Sports

The Lady Badgers played Ainsworth’s Lady Dawgs at Broken Bow’s gym. The Lady Badgers lost with a score of 51-59.

Congratulations to Chris Williams for signing to wrestle at Northern State. Chris just claimed his third state championship! Pictured back row, L to R: Nicole Williams, Shane Allison, Jason Kelber, Robert Joseph and Tyler Williams.

The Burke/Gregory Storm wrestlers competed in the South Dakota High School Activities Association Region 3B tournament on Saturday, February 20, 2021, in Wagner, and came away with a third place finish in a field of 13 teams.

Tuesday Mixed League 02/16/21 Bailey, 123-69; Old Pioneer, 119 1/2-69 1/2; Diamond Edge, 119-73; Sissy’s Cafe, 112 1/2-79 1/2; Tee-Riffic Creations, 111 1/2-80; 1/2; Pinbangers, 94-98; The Outsiders, 38 1/2-153 1/2; HTG: Diamond Edge, 867; HTS: Old Pioneer, 2413; HIG: Damian Mitchell, 258; Lois Kruse, 189; HIS: Damian Mitchell, 711; Goldie Warnkvist, 470. Splits picked up by: Robert Brousch, 4-7-10; Lois Kruse, 5-7, 2-7; Amy Muller, 2-7; Paula Bortz, 8-10.

Gregory 46 Scotland 33 The Gregory Gorillas played at Scotland on Friday, February 12, and defeated the Highlanders by a score of 46-33. The Gorillas held a 28-12 halftime lead but found themselves in some foul trouble early in the second half.

The Badger wrestling team ended its injury riddled season with a 16th place finish at state. “It’s not what we are used to, or what we wanted, but considering everything, it was not a bad performance. Individually, Valentine senior Chris Williams dominated his way to his third state title. Being a three time champ and a four time finalist obviously makes him one of the best ever in Valentine and the state for that matter. Chris has been the team captain, team leader, and lead by example. Chris does all the right things and that is why he has accomplished so much. Chris will wrestle for Northern State next year. All five of the other Badger qualifiers return next year. If you add in the kids that were injured it is easy to tell that the Badgers will be back in the hunt for a state title next season,” said Coach Shane Allison.

Come and watch the VHS Speechers on Friday, February 26, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. The public is welcome to come,but we do request that you wear a mask. Students will be paired in classrooms, so you will be able to attend whichever speeches you would like.

The Valentine Badgers lost against Gordon-Rushville by a score of 35-75. Scoring by quarters: Valentine - 13, 3, 11, 8 = 35 Gordon-Rushville - 26, 9, 27, 13 = 75 Cody Frank was the lead scorer with 9, followed by Jack Lancaster with 8.

Malika Monroe taking the shot under the basket. Photos by Mary Reagle.

Sheldyn Rodgers, Sophomore I nominated Sheldyn (Lola) Rodgers for Scholar of the Week. Sheldyn is an ideal student in Spanish, she always comes to class with a positive attitude and desire to do well.