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The Badgers traveled to Gothenburg, Friday, February 3, 2023, where they took on the Swedes and lost with a score of 34-62. Scoring by quarters: Valentine - 9, 13, 4, 8 = 34 Gothenburg - 15, 21 14, 12 = 62 Isaac Cronin was lead scorer with 12, followed by Andon Olson with 8, Seth Vavra with 5, Jack Lancaster with 4, Nathan Perrett and Kanzas Kellum each with 2, and Anthony Gillette with 1.

February 3, 2023, the Lady Badgers traveled to Gothenburg and lost with a score of 27-49. Scoring by quarter: Valentine - 4, 7, 12, 4 = 27 Gothenburg - 12, 8, 15, 14 = 49 Tacey From was lead scorer eith 15, followd by Malika Monroe and Kinsey Buechle each with 4, Kaetryn Bancroft with 3, and Jayda From with 1.

January 23, 2023, the VMS boys basketball team played Cody-Kilore and came away with two wins. B Team won 20-7 A Team won 52-4 VMS Badger Roster #0 Boone Jespersen #1 Jason Manewal #2 Allen Ward #3 Trystan Beebout #4 Dominic Beebout #5 Colter Austin #10 Laken Krogman #11 Gus Benson #12 Jayden Bacon #13 Duncan Mosner #14 Jackson Huggins #15 Ohm Chaudhari #20 RJ Dean #21 James Monroe #22 Tanner Two Strike #23 Quincy Enriquez #24 Lane Shelbourn #25 Raken Tinant #30 Leighton Reagle #35 Todd Dillon #42 Isaac Utecht #44 Brenden Battershaw #50 Thurston Ravenscroft #51 Blake Boone #53 Daniel Homan Cody-Kilgore Cowboys Roster #0 Teagen Fish #2 Knox Wobig #3 Luke Cooper #4 Chase Schied #5 James Walkling #10 Bentley Ford #11 Greyson Swan #12 Wayne Orrock #14 Connor Simmons #20 Wesley Willert #30 Alex Barnes #33 Logan Pongratz #40 Matthew Prewitt #42 Coyoke Sterkel.

Valentine - Come join park rangers from Niobrara National Scenic River at Hudson Lake, Saturday February 4, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to noon for a Junior Angler Ice Fishing Clinic.

The Lady Badgers began their Southwest Conference play, Tuesday, January 24, 2023, when they lost in a close contest and overtime play to Ogallala with a score of 42-45. Valentine - 6, 12, 11, 11, 2 = 42 Ogallala - 22, 6, 9, 3, 5 = 45 Tacey From lead in scoring with 14 points followed by Jayda From and Kinsey Buechle each with 9, Malika Monroe with 6, Kimber McGinley and Kaetryn Bancroft each with 2.

It was a cold one for anglers at the annual Cork Thornton Memorial Ice Fishing Tournament, held Saturday, January 28, 2023. Team results are as follows: First place, Marcus Dryak of Omaha, and Rex Brown of Niobrara -18.03 pounds.

The Cowboys played the Sandhills/ Thedford Knights, Tuesday, January 24, 2023, and lost with a score of 49-57. The Cowboys will host the Crawford Rams Friday, February 3.

The Badgers played Southwest Conference Monday, January 23, 2023, and hosted Broken Bow where they won with a score of 55-49. Jack Lancaster was lead scorer in the game with 19, followed by Andon Olson with 14, Seth Vavara with 10, Nathan Perrett with 8, Lex Larsen with 4.

The Cody-Kilgore Cowboys hosted the Colome Cowboys January 16, 2023, and lost with a score of 48-64. Stats weren’t available as of press time. Pictured above, Jasper Roseberry rips the ball away from a Colome Cowboy.

The Badgers traveled to Stuart where they lost with a score of 41-57. Scoring by quarters: Valentine - 9, 10, 8, 14 = 41 Stuart - 9, 21, 16, 11 = 57 Stats weren’t available as of press time.