Wonderful smells wafted up from the Valentine City Park,Saturday, September 9, 2023, as grillmasters began their craft of BBQ for the win! There were three categories along with sides for the public to come and taste.

The VFW Post 5138 is the new charter of the Cub Scouts Pack 288 and it was great to be able to get the two together doing good in the community. A service project was recently done together repairing a flag pole in town and raising a new flag. The Cub Scouts were also taught flag etiquette. Appreciation goes to Don and Virginia Nelsen for donating the flag, halyard, paint and hooks. Appreciation also to the Valentine Fire Department for the use of their ladder.

The Cowboys showed resilience in Friday, September 1 game against the Arthur County Wolves, after being down by nearly 30 points. Coach Ford and the Cowboys fought back in the second half to lead by two with one minute left in the game, but were not able to stop the Arthur County offense. The final score was

The Valentine Badgers got a win over Centura, Friday, September 1, 2023. With home field advantage, the Badgers won with a score of 14-6.

The Lady Badgers traveled to Winner, Thursday, August 31, where they took on the Lady Warriors and lost in three sets. Valentine - 12, 20, 18 = 0 Winner - 25, 25, 25 = 3 Kinsey Buechle was the leader in kills with 5, followed by Savannah Fullerton, Arianna Blume, and Kimber McGinley each with 3; Finley Mosner with 2, and Aubrey Benson with 1.

The Lady Badgers traveled to Chadron, Tuesday, September 5 and earned second place out of seven teams. Individually, Kaetryn Bancroft placed 3rd with a 95; Tierney Miller, 112; Kaylee Hanson, 116; Joni Cox, 120; JoJo Jordan, 122; Rylee Wackler, 127; Marybelle Ward, 135; Grace Murphy, 140.