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Hawks earn team title at Belle Plaine Invitational

Hawks earn team title at Belle Plaine Invitational
“It was a great night for the Hawks! With our first win of the season, our young team really stepped up and learned how to perform at a high level.” Those were the words of an excited L-S Boys Coach Mike Parkinson after the Hawks earned the team title at Belle Plaine on Thursday, Apr. 2....
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L-S boys open outdoor season at Pella Christian

L-S boys open outdoor season at Pella Christian
The Lynnville-Sully boys opened the outdoor season with nice temps at Pella Christian on Tuesday, Mar. 31. There, the Hawks faced the host PC as well as Des Moines Christian and Twin Cedars. The Hawks swept the field events, claiming the title in all four events. Freshman Carson Dunsbergen cleared 5’4” to win the high jump....
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New coach at the helm of boys golf team; no girls out

New coach at the helm of boys golf team; no girls out
The 2015 season has brought about a couple of big changes for the L-S golf program. No girls are out this year, and the boys are led by a new coach – Lynnville resident Bryan De Jong. De Jong is a familiar face on the golf course and to many in the community. Both he and...
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Hawk track teams open season at SICL indoor meet

Hawk track teams open season at SICL indoor meet
L-S track athletes got a taste of the area competition and a chance to ease into the season at the first meet of the year last week. The Hawks competed at an indoor SICL meet at Grinnell College on Thursday, Mar. 19. Team scores were not kept in the low-pressure event. All the schools in attendance...
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Truong sisters go to Florida for competitive cheerleading

Sydney and Shandra Truong – daughters of Melissa Truong of Des Moines, formerly of Galesburg, and granddaughters of Randy and Pat Taylor of Galesburg – had the privilege of attending the International UCA All Star Cheerleading Nationals held at Disney World in Orlando, FL, Mar. 14-15. They are members of Dynasty All Star Cheer and...
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L-S girls take second at St. Patty’s Day Indoor Blast

L-S girls take second at St. Patty’s Day Indoor Blast
The L-S fifth/sixth-grade girls softball team came in as runner-up at the St. Patty's Day Indoor Blast in Omaha on Mar. 21-22. The girls won their first game against Nebraska Nemesis, 3-1, and lost their second pool-play game against the Papillion Outlaws, 0-8, on Saturday. On Sunday, they were placed in the bracket and faced...
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Nineteen L-S alums get their game on

Nineteen L-S alums get their game on
Lynnville-Sully alums spanning graduation years 1991-2014 took to the court for the annual L-S Men’s Community Basketball Game on Saturday, Mar. 21. A total of 19 alums still bleeding blue and gold split into two teams and played 60 minutes of basketball. “It was a lot of fun,” said L-S JV Boys Coach Joel Harthoorn, who...
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