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Coming up on KVSH Badger Highlights this Saturday morning will include state wrestling and season wrap up for girls and boys with head coach Marcus Nelson.  We will also visit with boys basketball coach Randy Kluender about the district title win and preparations for state basketball next week.  Girls coach Ian Bish will join us to wrap up the successful girls’ basketball season as well. It has been a record setting year for both girls and boys basketball.  Devahney Belville

PreK-K Boys 47-50 - Knox Nelson's placed 2nd 53-57 - Avery Ruby's placed 4th   1st-2nd Boys 53 - Maddox Belville's placed 4th 56 - Watson Michalek's placed 3rd 59 - Charlie Stec's placed 3rd 75 – JP Hoefs's placed 5th 85 - Ryker Klimpel's placed 4th 85 - Kash Nelson's placed 1st 85 - Taven Urban's placed 3rd   3rd-4th Boys 75 - Cormac Coleman's placed 1st 80 - Jake Kime's placed 4th 95 – Kade Arganbright's placed 2nd 100 – Lincoln Bargen's placed 2nd   5th-6th Boys 85 - Blake

The Valentine boy's basketball team bested Hemingford Monday night in the district final game to earn a trip to the state tournament for the first time in 22 years. Valentine dominated the game, winning 99 to 57. Isaac Cronin had an unofficial 40 points and was named Farm Bureau Insurance Player of the Game.

Eligible hunters may apply for auxiliary mountain lion permits Applications to convert a Season 1 Pine Ridge Unit permit to an Auxiliary Season mountain lion hunting permit will be accepted by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission from March 2-5. Only residents who held a 2026 Pine Ridge Unit mountain lion permit but did not harvest a mountain lion during Season 1 are eligible to apply for the Auxiliary Season. An Auxiliary Season will take place because the harvest limit of

Valentine Wrestling Club Results from Gordon Rushville Stampede PreK - K 47-49 - Knox Nelson's placed 1st 1st - 2nd grade 48-50 - Klay OKief's placed 3rd 51-54 - Collins Arnold's placed 3rd 52-55 - Watson Michalek's placed 1st 80-82 – Kash Nelson's placed 1st 83-90 – Taven Urban's placed 1st 43-44 - Hattie Wright's placed 2nd 3rd - 4th grade  75-82 – Maxx McSweeney's placed 1st 75-77 - Coy Anderson's placed 2nd 79-83 - Jake Kime's placed 2nd 90-98 - Kade Arganbright's placed

Jehki Williams finished his Senior season with a 48 and 3 record and a 2nd place medal at the state championships in Omaha. Deklin Titus finished 4th with a season record of 37 and 12 as a Junior. Parker Chavez at 165 finished his Junior campaign with a win at state taking 5th place and a record of 43 wins and 11 losses. KVSH would like to thank Shane Allison and Robert Joseph for providing play-by-play and Brenda Allison and Loranna Eggert for pictures. The team finished i

Mike Burge and the KVSH Wrestling continues their coverage of Badger wrestlers at state Friday morning Thanks Brenda Allison for the pictures from matside

Thanks Brandi Daugherty The middle school boys' basketball team concluded its season on Tuesday night with a 43–33 victory over Todd County. The offense was led by seventh graders Banks Beebout, Tilden Foster, and Wade Daugherty, who each scored in double figures. With this win, the team finishes the season with a solid 6-5 record. Given the roster is primarily composed of underclassmen, the future looks bright as these players continue to develop. Congratulations to the en

Among the 12 Badger wrestlers that have qualified for individual state championships, there are two sets of siblings that will compete in Omaha this week.  Bayley Burdick, a freshman on the girls’ team, has qualified for her first championships, while older brother Trevor is a returning state medalist as a junior. The Burdicks are the children of Byron and Julia Burdick from Wood Lake.  Bayley will wrestle at 115 and Trevor at 157.  The other siblings are returning qualifiers

