The Valentine 2 12U team traveled to Bassett to play the North Central Knights. The Badgers got the victory with a score of 28-6. Touchdowns were scored, tackles were made, but most of all lessons were learned! They are off September 21, but will be in action at home on September 28, October 5, and October 12. Go Badgers.

O’Neill moving their cross country meet to the morning seemed to benefit our athletes greatly as everyone on the team managed to run individual season records! In the first race of the day our high school girls team all made significant cuts to their times with Taylie Fletcher running a 22:32 5k, placing 10th in varsity; Kealy Titus running 22:45, placing 13th in varsity; and Mariana Azarcoya running 24:56, placing first in JV. As of right now, Taylie and Kealy have earned places amongst the top five girl 5k runners at Valentine High School but they will continue to try to cut down those times further.

Valentine Lady Badger golfers were 3 strokes away from placing 2nd as a team in Gothenburg on September 16, 2025. The team shot a 389.

At the annual Team Supper and Pep Rally, Cherry Hills Estates Assisted Living and Modern Woodmen of America honored Jerry and Mary Henderson as this year’s Hometown Hero. Hometown Hero is sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America, in appreciation of the Community Service the heroes have given.

It can’t go any higher? Valentine Livestock says not so fast! Just when you thought it couldn’t go any higher, Valentine Livestock Auction in Valentine, NE delivered a seismic shock to the cattle market on Thursday, September 4, 2025—setting the industry ablaze with what may go down as one of the greatest feeder cattle sales in U.S. history.

Niobrara Valley Vineyards (NVV) held their inaugural grape stomping event on September 13 at the Event Center at Nenzel, NE. Grape stomping origins trace back to ancient wine making practices, and it has been famously immortalized in a classic episode of I Love Lucy.