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PK-K 46-47 - Knox Nelson's place is 1st and has scored 23.5 team points. Quarterfinal - Knox Nelson (Valentine Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Brand Gubbels (Husky Wrestling Club) (TF 26-11) Semifinal - Knox Nelson (Valentine Wrestling Club) won by fall over Dean Munk (Ncyac) (Fall 0:37) 1st Place Match - Knox Nelson (Valentine Wrestling Club) won by fall over Axel Petersen (Sargent Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:35) Girls 1st-2nd 42-51 - Hattie Wright's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

Broken Bow @ Valentine on 01/15/2026. Broken Bow (BOW) 42.0 Valentine (VAL) 33.0 144: Richi Diaz (BOW) over Cole Boes (VAL) (Fall 1:02) 150: Landon Lindly (BOW) over (VAL) (For.) 157: Braxon Rynearson (BOW) over Trevor Burdick (VAL) (Fall 3:03) 165: Parker Chavez (VAL) over Aidan Markham (BOW) (Fall 4:52) 175: Aiden Page (BOW) over (VAL) (For.) 190: Cobe Wells (BOW) over Westin Witte (VAL) (Fall 0:29) 215: Croix Watson (BOW) over James Monroe (VAL) (Fall 5:17) 285: Devon Baum (BOW) over (VAL) (For.) 106: Brayden Stec (VAL) over (BOW) (For.) 113: Jason Manewal (VAL) over Zach Longfellow (BOW) (Fall 1:41) 120: Deklin Titus (VAL) over Bowen Ridder (BOW) (SV-1 10-7) 126: Rownan Eggert (VAL) over Kelstyn Lindner (BOW) (Dec 4-1) 132: Jekhi Williams (VAL) over (BOW) (For.) 138: Gage Sandoz (VAL) over Emmett Palmer (BOW) (Dec 12-9).

Midwest Mania Duals 2026, Valentine Wrestling Club Results - 1st-4th place Maddox Belville 52 - James Pierce (Gering Wrestling Club) over Maddox Belville (Midwest Finest) Dec 10-8 52 - Maddox Belville (Midwest Finest) over Jaxon Schrag (MWD) Dec 13-8 52 - William Palensky (Nebraska Boyz) over Maddox Belville (Midwest Finest) Fall 0:53 52 - Maddox Belville (Midwest Finest) over Armani Vasquez (Scottsbluff Wrestling Club) Dec 12-7 52 - Maddox Belville (Midwest Finest) over Olen Correll (Beef Lab) Dec 5-0 Charlie Stec 56 - Charlie Stec (Midwest Finest) over Junior Jara (Gering Wrestling Club) Fall 2:36 56 - Charlie Stec (Midwest Finest) over Jack Pieper (MWD) Fall 2:10 56 - Charlie Stec (Midwest Finest) over Peter Yarpe (Nebraska Boyz) Fall 0:47 56 - Charlie Stec (Midwest Finest) over Roman Mapp (Scottsbluff Wrestling Club) TF 15-0 56 - Westyn Wasserburger (Beef Lab) over Charlie Stec (Midwest Finest) Fall 0:46.

Valentine hosted Cody-Kilgore Tuesday, January 13, 2026. The Lady Badgers bested the Cowgirls with a final score of 57 - 31.

CHADRON, NE – Chadron State College has announced the names of students who qualified for the President’s List for the Fall 2025 semester. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 12 credit hours of coursework, be pursuing their first bachelor’s degree, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 4.0, and have no incomplete grades.

The Badger basketball teams hosted West Holt on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. The Lady Huskies came into the contest with an 8-2 record. They took control and didn’t hold back. The Lady Badgers couldn’t get things going, and the Husky defense held them to 31 points. The Lady Huskies earned their 9th win of the season, 62-31. Next for the Lady Badgers was the Lady Indians of Broken Bow, a 7-4 team. This was another tough battle for the Lady Badgers. Broken Bow took the lead and took control of the game very early in the game. The lead got to be too much, and the Lady Badgers weren’t able to fight back. The Lady Badgers were defeated by a score of 73-37 for their fourth loss of the season.

MidwestManiaDuals2026,Valentine Wrestling Club Results - 1st-4th place Maddox Belville 52 - James Pierce (Gering Wrestling Club) over Maddox Belville (Midwest Finest) Dec 10-8 52 - Maddox Belville (Midwest Finest) over Jaxon Schrag (MWD) Dec 13-8 52 - William Palensky (Nebraska Boyz) over Maddox Belville (Midwest Finest) Fall 0:53 52 - Maddox Belville (Midwest Finest) over Armani Vasquez (Scottsbluff Wrestling Club) Dec 12-7 52 - Maddox Belville (Midwest Finest) over Olen Correll (Beef Lab) Dec 5-0 Charlie Stec 56 - Charlie Stec (Midwest Finest) over Junior Jara (Gering Wrestling Club) Fall 2:36 56 - Charlie Stec (Midwest Finest) over Jack Pieper (MWD) Fall 2:10 56 - Charlie Stec (Midwest Finest) over Peter Yarpe (Nebraska Boyz) Fall 0:47 56 - Charlie Stec (Midwest Finest) over Roman Mapp (Scottsbluff Wrestling Club) TF 15-0 56 - Westyn Wasserburger (Beef Lab) over Charlie Stec (Midwest Finest) Fall 0:46.

The sixth graders went 1-1 on Saturday at the Bassett tournament. They lost to Creighton and beat West Holt.

Here's a story we can talk about. XI Beta Omega sorority donated 250.00 to Teammates for the book vending machine at Valentine Elementary. Remember, Teammates is in need of volunteers! Contact Angie Jordan at VES.

LINCOLN, Neb. — Comedian and Nebraska native Larry the Cable Guy will host the 15th annual Git-R-Done Golf Classic in Lincoln, May 31 – June 1, 2026.