SICL Conference honors have been released for both the boys and the girls with five boys, six girls, and two coaches from L-S making the list.
On the boys’ side, senior Kyle Van Dyke was named to the All-Conference First Team. “Kyle has been one of the best players in the conference for a couple years...
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Hawks are district champs after Meskwaki win
The Meskwaki Settlement School Warriors (19-4) gave L-S a real run for the money in the district championship game at the Roundhouse in Marshalltown on Thursday, Feb. 25. But the No. 10 Hawks were able to overcome Meskwaki’s fast tempo and full-court pressure with a 57-51 win.
“It was tight ballgame all night,” said L-S Coach...
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L-S boys win back-and-fourth battle with BP
“The guys stayed the course. It wasn't going our way early on, but the guys kept battling.”That persistence L-S Coach Nick Harthoorn saw in his players paid off with a 54-38 win over fellow SICL team Belle Plaine on Tuesday, Feb. 23. The District 10 semifinal win at Meskwaki ended up sending the Hawks...
PC boys soar to state basketball tournament
The Pella Christian High School boys basketball team dominated its two postseason games last week to boldly punch a ticket to the state tournament. The Eagles kicked things into gear in the third quarter of their substate game against West Burlington on Saturday to beat the Falcons, 68-47, setting the Eagles up for the 13th...
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Maxwell Mintle takes third in state
Four Little Hawk Wrestlers tackled Wells Fargo Arena for the AAU State Finals on Saturday, Feb. 27. The top four wrestlers of each district qualified for the tournament to make up each 32-person bracket.
Maxwell Mintle competed in the A 80 class as a fourth grader and also lost in the quarterfinals, 6-5, by “giving his...
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No. 10 Hawks down HLV in district tournament win
The Lynnville-Sully boys – ranked 10th in Class 1A by the Associated Press – were anxious to begin district play on Thursday, Feb. 18. The Hawks were paired up with the HLV Warriors, whom L-S defeated soundly in their previous SICL matchups this year. The L-S boys cleared their first district hurdle on Thursday with...
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Meet the L-S Youth Sports Committee: Kelli Johnson
Kelli Johnson of Sully has been on the Youth Sports Committee for several years. In the past, she has served as treasurer and secretary, but for now, she is enjoying her position as a board member, where she’s able to help make decisions and focus on helping to organize the Little Hawk wrestling season.
With three...
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