Sargent Wrestling Club Youth Tournament (Valentine Wrestling Club Results) Pre-K 36-38 - Morgan Knodell's placed 2nd 1st-2nd 76-83 - Taven Urban's placed 2nd 5th-6th 89-95 - Levi Urban's placed 3rd 5th-6th 109-118 - Wynn Sargent's placed 2nd   Crete Wrestling Club Youth Tournament (Valentine Wrestling Club Results) 3rd-4th Boys 92-97 - Kade Arganbright's placed 1st 5th-6th Boys 94-101 - Kase Arganbright's placed 1st   Battle at the Burg 2026 (Valentine Wrestling Club Results)

Class C District 1 wrestling Results for Valentine. Valentine had one district champion. 106 Brayden Stec (15-11) placed 3rd 113 Deklin Titus (33-11) placed 2nd 126 Rownan Eggert (36-9) placed 3rd 132 Jekhi Williams (45-2) placed 1st 157 Trevor Burdick (16-10) placed 2nd 165 Parker Chavez (40-9) placed 3rd Team Scores only 7 points separated the top five teams with Valentine placing 5 th . 1 Thayer Central  126 126.0 2 Boone Central  125 125.0 3 Cedar Catholic  123.5 123.5 4

Valentine 2026 Football Schedule Week 1 @Summerland Week 2 Battle Creek Week 3 @Ord Week 4 Chadron  Week 5 Bridgeport Week 6 @Hershey  Week 7 Plainview/Osmond Week 8 Mitchell Week 9 Chase County     Cody-Kilgore 2026 Schedule Week 1 @Arthur County Week 2 @Stuart Week 3 Santee Week 4 BYE Week 5 Minatare Week 6 @Morrill Week 7 Crawford Week 8 @Hay Springs Week 9 Sioux County

Backrow L to R: Mason Hamilton, Andrew Red Bird, Connor Lurz, Wade Daugherty, Eli Huddle, Royal Foote, Coach Brooks Coleman Front row: Isaac Mora Lira, Banks Beebout, Ty Benson, Harrison Bargen, Tilden Foster, Dustin Hankins CREDIT: Brandi Daugherty The 7th/8th grade Badger boys went undefeated Saturday to win their division of the Roundball Tournament at Valentine High School. A last-second basket by Tilden Foster lifted Valentine past Baller Nation in the opener. The Badg

The Valentine Lady Badgers wrestling team finished in 3rd place overall at the District B4 wrestling tournament held in Ogallala on February 6th and 7th. there were 36 schools represented ranging from Wayne and Fort Calhoon to Bayard and Bridgeport. The Badger's entered 11 girls in the tournament with over half qualifying for state on February 17th and 18th in Omaha. Qualifiers from Valentine included 100lbs Reegan Eggert, second time qualifier as a Sophamore who placed 4th

Valentine youth wrestlers competed at different events this past weekend.    Elkhorn Valley Trophy Tournament   Boys 5th-6th 83-92 - Robert Burdick's placed 3rd representing the Valentine Wrestling Club.   2026 Burke Youth Wrestling Tournament 8U Boys 7 - Klay OKief's placed 1st 12U Boys 36 – Bryan Fischer's placed 4th 12U Boys 37 - Zane Christiansen's placed 4th 12U Boys 40 Blake OKief's placed 1st   Kearney Matcat Tournament   Boys - 1st-2nd 59lbs - Charlie Stec's placed 1s

Several Certification Classes Will Be Held In Nebraska The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will certify Youth Fishing Instructors at five locations across the state this spring. These instructors, who will become part of Game and Parks’ Youth Fishing Program, will receive training and tools to conduct youth fishing clinics. They will have access to Game and Parks’ loaner fishing equipment and educational materials for events and receive program incentives. Instructors also

Valentine did well Monday. Thanks Brandi Daugherty for the information! In a look at middle school boys' basketball action, Monday night the A team game went into double overtime with the Bennett County Warriors pulling out a 44-47 win. Three Badgers finished in double figures with seventh grader Tilden Foster scoring the most points for his team. Earlier in the evening, Valentine had big wins with the C team winning 11-2 and the B team dominating 46-15.

