Category Archives: Sports

L-S girls ‘dig deep’ to overcome Bravettes’ tough defense

The Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team traveled to Montezuma on Friday, Jan. 16, to take on the Bravettes. Based on each team's record and the earlier match-up this season, the game was not predicted to be close. But, a very scrappy Montezuma team showed up to play and challenged the 12-0 L-S Hawks in a 50-42...
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Montezuma’s three-point shooting too much for L-S boys

In their second match-up of the season, the L-S boys basketball team knew the Montezuma Braves could connect from behind the three-point arc. In their first meeting back at the beginning of December, the Braves netted eight three-pointers on the Hawks’ court. Being on their home court last Friday night, Jan. 16, the Braves wowed...
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Victories for both Hawk teams over IV

Following their hard-working effort against Montezuma on Friday, the L-S varsity teams had less than 24 hours off before they headed to Iowa Valley on Saturday afternoon. The IV games had been rescheduled from Jan. 5 due to bad weather. The Hawks didn’t let their tiredness win out, however, as the girls won 61-32 and...
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Hawks trounce Tri-County

The L-S varsity basketball teams had no trouble against the Tri-County Trojans on Tuesday, Jan. 13. The Hawk girls soundly beat Tri-County, 65-32, and the Hawk boys’ win was just as impressive, 61-35. The Hawk girls came out firing with a dominating 28-10 first quarter, establishing the lead for the rest of the game. Senior Lysandra James...
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Players wanted for L-S Men’s Community Basketball Game

Hawk fans of all ages are encouraged to attend the annual L-S Men’s Community Basketball Game set for Saturday, Mar. 21. Any Lynnville-Sully com-munity member who would like to play a basketball game in support of the Lynnville-Sully boys basketball program is encouraged to sign up. Both alumni and community members who now bleed blue and...
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Hawks soar past Eagles

Both L-S varsity basketball teams came home with victories after facing Keota on the road in a double header on Friday, Jan. 9. The girls chalked up a 35-27 win over the Eagles, and the boys overcame Keota 60-50. “The girls did a pretty good job of handling the physical play,” said L-S Coach Jerry Hulsing....
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IGHSAU extends girls high school cross-country race distance

Beginning next fall, high school girls will run 1,000 meters farther at their cross-country races. This comes after the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s board of directors voted to extend the girls’ race distance from 4,000 to 5,000 meters at its Jan. 7 meeting. The move to 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) marks the first change...
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