Category Archives: Sports

In the first round of the Class A football playoffs, the L-S Hawks were on the road facing the Pekin Panthers at Pekin on Wednesday, Oct 28. The Hawks scored a 36-34 victory and marched on to the second round of playoffs. "Wednesday night's win was an exciting exhibit of Lynnville-Sully football, as we proved why...

Canyon Kuhlmann ran his way into the Lynnville-Sully cross-country history books after qualifying for state for the third year in a row on Thursday, Oct. 22. The senior placed 15th in 17:39 at the state-qualifying meet in Ankeny. Heading into the race on the DMACC campus, Kuhlmann knew the quality runners there were going to...

Facing the No. 9 team in Class 1A for the second time in just over a week, the Lynnville-Sully volleyball team knew what they were up against in their first regional match on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Unfortunately, the Hawks were unable to gain much ground against 22-8 Iowa Valley and fell in three sets: 25-7,...

No matter the sport, the local rivalry between the North Mahaska Warhawks and the Lynnville-Sully Hawks is fierce, and last Friday night, Oct. 16, in New Sharon, was no different. Bragging rights for this year's varsity football matchup went to the L-S Hawks, soaring over the Warhawks, 39-6. "Beating a rival is always a goal, and...

A new face will be at the helm of the Lynnville-Sully wrestling team this year. Sully resident Steve Squires was approved as the new head wrestling coach at the Sept. 21 L-S School Board meeting, replacing Steve Northcutt, who resigned on Mar. 16 after 26 years of coaching. A 1996 graduate of L-S, Squires works for the...