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The Lady Badgers traveled to Winner, Thursday, August 31, where they took on the Lady Warriors and lost in three sets. Valentine - 12, 20, 18 = 0 Winner - 25, 25, 25 = 3 Kinsey Buechle was the leader in kills with 5, followed by Savannah Fullerton, Arianna Blume, and Kimber McGinley each with 3; Finley Mosner with 2, and Aubrey Benson with 1.

The Valentine Badgers got a win over Centura, Friday, September 1, 2023. With home field advantage, the Badgers won with a score of 14-6.

The Cowboys showed resilience in Friday, September 1 game against the Arthur County Wolves, after being down by nearly 30 points. Coach Ford and the Cowboys fought back in the second half to lead by two with one minute left in the game, but were not able to stop the Arthur County offense. The final score was

The Lady Badger Golf Team traveled to West Holt where they placed fourth out of 10 schools. Conditions for the team were hot and extremely windy. Kaetryn Bancroft medaled in third place with 88. Rounding out the scoring were Kaylee Hanson with 115, Jojo Jordan with 117, Tierney Miller with 122, and Joni Cox with 126. Their next meet will be Monday, September 11 at North Platte, and Tuesday, September 12 at Gothenburg. The team is pictured from L to R: JoJo Jordan, Joni Cox, Kaylee Hanson, Tierney Miller, and Kaetryn Bancroft.

The Valentine Cross Country Team traveled to Ainsworth, Thursday, August 31, 2023, for their meet held at the Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course. The temperature was in the mid to high 80s, winds were coming out of the south - southwest at 13 mph.

In preparation for the annual Chaduza Cook-off, Valentine Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Dean Jacobs, said he was aided with the help from Valentine Economic Development’s Mark Hagge, four VHS students and seventh and eighth grade students from VMS, on Thursday, August 24, 2023. Together, they cleaned up the park, trimmed bushes near the pavilion, and raked up litter and debris.

The Valentine Cross Country Team hosted their meet at Frederick Peak Golf Course, Thursday, August 24, 2023. The results are as follows: Girls varsity results - Christen Larsen, 28.35; Paige Sprenger, 31:31; Lexi Long, 33:29; and Samantha Sprenger, 36:52.

The first game for the Valentine Badgers was away where they took on the West Holt Huskies. Friday, August 25, 2023, was their season opener which resulted in a 0-18 loss for the Badgers. Scoring by quarters: Valentine - 0, 0, 0, 0, = 0 West Holt - 0, 12, 6, 0 = 18 Lex Larson was a leader in receiving yards with 36. Cinch Miller had 17 rushing yards and 14 tackles. Seth Vavra had a sack. Jordan Bailey had an interception.

The Lady Badgers played against Bennett County, Thursday, August 24, 2023, and won in three sets. Valentine - 25, 25, 25 = 3 Bennett County - 14, 15, 21 = 0 Saturday, August 26, the team traveled to Minden.

The Lady Badger Golf team placed third out of six schools at Ainsworth’s golf meet, held Thursday, August 24, 2023. Kaetryn Bancroft placed fifth with 88.