Sports

Surveys by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission show many Sandhills lakes fared better than expected after a harsh winter led to fish kills. Deep snow over thick ice this winter caused oxygen depletion in many of the region’s most shallow and vegetated lakes, causing fish and the plants they rely upon for survival to die.

Valentine – Friday April 28, at the request of Valentine Community Schools, staff and volunteers from National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Valentine Police Department created a crime scene for Valentine High School Advanced Biology students to learn about investigation skills. The goal was to expose the students to crime scene investigation techniques across different agencies for career development.

The Valentine Badgers had their invitational May 4, 2023. Individual girls results from VHS are as follows: 100 Meter Dash - fourth place, Malika Monroe, 14.40; 17th place, Ciana Colvin, 16.79; 18th place, Courtney Billings, 17.18.

The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) is pleased to announce the student recipients of the Spring 2023 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State Awards. Since 2006 this NSAA Awards Program has recognized students who meet the criteria for nomination by their school in the season of their activity.

Nebraska contains more acres of wetlands than any surrounding state. These diverse wetlands include marshes, lakes, river and stream backwaters, oxbows, wet meadows, fens, forested swamps and seeps.

On April 17, 2023, the Sandhills Cattle Association held a Steers for Students tour at Husker Meats LLC in Ainsworth. SCA decided to have this extra event because of the increasing interest in their Steers for Students program and to get as many students as possible into the locker!

The Badgers competed at the Ainsworth Invite, Tuesday, May 2, and placed fourth with 391. Medaling were fifth place tie, Logan Muirhead with 89; seventh place, Jackson Ravenscroft wiht 93.

The Birding Bowl isn’t the only way to celebrate Nebraska Bird Month! Events will be taking place across the state throughout the month to celebrate birds. From birding hikes and presentations to games, crafts and glow-in-the-dark egg hunts, there is something for all ages and interests happening this month.

The Badger Golf team competed April 27, 2023, in Bassett. They played against Ainsworth, Bassett, and Valentine had a team score of 184.

Congratulations to the 2023 Norfolk Classic qualifiers. Isaac Cronin tied for fifth place in High Jump with 6’0”.