Garret Jansen, a six-foot-one, 243-pound defensive end at Pella Community High School, was recently ranked by ESPN as the 97th best high school player of his position in the country and eighth best defensive end in Iowa. Jansen is a senior at Pella and a key player in the No. 1-ranked Dutch’s 11-0 season thus...
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Marathon runner sets new personal record, qualifies for the Olympic Trials
In just over 24 hours, Susie (Gray) Duke traveled over 1,000 miles – 26.2 of those miles by foot in the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon on Saturday, Nov. 1. It’s the impressive time the Lynnville-Sully grad finished the full marathon in that now has her looking forward to the Olympic Trials Marathon to be held in...
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L-S football ends season with surprise win over BP
The Lynnville-Sully varsity football players traveled to Belle Plaine for their last game of the year. Facing a team with only two losses on the season didn't slow the Hawks down. The five L-S seniors, Blake Wehrle, Noah Zylstra, Cole Nickell, Baker Zegers, and Caleb James, led the Hawks to a 36-6 win.
“Friday night's victory...
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Sage Ehresman wins Week 8 Player of the Week honors
Junior Sage Ehresman of Lynnville-Sully earned high school football fame for setting a team rushing record Friday. Now he's making a statewide splash, too. Ehresman, who ran for a school record 257 yards, has been named by voters as the American Family Insurance ALL-USA IOWA performer of the week. He received 137 votes to win...
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Hawk VB wins in three over HLV
The 2014 season continued for the L-S volleyball team after sweeping HLV in three sets on Tuesday, Oct. 21. The important victory advanced the Hawks in the Class 1A – Region 7 tournament.
Game one was the Hawks’ all the way. Senior Lysandra James had a tip, block, and kill early on to help establish the...
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Kuhlmann qualifies for state, girls finish fourth
Lynnville-Sully’s Canyon Kuhl-mann is state-bound after a hard-earned 10th-place finish at the state-qualifying meet last Thursday, Oct. 23. The junior will be the lone Hawk representing L-S at the state meet, set for Saturday, Nov. 1.
“The state-qualifying meet is always full of excitement, and it’s the meet we work towards all season,” said L-S Coach...
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L-S football triumphs over rival North Mahaska
No matter the sport, whenever the Lynnville-Sully Hawks compete against the North Mahaska Warhawks, there seems to be more tension in the air. Last Friday night was no exception. The Hawks hosted the Warhawks in a Class A District 7 game. Both teams came into the game with a 2-5 record, neither having stellar seasons,...
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