Sports

The youth Badger Basketball teams were in action at the roundball tournament. The 6th grade team walked away as runner-up. Their record was 2-1 on the day. Wins against the Gamers and Gordon-Rushville, and

8U Girls 40-46 - Hattie Wright's place is 3rd and has scored 8.5 team points. Round 1 - Hattie Wright (Valentine Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Raya Janis (Bennett County Youth Wrestling) (TF 15-0) Round 2 - Penelope Geigle (Governor Wrestling) won by fall over Hattie Wright (Valentine Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:18) Round 3 - Alexis Janssen (Winner Youth Wrestling) won by decision over Hattie Wright (Valentine Wrestling Club) (Dec 10-3) 8U Boys 52-54 - Collins Arnold's place is 1st and has scored 19.5 team points.

Lady Badger Wrestling is taking six to NSAA State in Omaha. Reegan Eggert 100, Bayley Burdick 115, Danika Janssen 120, Samantha Sprenger 130, Haddison Mundorf 135, and Addie Sexson 235. Good Luck to the team and coaches!

Heart City Bull Bash Rhett ~ Grade 8 Heart City Bull Bash is a great community event for everyone, because of the diversity of events. First, there is the 5k Run/Walk with the Bulls for anyone who likes to move. Another event that many people enjoy is the Luck of the Draw, which is a fun thing to do. Lastly, it is a great community get together with an event for everyone. In conclusion, Heart City Bull Bash is a great opportunity to participate in a race, try the Luck of the Draw, or be in anything that fits you.

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The Valentine Lady Badgers faced off against the Lady Broncos of Stuart and lost with a score of 41-50. Scoring by quarters: Valentine - 16, 8, 4, 13 = 41 Stuart - 11, 8, 13, 18 = 50 Paige Sprenger was lead scorer with 20 points, followed by Tierney Miller with 11.

2026 Ainsworth Girls Invite results for Valentine Girls The girls earned first place at the Ainsworth Invite!! Fun Fact : First ever team title for girls wrestling in Valentine! 100 - Reegan Eggert (24-15) placed 1st and scored 20.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Reegan Eggert of Valentine won by fall over Maya Macias of Ainsworth, 11-21,Fall 0:44.

2026 Ainsworth Invite Results for Valentine 106 - Brayden Stec (10-7) placed 4th and scored 10.5 team points. Champ.

Jan. 21, 2026 (WAYNE, Neb.) – Wayne State College included 1,300 students on the Dean’s List for exemplary academic achievement during the fall 2025 semester.

The Badger Wrestlers had a home dual with O’Neill and Winner on Tuesday, where Valentine Boys went 1-1. Beating O’Neill but losing to Winner. They then headed out of town on Thursday to outrun the weather. On Friday, the boys took part in the Chadron Duals. Valentine as a team went 3-2 on the day. Beating Chase County, Valley, and Central, but a loss to Scottsbluff put them into the 3rd and 4th grade medal round.