Category Archives: Sports

Van Wyk starts Diamond Trail Fencing Club

A unique sport – enjoyed by young and old, guys and gals alike – is coming to Sully. Though it requires the use of a weapon, the sport itself is perfectly safe. It is the sport of fencing. DiamondTrailFencingClub Jon Van Wyk, co-owner of Van Wijk Winery, is spearheading...
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L-S football rolls past GMG, 48-0, for second win

The Lynnville-Sully varsity football team shut out GMG of Garwin on Friday, Oct. 10, 48-0. The temperatures were brisk, but the Hawk offense was hot right from the start. "It was a great night for the Hawks Friday, as we executed in every area of the game," said L-S Head Coach Mike Parkinson. "The guys played...
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Hawks lose last regular-season game to No. 12 Iowa Valley

The 12th-ranked team in Class 1A proved to be too much for the L-S volleyball girls to handle on Monday, Oct. 13. The 19-7 Tigers defeated the 12-8 Hawks in three sets by scores of 25-16, 25-8, and 25-17. “I don't feel we played well as a team,” said L-S Coach Heather James. “Iowa Valley is...
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Rice runs for third, Kuhlmann captures fourth at Montezuma

The meet Oct. 9 at Montezuma was the perfect prep for the SICL Conference Meet to be held at the same location this week. The Hawks, unfortunately, where short-handed last week, missing four boys and two girls. Still, the other L-S runners stepped up to the plate and ran hard. Senior Cori Rice and junior...
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JV girls win Melcher-Dallas tourney

The JV volleyball team won the Melcher-Dallas Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 4 after defeating three teams, including the host. First up was Pleasantville. The Hawks went 2-1, with scores of 21-12, 20-22, and 15-12. Sophomore Olivia Ritter recorded five kills, followed by junior Naomi Shinkle and freshman McKinley Conover with four each. Freshman Camryn Russell made...
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Hawk volleyball pulls through in nail biter at HLV

A nail-biter match at HLV on Monday night, Oct. 6, put the Hawk varsity volleyball team to the test. The night went into five sets, with the Hawks earning the match win, 3-2: 25-15, 20-25, 25-16, 18-25, and 15-12. “We played really strong the games we won because we put the ball away on our hits,”...
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Colfax-Mingo to join SICL

The schools in the South Iowa Cedar League voted 7-4 to let Colfax-Mingo join the league beginning in the 2015-2016 school year. Exact scheduling for varsity events is still in progress. The league is expected to be split into east and west divisions. Lynnville-Sully would tentatively be in the west division with Colfax-Mingo, HLV, North...
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