Osceola Bulldogs

Braxton Mestl (#11) looks to receive a pass from Kale Gustafson (#2). PCN photo by Blaine Winslow.

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Bulldogs Win Their First Game

Beth Sparrow

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

OSCEOLA - Osceola hosted Diller-Odell for their first game of the season. The Bulldogs were raring to go getting ahead 26-0 in the first quarter. By half time they had put up another 14 points to make it 40-0. They held that score for a while.

AVA LARMON - Ava led the Huskies with 21 kills and 7 blocks to claim victory over the Hawks.

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

News Staff

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Slammers won the tourney at Wisner on Saturday. Photo provided.

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Slammers Win Championship at Wisner Tourney

Rick Holtz

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

WISNER — Not a bad way to spend a Saturday. The Polk County Slammers traveled to Wisner for the NEN Viper Softball Tournament. The Slammers were perfect on the day, opening with a 16-0 win over O’Neill, a 9-4 win over Pierce and capped the championship day with a 10-8 win over the host NEN.

Eastyn Kropatsch and Bella Recker go up for the block against Heartland. PCN photo by Blaine Winslow.

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Lady Dawgs Score Two Wins at Triangular

Craig Pinley

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

HENDERSON – With just two seniors, the Osceola volleyball team might be considered a young team, but with the height that the Bulldogs possess on their front line, improvement might not be as tall an order as it could’ve been.

Osceola Football Has High Hopes for the 2023 Season

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Osceola Football Has High Hopes for the 2023 Season

Beth Sparrow

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

The Bulldogs made it to the second round of playoffs last year, and lost a heartbreaking game against the Bloomfield Bees. They return some key players, but have some shoes to fill losing four seniors who made large contributions.

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District assignments announced

News Staff

Friday, August 18, 2023

The Nebraska School Activities Association has announced fall district assignments. Cross County, High Plains, Osceola and Shelby-Rising City athletes now know what schools they will have to compete against for an opportunity to go to state.

Osceola 10 and under boys’ baseball team finished their season. Photo provided.

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Osceola 10 and Under Finish Their Season

Bob Zelasney

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

The Osceola 10-u boys baseball team finished their season with a devastated loss in the opening round of the league tournament, 5-4 to David City 2. In their final game of the regular season, we would win our 4th game in a row, 9-4 over Aurora 3, to raised their record to 5-5.

Derek Baloun is coaching tee ball to Osceola young kids. Photo provided.

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Osceola Tee Ball Season is a Success

Lexi Reimers

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Summer T-ball season ended for 23 boys and girls participating in Osceola. Split into Pre-K and Kindergarten groups, the kids and coaches practiced for 6 weeks. The focus of the Pre-K group was to teach basic skills and to understand the sport.

Coach Tom Schleif, Coach Carrie Swanson, Sierra Boden, Roberta Hines and Coach Laureen Powell represented the Polk County Slammers at the all-star game in Columbus. PCN photos by Rick Holtz

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Slammers Shine One Last Time in All-Star Game

Rick Holtz

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

COLUMBUS — Hollywood could not have scripted it better. Two members of the Polk County Slammers, along with three of their coaches, took part in the 17th annual Central Community College All-Star game last week.

Isaiah Zelasney gets coached one last time by his cousin, Jason. PCN photos by Rick Holtz

Zelasney Plays in GI & Columbus All-Star Games

Rick Holtz

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

GRAND ISLAND – What a way to go out. Isaiah Zelasney completed his summer farewell tour last week, taking part in a pair of all-star games.