Friday, October 14, 2022, the Badgers hosted Mitchell High School and lost in a close match, 20-21. Scoring by quarter: Valentine - 6, 0, 8, 0, 6 = 20 Mitchell - 7, 7, 0, 0, 7 = 21 Coach Ian Bish said, “Extremely proud of our guys and how they competed against a very tough team.

Wednesday,October12,2022was a beautiful, sunny day with a high of 58 degrees, and wind gusts that were a bit shy of that temperature at 52 mph. Things went smoothly as the bison were driven down the pathway into the corrals for the annual round-upatFortNiobraraNational Wildlife Refuge.

On October 1, 2022, three students from Valentine High School’s Badger Band traveled to Chadron to participate in Homecoming Band Day. Those attending were Saylor Biltoft, Grant Springer, and Marybelle Ward. Students played pep band with the Chadron State Eagle Band and several other high school bands to enhance the football game with their music. They enjoyed watching the game as they played!!

Friday, October 7, 2022, the Badgers hosted Hershey, and won with a score of 32-0. Coach Ian Bish said, “It was a great team with guys stepping up and filling in for guys that were out.

October 4, 2022, the Lady Badgers hosted a triangular with Gothenburg,and Ogallala and were bested by both teams. The first game against the Lady Swedes, the Lady Badgers lost 1925, 9-25.

Monday, October 3, 2022, the Lady Badges played at Four Winds Golf Course, in Kimball, for Class C District competition, and came home as Champions! There were 12 teams in the competition and Valentine placed first with 408 followed by Hershey in second place with 428; third place, Chadron, 440; fourth place, Perkins County, 464; fifth place, Gordon-Rushville, 479; sixth place, Mitchell, 484; seventh place, Bridgeport, 499; eighth place, North Platte St. Pat’s, 507; ninth place, Dundy County-Stratton, 524; 10th place, Kimball, 530; 11th place, Southwest, 550; and 12th place, Bayard, 599.