Category Archives: Sports

Saturday’s game pitting Iowa against North Texas got ugly early for the Mean Green. The 62-16 Hawkeye win put the Black and Gold at 4-0 for the first time since 2009. It was the most points the Hawkeyes have scored since 2002. Iowa took control of the game early on, jumping out to a 14-0 lead...

Facing the seventh-ranked Montezuma Braves along with downpours and soggy and muddy field conditions didn't intimidate the Lynnville-Sully varsity football team last Friday night. After a delayed start due to weather, diehard Hawk and Brave fans sported the ponchos and umbrellas to watch the district rivals battle it out on the football field in Sully....

Homecoming week was made a bit more memorable for the Lynnville-Sully cross-country team on Monday. Hosting a home meet, the Hawk girls won the meet – their first team victory this season. The meet looked quite a bit different than originally planned. First scheduled for Sept. 17, the event was postponed to Monday, Sept. 21. Due...

Heading to Tigerhawk country Friday, Sept. 11, much cooler temps greeted the Lynnville-Sully football team at game time than the previous week. Colfax-Mingo was searching for a homecoming win, and out-played L-S, 40-15, in the Hawks’ first district game. “Friday night was a tough game against Colfax-Mingo,” said L-S Coach Mike Parkinson. “We knew they were a...

Much nicer weather conditions than the week before provided an opportunity for quality races for the Lynnville-Sully cross-country team at Grinnell on Tuesday, Sept. 8. “When the body isn’t expending so much energy trying to keep you cool, you have more to put forth into racing,” said L-S Coach Darin Arkema. “Tonight’s course was similar to...