Thursday, May 12, 2022, ten teams competed at the 2022 Valentine Invitational, where Valentine earned second place with 374. First place went to O’Neill with 362; in third place, West Holt with 380; fourth place, Ainsworth with 403; fifth place, Hyannis, 429; sixth place, North Central, 534; seventh place, Gordon Rushville; eighth place, Thedford; ninth place, West Holt JV; and in 10th place, Valentine JV.

Pictured from the left are: Saylor Biltoft, Tacey From, and Alivia Patterson in the 200 Meter Dash finals. Photos by Amanda Long Jack Lancaster is a state qualifier in the 1600 Meter Run.

Cody-Kilgore’s class of 2022 held their Commencement Exercises Saturday, May 14, at 10:00 a.m. MST. Their class flower was the orange dahlia; class colors, black, white, and orange; class song, We are Young by Fun; and class motto: “I regret nothing. The end.” Ron Swanson. They had two honor speakers, Riley Jones and Annalise Busentiz. Here is what Riley said to her fellow classmates and audience members:

Kallah Markley was born and raised in the Heart City, and is the owner of Sweet Aura Spa and Salon. “I have the best husband and two amazing boys. I am happy to raise my family in this small town. Recently we decided to expand my business by opening a new spa and salon! I have been a licensed beautician for 10 years with specialized training in facials, waxing, eye lash lift and tint, dermaplaning, and chemical peels.

The Valentine High School Sports Banquet was held at the Peppermill, Sunday, May 1, 2022. Becca McGinley, pictured at left, received the Senior Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year’ Gunnar Battershaw received the Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year and is not pictured.

Friday, May 6, 2022, Valentine hosted their invitational. Individual results for the Valentine Girls results through 20th place are as follows: 100 Meter Dash - third place, Saylor Biltoft, 13.94; sixth place, Malika Monroe, 14.25; 13th place, Talia Wenig, 14.75; 14th place, Neeley Cronin, 15.40; 15th place, Joslyn Yarbrough, 15.55; 18th place, Courtney Billings, 16.47; 19th place, Chiara Enrico, 17.87.