Press Release From Governor Pillen Today, Governor Jim Pillen signed his name to the ‘Fairness For Girls’ constitutional amendment ballot petition. Should the language qualify for the ballot in November and be approved by voters, it would amend Nebraska’s Constitution to establish constitutional protections for sex-separate athletics to ensure equal access to athletic opportunities for females. “Nobody should marginalize this issue by making it about politics — it’s simply ab

There will be 5 performances for the Nebraska High School Rodeo Finals in Valentine next week, June 11th through the 13th at the Cherry County Fairgrounds. An estimated 170 contestants an d their families will start to arrive on Wednesday the 10th with a welcome dinner and back-number ceremony at the former Shopko building at 5:30. Guest speaker will be Steven Dent. The public is invited to join for the ceremony and speaker. Queens competition will start on Wednesday at 9AM

The Valentine Chamber of commerce will host their annual fund-raising golf tournament on June 13th at Frederick Peak golf Course. Currently there are still some openings for teams and some available sponsorship opportunities. The tournament will be a 4 person scramble with flag prizes and door prizes. Rules meeting and check in will be at 9AM with play to begin at 10AM. If you would like to help sponsor the event, contact Kim Jeffers at 402 322 1391. If you would like to e

Zach and Jill will have the baseball coverage for our listeners Wednesday Valentine’s American Legion Post 90 season home opener closed early with an 11-1 win after 5 innings over Tri-County at Legion Field in Valentine. Post 90 continues it’s home stretch Wednesday against Winner. Valentine will start the Juniors at 6 and first pitch for the Seniors at about 8. KVSH Radio will continue our coverage of Senior Legion Baseball tomorrow with pregame at about 7:50. Zachary De

Coverage begins Sunday just before 5pm. KVSH Sports will have live coverage of Senior Legion Post 90 baseball this Sunday starting with some pregame information just before the 5pm first pitch. Zachary Dean will be describing the action on the air alongside Jill Tetherow for KVSH Sports as Valentine plays their first home game of the season hosting Tri-County. That matchup will begin shortly after the Junior Legion game also against Tri-County. That game starts at 3pm. KV

Players have been selected for the East and West teams for the 48th Annual West Nebraska All-Star Football Game and the 42nd Annual West Nebraska All-Star Volleyball Game. Selected athletes were nominated by their respective high school coaches and selected by the All-Star coaches to participate. The 2026 West Nebraska All-Star Football Game will be played Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Bearcat Stadium at 11:00 am MDT, with the All-Star Volleyball Game being played at 3:00 p.m.

The 2026 Badger Golf Team At Districts Results from the District Meet at Crandall Creek in Ogallala yesterday: Cumbow, Garrett- 97 Stankoski, Caden- 87 Two Strike, Tanner- 90 Wackler, Parker- 100 Witte, Westin- 102 Final Team Score 374 It was a disappointing end to the year with no qualifiers, but a ton of growth and things to build on for next year. Thanks to our Seniors Caden Stankoski and Garrett Cumbow for the work they have put in over the last four years. -Coach Brooks

The Badgers finished in 2nd at their home invite Coach Brooks Coleman - The Badgers turned in an outstanding performance, finishing 2nd overall with a team score of 326 which is the best team score by a Badger golf team in 14 years. Team Results: 326, 2nd Place • Tanner Two Strike – 77, 3rd Place • Caden Stankoski – 81, 6th Place • Garrett Cumbow – 83, 8th Place • Westin Witte – 85 • Parker Wackler – 87 JV Team Results: 374 • Nash Hesse– 85, 2nd Place • Aiden Hutchinson –

You're invited to come out and watch Valentine's American Legion Post #90 Juniors and Seniors this weekend. After a discussion with Kent Lopez, head coach for Valentine’s American Legion Post #90 Junior and Senior Legion Baseball team, we learned that the team will be putting together a 30-inning scrimmage this Sunday beginning at about 3pm on Legion Field at the baseball complex on the northeast part of Valentine. Lopez stated that the forecast was calling for some cooler t

Students in spring sports and activities were recognized by the NSAA and NCPA for spring 2026 The Nebraska School Activities Association announced the student recipients of the spring Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association Academic All -State awards. The NSAA awards program has recognized students who meet the criteria for nomination by their school in the season of their activity. Each year the NSAA and the NCPA recognize students during the fall, winter, and spring se

The Valentine Badger Boosters held their annual athletes recognition ceremony Tuesday evening at the high school. Along with recognition of the various letter winners and specific awards, the senior male and female athletes of the year were announced. The Senior Female Athlete of the year is Maeli Patterson. The Senior Male Athlete of the Year is Isaac Cronin. Isaac was also recognized as the only 12 sport athlete, for his high school career. He took part in 3 sports in a

