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Hawk boys keep rollin’, win their class at BGM

Hawk boys keep rollin’, win their class at BGM
Another meet, another win for the L-S boys track team. The Hawks dominated Class B at BGM on Tuesday, Apr. 18, beating English Valleys, HLV, Iowa Valley, Keota, Meskwaki, and Tri-County. The L-S boys won seven events and soared over second-place HLV by 46 points. “We had another great night as a team,” said head coach...
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Post-injury Jones beats the odds, runs Boston Marathon

Post-injury Jones beats the odds, runs Boston Marathon
“I don’t stop when I’m tired; I stop when I’m done.” That mantra is what kept Julie Jones going during the grueling last few miles of the Boston Marathon last week. The Sully resident finished the 121st running of the Boston Marathon in 3 hours, 50 minutes, 11 seconds. In less than four hours, a dream Jones...
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Jansens add Boston Marathon to athletic accomplishments

Julie Jones wasn’t the only runner with local connections who completed the Boston Marathon. Corey and Erin Jansen were also there and, like Jones, the temperatures in the mid-70s had an impact on their races. Corey, the son of Mike and Susan Jansen of Sully, was the 3,513th runner to finish, clocking in at 3:14:09....
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Girls golf team beats Colfax-Mingo

Girls golf team beats Colfax-Mingo
The Lynnville-Sully girls golf team competed in a coed golf meet at the Diamond Trail Golf Club on Thursday, Apr. 13. The Hawks beat the Colfax-Mingo Tigerhawks in their fourth home meet of the season. “I thought we played well. We’re starting to improve on chipping and putting. Kaylee Van Maanen and Mikayla Smith both played...
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Girls finish fifth among challenging teams at PC

  Nice conditions and challenging competition spurred the Hawk girls on to a strong performance at Pella Christian last Tuesday, Apr. 11. The track girls placed fifth out of nine teams, earning 69 points while placing eighth or above in 16 different events. “The girls took advantage of great competition, calm wind, and mild conditions to get...
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Hawks overcome bigger schools, get the W

Hawks overcome bigger schools, get the W
  Coming off a runner-up finish at CMB, the L-S boys performed very well at Pella Christian’s nine-team co-ed track meet on Tuesday, Apr. 11. The Hawks placed first over Class 2A PCM by four points and beat 3A Pella by 17 points in a night with perfect running weather. “We really hit the ground running on...
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