Category Archives: Sports

End of an era: Removal of limestone track this week

After much planning and fundraising, work has finally begun on the resurfacing project of the Lynnville-Sully track. Manatts, who is the general contractor for the project, hired Des Moines Fence to remove the fence around the track on Thursday, June 19. The next step will be for Manatts to begin removing the old limestone track...
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Three wins in a row for Brand and crew

The location and weather conditions were different, but one thing was the same for the Co-Line/Goalsetter-sponsored Alcohol Funny Car Team: Another trip to the winner's circle. Dale Brand and crew competed last weekend, June 20-21, in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division event at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park and brought...
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L-S girls victorious over 4A Newton, sweep HLV

The Lynnville-Sully softball team is ripping its way through the season. The Hawks took on the Newton Cardinals on June 10 in a doubleheader and came out on top over the large 4A school. The first game’s score was 6-3, while the second game’s was 3-2. With two scoreless innings in the start of the first...
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Hawks shut out BP twice, go 2-0 at home tourney

The Hawk softball girls gathered their bats and gloves to take on the Belle Plaine Plainsmen in Belle Plaine on Friday, June 13. The girls played a doubleheader and swept BP in both games, 14-0 and 11-0. In the first game of the night, four of the Hawk batters went two-for-three in the batting box. These...
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Iowa Valley hitting proves too much for L-S baseball

In a difficult game for the Hawks, Iowa Valley made it count at the plate on Monday, June 16, as the Tigers defeated Lynnville-Sully, 12-2, in six innings. “Iowa Valley did a great job of hitting the ball hard all night and challenging our defenses on the bases as well,” said L-S Coach Bob Scandridge. “We...
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L-S baseball battles with HLV, BP

The HLV Warriors made a trip to visit the Lynnville-Sully Hawks on Wednesday, June 11. The game was close with the Hawks having to hold off the opponents, 3-2. “We did a great job of grinding out a win with good pitching and timely defense,” L-S Coach Bob Scandridge said. “It is good to see the...
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L-S softball picks up 19th win, ranked second in state in 1A

The Lynnville-Sully softball team won its 14th and 15th games in a row on Monday night after defeating Iowa Valley in a doubleheader on the road. The Hawks won the first game, 12-0, in five innings. At that point, the girls had kept their opponents scoreless in five of their last six games. Senior Shaylin Lukehart...
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