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Top-The Osceola 8-U girls softball team placed first at the 8-U Sliders League Tournament. Photo provided.

Top-The Osceola 8-U girls softball team placed first at the 8-U Sliders League Tournament. Photo provided.

8-U OSCEOLA SOFTBALL

Melinn Roberts (left) and Janna Roberts (right) competed at A’ror’n Days over the weekend in Aurora Nebraska. Melinn set a PR in the shot put throwing over 35 feet to finish first and Janna won the pole vault. Photo provided.

Melinn Roberts (left) and Janna Roberts (right) competed at A’ror’n Days over the weekend in Aurora Nebraska. Melinn set a PR in the shot put throwing over 35 feet to finish first and Janna won the pole vault. Photo provided.

A’ROR’N DAYS

The 14-U girl’s softball team placed second in their league this past summer season. Photo provided.

The 14-U girl’s softball team placed second in their league this past summer season. Photo provided.

14-U Slammers

Above- The Swedish Festival Horseshoe Pitching event took place at Buckley Park. PCN photo by Ken Kush.

Above- The Swedish Festival Horseshoe Pitching event took place at Buckley Park. PCN photo by Ken Kush.

Festival Horseshoe pitching results

STROMSBURG- The 2025 Swedish Festival Horseshoe Pitching Tournament took place on June21 at Buckley Park.There were two classes with a total of 10 throwers in the event.Here are the results and where all the contestants placed.Class A1st place Dale Verhoef, Lincoln2nd place Richard Komando,...
12-U Slammers

12-U Slammers

12-U Slammers

The 12-U Slammers girls softball team recently finished second in their league and also as the runner-up in the district tournament. Photo provided.
Above-High Plains Storm Gage Friesen (22) is in pursuit of the West kick returner in Saturday night’s Eight Man All-Star Game in Hastings. PCN photo by Ken Kush.

Above-High Plains Storm Gage Friesen (22) is in pursuit of the West kick returner in Saturday night’s Eight Man All-Star Game in Hastings. PCN photo by Ken Kush.

Area players Pokorney, Friesen and Vrbka represent East at Eight-Man All-Star Game

HASTINGS-The talk for most of the week was the expected heat wave that was forecasted for the state of Nebraska over the weekend and the fact that the West All-Stars were looking to make it four in a row over the East All-Stars in the 48th Annual Sertoma Eight-Man All-Star Football game in Hastings...
SOS Seniors go 3-0 the past week, now 7-1 on the year

SOS Seniors go 3-0 the past week, now 7-1 on the year

SOS Seniors go 3-0 the past week, now 7-1 on the year

DWIGHT- A long week of baseball got started on Tuesday night in Dwight with the Shelby- Osceola-Stromsburg Senior Rebels scoring in every inning on their way to a 14-6 win over the Dwight Seniors and ended Sunday night with a 20-2 win at Ravenna.Sandwiched in between was a 4-3 win at...
When Baseball was King

When Baseball was King

From the Corn Rows

When I played Little League Baseball way back in the late 60’s and then in the early 70’s Pony and Legion, we didn’t have much of anything else to do.I love the game.
Above- Shelby-RC’s Taya Pinneo dribbles the ball down the court for the Red team. Pinneo closed out her high school career playing in her final all-star game at Centennial High School on Tuesday night. PCN photo by Ken Kush.

Above- Shelby-RC’s Taya Pinneo dribbles the ball down the court for the Red team. Pinneo closed out her high school career playing in her final all-star game at Centennial High School on Tuesday night. PCN photo by Ken Kush.

Centennial All-Star Games highlight mid-week slate

UTICA-The all-star games are winding down and in a few weeks the official end will come for all high school seniors who can finally wrap up their high school playing days.The last all-star game featuring the best of the best in the state will take place July 21 at Bowlin Stadium for softball.On...