Sports

September 16, 2021, Cody-Kilgore Cowgirls traveled to Ainsworth where they took on the Lady Dawgs and lost in two sets. Cody-Kilgore - 16, 12 = 0 Ainsworth - 25, 25 = 2 Stats weren’t available as of press time.

The Lady Badgers traveled to McCook Saturday, September 18, 2021 and came home winning one game to Gering, who also won two games. Valentine - 25, 11, 23 = 1 Gering - 22, 25, 25 = 2 Stats aren’t available as of print time.

Cody-Kilgore School Monday, Sept. 27 - Breakfast: Cody - Omelet, cereal, toast, fruit, juice, and milk.

College students enrolled as full-time undergraduate or graduate students at a fully accredited Nebraska college, university or technical college in an agriculture related degree program are encouraged to apply for the Larry E. Sitzman Youth in Nebraska Agriculture Scholarship.

Wednesday, September 22 No School-District In Service Thursday, September 23 One Act Play practice 7:00 a.m. Girls Golf at Ainsworth depart 2:30 p.m.

Fall means colorful leaves, cool breezes and Halloween costumes. But for anglers, it also means something else: some of the best fishing of the entire year.

LINCOLN — Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Director Jim Douglas received on September 13, 2021, the national Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies top honor, the Seth Gordon Award. Since 1970, the award has been given to those who have contributed a lifetime of achievement in conserving North America’s natural resources in the interest of the public trust, as well as contributing to the programs of the association.

Three local Valentine athletes competed in the Hills 2 Forest kayak and canoe race west of Thedford, floating 33 miles on the Middle Loup River Saturday, September 11, 2021. Winning the race in the men’s kayak division and setting a new record was Mike Huggins with a time of 4 hours, 5 minutes and 41 seconds.

VALENTINE — A new breakwater planned at Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area will protect a nearby boat launch and shoreline. The construction project is scheduled to begin this month as workers capitalize on the low water levels at the Sandhills irrigation reservoir.

The Lady Badger Girls Golf team traveled to Gothenburg where they placed fourth out of 14 schools with 392. Two Lady Badgers medaled: Mekallyn Bancroft, 11th place, with 91; and Kaetryn Bancroft, 14th place, with 96.