. “We started out a little slow, but the girls really got going in the second and third games,” said L-S Coach Jayme Deal. “They really...

Concluding a week full of exciting activities and Lynnville-Sully fans flashing their school spirit, the Hawk football team capped it off with a win against the Pekin Panthers. L-S dominated the Panthers 35-7 on Friday, Sept. 29, in a much-awaited battle. Both teams were undefeated coming into the game; the Panthers were 6-0 and ranked No....

L-S cross-country returned to the field of competition this past Thursday, Sept. 21, at PCM. Recent warm weather has made competitions more challenging than what would normally be anticipated for the beginning of fall, with the meet at PCM being no exception. With the temperature at the meet hitting 90 degrees and humid, athletes were...

The competition was tight but the Hawk volleyball team was tough and battled for a 3-1 SICL Conference win over North Mahaska on Monday, Sept. 25. The win came after a week of no games for L-S and bumps the Hawks’ record to 8-9 overall. Set scores were 25-20, 23-25, 26-24, and 25-20. Junior Carson Fisk was...