Category Archives: Sports

                After coaching the Lynnville-Sully varsity boys track team the past eight years, Mike Parkinson — L-S coach, teacher, and activities director — has passed on the baton to new boys track head coach Darin Arkema. Arkema brings to the position his 12 years of experience coaching the varsity girls track team as well as...

Lynnville-Sully eighth-grader Maxwell Mintle, son of Brent Mintle and April Mintle, can add AAU 130-pound state champion to his long list of wrestling accolades. Saturday, Feb. 29, Mintle wrestled his way through a 32-man bracket to guarantee a spot on the podium at the Iowa AAU Kids State wrestling tournament held at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. One day later, he...

  The Pella Christian boys basketball team made great use of 2020’s extra day and wrapped it up in memorable fashion. On Leap Day – Saturday, Feb. 29 – the Eagles punched their ticket to the Class 2A state basketball tournament after defeating South Hamilton 52-30 at the Roundhouse in Marshalltown. This will mark the 15th time...

Camden Baarda kisses the Class 3A Dual Team Wrestling State Champion trophy he helped win for Southeast Polk on Feb. 19. Individually, he placed seventh in the Class 3A 152-pound bracket.   Camden Baarda, Southeast Polk senior, wrapped up his high school wrestling career in memorable fashion, winning his last high school match, at the Iowa High...

Senior Mallory Loftus reaches up for a shot against North Mahaska on Friday. Loftus was one of the leading scorers with nine points.   Facing Grand View Christian in the regional quarterfinal on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Lynnville-Sully girls took a bit to find their groove. But when they did, there was no looking back as the...

Senior Bray Noun Harder drives into the lane.   The Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team battled to the final buzzer against BGM on Thursday, Feb. 20. But the Hawks came up short, 58-52, in their first district tournament game at Keota and saw their season come to a close. [caption id="attachment_4978240" align="alignright" width="234"] Read more