Category Archives: Sports

State: PC boys shock Dike-New Hartford with 59-52 knock-off

The Pella Christian boys basketball team didn’t let their underdog status influence their play against the undefeated Dike-New Hartford Wolverines at state on Monday. In fact, the No. 8 seed Eagles stunned the No. 1 seed Dike (25-0) with a 59-52 victory in the state 2A quarterfinals. Heading into the state tournament, the PC boys had...
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Winter sports wrap-up: Boys basketball

Though the Lynnville-Sully boys were denied a trip to the state basketball tournament, they earned just about every other honor they could this year. On top of putting together an impressive 23-2 campaign, the Hawks also boasted the title of SICL Conference Champions as well as Class 1A District 10 Champions. With the addition of Colfax-Mingo...
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Winter sports wrap-up: Girls basketball

An 18-game win streak, a thrilling post-season run, and a final record of 21-3 all added up to what L-S Coach Jerry Hulsing has called a “great season” for the L-S girls basketball team. Despite coming just one game short of state two years in a row, the Hawks have much to be proud of...
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Winter sports wrap-up: Wrestling

A new coach at the helm of the L-S wrestling team led the Hawks to a 15-8 dual-meet record with improvements seen throughout the season. The Hawks returned 13 letter-winners this year, including last year’s state qualifier, sophomore Josh Dunsbergen, and four seniors: Jack Hardin, Kyle Kramer, Shannon Dunsbergen, and Cooper Scandridge. Opening the season at North...
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Lanser named to INA Class 1A All-State Third Team

Lynnville-Sully’s Brenna Lanser was named to the Class 1A All-State Girls Basketball Third Team this week by the Iowa Newspaper Association for the 2015-16 season. The junior led the Hawks in points (337), steals (62), and blocks (18) during the 2015-16 season. Lanser was the only SICL player to be selected to an All-State team....
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Season ends one game short of state for L-S

The L-S boys basketball team knew they had their work cut out for them playing Gladbrook-Reinbeck, the Class 1A defending state champion, on Saturday, Feb. 27. The No. 6 Rebels were 21-2 coming into the Substate 5 game, while the No. 10 Hawks boasted a 23-1 record. Though L-S led by one at the half,...
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