Sports

The Cherry County 4-H “Badger Bots” FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Robotics team competed at the Regional Qualifier in Henderson February 5, 2022. Team members include Isaac Utecht, Cole Boes, Allen Ward, Duncan Mosner, Tilden Foster, Kaden Garwood, Tyler Harp, Jhett Jespersen, Kross Kasner, and Dawson Fleagle. Coaches are Andrew Utecht, Michelle Garwood, and James Ward.

The Lady Badgers played the Lady Dawgs Tuesday, February 15, 2022 in sub-districts where they lost with a score of 40-57. Scoring by quarters: Valentine - 12, 13,5, 10 = 40 Ainsworth - 16, 11, 15, 15 = 57 The Lady Badgers end their season with a 6-15 record.

Cody-Kilgore hosted the Ainsworth Bulldogs on Friday, February 18th and were handed a 71-27 defeat by the Dawgs. Ainsworth, Class D1, has a 16-7 record for the season and showed it against the Cowboys in the last regular season game for both teams.

“The Badger wrestling team ended their season finishing in eighth place at the NSAA state tournament. Five wrestlers came home with hardware. Tobin Olson and Ashton Lurz both placed fifth, Cayden Lamb and Tagg Buechle both placed fourth, and William Sprenger finished second.

2022 NSAA State Championships were held over the weekend with the following individual results: C113 William Sprenger 39-4 placed 2nd Champ. Round 1 - William Sprenger of Valentine won by fall over Aidan Trowbridge of Fillmore Central, Fall 1:06.

Congratulations to Steven Fullerton for signing with Hastings College to play football next year. We are all proud of you and look forward to you representing the Badgers at Hastings in the years to come!

The Valentine Badgers traveled to Bassett, Thursday, February 10, 2022 where they took on the North Central Knights and lost with a score of 33-54. Scoring by quarters: Valentine - 12, 6, 7, 8 = 33 North Central - 10, 15, 18, 11 = 54 Stats haven’t been entered for this game as of press time.

The Lady Badgers traveled to Bassett, February 10, 2022 where they took on the North Central Knights and lost with a score of 24-35. Scoring by quarters and stats weren’t available for this game.

Thedford - Third time is the charm for Bike Ride Across Nebraska (BRAN) coming to Thedford on Monday, June 6, 2022. Some 400 bicyclists and their support staff will be traveling the Sandhills Journey National Scenic Byway - NE Highway 2 - from Alliance, where they will start on June 5, overnignting in Hyannis before travelling to Thedford on Monday, June 6 where they will overnight on the football field before leaving town the morning of June 7.

Who killed the mortal Gorgon? Perseus. The pH scale expresses either the acidity of a solution or its what? Alkalinity.