Sports

The annual 4-H Achievement Night was held in Cody on October 15, 2023. There was a packed house at the White Elephant Hall for the potluck meal, games, and awards presentations.

The Cherry County 4-H Fair Shoot Off was held August 4-5, 2023. Trap and .22 Rifle Silhouette was shot in Cody on Friday evening and all other disciplines were contested at the Cherry County Fairgrounds on Saturday. The Shooting Sports Committee consists of Archery Instructor Adam Naslund, Rifle Instructor Jason McNare, and Trap Instructors Tyler Peterson, Mike Murphy, and Toby Heinert.

The 2023 4-H Horse Show was held on Tuesday August 8, 2023, at the Cherry County Fairgrounds. Tim Gibbons from Gothenburg was the judge for the day, and Ann Neiffer was his ring steward. The trail judge was Don Grunhaupt. Hope Ramm with Little Bay Mare Photography captured all the events throughout the day.

The Cody-Kilgore Cowboys lost to Hay Springs 24-50,Thursday, October 19, 2023. Scoring by quarters: Cody-Kilgore - 16, 0, 0, 8 = 24 Hay Springs - 6, 14, 12, 18 = 50 Tristan Fish had 78 passing yards; Jasper Roseberry, 46.

The Lady Badgers traveled to Broken Bow, Tuesday, October 17 and lost against Broken Bow and Doniphan-Trumbull. Scoring: Valentine - 17, 8 = 0 Broken Bow - 25, 25 = 2 Valentine - 19, 14 = 0 Doniphan-Trumbull - 25, 25 = 2 Friday, October 20, 2023, the Lady Badgers hosted Southwest Conference.

The 74th annual Father-Son Dinner was a tremendous success with 93 fathers, sons, neighbors, brothers and friends filling the Presbyterian Church’s Fellowship Hall. They enjoyed a delicious traditional Turkey Dinner Wednesday, October 18, 2023.

The Valentine Boys Cross Country Team competed in the 2023 NSAA State Cross Country Championships at the Kearney Country Club in Kearney on October 20, 2023. The day was warm for running with the temperature around 80 degrees.

“It was a really hard fought game against our district champions by our Badgers. I was really proud of our guys’ effort and how they did not back away from a really good football team,” said Coach Ian Bish.

They knew the record-breaking attendance number before the rest of the world. The iconic attendance number that hovered over the northeast corner of Memorial Stadium on the night of August 30 was the work of Fantasy Drone Shows, a Norfolkbased aerial entertainment company.

The Lady Badgers hosted Todd County, Tuesday, October 10 and won in three sets. Valentine - 25, 25, 25 = 3 Todd County - 15, 23, 20 = 0 Kinsey Buechle led in kills with 13; Finley Mosner, 6; Arianna Blume, 4; Savannah Fullerton, 3; Benson Aubrey and Kimber McGinley each with 2.