Category Archives: Sports

The Lynnville-Sully netters hosted an exciting night of volleyball action last Thursday, Oct. 17, welcoming the top teams in the SICL Conference to Sully. The Hawks fared well in their semifinal match against Iowa Valley but then fell to Belle Plaine in the SICL Gold Quad title match. The Plainsmen had beat North Mahaska in the...

BELLE PLAINE The Lynnville-Sully netters couldn’t find the “W” in their last regular-season conference match on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The Hawks, who were coming off an intense game the night before, had a rough night and fell to host Belle Plaine, 0-3. Set scores were 25-13, 25-18, and 25-22, all in favor of the Plainsmen. “The girls seemed...

The Lynnville-Sully football team was put to the test against another district team this past Friday, Oct. 4. The Hawks struggled to put a stop to the Central Decatur offense, which put them down big in the first half. The L-S boys put themselves on the board later in the game, but it wasn’t enough,...

The Hawk cross-country team traveled to Williamsburg for the second time this season on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The team wore pink in honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “It was a fun meet to compete in as we wore our pink jerseys for breast cancer awareness and our team did fairly well,” stated senior...

After a week of no games, the Lynnville-Sully volleyball team came out a bit rusty on the road at Colfax-Mingo on Monday night, Sept. 30. But the Hawks did enough things well to pull off the conference win, 3-1. Game scores were 25-23, 25-18, 14-25, and 25-14. “We definitely struggled a bit tonight,” said L-S Head...

The Hawks’ homecoming game came down to the wire last Friday, Sept. 27, with Wayne just edging out L-S, 34-28. It was a back-and-forth struggle in the Hawks’ first district game until the fourth quarter when the Falcons scored a last-minute touchdown from which the Hawks could not come back. This was the Hawks’ closest...

The Lynnville-Sully cross-country team had another strong performance at the Eddyville-Blakesburg Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 24. “This was an all-new meet for our team, but I knew with the schools racing here that we could come and be competitive, be challenged, and experience a new race course,” said L-S Head Coach Darin Arkema. “After a sandy hill...