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30th Anniversary: L-S 1986 State Football Champions

30th Anniversary: L-S 1986 State Football Champions
What does it take to build a state championship team? Dedication, diligence, hard work, faith, and support from many, many people. Just ask Emory Stewart, the coach who led Lynnville-Sully to its first and only state football title 30 years ago this week. A DREAM BEGINS [caption id="attachment_1123665" align="alignright" width="139"]Kirby Scull Read more

Running for Stella, Jones records best marathon time

Running for Stella, Jones records best marathon time
Perfect weather conditions and plenty of inspiration from a nine-year-old fighter spurred Julie Jones on to her fastest marathon yet. Running in the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon last Saturday, Nov. 5, the Sully resident crossed the finish line in 3:40:31 – about nine minutes faster than her previous personal record set at the Fargo Marathon earlier...
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Hawk playoff run, season cut short by Rebels

Hawk playoff run, season cut short by Rebels
  The 10th-ranked Hawks gave No. 2-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck a true run for their money last Friday, Oct. 28. Facing the Rebels in the first round of playoff action, the Hawks came up short, 13-6, against the defending Class A state champs. The loss ends the Hawks’ season with a final record of 8-2. “The success of a...
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Five Hawk VB players honored in SICL Conference

Five Lynnville-Sully volleyball players have landed spots on the 2016 South Iowa Cedar League All Conference Teams. Senior Brenna Lanser, a hitter, was named to the All Conference First Team. She led the Hawk offense this year with 195 kills and was also a top L-S server, making 299 of 326 serves with 48 aces. On defense,...
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Corbett named junior high coach of the year

Lynnville-Sully’s Jeff Corbett, middle school math teacher and junior high football coach, has been named junior high coach of the year by the Don Taft Junior High Coaching Award Committee. This prestigious award was developed by the Iowa Football Coaches Association to honor junior high coaches who have done an exemplary job working with young...
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Roozeboom is school winner in Wendy’s High School Heisman

There are some students who set the bar. They work harder, show more passion, and lead by example in the classroom, on the field, and within the community. Lynnville-Sully senior Dylan Roozeboom exemplifies those characteristics and was recently named Wendy’s High School Heisman as a school winner. “Dylan is known by his teachers and friends for...
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District 6 showdown ends with Hawks’ first loss

District 6 showdown ends with Hawks’ first loss
The Lynnville-Sully football team came up one game short of a perfect regular-season record after suffering its first loss this fall against rival Montezuma last Friday, Oct. 21. The game pitted two of the top District 6 teams against each other on the Hawks’ home turf, and costly turnovers cost L-S not only the game,...
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