Sports

On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, the Badgers took on the Mullen Broncos and lost with a score of 48-54. Scoring by quarters: Valentine - 6, 13, 17, 12 = 48 Mullen - 11, 15, 11, 17 = 54 Stats were not available as of press time.

LAS VEGAS – Garrett Shadbolt was the odd man out during the bareback riding at the National Finals Rodeo. He placed five times, all in Rounds 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.

The Lady Badgers lost to the Mullen Broncos by 3 points Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at the away game. Scoring by quarters: Valentine - 7, 10, 15, 8 = 40 Mullen - 8, 9, 15, 11 = 43 Kailee Kellum was the lead scorer in the game with 22 points; Tacey From had 12.

LINCOLN – Preliminary Nebraska deer check-in numbers indicate statewide harvest is down 12 percent compared to 2020 for the November firearm season. During the nine-day season, 37,053 deer were harvested, compared to 42,078 in 2020.

The Cowboys won over the Sioux County Warriors Saturday, December 4, 2021 by a score of 50-12. Scoring by quarter: Cody-Kilgore - 14, 10, 14, 12 = 50 Sioux County - 0, 6 , 3, 3 = 12 Lead scorer was Gage Davis with 16; Cooper Fay, 8; Tucker Ravenscroft, 7; Parker Andrews, 5; Dominic Fresquez and Peyton Sterkel each with 3; and Dylan Naslund, Jasper Roseberry, and Jacob Knox each with 2.

Winter sports are underway and began Thursday, December 2, 2021, with the girls basketball game hosted by the Lady Badgers, against O’Neill Eagles. The Lady Badgers lost to O’Neill with a score of 37-58.

Coach Shane Allison said, “The Badgers opened up their season last Saturday, December 4, 2021, by winning the O’Neill Invite over four other ranked teams. The tournament was much tougher this year than it has been in the past. We won this tournament with our depth. I think we performed pretty well considering we missed so many practices due to the shut down. We definitely left some points out there. We can definitely improve on this performance.

LAS VEGAS – Garrett Shadbolt knew he wanted to start his first National Finals Rodeo with a bang. Instead, his first-round ride was more of a thud.

The Badgers hosted O’Neill Thursday, December 2, 2021, and lost with a score of 32-71. Scoring by quarters: Valentine - 7, 16, 5, 4 = 32 O’Neill - 23, 15, 21, 12 = 71 Stats haven’t been entered as of press time.

During the October and November Board of Education meetings, the VCS Board of Education recognized students for outstanding accomplishments. Top, during their October meeting, Sean Springer was recognized as a NSAA/U.S.