Sports

Friday, September 10, the Valentine Badgers hosted Chadron and lost with a score of 0-37. Scoring by quarters: Valentine - 0, 0, 0, 0 = 0 Chadron - 13, 18, 6, 0 = 37 Ashton Lurz had a total of 69 passing yards in the game.

Saturday, September 11, the Valentine Cross Country team traveled to Broken Bow where they competed at the Broken Bow Country Club. The Girls 5K run results are as follows: 16th place, MaKenzie Long, 22:25.28; 61st place, Grace Maunu, 28:14.96; 66th place, Lexi Long, 28:49.44.

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is seeking public input on its draft elk management plan. The purpose of the plan, which is a working document, is to provide background and historical information about elk in Nebraska, while providing guidance in the decision-making process.

Know a young person who enjoys shooting? Registration is open for the 2021 Nebraska Youth Smallbore Silhouette Invitational, the longest running organized youth shooting event in the state! Mark your calendars for this free competition at Pressey Wildlife Management Area on Saturday, September 25. Get your friends together to form a team, or sign up as an individual, to battle it out for medals or trophies and the pride of coming out on top.

Tuesday, September 7, 2021, the varsity team traveled to Chadron and took second place out of nine schools with 395; Scottsbluff took first place. Three of the team members medaled: Mekallyn Bancroft, fifth place, 91; Kaetryn Bancroft, seventh place, 96; Nicole Williams, ninth place, 100.

Friday, September 3, 2021, the Valentine Badgers hosted O’Neill and lost with a score of 7-37. Scoring by quarters: Valentine - 0, 7, 0, 0, = 7 O’Neill - 10, 7, 14, 6 = 37 Coach Ian Bisch said, “Offensively we struggled on first down with penalties and mishapes on snaps that put us behind the chains which made it hard to get drives going.

The Badgers traveled to Ainsworth Thursday, September 2, 2021 for their 14th annual Cross Country Invitational. It was a balmy 77 degrees with a 5-10 mph wind out of the north, however, the course was wet and spongy.

Thursday, September 2, 2021, the Lady Badgers took on the Lady Warriors in Winner, SD. They lost in three sets: Valentine 20, 14, 23 = 0 Winner - 25, 25, 25 = 3 There were 19 kills in the game with Kailee Kellum leading with 8.

LINCOLN – In 2019, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission launched a tool to help landowners address deer populations on their property. To keep hunter information current for landowners, all hunters must register in the program annually.

Wednesday, September 1 Spirit Squad practice 6:30 a.m. Covid shots available in multi-purpose room 10:00-11:00 a.m.