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Coach Marcus Nelson said, “Overall, we had a strong weekend for the boys and girls. We had some great performances and continue to see the growth from this team.” The Valentine Badgers placed second as a team with five top-four finishers and four champions.

The boy’s team had dual action on Friday in Chadron, where the team was 2-3 and ended sixth for the day. With wins against Ogallala (37-33) and Chase County (44-35).

The Badger Basketball teams were back in action last week with a game on the road and then a conference showdown with the Broken Bow Indians at home in a Friday night game. The Lady Badgers started the Thursday night game slow in the first quarter but outscored the Lady Broncos 16-11.

These little Valentine Badgers outscored their opponents 109 to 25 on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the Hoops in the Hills Tournament in Mullen, NE. There were six teams from across the Sandhills in the third-fourth grade division.

The Badger wrestling team headed west for a couple of full wrestling days. On Friday, the VMS girls team and Lady Badger Wrestlers headed to Hemingford.

The Badger basketball teams traveled to Cody-Kilgore Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Both boys and girls were victorious in the Cherry County battle. The Lady Badgers won with a score of 50-35, with seven of the ladies chipping in some points. Paige Sprenger had 29 points, Joni Cox had 8, and Tierney Miller had 6 to help the Badgers with the win. Sophomore Paige Sprenger broke the school record for steals in a game with 14.

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This little Badger was misidentified in last week’s edition, and is correctly identified, above, as Willow Schmidt. My apologies ~Editor .

Twenty-nine members of the Valentine Wrestling Club attended the Amherst Wrestling Club Tournament. They brought home the third-place team trophy. Pictured with the team trophy are seventh and eighth graders Royal Foote, Spencer Broom, and Gage Sandoz. Congratulations to the VWC Wrestlers.

The Badger wrestling teams traveled to Columbus January 1011 for the Manstedt Tournament. Below are the results for boys and girls Badger teams.