Sports

Led by saddle bronc riding winner Jack Skavdahl of Harrison, five Chadron State College contestants placed among the top six in their events at the CSC rodeo over the weekend of September 16. Skavdahl won the long go-round of the bronc riding with 80 points and was second during Sunday’s finals with 78 points to win the championship.

Twenty-five Quilts of Valor were awarded to veterans during the 2023 Cherry County Fair, bringing the total amount awarded by Cherry County residents to over 100! Several of these special heroes were in attendance at the ceremony, some traveling from as far as Florida! They are pictured back row L to R: David Weinmaster, Kenneth “Buddy” Bolzer, Chet McCormick, Michael R. Young, William Kluender, Layne Jose, Kathy Perrett, Chad Schneider, Jim Murphy, Forrest Eberly.

The Cherry County 4-H Clothing Day and Fashion Show was judged on July 13. The Judges were Celeste Rogers and Pam Bauer. The Fashion Show and Quilts of Valor Ceremony was held August 8 at the Cherry County Fairgrounds.

Valentine Cross Country is off to a great start. This year the teams competed at the Valentine, Ainsworth, Broken Bow, and O’Neill Cross Country meets. On Thursday, September 21, Valentine went to Rushville for the Gordon-Rushville Invitational. All runners had either a season best time or a career personal best.

The Lady Badgers traveled to Stuart, Thursday, September 21, where they took on the Lady Broncos and lost in three sets. Scoring: Valentine - 17, 23, 8 = 0 Stuart - 25, 25, 25 = 3 Kinsey Buechle led in kills with 13, followed by Savannah Fullerton and Finley Mosner each with 6; Arianna Blume with 2; Aubrey Benson, 1.

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The C-K Cowboys hosted the Minatare Indians Friday, September 21, 2023 and won with a score of 96-6. Scoring by quarters: Cody-Kilgore - 58, 16, 7, 15 = 95 Minatare - 6, 0, 0, 0 = 6 Tristan Fish led in passing yards with 71, followed by Dominic Fresquez with 3.

So you give it all you’ve got and that’s really a win - even though it doesn’t go in the record books as one. The Badgers held their Homecoming Friday, September 22, 2023 when they played against O’Neill who won with a score of 16-51.

The Lady Badgers held their Invitational Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Frederick Peak Golf Course. The tournament was called early after the tournament director was informed that a mountain lion was captured on a cellular game camera on the golf course. All play was suspended and all players and spectators were brought back to the clubhouse.

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