Category Archives: Sports

Due to weather cancellations, the Lynnville-Sully girls went without competitions for two weeks, finally breaking the streak with the Pella Christian Invitational on Tuesday, Apr. 12. The Hawks placed seventh as a team with 48 points out of the eight teams at the meet, and Pella High won the meet. “We showed some rust, especially early...

After not competing since Mar. 31, the L-S boys were anxious to see some competition at Pella Christian on Tuesday, Apr. 12. The Hawks had strong performances against larger schools and finished the night in second with 129 points behind Pella High’s 158. “The weather finally cooperated, and we ran really well,” said L-S Boys Coach...

After a few days off, the Lynnville-Sully girls golf team hit the links at Pleasantville on Thursday, Apr. 14, facing the host Trojans as well as Carlisle. Pleasantville took advantage of their home course knowledge and won the meet with a team score of 182. Carlisle finished second with 201, and L-S placed third with...

L-S fourth-grader Maxwell Mintle, the son of Brent and April Mintle, received All-American honors after competing in the Midwest Classic Nationals with 1,460 wrestlers from across the nation the first weekend in April. Competing in Kearney, NE, Maxwell wrestled in a 32-man bracket with wrestlers from Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, Kansas, Texas, and Iowa. He...

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is a little extra...” This quote exemplifies the desire supporters of the Room to Soar fundraising campaign have to grow and expand the Lynnville-Sully wrestling program. With help from the community, Room to Soar has set a goal of securing $40,000 by May 13, 2016 for a state-of-the-art facility. For several...

Winning six events in their first outdoor meet of the year is hopefully a sign of things to come for the Lynnville-Sully boys track and field team. The conditions weren’t ideal for a track meet, but the Hawks stayed the course at the Pella Christian meet where team scores weren’t kept last Tuesday, Mar. 29. “It...