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L-S Girls Softball Preview: Girls eye state title, return six starters

L-S Girls Softball Preview: Girls eye state title, return six starters
The L-S softball team approaches the 2015 season hoping to end up where last season ended – at the state tournament. The girls accumulated an impressive 36-2 overall record in 2014, won the SICL Conference title, and qualified for state for the fourth time in five years. Still, their hearts yearned for more, particularly the...
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Hawks hosts first SICL Conference junior high meet

JH BOYS The L-S junior high boys finished up the track season with two meets last week. On Monday, May 11, they headed to North Mahaska and earned the meet title by scoring 126 points against eight other teams. The Hawks swept the shot put, with Rylan James winning the event and Grant Wehrle taking second....
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L-S Boys Baseball Preview: Boys look for another winning season

L-S Boys Baseball Preview: Boys look for another winning season
Coming off a program-building 2014 season, the Lynnville-Sully baseball team looks to the 2015 season with promise. The boys had their first winning season in six years last year, finishing with an overall record of 12-11. L-S Baseball Coach and Athletic Director Bob Scandridge returns at the helm of the team this year. Last year was...
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Garret Jansen earns Mr. Football Award

Garret Jansen of Pella High School is the recipient of the 2014 Ed Thomas Mr. Football Award presented by the Iowa Newspaper Association. Jansen was presented the award Wednesday, May 13, during an awards ceremony at the school. The Ed Thomas Mr. Football Award was created in 2010; it is presented annually, recognizing a high school...
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Ben Trettin qualifies individually for district golf

“Golfing can change from one night to another, and tonight proved it.” That’s what L-S golf coach Bryan De Jong observed after the North Mahaska quadrangular on Tuesday, May 12 – just a day after the Hawks placed third at the conference meet. The Hawks finished fourth out of four at North Mahaska with a team...
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L-S girls win first-ever track state-qualifying meet title

Thirteen L-S athletes in 10 events are bound for the state track meet after a thrilling and challenging state-qualifying meet on Thursday, May 14. The qualifiers include seven girls events and three boys events. The state-qualifying meet, held at BGM, will go down in L-S girls track history as their first ever state-qualifying meet champion-ship. The...
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L-S girls win first conference track title since joining SICL

L-S girls win first conference track title since joining SICL
For the first time since joining the SICL Conference in 1997, the Lynnville-Sully track girls can call themselves conference champs. The exciting accomplishment came after a strong team effort at the SICL meet at Belle Plaine on Tuesday, May 5. L-S scored 158 points overall to take first out of 11 teams, significantly ahead of second-place...
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