Category Archives: Sports

Senior Caitlin Alberts (right)  pushes to the end on the final stretch of the Central College course. Lynnville-Sully sophomore Greenlee Smock picked up right where she left off last cross-country season and had an impressive first meet of the 2020 season. Smock, a 2019 state qualifier currently ranked No. 9 in Class 1A, earned second at...

Senior Korinne Jansen plays at the net for the Hawks last Tuesday versus MSTM. The Lynnville-Sully volleyball team was no match for Martensdale St. Marys during the Hawks’ season opener last Tuesday, Aug. 25. L-S defeated the visiting Blue Devils soundly in three games: 25-7, 25-13, and 25-17. Coach Kyra Smith, in her first match as head...

The Lynnville-Sully Hawks wasted no time getting their first win of the young football season. While last year the Hawks played eight games before chalking up a “W,” this year’s team kicked off their 2020 campaign with a dominating 64-26 victory over Colfax-Mingo on Friday, Aug. 28. Despite it being a hot and humid night, L-S...

CROSS-COUNTRY

                 The Pella Christian  XC team opened the season with a quad meet at Central College last Saturday, Aug. 29. The Eagle boys earned fourth in their race with 97 points, and the girls didn’t have enough runners to put together a team score. Local Tysen DeVries earned 26th as the fifth varsity runner...

Freshman Lucas Sieck (#9) tosses the ball to junior Braden Alberts (#28) while senior Isaac Johnson (#6) gets ready to block during Friday’s scrimmage. Hawks fans got a sneak peek at the 2020 fall sports teams at the annual Fall Sports Kick Off/Gatorade Scrimmage held on Friday, Aug. 21. The night gave the L-S volleyball and...

Greenlee Smock, ‘19 SICL Champion, 10th at state in 1A. An experienced group of 11 runners has been logging many miles prepping for what they hope will be a very successful L-S cross-country season. The Hawks have just enough boys out to make a full team with five runners: Senior Mason Jansen and sophomores Evan Fikse, James Gruver, Zach...

The Survivor Champion, Chase Tanke (on right), is pictured with his daughter, Blaire Tanke, and his caddie, Shawn Huyser. Over the past two Sundays, the Diamond Trail Golf Club has hosted the annual Survivor and Horse Race Tournaments. The Survivor Tournament featured the top 10 finishers from the Men’s Club Tournament held the first weekend in August....