Sports

Saturday, September 9, 2023, the XC Badger team traveled to Broken Bow. Girls individual results in the 5K are as follows: 19th place, Christen Larson, 23:47.12; 36th place, Paige Sprenger, 25:35.28; 52nd place, Lexi Long, 27:26.80; 57th place, Samantha Sprenger, 29:00.37.

The Lady Badgers traveled to Cozad, Saturday, September 9 where they won in two sets. Valentine - 25, 25 = 2 Cozad - 16, 17 = 0 Kinsey Buechle and Finley Mosner were leaders in kills with 7 each; Savannah Fullerton had 2, and Arianna Blume 1.

Kaetryn Bancroft placed third with her personal best, a 78, and broke the school record that was previously held by Ashley (Kurtz) McSweeney for the past 16 years. Team scores: Tierney Miller, 112; Joni Cox, 115; Jojo Jordan, 126; and Rylee Wackler, 135.

Monday, September 11, the Lady Badgers raveled to North Platte where they took first place after a sudden death team playoff with Hershey. Both teams had a 426 and went back out on the course in a team playoff. Valentine won the team playoff by 4 strokes.

The 2023 Badger’s Magical Homecoming is set for September 22, 2023, when the Badgers will face O’Neill Eagles under the lights! The Badger Boosters are helping kick off the week with friendly games of powderpuff football and the guys will play some volleyball. Following the fun games a Pep Rally and a watermelon feed was held on Sunday to kick off the spirit week.

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For over 20 years, students from Valentine, Cody-Kilgore, Dunning, Thedford, Mullen and Hyannis have been hand-selected by school staff to participate in the capstone Sandhills Leadership experience hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. This program is open for youth in grades 10-12. The experience kicks off with a retreat day in the fall where youth are immersed in self-discovery and team- building. Traditionally, this retreat was held at the 4-H Camp in Halsey, but due to the Bovee Fire, it was re-located to the scenic Niobrara Valley in Valentine for 2023 and beyond. Following the retreat, youth meet regularly with Extension Staff to develop leadership philosophies and real-world skills.

UNL Extension in Cherry County offered the Marathon Kids program this summer to area youth. Over the month of July, the participants met from 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. most week-day mornings and diligently logged miles, working to complete a “marathon” over the course of the program (26.2 miles).

will be in Valentine September 15-17, 2023. “People like to come to our shoot,” said Shiloh Kid, “we expect 80 to 100 people because this is their last chance to earn points before the World Championships.” The event is being held at the Cherry County Fairgrounds, and the public is invited to attend.

The Lady Badgers traveled to Chadron, Tuesday, September 5 and earned second place out of seven teams. Individually, Kaetryn Bancroft placed 3rd with a 95; Tierney Miller, 112; Kaylee Hanson, 116; Joni Cox, 120; JoJo Jordan, 122; Rylee Wackler, 127; Marybelle Ward, 135; Grace Murphy, 140.