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Gresham 8-U Red. Back row left to right: Coach Atley Henderson, Hadley Clonce, Jnel Henderson, Brynleigh Gierhan, Scarlett Gruber, Jaedyn Wittnebel, Coach Danielle Gruber Front row left to right: Coach Zach Gruber, Kinzie Tomes, Tillie Peeks, Alice Gruber, Berkley Gierhan, Josie Luettel. Photo was provided.

Gresham 8-U Red. Back row left to right: Coach Atley Henderson, Hadley Clonce, Jnel Henderson, Brynleigh Gierhan, Scarlett Gruber, Jaedyn Wittnebel, Coach Danielle Gruber Front row left to right: Coach Zach Gruber, Kinzie Tomes, Tillie Peeks, Alice Gruber, Berkley Gierhan, Josie Luettel. Photo was provided.

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Gresham Summer Softball Success

News Staff
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Cross County senior Sydney Hengelfelt (22) comes into the 2025 season with 504 career kills and 1,100 set assists. The senior set the Cougars single-game record with 32 kills against Meridian last year. PCN file photo.

Cross County senior Sydney Hengelfelt (22) comes into the 2025 season with 504 career kills and 1,100 set assists. The senior set the Cougars single-game record with 32 kills against Meridian last year. PCN file photo.

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Fourth-year Starter Hengelfelt Excited About Finishing Well for Cougars

Craig Pinley
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
It’s summer and Sydney Hengelfelt chose to serve as a lifeguard for the pool in Stromsburg the past two months, allowing her to teach occasional swim lessons and carry around equipment that can help her keep kids and adults from mishaps in the water.She admitted that she would not call herself a...
Top two photos-Excessive heat drove the High Plains Youth and HS Football Camps indoors on Monday and Tuesday last week.

Top two photos-Excessive heat drove the High Plains Youth and HS Football Camps indoors on Monday and Tuesday last week.

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STORM CAMPS FOCUS ON STAYING HEALTHY

Ken Kush
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
POLK- With nine players from the 2024 team at High Plains having graduated, the High Plains Storm football team will have a little bit of a different look for the 2025 season.Last year the Storm defeated Lawrence-Nelson in the first round-of the D2 State Playoffs and lost a heartbreaker to Overton...
From the Corn Rows

From the Corn Rows

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From the Corn Rows

Ken Kush
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
There are times that when I sit down to write a column each week I may start a column five to six times before I finally settle on a subject I feel like writing on.This is just one of those weeks so I’ll call this my buffet column, a lot to choose from.It’s not that there are no subjects I find...
Above-As a junior Polk Counties Mady Berggren hammered four home runs. Here she is greeted by her teammates at home plate after going yard in the team’s game with Central City. PCN file photo.

Above-As a junior Polk Counties Mady Berggren hammered four home runs. Here she is greeted by her teammates at home plate after going yard in the team’s game with Central City. PCN file photo.

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Area Softball Returns Strong Field of Talent

Ken Kush
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
STROMSBURG- The Polk County Slammers ended the 2024 season with a record of 17-14 and the Blue River Panthers which includes players from Shelby-Rising City along with David City and East Butler capped their season with a mark of 17-13.Both teams return several players from last years roster who...
Area Softball Schedules

Area Softball Schedules

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Area Softball Schedules

News Staff
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Polk County SlammersAugust21 HWY 91 6:30p.m.23 at Freeman Invite- (Lincoln) 10 a.m.26 Central City- (Polk)6:30 p.m.28 Boone Central 6 p.m.September2 at St. Paul 6 p.m.6 at Boone Central Invite10 a.m.8 at HWY 6 (Minden)6 p.m.9 Twin River- (Osceola)6 p.m.11 at Ord 6 p.m.16 at Kearney Catholic...
Left- SOS Rebel Senior Eli Fjell (21) tries to go up and over Seward catcher Bostyn Happ (1) during Saturday’s game at Levitt Stadium in York during B-4 District action. Fjell’s attempt to avoid the tag was unsuccessful.

Left- SOS Rebel Senior Eli Fjell (21) tries to go up and over Seward catcher Bostyn Happ (1) during Saturday’s game at Levitt Stadium in York during B-4 District action. Fjell’s attempt to avoid the tag was unsuccessful.

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SOS REBELS SEASON ENDS WITH 0-2 WEEKEND AT B-4

Ken Kush
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
YORK-It was a short stay for the Shelby-Osceola-Stromsburg Rebels at the Class B Area 4 District Baseball Tournament over the weekend as they went 0-2 and ended their season with a record of 12-6.SOS entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed but lost a 7-2 decision to No. 4 Seward on Saturday and a...
BULLDOGS CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO TURN AROUND 2024 SEASON

BULLDOGS CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO TURN AROUND 2024 SEASON

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BULLDOGS CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO TURN AROUND 2024 SEASON

Ken Kush
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
OSCEOLA- After a 2-6 record in 2024 the Osceola Bulldogs are chomping at the bit to go out and prove they were a better football team than their record might have indicated.Injuries slowed the Bulldogs for a good part of the year and while those injuries were key to what the team couldn’t do last...
Jeter Zelasney was the MVP of the Mike Trader Basketball Camp and Cruz Tonniges won the Hustle Award in Grand Island at GICC High School last week. Photo provided.

Jeter Zelasney was the MVP of the Mike Trader Basketball Camp and Cruz Tonniges won the Hustle Award in Grand Island at GICC High School last week. Photo provided.

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Zelasney and Tonniges Excel at Mike Trader Basketball Camp

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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
GRAND ISLAND- The Grand Island Central Catholic day camp was held at the high school July 21-24, for players 7-18 years old.Over 150 of the boys and girls who played in the 2024 State Basketball Tournament have attended Mike Trader’s Basketball Camp and over 36,000 camp participants have attended...