Bennett County Rumble Youth Tournament, Valentine Wrestling Club Results. 8U Girls 40-46 - Hattie Wright placed  3rd 8U Boys 52-54 - Collins Arnold placed  1st 8U Boys 52-54 - Thomas Shelbourn placed  3rd 70-74 - Coy Anderson placed  1st Boys 88-92 - Tee Morgan placed  2nd 12U Girls 79-81 - Harper Wright placed  2nd 12U Girls 117-128 - Kwynn Graham placed  2nd 12U Boys 78 - Jake Kime placed  1st 12U Boys 90-95 - Trey Benson placed  3rd 14U Boys 128-150 - Dalton Graham placed

Cold weather has made some good ice this week. But NE G&P has these tips to help stay safe on the ice. Stay safe this winter while enjoying a day of ice fishing. Follow these tips from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for safety on the ice: The minimum ice thickness for supporting one person is at least 4 inches of clear, solid ice. Drill holes or use an ice chisel or spud bar to check the ice conditions while working your way out to your fishing spot. Wear a life jack

At the Winner AAU 26 wrestling tournament the Valentine Wrestling Club had several champions. 8U 47-50 - Klay OKief's placed 1st 8U 51-55 - Watson Michalek's placed 1st 10U 78-80 - Maxx McSweeney's placed 1st 12U 75-76 - Cormac Coleman's placed 1st 12U 76-78 - Jake Kime's placed 1st 12U 88-90 - Blake OKief's placed 2nd 12U 105-108 – Wynn Sargent's placed 3rd   Valentine Wrestling Club Results at Badger Brawl Novice Tournament PreK - K 44-45 - Tinsly Shelbourn's placed 2nd Pre

The Valentine Lady Badgers were 3 and 0 in the South Platte Valley Association tournament that finished with final games on Saturday at North Platte Community College. Valentine defeated Hershey in the title game 44 to 33 to win the championship. The boys finished 3rd place with a 70 to 59 win over Hershey boys in the consolation game.

Chadron Boys Invitational 2026 Results for Valentine. The Badgers had three champions and placed 3rd behind Natrona County and Chadron. 106 Brayden Stec (8-5) placed 6th 113 Deklin Titus (26-9) placed 1st 126 Rownan Eggert (26-7) placed 1st 132 Jekhi Williams (35-2) placed 1st 138 Gage Sandoz (14-11) placed 5th 157 Trevor Burdick (8-6) placed 4th 165 Parker Chavez (30-8) placed 3rd 175 Jordan Bailey (4-4) placed 6th Chadron Girls Invitational 2026 Results for Valentine Girls.

Valentine Senior Isaac Cronin scored 42 points in the game against Chase County in the first Round of the South Platte Valley Conference Tournament on Tuesday. With lots of assists from teammates, Cronin had 3 slam dunks, 4 three pointers and was 10 of 13 from the free throw line. Andon Olson held the previous record. Cronin was named the KVSH Farm Bureau player of the game for his record setting efforts. The boys won 67 to 54 and will play Bridgeport Friday night at 5PM CT

Badgers were on the road last weekend. Brandi Daugherty - Valentine Middle School’s boys’ basketball teams opened their season Saturday with a pair of losses on the road in Chadron.   In the B game, the Badgers kept things close but came up short, falling 25 to 18.   The A team struggled early, spotting Chadron an 11‑point lead in the first quarter. Valentine rallied late — outscoring the Cardinals 15 to 5 in the fourth — but the early hole was too much to climb out of. The f

Battle In The Barn 2026 results for Valentine Youth Wrestling   Girls 1st - 2nd 82-88 - Lennon Joseph's place 2nd.  7th - 8th  150 - Spencer Broom's place is 2nd  Pre K - K 43-44 - Avery Ruby's place is 4th  1st - 2nd 53 - Maddox Belville's place is 1st  1st - 2nd 56 – Watson Michalek's place is 2nd 1st - 2nd 59 -Charlie Stec's place is 1st 3rd - 4th 80 Jake Kime's place is 3rd   3rd - 4th 80 - Maxx McSweeney's place is 1st       2026 HWC BIG DOG Trophy Tournament (Valentine

