Category Archives: Sports

With a solid group of returners, the Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team is hoping the 2017-18 season ends where last year left off – at the state basketball tournament. In the 2016-17 season, the Hawks put together a 24-2 record that ended with a loss in Wells Fargo Arena in the first round of the state tournament....

Three starters return to the L-S varsity girls basketball team this year and look to lead the Hawks to a solid season on the court. The Hawks ended their 2016-17 season with a record of 21-3 and were one game from the state tournament. The team graduated two seniors, Brenna Lanser and Jelissa Rozendaal. [caption id="attachment_2035490" align="alignright"...

The Pella High School football team secured itself an opportunity to become the first 3A program to win four consecutive state titles. That’s after the Dutch beat Harlan, 41-39, in the state semifinal last Thursday, Nov. 9, advancing Pella on to the championship game set for Thursday, Nov. 16. The game against Harlan was a tale...

The No. 4 Pella Christian football team had their chances but fell to Regina (Iowa City) in the state semifinals, 37-35, on Saturday, Nov. 11. This is the second straight year the Eagles’ season has come to a close at the hand of the Regals. In PC’s first ever appearance at the UNI-Dome, senior Colton Uitermarkt...

The Pella Dutch football team is heading back to the UNI-Dome for the fourth straight year after defeating Dallas Center-Grimes, 35-18, on Friday, Nov. 3. With the win, Pella avenged an early-season loss to the Mustangs, who came into Friday’s game undefeated. In a rougher start, Pella’s Ryan Gustafson threw a couple interceptions in the first...

Lynnville-Sully’s dreams of making it to the UNI-Dome were dashed last Friday, Nov. 3, in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs when they suffered a 30-0 shutout to Hudson. Playing in Pirate territory, the Hawks experienced their first loss of the year at the hands of undefeated Hudson, ranked No. 3 in Class A. “It was...