Sports

Friday, December 15, 2023, the Cowboys lost to Mullen with a score of 27 - 34. They played Colome, Saturday, December 15, and won with a score of 64-50.

The Valentine Badgers hosted their wrestling tournament, Friday and Saturday, December 15-16, 2023. There were 16 boys teams and Cozad took first place honors. Valentine placed fourth. Boys team scores are as follows: First place, Cozad, 223.0; second place, Winner Area, 202.5; third place, O’Neill, 180.0; fourth place, Valentine, 150.0; fifth place, David City, 139.5; sixth place, Amherst, 139.0; seventh place, Lexington, 138.0; eighth place, McCook, 78.5; ninth place, Chadron, 77.5; 10th place, Gordon-Rushville, 77.0; 11th place, Hershey, 69.0; 12th place, Gothenburg, 62.0; 13th place, Ord, 36.0; 14th place, Sandy Creek, 16.0; 15th place, Todd County, 3.0; 16th place, Ainsworth, 0.0.

The JV and Varsity basketball teams traveled to Mullen on December 5, 2023 to take on the Broncos. The JV girls are now 3-0. The Lady Badgers jumped out to an early 19-5 lead. The Lady Broncos put up a good fight with the Badgers but came out short, and the Badgers earned the W, 33-25.

Thursday, December 7, 2023 the Badgers traveled to Gordon-Rushville where they placed fifth as a team with 112 points. St.

Cowgirls: They came out on top of Arthur 47-40 Friday, December 8, 2023. The girls came out a little slow on points, but managed to fight for a win in the end. Saturday, the Cowgirls traveled to Stuart to face a tough team of physical athletes. The girls came out strong in the first quarter. They were able to put up 12 points to the Broncos 10. The girls were then unable to keep a lead, but fought through the game with grit. In the end, Stuart wins 51-35.

Cody-Kilgore welcomed the Sioux County Warriors to town Thursday, November 30, 2023 for their first game of the 23-24 season. Cowgirls lost to the Warriors 52-67, while the Cowboys were victorious with a final score of 48-30.

On Monday, November 27, 2023 the Badger Basketball teams traveled to Hyannis to play in the Hall of Fame Jamboree games. The Lady Badgers started with a win over the Lady Longhorns. The team averaged 59 percent from the free throw line and 25 percent from the field, leading the boards with 28 rebounds. Although the game doesn’t count towards the season record, the Lady Badgers took the win 34-17. The Badger boys scored 25 points in the first quarter and had a lead of 28 points heading to the half. They ended the night with a win, 70-32.

Anglers waiting for ponds and lakes to freeze over don’t need to idly stand by. There’s plenty to do in the meantime.

The Badger’s first wrestling meet of the season began Saturday, December 2, 2023, at O’Neill. The individual invite results for Valentine High School are as follows: 106 - Deklin Titus (3-2) place is unknown and scored 9.5 team points.

Melvin Nenneman knows birds. As wildlife biologist for the 71,516 acre Valentine National Wildlife Refuge the past 21 years, he’s become familiar with flying creatures that range in size from the huge pelicans cruising the shallow lakes to minute grasshopper sparrows flittering about the rolling, grass-covered dunes.