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Shelby-RC’s Jaxon Carter hits a shot during SRC Quad earlier this spring. Carter led the Huskies with a 97 at the Roy Horner Invite in Friend. PCN file photo by Ken Kush

Shelby-RC’s Jaxon Carter hits a shot during SRC Quad earlier this spring. Carter led the Huskies with a 97 at the Roy Horner Invite in Friend. PCN file photo by Ken Kush

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AREA GOLF ROUNDUP

Ken Kush
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Huskies Travel to Friend for Roy Horner InviteFRIEND- A total of 14 high school boys golf teams were in Friend on Wednesday for the 2026 Roy Horner Golf Tournament at the Friend Country Club.Among those teams was the Shelby-RC Huskies who finished with a team score of 408 and placed 10th...
Each week during the school year, the Polk County News will select a male and female Athlete of the Week.

Each week during the school year, the Polk County News will select a male and female Athlete of the Week.

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PCN Athletes of the Week for April 9, 2026

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Each week during the school year, the Polk County News will select a male and female Athlete of the Week. Athletes of the Week are brought to you by these fine sponsors.
Shelby-RC’s Layne Donner hits his third shot from just off the green on No. 3 hole on Monday at Ryan Hill. Donner led the Huskies scoring at both the SRC quad and the Aquinas Invite. PCN photo by Ken Kush

Shelby-RC’s Layne Donner hits his third shot from just off the green on No. 3 hole on Monday at Ryan Hill. Donner led the Huskies scoring at both the SRC quad and the Aquinas Invite. PCN photo by Ken Kush

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SRC Golfers Win Home Quad-Fourth at Aquinas Invite

Ken Kush
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
OSCEOLA- The Huskies opened the year hosting a four team quad at Ryan Hill Golf Course in Osceola on Monday.Teams from Grand Island Lutheran, Humphrey-Lindsay, High Plains and Shelby-RC were on hand.The Huskies won the team race with a score of 178 as they were led by Donner who led the field with...
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From The Corn Stalks/Corn Rows

Ken Kush
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
I read somewhere that you spend the first 70-years of your life building your legacy.I guess I better get busy because I am down to my last 350 days to get that part of my life done.The dictionary defines legacy as “the long-lasting impact of particular events, actions, etc. that took place in the...
Saphira Osentowski competes in the 300 meter low hurdles at the Merrick County Invite. She placed second in the event on Thursday at the Thayer Central Invite. PCN file photo by Rick Holtz.

Saphira Osentowski competes in the 300 meter low hurdles at the Merrick County Invite. She placed second in the event on Thursday at the Thayer Central Invite. PCN file photo by Rick Holtz.

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Cross County Girls Second at Thayer Central, Boys Finish Ninth

Ken Kush
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
HEBRON - On a day when most of the local action was either postponed or canceled due to the wet weather, the Thayer Central Invite team rolled the dice and were able to complete all 17 events in Hebron on Thursday.On the girls side, the host Thayer Central Titans used the field events to build a...
Twin River Can’t Protect Lead at Raymond Central

Twin River Can’t Protect Lead at Raymond Central

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Twin River Can’t Protect Lead at Raymond Central

Ken Kush
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
RAYMOND- The Raymond Central Mustangs jumped out to a 4-0 lead at the end of two innings last Monday, but the Twin River/Osceola Titans offense had a response.The Titans went on to open a 6-4 lead courtesy of a four run fourth inning, but could not hold the lead as The Mustangs scored one in the...

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TRACK AND FIELD STATE LEADERS

Ken Kush
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
It’s early in the 2026 High School Track and Field season as just two weeks have gone by and last week the wet weather forced cancellations and postponements.About two times per month I will be updating the area athletes numbers, distances and times as to where they stack up to the states best in...
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Cougars Open Golf Season at Neligh

Ken Kush
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
NELIGH- Other than some gusty winds reaching 30-40 miles per hour, Tuesday was a typical golf day in Nebraska for the final day of March.Teams from Fullerton, Cross County and Elgin Public Pope John gathered at Neligh-Antelope Golf Course for nine-hole triangular action.This meet had originally...
Camery Nielsen/Boyd graduated from Cross County High School in 2014. She excelled as an athlete at York College and now she is sharing her knowledge with the athletes as an assistant coach on York University Panthers Track and Field teams. Photos provided courtesy of Bobby DeHart.

Camery Nielsen/Boyd graduated from Cross County High School in 2014. She excelled as an athlete at York College and now she is sharing her knowledge with the athletes as an assistant coach on York University Panthers Track and Field teams. Photos provided courtesy of Bobby DeHart.

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Nielsen/Boyd Working and Carrying Through Former Head Coach’s Expectations

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
CAMERY NIELSEN/BOYD by Ken KushYORK- FormerYork University head track and field coach Justin Carver motivated Camery Nielsen/ Boyd to pursue her dreams/ expectations.She is now an assistant track coach with the Panthers program in York at the University helping athletes realize their dreams as her...