The Valentine badger wrestling teams hosted a triangular with Gothenburg and Broken Bow on Thursday evening.  The boys dualled both teams, but the girls only had one dual against Broken Bow. The girls won the contest 48 to 30 over the Indians. In the boy’s duals, Valentine beat the Swedes  40 to 32 and lost to the Indians 44 to 33. One of the highlights of the night was the 100th career win for Badger Senior Jehki Williams which came against Gothenburg.  This happened on Seni

Summerland Bobcat Club Tournament (Valentine Wrestling Club Results)   PK-K Girls 40-46 - Tinsly Shelbourn placed is 4th       Amherst Wrestling Club Tournament 2026 (Valentine Wrestling Club Results)   Pre K-K Bracket 11 - Knox Nelson's place is 2nd   5th and 6th Bracket 34 - Blake OKief's place is 3rd   5th and 6th Bracket 35 - Robert Burdick's place is 3rd   1st-2nd Bracket 57 - Klay OKief's place is 1st   Bracket 64 - Collins Arnold's place is 2nd 1st-2nd Bracket 71 - Wat

Norm Manstedt Boys Invitational Results for Valentine from January 9th and 10th. Valentine medaled 4 individuals in the large two-day tournament. The Badgers placed 11th out of over 30 boy' s teams which included all classes of wrestlers.     113 Deklin Titus (16-7) placed 4th 126 Rownan Eggert (15-6) placed 4th 132 Jekhi Williams (22-2) placed 1st 165 Parker Chavez (20-5) placed 4th

The Valentine Chamber of Commerce has decided to postpone the Cork Thorton Memorial Ice Fishing Tournament.  They will shoot for March 6 and 7th depending on ice conditions. This is a major annual fund-raising event that usually brings 40 or more teams to Valentine in the dead of winter.   With unseasonally warmer weather, there is virtually no ice on most, if not all area lakes. At least not safe ice. While some of us hope for a continued mild winter, the chamber is hoping f

Norm Manstedt Girls Inv Results for Valentine Girls on Thursday at Columbus. There were over 40 Class B schools participating.  Valentine placed 14th.   120 B Danika Janssen (25-11) placed 6th and scored 16.0 team points. 130 B Samantha Sprenger (16-9) placed 4th and scored 20.0 team points. 135 B Haddison Mundorf (20-6) placed 5th and scored 12.0 team points.   100 JV 4 Mariana Azarcoya placed 3rd. 140JV1 Payten Daugherty  placed 4th.

PreK-K  47-52 - Knox Nelson's place is 1st PreK-K Girls 41-45 - Tinsly Shelbourn's place is 3rd Boys 47-52 – Klay OKief's place is 3rd Boys 52-56 – Watson Michalek's place is 1st Boys 53-56 - Maddox Belville's place is 1st Boys 53-58 - Collins Arnold's place is 4th Boys 58-59 - Charlie Stec's place is 1st Boys 72-84 - Kash Nelson's place is 3rd   Girls 86-88 - Lennon Joseph's place is 1st Boys 74-76 – Coy Anderson's place is 4th Boys 75-79 - Jake Kime's place is 2nd and Boys

Gothenburg won both championships with room to spare Wednesday at the Chadron Holiday Basketball Tournament.   The Lady Swedes jumped out to a 43-20 halftime lead and defeated Bridgeport 84-43 to win their championship while the Gothenburg boys led by just 24-23 at intermission, but outscored Bridgeport 37-23 in the second half and won that title 61-46.                 Valentine teams earned both thirds in the tournament standings. The girls led 26-19 at halftime, were ahead

Four Nebraska volleyball players were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America Teams, Nebraska Athletics said Wednesday. Andi Jackson, Harper Murray and Bergen Reilly were selected to the AVCA All-America First Team. Rebekah Allick was chosen to the AVCA All-America Second Team. Huskers.com said the Huskers’ four All-America selections bring their nation-leading total to 111 all-time. Murray and Reilly are now three-time AVCA All-Americans, but

Rapid City Invitational Results for Valentine boys. There were 50 teams from multi states.   113 Deklin Titus (6-4) placed 6th and scored 12.0 team points. 132 Jekhi Williams (11-2) placed 4th and scored 23.0 team points. 165 Parker Chavez (8-3) placed 5th and scored 20.5 team points. Valentine boys were 17th out of the 50 teams participating.   Rapid City Girls Invitational Results for Valentine Girls   120 Danika Janssen (7-4) placed 6th and scored 18.0 team points. 135 Had

