October 14, 2026
Courtney Sunday
Kale Gustafson runs it in for a touchdown for the East team at the Sertoma 8-man all star game. PCN photo by Rick Holtz
Shelby-Rising City 3rd through 5th Grades had an outstanding basketball camp last week! Shown are the combined boys and girls participants for the week. Photo provided.
Lilly Peterson looks for an open team member past a team green defender. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow.
Above: Rylie Carter plays in the Central Community College All Star softball game for the green team. Below: Aubree Siffring is up to bat in the Central Community College All Star game. Both girls graduated from Shelby-Rising City in May. PCN photos by Rick Holtz.
The summer Polk County Slammers won districts by winning four games over the weekend and qualify for state! They won Class C District 5 for 18 and under. Currently they are 12-3 and play at Twin River on Tuesday the 18th, followed by a home game on Wednesday the 19th. State will be in Hastings at the softball complex on July 5-7. Photo provided.
SPORTS TALK CRAIG PINLEY
Osceola’s Kale Gustafson finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds on Friday in the Tom Dinsdale Automotive x Striv All-Star Classic at Grand Island Central Catholic. Gustafson’s Chevrolet All-Stars fell to GMC team by a score of 142-127, the highest score posted at this game. PCN photo by Calvin Holtz.
Addie Theis and Ella Lemburg of Osceola track were selected to compete at Nebraska Wesleyan’s Midwest Night of Stars. This is a qualifying meet where the best from ALL classes compete on the same night in Lincoln. Theis participated in triple jump and 100 hurdles with Lemburg in the 400-meter run. They competed hard against tough competition. Great job girls! Graphic provided.