Mens Results South Platte Valley Conference Meet 100 Meters Varsity - Finals 2. 11 Dominic Beebout 10.94aPB Valentine 200 Meters Varsity - Finals 4. 12 Jekhi Williams 23.65a Valentine 7. 11 Trystan Beebout 24.09a Valentine 400 Meters Varsity - Finals 6. 11 Lane Shelbourn 56.27aPB Valentine 800 Meters Varsity - Finals 7. 9 Jaeden Garwood 2:13.90a Valentine 110m Hurdles - 39" / 0.991m Varsity - Finals 7. 11 Trevor Burdick 18.05a Valentine 300m Hurdles - 36" / 0.914m Varsity - F

Photo Courtesy Coach Coleman *Golf Results for the Hershey Invite 4/16/2026:* Varsity: 5th Place Team Score: 352 1. Tanner Two Strike 83 2. Caden Stankoski 87 3. Westin Witte 90 4. Thurston Ravenscroft 91 5. Garrett Cumbow 97 Medalist: Tanner Two Strike 7th, 83

Valentine Golfers Were At The Ainsworth Dual On Tuesday *Valentine Top 5 Finishers:* 1st Place: Garrett Cumbow- 40 T2 Place: Westin Witte- 41 4th Place: Parker Wackler- 42 T5th Place: Tanner Two Strike- 43 7th Place: Nash Hesse- 44 Team Score: Valentine 166 v. Ainsworth 186

Reports to KVSH Radio indicate the fishing spawn egg harvest at Merritt Reservoir was very successful. Local Conservation officer Dana Miller was on the KVSH Comment program and reported Nebraska Game and Parks personnel had nets out for four nights over the past couple of weeks and caught 776 females on those four nights. 470 females were spawning and crews gathered 97 million walleye eggs to help populate fisheries in the state. Officials reported that the harvest seemed

After reviewing all the entries for the KVSH March Madness Bracket Challenge it was very close for the top spots. There were 62 games and nobody got a perfect card to claim the $940 from KVSH Radio. There were some pretty good predictions but only one person predicted that Michigan would win it all. That was Steve Isom of Valentine. Most cards had selected overall number 1 seed Duke to win the tournament. UConn surprised them in the Semi Finals and took their spot in the fin

Badger Golf competed in Stapleton Thursday Golf Results for the Sandhills Valley Invite Thursday at Stapleton Varsity: 1st Place Team Score: 330 1. Caden Stankoski 79 2. Westin Witte 82 3. Tanner Two Strike 85 4. Thurston Ravenscroft 84 5. Parker Wackler 85 JV Team Score: 365 1. Nash Hesse 92 2. Reeves Witte 88 3. Garrett Cumbow 81 4. Aiden Hutchinson 104 Medalists: 3rd Place- Caden Stankoski 4th Place- Garrett Cumbow 5th Place- Westin Witte 7th Place- Thurston Ravenscr

2026 SPVA BOYS BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM Hayes Watts Bridgeport 11 Issac Cronin Valentine 12 Ben Heirigs NPSP 11 Gage Nein Bridgeport 12 Dominic Beebout Valentine 11 SECOND TEAM Houston Hill Hershey 11 Lincoln Behrend Kimball 10 Peyton Kramer NPSP 11 Braxton Miller Kimball 12 Zak Anderson Chase County 10 HONORABLE MENTION Trystan Beebout Valentine 11 2026 SPVA GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM Ella Schluterbusch Bridgeport 12 Paige Sprenger Valentine 11

2026 Huskerland Duals (BOYS 3rd-5th grade) (Valentine Wrestling Club Team) Team members included Watson Michalek 55 - Charlie Stec 60 - Cormac Coleman 75 - Jake Kime 85 - Maxx McSweeney 80 - Kade Arganbright 90 - Evan Moosman 112 – 2026 State AAU 1st-2nd (Girls) 92-107 - Lennon Joseph's placed 1st 1st-2nd (Boys) 52-53 – Maddox Belville's placed 1st 1st-2nd (Boys) 55-56 B – Watson Michalek's placed 3rd 1st-2nd (Boys) 59-59 - Charlie Stec's placed 1st 3rd-4th (Boys) 75 - C

The Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference has announced its 2025–2026 All-Conference Boys Basketball teams, recognizing standout performances from athletes across several conference schools. Five players were named to the First Team, representing four different programs. Maurice Robinson, a senior from Sandhills/Thedford is one of the top selections. The Second Team included Jacob Walker of Mullen, and Carter Anderson of Sandhills/Thedford. Several athletes were also recognized