Category Archives: Sports

Like father, like daughter: Gruvers hold L-S 400-m hurdles records

Every spring when the track season rolls around, freshman Abby Gruver has always been reminded by her dad of the track record he holds at Lynnville-Sully in the boys 400-m hurdles. Now she’ll be able to do the same thing to him. Abby has followed in the footsteps of her father, Doug Gruver of Sully, and...
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JH track season concludes, girls win conference title

Going out with a bang, the Lynnville-Sully junior high girls won the SICL Conference meet to conclude the season last Tuesday, May 9. The Hawks performed well at the meet at BGM. “We talked all year about going out and competing, and the girls did just that, winning the meet by over 40 points,” noted L-S Coach...
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Jansen, girls golf team advance to next round

After entering post-season play last week, the golf season continues for the L-S girls golf team and one lone L-S boys golfer. GIRLS REGIONAL MEET The Hawk girls are peaking at just the right time. They were at the regional semifinal at Sigourney Country Club on Monday, May 15, for what L-S Coach Justin Hagedorn called their...
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Statebound: L-S girls place second, qualify six

Four points were all that separated the Lynnville-Sully girls track team from winning their state-qualifying meet at Belle Plaine last Thursday. The Hawks had an impressive night with 78 points total for second place out of 15 teams. The host Bears took the win with 82 points. The L-S girls will send six girls to...
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L-S boys are back-to-back district champs

“When you put your mind to something, your body will follow, and that is what I believe sums up our fifth district title in six years. We never lost our resolve and pushed through some of the toughest physical challenges.” These words spoken by the L-S boys head coach Mike Parkinson summarize what it took for...
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Van Manen advances to state track

Lizzy Van Manen, daughter of Lonnie and Amy Van Manen of Sully, will represent Pella Christian High School at the Class 2A state track meet. The senior qualified in discus after placing first with a 129-foot throw at the state-qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11. Van Manen is scheduled to throw at the Iowa State...
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Girls track finishes fourth in three straight meets

  Facing some very competitive conference teams at the SICL Meet on Tuesday, May 2, the Lynnville-Sully girls track team placed fourth. Held at Iowa Valley, the meet ended with the Hawks at 85 points, short of first-place Colfax-Mingo with 100, Montezuma with 91, and Sigourney with 88. “Our conference continues to have some of the best...
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