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Above-Osceola’s Graci Conkling (29) and Alexis Burritt (12) combine to set up the block against the attack from an Archangels Catholic player earlier this year. Wins over Cedar Bluffs and Mead this past week has the Bulldogs humming along with a 5-0 record. Osceola clashed with Cross County on Tuesday night at the Cougars home triangular. PCN file photo by Ken Kush.

Above-Osceola’s Graci Conkling (29) and Alexis Burritt (12) combine to set up the block against the attack from an Archangels Catholic player earlier this year. Wins over Cedar Bluffs and Mead this past week has the Bulldogs humming along with a 5-0 record. Osceola clashed with Cross County on Tuesday night at the Cougars home triangular. PCN file photo by Ken Kush.

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BULLDOG’S VOLLEYBALL TAKES DOWN CEDAR BLUFFS AND MEAD

Ken Kush
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
CEDAR BLUFFS- Both the Cedar Bluffs Wildcats and the Osceola Bulldogs came into Tuesday night’s volleyball match up on the Wildcats home floor having not suffered a loss this season.That would have to change.
Shelby-RC senior Eli Fjell (44() tries to fight through the block of an Exeter-Milligan/Friend offensive lineman in Friday night’s game at Shelby. SRC improved to 3-0 with a 46-10 win over the Bobcats. PCN photo by Travis Lane.

Shelby-RC senior Eli Fjell (44() tries to fight through the block of an Exeter-Milligan/Friend offensive lineman in Friday night’s game at Shelby. SRC improved to 3-0 with a 46-10 win over the Bobcats. PCN photo by Travis Lane.

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Huskies Roll On With A Win Over EMF

Beth Sparrow
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
SHELBY– The Huskies remain undefeated after a 46-10 win over the EMF Bobcats.The first quarter the Huskies dominated but penalties on EMF didn’t help the Bobcats. Carter Eickmeier scored first on a 13yard run touchdown with less than three minutes off the clock. The PAT failed.
Above- Osceola senior fullback Aden Feezell breaks from the pack during the Bulldogs Friday night game in Osceola against the Elmwood-Murdock Knights. Feezell led the team in rushing with 77 yards on six carries and he also had a team-high 19 tackles.

Above- Osceola senior fullback Aden Feezell breaks from the pack during the Bulldogs Friday night game in Osceola against the Elmwood-Murdock Knights. Feezell led the team in rushing with 77 yards on six carries and he also had a team-high 19 tackles.

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Bulldogs Let One Get Away

Craig Pinley
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
OSCEOLA – With under four minutes in last Friday’s home football game with Elmwood-Murdock, Osceola had a 14-8 lead and were just two yards from scoring an insurance touchdown afterAden Feezell had rumbled 40 yards on an off-tackle run.But a fumbled snap on the next play led to a recovery by Brody...
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 Sept. 11, 2025

News Staff
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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.
Osceola’s Alexis Burritt (12) and Kenzie Bartling (9) combine for the stuff block on Archangel Catholic’s Whitney Wegener (24). PCN file photo by Ken Kush.

Osceola’s Alexis Burritt (12) and Kenzie Bartling (9) combine for the stuff block on Archangel Catholic’s Whitney Wegener (24). PCN file photo by Ken Kush.

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Bulldogs Escape Defenders and Titans

Ken Kush
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
OSCEOLA-German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche coined the phrase, “what doesn’t kill you will only make you stronger.”On the volleyball court it is those games that test you both physically and mentally that will only make you better and Tuesday night the Osceola Bulldogs experienced the first of...
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Huskies take on Indianhead in GI

Ken Kush
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
GRAND ISLAND - The Shelby- Rising City girls golf team hit the road last Thursday morning to compete in the Indianhead Golf Course Invite in Grand Island.Atotal of 14 varsity teams and 74 golfers took on the 5,637 yard par 72 layout located in the southwest corner of the city.The team champion was...
Shelby-RC junior running back Carter Eickmeier (11) scores on an eight-yard run late in the third quarter against Sandy Creek on Friday night. Eickmeier ran for three scores in the Huskies 32-24 win. PCN photo by Ken Kush.

Shelby-RC junior running back Carter Eickmeier (11) scores on an eight-yard run late in the third quarter against Sandy Creek on Friday night. Eickmeier ran for three scores in the Huskies 32-24 win. PCN photo by Ken Kush.

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REDEMPTION: Huskies Show Heart in Comeback Win

Ken Kush
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
SHELBY- In a big game you often have a play that was not even part of the offense throughout the summer and early fall be one of the keys to a win.While Friday night there were a lot of big offensive and defensive plays for the Shelby-Rising Huskies in their 32-24 win over Class D1 defending state...
PC’s Mady Berggren fights off a pitch in the Slammers matchup with Pierce in Albion. Berggren hammered her third and fourth home runs Saturday and Monday. PCN photo by Ken Kush.

PC’s Mady Berggren fights off a pitch in the Slammers matchup with Pierce in Albion. Berggren hammered her third and fourth home runs Saturday and Monday. PCN photo by Ken Kush.

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Polk County Ends Losing Streak at Minden

Ken Kush
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
ALBION-The only week day game for the Slammers last week was Tuesday at St. Paul and the game started out looking as if the Polk County team was finally going to break their losing streak.The Slammers took a 7-1 lead in the top of the third, but the offense took the rest of the night off and St....
Above-Cross County’s Jed Berggren (11) pursues the Gibbon ball carrier in Friday night’s game on the road in Gibbon. Berggren was second on the team with 10 tackles in the win. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow

Above-Cross County’s Jed Berggren (11) pursues the Gibbon ball carrier in Friday night’s game on the road in Gibbon. Berggren was second on the team with 10 tackles in the win. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow

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Another Birthday Win for the Cougars

Beth Sparrow
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
GIBBON – Last week the Cougars got a win, and it was senior Cannen Mooney’s birthday. This past Friday was senior quarterback Sawyer Anderson’s birthday and again they get a win, 46-7.
Top-Shelby-RC senior Kaleigh Ruth (3) hammers one of her 23 kills in the Huskies 3-1 win over Cross County last Thursday.

Top-Shelby-RC senior Kaleigh Ruth (3) hammers one of her 23 kills in the Huskies 3-1 win over Cross County last Thursday.

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Huskies Get First win Since 2018 Over Cross County

Ken Kush
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
SHELBY-The year was 2018.That was the last time the Shelby- RC Huskies left the gym with a win over the Cross County Cougars in volleyball action.History was rewritten on Thursday night as the Huskies dropped the first set 25-14, but then proceeded to sweep past the Cougars 25-23, 25-18 and 25-23...