Sports

The JV boys and girls played in Ainsworth, Tuesday, May 9 with the teams placing fourth, fifth, eighth, ninth and 14th out of 16 teams from: North Central, 153; Summerland, 171; Stuart, 187; Valentine and the team of Leighton Reagle, Haddie Mundorf, Tyler Harp, Raken Tinant, and RJ Dean, 189; Valentine and the team of Thurston Ravenscroft, Tanner Two Strike, Jayden Bacon, Tygh Miller and Joni Cox, 192; North Central, 200; Ainsworth, 206; Valentine and the team of Jennings Morgan, James Monroe, Westin Witte, Owen Mossman and Katelyn Bitner, 217; Valentine and the team of Shyanne Dawson, Tierney Miller, Leah Osnes, Rylee Wackler, and Kassie Hanson, 219; Ainsworth, 224; O’Neill, 236; Summerland, 239; Ainsworth, 257; Valentine and the team of Brooklyn Clouse, Mady Bopp, Lily Rolfe, Keeliegh Burge, 292; along with another Stuart and North Central team.

Anglers who catch walleyes in deep water should carry and learn how to use deep-water release devices to prevent fish deaths. Walleyes are moving away from their spawning locations into deep water.

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Students aged 14-18 with an interest in rangeland management, conservation, ecology, animal science, and wildlife are encouraged to attend the 59th Nebraska Youth Range Camp at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis.

Cody-Kilgore High School and Junior High participated in the Valentine Invite Thursday, May 4, 2023. Individual girls high school results are as follows: 100 Meter Dash - seventh place, Rachel Farley, 14.49.

Cody-Kilgore traveled to Arnold for the MNAC Track meet. The boys individual results are as follows: Shot Put - third place, Dylan Naslund.

Surveys by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission show many Sandhills lakes fared better than expected after a harsh winter led to fish kills. Deep snow over thick ice this winter caused oxygen depletion in many of the region’s most shallow and vegetated lakes, causing fish and the plants they rely upon for survival to die.

Valentine – Friday April 28, at the request of Valentine Community Schools, staff and volunteers from National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Valentine Police Department created a crime scene for Valentine High School Advanced Biology students to learn about investigation skills. The goal was to expose the students to crime scene investigation techniques across different agencies for career development.

The Valentine Badgers had their invitational May 4, 2023. Individual girls results from VHS are as follows: 100 Meter Dash - fourth place, Malika Monroe, 14.40; 17th place, Ciana Colvin, 16.79; 18th place, Courtney Billings, 17.18.

The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) is pleased to announce the student recipients of the Spring 2023 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State Awards. Since 2006 this NSAA Awards Program has recognized students who meet the criteria for nomination by their school in the season of their activity.