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High Plains Jacob Lesiak competes at the Crossroads Meet in Osceola at Ryan Hills in Osceola on Monday. PCN Photo by Ken Kush

High Plains Jacob Lesiak competes at the Crossroads Meet in Osceola at Ryan Hills in Osceola on Monday. PCN Photo by Ken Kush

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Fox Hollow hosts Sutton Golf Invite

Ken Kush
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
SUTTON-The regular season on the 2025 high school golf scene is quickly winding down to the final days.Conference tournaments will be taking place next week and the following week the districts will decide the state championship fields in all four classes.On Tuesday the Cross County Cougars and the...
Above-CRC Meet champion Brock Allen hits his recovery shot from the left rough on hole No. 3. Allen fired a 71 to best Carson Loos of BDS who carded a 79.

Above-CRC Meet champion Brock Allen hits his recovery shot from the left rough on hole No. 3. Allen fired a 71 to best Carson Loos of BDS who carded a 79.

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Cougars build momentum, win CRC golf

Ken Kush
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
OSCEOLA-Five teams representing the Crossroads Conference were on hand on Monday at Ryan Hills Golf Course in Osceola for the 2025 CRC Tournament.Weather conditions were ideal for scoring and Cross County senior Brock Allen took advantage of those as he carded an 18-hole score of 71 with rounds of...
Osceola’s Camryn Peterson makes the exchange with Alexis Burritt in the 4x100 relay won by the Bulldogs. PCN Photo by Ken Kush

Osceola’s Camryn Peterson makes the exchange with Alexis Burritt in the 4x100 relay won by the Bulldogs. PCN Photo by Ken Kush

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Osceola girls on a roll, capture CC Invite

Ken Kush
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
STROMSBURG- Fresh off their Crossroads Conference championship last week, the Osceola girls track and field team won six of the 17 events and placed in 12 of17 to edge the Nebraska Christian Eagles for the team title at the Cross County invite on Thursday.Behind Danica Watts with wins in the 200,...
Haden Helgoth runs the 1600. PCN file photo by Beth Sparrow.

Haden Helgoth runs the 1600. PCN file photo by Beth Sparrow.

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Lawrence Nelson invite final tune-up for High Plains athletes

Ken Kush
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
FAIRFIELD- The final track and field meet of the regular season for the High Plains Storm was held at Sandy Creek High School on Thursday as nine boys teams and eight girls teams got in their final work before next week’s district meets across the area.The Kenesaw Blue Devils took the team title on...
Twin River catcher Aden Feezell receives the pitch in last Thursday’s District opening loss to Lincoln Lutheran in extra innings. The Titans season ended with a record of 7-9. PCN Photo by Rick Holtz.

Twin River catcher Aden Feezell receives the pitch in last Thursday’s District opening loss to Lincoln Lutheran in extra innings. The Titans season ended with a record of 7-9. PCN Photo by Rick Holtz.

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Titans rally, but Warriors get walk off win in extra innings

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
FORTCALHOUN —TheTitans rallied late to force extra innings, but the Warriors ended Twin River’s season in the opening round of the C-3 District on Thursday.Kruz Fiddler hit a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Lincoln Lutheran a 3-2 win over Twin River.
Above: Jack Wallace of Osceola clears the bar at 11-4, a new PR and takes home third place. He also set new PR’s in the 100 and 200 meters. PCN Photo by Ken Kush.

Above: Jack Wallace of Osceola clears the bar at 11-4, a new PR and takes home third place. He also set new PR’s in the 100 and 200 meters. PCN Photo by Ken Kush.

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From the Corn Rows-In Design nightmare

Ken Kush
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
For about 27-years I wrote a column at the York News-Times which I called from the From the Front Row.Bob Uecker, voice of the Milwaukee Brewers for 54-years and known as Mr. Baseball and was famous for his “I’m in the front row,” saying is where I got the idea.I figured I needed a different name...
Kelby Neujahr approaches his hurdle (left), Colter Larson clears the hurdle and Cole Redden runs for the finish. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow.

Kelby Neujahr approaches his hurdle (left), Colter Larson clears the hurdle and Cole Redden runs for the finish. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow.

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CRC Invite: Osceola Girls Win, Cougar Boys 3rd

News Staff
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Individual Results GIRLS100m: 1. S. Hueske (NL) 12.64,3. J. Roberts (OSC) 13.09, 4. C. Peterson (OSC) 13.28, 6. E. Clark (CC) 13.61, 7. S. Osentowski (CC)13.80, 8. E. Lemburg (OSC) 13.81,10. O. Adams (SRC) 14.11, 14. M. Zerr (HPC) 14.66, 16. J. Donner (SRC) 14.95, 20. H. Urkoski (HPC) 15.27, 21.
Bransen Lavaley (OSC) gets ready to heave the shot.

Bransen Lavaley (OSC) gets ready to heave the shot.

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Area boys pick up medals at CRC

Craig Pinley
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
OSCEOLA – Cross County junior Cole Redden has won 300-meter low hurdle titles in two invitationals this spring, but he’d nearly won two more, losing by just .04 of a second in one meet and by .68 of a second in another.On Saturday, however, Redden was clocked in 41.87 seconds and held off a late...
ELLA CLARK

ELLA CLARK

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ELLA CLARK

News Staff
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Cross County junior Ella Clark capped a strong week in track and field with three medals on Saturday at the CRC Meet In Osceola. Clark took second in the high jump, third in the 400 and she was on the Cougars third place 4x400 relay.