Category Archives: Sports

A strong-hitting Colfax-Mingo team left the Lynnville-Sully softball team in an unfamiliar place on Monday, May 23 – on the losing side of an SICL game. The Hawks fell 15-4 to conference newcomer C-M. The loss ends the L-S winning streak of 78 consecutive conference games, which began in the 2012 softball season. The Tigerhawks are coming...

The Grinnell/Lynnville-Sully tennis team defeated Fort Madison 5-3 in a substate match at Pella on Saturday morning, May 21. Local junior John Trettin won his singles match 6-0 and 6-4. He and his partner, Adam VanErsvelde, won their doubles match, 6-1 and 6-1. With this victory, the team qualified for the state tennis tournament, which began...

Lynnville-Sully tracksters came home from the 2016 state meet with five medalists, two new school records, and a season to be proud of last week. With 18 athletes competing in 13 events, the Hawks had another strong representation on the Blue Oval at Drake University in Des Moines. L-S Boys Senior Sage Ehresman qualified in four events...

Track isn’t even over yet, but preparations for the next sports season are already underway for L-S girls out for softball. Practices began May 9, though not all the players are able to be there every day. “Practices have been positive,” said L-S Coach Stacey Alberts, entering her 11th year as head softball coach. “This time...