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‘Great team depth’ to aid large L-S boys track team

‘Great team depth’ to aid large L-S boys track team
A large L-S boys track team with high athletic abilities is eager to see what the 2016 season holds. Practices began three times a week on Feb. 15. As the winter sports ended, more athletes joined the group with the full team practicing all together for the first time on Monday, Mar. 7. “We have 33...
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Six Little Hawks compete at Pee Wee State

Six Little Hawks compete at Pee Wee State
Six Little Hawks made the trek to Waterloo this past weekend to wrestle at Super Pee Wee State. A total of 900 kindergarten through second-grade students fought for spots on the podium. They weighed in on Friday, Mar. 4, and were placed in 32-man brackets. L-S kindergartner Jett Kramer (48 pounds) started the Hawks off on...
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State: PC boys shock Dike-New Hartford with 59-52 knock-off

The Pella Christian boys basketball team didn’t let their underdog status influence their play against the undefeated Dike-New Hartford Wolverines at state on Monday. In fact, the No. 8 seed Eagles stunned the No. 1 seed Dike (25-0) with a 59-52 victory in the state 2A quarterfinals. Heading into the state tournament, the PC boys had...
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Winter sports wrap-up: Boys basketball

Though the Lynnville-Sully boys were denied a trip to the state basketball tournament, they earned just about every other honor they could this year. On top of putting together an impressive 23-2 campaign, the Hawks also boasted the title of SICL Conference Champions as well as Class 1A District 10 Champions. With the addition of Colfax-Mingo...
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Winter sports wrap-up: Girls basketball

An 18-game win streak, a thrilling post-season run, and a final record of 21-3 all added up to what L-S Coach Jerry Hulsing has called a “great season” for the L-S girls basketball team. Despite coming just one game short of state two years in a row, the Hawks have much to be proud of...
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Winter sports wrap-up: Wrestling

A new coach at the helm of the L-S wrestling team led the Hawks to a 15-8 dual-meet record with improvements seen throughout the season. The Hawks returned 13 letter-winners this year, including last year’s state qualifier, sophomore Josh Dunsbergen, and four seniors: Jack Hardin, Kyle Kramer, Shannon Dunsbergen, and Cooper Scandridge. Opening the season at North...
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