Category Archives: Sports

Hawks knock off previously unbeaten Iowa Valley, start 2022 on a high note

Preston Rodibaugh puts up two of his 12 points in his season debut against Sigourney on Jan. 4.    The Lynnville-Sully Hawks opened 2022 with a pair of SICL wins. A big victory came on the Hawks’ home court on Friday,  Jan. 7, when L-S knocked off the only unbeaten team left in the conference, Iowa Valley. Sigourney The Hawks...
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L-S girls go 1-1 in close games to kick off 2022

Greenlee Smock puts up a shot in traffic against Sigourney in the first game after winter break. Smock scored 12 points in the first win of 2022.    The L-S girls basketball team was back in action the week of Jan. 3, winning one and losing one in close games to start the second half of the...
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Pins plentiful as L-S wrestlers hit the mat for second half of the season

L-S sophomore Maxwell Mintle, ranked 12th in Class 1A's 152-pound class, works his opponent at the North Mahaska Invitational where he placed first.    Getting back into the groove on the mat, Lynnville-Sully’s wrestling team battled in many competitions last week, collecting several pins. A few L-S grapplers made appearances on the podium to cap off a...
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Hawks battle but fall to the Plainsmen by one point

  Despite maintaining a 10-point lead for much of the game, Lynnville-Sully’s girls varsity basketball team lost a heartbreaker, 67-66, against Belle Plaine on Tuesday, Dec. 21. L-S led, 39-29, going into the half, but Belle Plaine came out of the break ready to chip away at that lead. The Plainsmen got hot from the field and couldn’t...
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Hawks lose by one in OT thriller at Belle Plaine

Ryan Annee puts up a shot in the paint against the Plainsmen. The senior grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds and scored two points in the overtime loss to Belle Plaine on Tuesday, Dec. 21. The Hawks will have time off for Christmas Break and will start SICL action Jan. 4 at Sigourney.   It was a...
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L-S rebounds from loss with win against Keota, falls to Pleasantville

Elise Alberts looks for an open teammate after grabbing a rebound against Keota in the Hawsk' 42-35 win on Friday, Dec. 17.    After a tough loss to Colfax-Mingo, the L-S girls basketball team got back on track with a win against Keota. The Hawks lost a non-conference match-up with Class 2A Pleasantville on Monday and were...
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Two dominating wins for L-S boys basketball

Lynnville-Sully's strong defense forced Colfax-Mingo into 20 turnovers and limited them to just a 23% field-goal percentage. The Hawks' starters shown above are, from left, Ryan Annee (15), Conner Maston (13), Corder Noun Harder (guarding the center cutter, 12), Josh Hardenbrook (back), and Mason Rodibaugh (21).    Lynnville-Sully’s boys basket-ball team got back on track with a...
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