ABOVE: Brent Freeborn (center) is surrounded by his children, wife, and parents John and Barb Freeborn of Lynnville after winning the Top ET class over the weekend.
After an eight-year hiatus from drag racing, Brent Freeborn, of Bondurant and formerly of Lynnville, was back on the drag strip and left his mark...
For the first time in 2.5 months, Lynnville-Sully student athletes reported to practice on Monday, June 1. That was the first day of practice for L-S High School baseball and softball — sports that normally would have started several weeks ago. This year, however, students have not been able to attend practices...
Brooke Baarda was all smiles after her first Junior Advanced Class win of the year at Eddyville Raceway Park over Memorial Day weekend. After numerous rain delays on Saturday, Baarda went five rounds before taking home her first trophy of the 2020 drag racing season. The 16-year-old daughter of Shaun and Kristy Baarda from Sully, defeated...
Despite the weather forecasted for last Saturday, May 16, several local drag racers gathered at Eddyville Raceway Park for what turned out to be a perfect race day. Carter Brand, of rural Lynnville, picked up where he left off last season, winning his first race of the 2020 season in the junior dragster advanced class. The 13-year-old son...
ABOVE: L-S senior Abby Gruver signs with Central on Wednesday and is surrounded by her family — Doug and Janise Gruver flanking her and brother James directly behind her — and L-S track coaches Kevin Johnson (back left) and Darin Arkema (back right).
When Abby Gruver continues her track career at...
Many athletes across the state and nation are feeling the disappointment of having their spring sports seasons cancelled. Among them is local sprinter Tyson Vander Linden, an Iowa State University track team member who knows all about the highs and lows that can come with sports.
Just about a year ago, Vander Linden...
Due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lynnville-Sully Youth Sports Committee has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Little League season. The news was announced on Facebook on Monday, May 4, just five days after Little League International cancelled its World Series and Region Tournaments for the first time in organization history....