Category Archives: Sports

The Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team had to battle hard on the road last Tuesday, Dec. 4. Facing the Tigerhawks of Colfax-Mingo, L-S returned home with a 78-72 win. The two teams were closely matched in most statistical categories with the exception of two: Turnovers and steals.  The Hawks had 11 steals compared to Colfax-Mingo’s five,...

A tournament at Saydel High School put the Lynnville-Sully wrestlers to the test on Saturday, Dec. 8. The team had only four out of 11 boys wrestle in the tournament due to injuries and overlapping weights. The day was a challenge for the team as many competitors were from 2A or 3A schools. The four boys...

The L-S basketball boys—defending SICL champs—dropped their first game of the 2018-19 season to the projected conference title favorite last Tuesday. The Hawks were on the road at Montezuma and lost 72-36. L-S started off slow in the first quarter and fell behind 23-11. They couldn't correct their mistakes, causing Montezuma’s lead to widen to 38-17. The...

The L-S girls basketball team traveled to No. 2-ranked Montezuma on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Hawks fell short, 69-35, to the Bravettes. Incredibly, Montezuma made 13 of 27 (48 percent) from behind the three-point line, with eight of those coming from the Bravettes’ top shooter Elise Boulton. As a team, L-S shot 32 percent from the...

The L-S High School wrestlers got rolling on the 2018-19 season with a dual meet at Colfax-Mingo on Thursday, Nov. 29.  The young team went 1-2, beating Belle Plaine, 36-28, but falling to Colfax-Mingo, 60-24, and North Mahaska, 42-24. All three duals were a battle for the L-S wrestlers, but many of the boys pulled through...

The Lynnville-Sully boys got their first taste of competition on the basketball court the day after Thanksgiving. Playing in a half game at the Montezuma Jamboree last Friday, the Hawks were ahead 35-31 after two quarters of play against BCLUW. The Hawks went up by one point, 14-13, in the first quarter and outscored the Comets...