Sports

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.

MERRIMAN – Life in the Nebraska Sandhills can be a bit rugged. There’s always work to be done, cattle to move, calves that are just coming into this world and need a little help.

It will be a game remembered for a very long time; Cody-Kilgore traveled to Kearney and played against Potter-Dix in the Class D6 NSAA State 6-man state championship and won with a score of 65-37. They played Friday, November 19, 2021 in the Ron and Carol Cope Stadium with 1,135 in attendance.

The Cody-Kilgore Cowboys won over the Wildcats with a score of 72-28! They will travel to Kearney and play at Cope Stadium at 7:00 p.m. CST against Potter Dix.