Sports

Before competitions began, the Valentine High School Cross Country Team participated in a Fun Run at Fredrick Peak golf course, Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Thursday, September 1, the team traveled to Ainsworth for their 15th annual invitational, held at the ainsworth Municiipal golf course.

Thursday, September 1, 2022, the Lady Badgers hosted the Winner Warriors. Scoring was as follows: Valentine - 22, 28, 9, 25, 15 = 3 Winner - 25, 26, 25, 17, 9 = 2 There were 33 kills in the game with Kinsey Buechle leading with 10, followed by Lainey Egelhoff with 9, Ashlee Bacon with 5, Malika Monroe and Finley Mosner each with 3, Aubrey Benson with 2, and Kimber McGinley 1.

Cody-Kilgore athletes had a great opening week for the fall sports season. Starting off with the Cowgirls winning their triangular against Banner County and Sandhills-Thedford. Winning both games in two sets each.

The Lady Badgers won their season opener against Bennett County in three sets. Hosting the Warriors Thursday, August 25, 2022, the set scores are as follows: Valentine - 25, 25, 25 = 3 Bennett County - 14, 13, 11 = 0 Leading in kills was Malika Monroe with 9; Lainey Egelhoff, 7; Kinsey Buechle, 5; Ashlee Bacon, 3.

The Lady Badgers took first place out of five teams at the Ainsworth Invitational. Team scores are as follows: first place, Valentine, 364; second place, O’Neill, 397; third place, West Holt, 420; fourth place, West Holt JV, 526; fifth place, Ainsworth, 552.

Friday, August 26, 2022 was the first football game of the season for the Badgers, which was also parents night where Football, Cheer, and Girls Golf were recognized. The Badgers hosted West Holt and won with a score of 41-6.

Back row L to R: Rusty Temple, Paul Lutter, Doug Bazyn, Dallas Kime, Jim Hoefs, Chris Lovejoy, Thane Meyer, Lyle Haase. Front row L to R: Dean Jacobs, Michelle (Vanderbeek) Perrett, Sherry (Wiley) Osnes, Pam (Larabee) Richter, Kim (Black) Hoffman, Darcy (Davenport) Michalek, Mary (Lutter) Mercure, and Kelly Kilmer..

Frederick Peak Golf Course hosted a Youth Golf Tournament on August 3, 2022. There were 55 youth that participated from first through eighth grade. Appreciation to all the sponsors and helpers that made this tournament possible.

Louisville State Recreation Area’s Floating Playground is closed until further notice so repairs may be made to pieces vandalized August 11. The Floating Playground is made up of 70 separate pieces, but eight are damaged and currently partially submerged.

It’s time to start preparing for school mornings where time is limited for breakfast. The transition out of summertime is never easy but one way to be prepared is to create a list of easy, nutritious meals for one-handed breakfast that can go in the car or bus to eat.