Category Archives: Sports

The Lynnville-Sully Hawk football team opened the season at home on Friday, Aug. 29, against the Van Buren Warriors of Keosauqua. Traveling quite the distance to Sully, the Warriors brought strong upperclassmen experience to the field, including 14 seniors. Despite a close game and a strong defensive effort by the Hawks, the Warriors scored their...

Sully resident Julie Jones made a quick trip to Colorado to climb Pikes Peak the weekend of Aug. 22-24. Jones is planning to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro Sept. 19-Oct. 4 through an organization called One Child Matters. The money Jones raises for the climb will help support a boy named Micah through the next 10 to...

“[Friday’s] scrimmage was a step in the right direction. We feel, as a team and coaching staff, that we are closer to being prepared for playing Van Buren on the 29th. We will be ready by then and are looking forward to another week of hard work and practice. The guys had fun [on Friday]...

The Lynnville-Sully football team is “ALL IN,” according to the boys’ motto this season. They are dedicating their time, energy, and hard work to the fall sport. Practices began Aug. 11. Last year, the Hawks had a hard first half of the season but came back to put together an overall record of 6-5. They placed...

Sporting a new 2015 Camaro body, Team Co-Line/Goalsetter competed last weekend Aug. 22-23 in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series West Central Division event at Heartland Park in Topeka, KS. On Thursday night, prior to the event, Dale Brand and crew tested their new 2015 Camaro body. “A big thanks to BZ Auto of Sully...

Area adults came together to focus on health through group exercise this summer at the Lynnville-Sully Middle School.  Fitness classes, offered and taught by Tashia Ehresman, gave community members a chance to experience the benefits and rewards of exercising in a group setting. Classes were offered in a nine-week session, meeting twice a week for 45...

Running, running, and more running is what the Lynnville-Sully cross-country team has done since the 2014 season started. Practices began the morning of Aug. 11. The Hawks will take the course for the first time this season on Sept. 2 at Iowa Mennonite. Coach Darin Arkema answered the following questions. 1. How is the team looking...