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Logan Lindsley (#2) hands off the ball to Gabe Dutton-Mofford (#25). PCN photo by Jen Vrbka.

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Battle of the Huskies Won by SRC

Craig Pinley

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

SHELBY– Shelby-Rising City’s football team made a strong defensive statement with a balanced offense as the home team won the battle of the Huskies by a 48-0 margin over Heartland Friday night.

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

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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.

Rylee Ackerson scored with this block in the first set as Gahvi Lesiak backs her up. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow.

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Storm Wins Over the Knights

Beth Sparrow

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

POLK - Monday night was the Storm’s first official game, as they hosted Nebraska Lutheran. The first set didn’t start out well, with the Storm being behind the Knights most of the set. They finally tied at 12 points, against at 17 and 22.

Taya Pinneo (#1) sets up the kill for Ava Larmon (#12) against the Hawks. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow.

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Lady Huskies Score Their First Win

Beth Sparrow

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

HAMPTON - Husky volleyball traveled to Hampton for their first official match. From the JV game, it looked like a close matchup. JV’s second set went to 29-27 before the third went to Hampton. The first set was a bit rough for the Huskies.

Edie Peterson sets the offense against Sutton last Thursday. PCN photo by Rick Holtz.

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Lady Cougars Open Season with a Split

Rick Holtz

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

FULLERTON — The Cougars opened the volleyball season with a split on the road. Cross County lost to Sutton 2519, 27-25 before bouncing back for a 25-16, 25-23 win over Fullerton. Sutton also defeated Fullerton 2521, 25-14 in the opening match of the night.

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Local Round-up

News Staff

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

GIRLS SOFTBALL Panthers 1-2 at Tourney WISNER — Blue River went 1-2 on the day at the NEN Viper Softball Tournament. Pierce 12, Blue River 3 The Bluejays scored 12 runs on just 3 hits as Panther pitchers walked 10 batters. Blue River also committed three errors in the field.

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.

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Cougars open season with 64-12 win

Craig Pinley

Saturday, August 26, 2023

STROMSBURG – Tanner Hollinger scored on three pass receptions from Lucas Jacobsen during a seven-minute span in the first period and Jacobsen scored three rushing touchdowns of his own during a seven-minute span in the second quarter as Cross County blitzed visiting Sutton 64-12 Friday night.

Shyanne Anderson (center) finished with 4 digs against Sutton. PCN photo by Rick Holtz

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Cougars open season with a split

Rick Holtz

Friday, August 25, 2023

FULLERTON — The Cougars opened the volleyball season with a split on the road. Cross County lost to Sutton 25-19, 27-25 before bouncing back for a 25-16, 25-23 win over Fullerton. Sutton also defeated Fullerton 25-21, 25-14 in the opening match of the night.