Sports

Cody-Kilgore participated in the Sandhills Invite, April 8. Individual boys results are as follows: 800 Meter Run - 21st place, Tylan Blume, 2:56.46, SR.

The Valentine Badgers competed at O’Neill, Thursday, April 7, 2025. Individual boys results are as follows: 100 Meter Dash - first place, Dominic Beebout, 11.81; sixth place, Trystan Beebout, 12.14; seventh place, Lane Shelbourn, 12.15.

The Badgers did exceedingly well at the Sandhills Invite, held April 8, 2025, at Rock County High School. The boys and girls teams each earned first place.

On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, the CK speech team finished as D2-4 Runners-up in Stuart, NE. CK junior, Kynzee McConaughey headlined the Cody-Kilgore outstanding oratorical efforts by winning the district title in Informative Public Speaking, and finishing third in Persuasive Public Speaking. Both efforts punched McConaughey’s ticket to the NSAA State Speech Championships in Kearney which were held March 28, 2025.

Mr. Hustle is an award voted on by the coaches of the teams that participate in the Round Ball basketball tournament held in Valentine and is open to all players.

Valentine competed in the North Platte High Quad Friday, March 28, 2025. The Badger’s placed third with a 364.

Friday, March 28, 2025, the Badger Track Tea, traveled to East City Park in Ainsworth for their invitational. The boys placed fourth with 55 points out of eight teams.

The sixth grade Badger team secured the top spot in their division at the Round Ball tournament, held March 1, 2025. Six teams from across the region gathered at Valentine Middle School to compete in the annual event. The morning pool play determined the bracket seeding for the single-elimination tournament in the afternoon.

The Badger Speech team qualified two for the NSAA State Speech. They had four team members medal Marybelle Ward placed sixth in entertainment, Camilla Brown placed sixth in poetry.

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