Cross County Cougars

Shyanne Anderson will return next season as one of the main threats of the Cross County attack. PCN file photo

Shyanne Anderson will return next season as one of the main threats of the Cross County attack. PCN file photo

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Area Athletes Named to All-CRC Teams

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Volleyball honors continue to roll in for Polk County athletes. Six Polk County volleyball players were selected to the 2022 Crossroads Conference All-Conference first team this year. The conference announced the honors over the weekend.
Craig Pinley

Craig Pinley

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Winter Sports Seasons Kick Off This Week

Craig Pinley
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Last Monday was the official start date of boys and girls basketball season and having recently attended my 40th high school reunion, the thoughts of days gone by began piling up in my mind, thinking about ‘first days’ of the various sports I played in.

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Basketball teams preparing for new season

Staff Report
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Area basketball teams have hit the court and are gearing up for the 2022-2023 campaigns. Monday marked the day teams across the state could hold their first practice of the season.
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2022 Polk County Volleyball Statistics

News Staff
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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Cross County celebrates after winning a point in their three-set loss to Amherst on Thursday. PCN photos by Travis Lane

Cross County celebrates after winning a point in their three-set loss to Amherst on Thursday. PCN photos by Travis Lane

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AGONY OF DEFEAT

Craig Pinley
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
LINCOLN — After finishing her first year as a head coach with a disappointing loss, you might have thought that Emmie Noyd would want no part of volleyball for a while.
Kyle Sterup (right) is in his second year at Concordia University. Ben Meyer (Concordia Athletics)

Kyle Sterup (right) is in his second year at Concordia University. Ben Meyer (Concordia Athletics)

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Polk County Athletes See Success at College Level

Craig Pinley
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
SEWARD — After earning All-State honors in football at Osceola High, getting to the state individual wrestling finals in his Class C weight division, and making the state meet in the pole vault, Kyle Sterup had some choices to make as he thought of a possible college athletic career.
Congrats to this week's Athletes of the Week

Congrats to this week's Athletes of the Week

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Athletes of the Week

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Each week during the school year, the Polk County News will select a male and female Athlete of the Week. CONNER SCHNELL Conner Schnell finished with 11 tackles on Friday and recovered a fumble on defense that led to a Bulldogs score.
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2022 Polk County Football Statistics

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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A Look at the State Volleyball Field

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
#1 Lincoln Lutheran (37-0) Players to Watch: Abby Wachal, senior, 480 kills; Keri Leimbach, sophomore, 432 digs; Erika Young, senior, 51 blocks; Elecea Saathoff, junior, 832 assists. #2 Archbishop Bergan (31-4) Players to Watch: Paige Frickenstein, sophomore, 290 kills; Kaitlyn Mlnarik, senior,...
Cross County advances to state for volleyball for just the third time in school history. Pictured left to right (front row): Cortlyn Sundberg (student manager), Chesney Sundberg, Jayden Fellows, Taylor Lindburg, Bren Lemburg, Addie Linn, and Kelsey Brehm (student manager); (middle row) Alyssa Renken, Eden Peterson, Tierney Schoch, Britney Pflueger (Asst. Coach) and Olive Peterson (student manager); (third row) Head Coach Emmie Noyd, Asst. Coach Macy Samek, Shyanne Anderson, Lilly Peterson, Bricelynn Larson,

Cross County advances to state for volleyball for just the third time in school history. Pictured left to right (front row): Cortlyn Sundberg (student manager), Chesney Sundberg, Jayden Fellows, Taylor Lindburg, Bren Lemburg, Addie Linn, and Kelsey Brehm (student manager); (middle row) Alyssa Renken, Eden Peterson, Tierney Schoch, Britney Pflueger (Asst. Coach) and Olive Peterson (student manager); (third row) Head Coach Emmie Noyd, Asst. Coach Macy Samek, Shyanne Anderson, Lilly Peterson, Bricelynn Larson,

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No. 7 Cougars Punch Ticket to Lincoln

Craig Pinley
Saturday, October 29, 2022
STROMSBURG — For many teams, making a state tourney is a matter of talent or obedience to a system. For the Cross County volleyball team, in earning the program’s third state tournament berth in school history, it was about trust in a process.