Category Archives: Sports

Cadets hold annual car derby

Thirty local children competed in the areas of design and speed in the annual Cadets pinewood derby on Monday, Mar. 3. Each racer transformed a block of wood, two dowels, four screws, and four wheels into race cars. At the derby, trophies were awarded to those with the fastest cars and best-looking cars. The derby...
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Lyndsay Terpstra receives IBA Student Athlete Achievement Award

Lyndsay Terpstra, a senior at Lynnville-Sully High School, was honored as the 2014 recipient of the Iowa Bankers Association’s Student Athlete Achievement Scholarship Award during the Iowa high school state basketball championships March 7-8 in Des Moines. This award recognizes a graduating senior student athlete who not only excels on the court, but also in...
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L-S girls edged out of state tourney by Colo-Nesco

The first game of the 2014 girls state basketball tournament was a battle to the end, and the Lynnville-Sully girls gave the Colo-Nesco Royals a true run for the money. But in the end, L-S came up short, 38-34, on Monday, Mar. 3, cutting short the girls’ dream of a state championship.
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Winter Sports Salute: Hawks’ hard work pays off

To view the winter sports salute in its entirety, click here. Five seniors guide girls to state Hopes were high for the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team heading into the 2013-14 season, and the Hawks didn’t disappoint, qualifying for the state tournament for the third time in four years. The girls were senior-less last year, which meant...
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Blue Devils derail Hawk boys in state tourney pursuit

The Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team had a strong first half in the Class 1A District 11 semifinal game in Pleasantville on Tuesday, Feb. 25, against the Martensdale-St. Marys Blue Devils.
TJ Cunningham sneaks in a layup against the Blue Devils.
The Hawks took an early 3-0 lead with a free throw...
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Doll’s L-S career culminates with seventh place at state

Four years of improving as a high school wrestler climaxed for Caden Doll where all wrestlers set their dreams: At the state tournament. For the Lynnville-Sully senior, the journey at state was a roller-coaster experience that ended with the 160-pound wrestler on the podium in seventh place.
Caden Doll...
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Hawks defeat conference rival to advance to state tourney

The Lynnville-Sully girls faced conference foe English Valleys in the Class 1A Region 5 Girls Tournament final at Pella Christian on Monday, Feb. 24, in front of a full house of fans. The Hawks knew exactly what they were up against, defeating EV twice this season by a narrow margin each time, 41-38 and 42-38....
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