- A memorable comeback attempt fell just short for the Nebraska volleyball team Sunday afternoon in a five-set loss to No. 6 Texas A&M in front of 8,650 fans at  John Cook  Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Texas A&M won the first two sets to become just the third team this season to win two sets against the Huskers. Facing a 2-0 deficit, Nebraska fought back to win the third set then fought off three match points en route to winning the fourth set, 37-35. But the Huske

The Nebraska football team has been selected to play in the 2025 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl, marking the Huskers’ second consecutive postseason trip. Nebraska will meet Utah in the game, which is set for Wednesday, Dec. 31 at Allegiant Stadium. The game will kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT (12:30 p.m. PT) with ESPN providing the television coverage. The Husker Radio Network will carry the game including KVSH. This marks Nebraska’s first-ever appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl and

First round (Dec. 19-20) Friday, Dec. 19 No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Alabama | 8 p.m. ET | ABC, ESPN, WatchESPN Saturday, Dec. 20 : No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Miami (Fla.) | 12 p.m. | ABC, ESPN, WatchESPN No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Tulane |  3:30 p.m. | TNT, truTV, HBO Max No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 James Madison |  7:30 p.m. | TNT, truTV, HBO Max Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1) Wednesday, Dec. 31 No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Texas A&M/No. 10 Miami (Fla.) winner | Cotton Bowl | 7:30 p.

O`Neill Invite Results for Valentine High School Boys 113 Deklin Titus (3-1) placed 2nd and scored 23.5 team points. 126 Rownan Eggert (3-1) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points. 132 Jehki Williams (4-0) placed 1st and scored 23.5 team points. 138 Gage Sandoz (2-2) placed 8th and scored 7.0 team points. 165 Parker Chavez (3-1) placed 2nd and scored 23.5 team points. O`Neill Invite Results for Valentine Girls G100 Reegan Eggert (5-4) placed 4th and scored 15.0 team points. G

After tabulating all the cards for the 2025 Pigskin Prediction contest, KVSH has determined the overall winners for the year. With 14 weeks of the contest dating back to the end of August, there should have been a total of 140 games to choose from. There were a couple of misprints on the cards or some game scheduling changes that forced us to throw out a few games along the way.  KVSH would like to thank our sponsors; Tooth and Whisker Outdoors, Nelsen Furniture, Security Fir

After completing the Big Ten’s first 20-0 campaign since 2009, the Nebraska volleyball program was well represented in the Big Ten Volleyball Postseason Honors announced on Tuesday.  Junior setter  Bergen Reilly  was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Setter of the Year. Head Coach  Dani Busboom Kelly  was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year by both the coaches and media.  Reilly was joined on the All-Big Ten First Team by  Rebekah Allick ,  Andi Jackson  and  Harpe

College football conference championship schedule, matchups All times ET Friday, Dec. 5 Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State (Conference USA Championship Game), 7 p.m. \ Troy at James Madison (Sun Belt Championship Game), 7 p.m. North Texas vs. Tulane (American Athletic Championship Game), 8 p.m. Boise State vs. UNLV (Mountain West Championship Game), 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 BYU vs. Texas Tech (Big 12 Championship Game in Arlington, Texas), 12 p.m. Western Michigan vs. Miami

The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team capped an unbeaten regular season with a 25-16, 25-13, 25-20 sweep in front of 8,461 at  John Cook  Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday night.  Nebraska (30-0, 20-0 Big Ten) finished the regular season unbeaten for the third time in school history (1994 and 2000), dropping only seven sets overall and one in Big Ten play.   The Huskers became the first Big Ten team to go 20-0 in conference play since Penn State in 2009. Wiscons

Winter sports Badger Highlights begins this Saturday at 9:05.  Listen to interviews with Valentine coaches about the upcoming seasons of Boys and Girls Basketball and Boys and Girls Wrestling. On this week’s program, hear from girls basketball coach  Ian Bish, boys basketball coach Randy Kluender and wrestling coach Marcus Nelson.   Boys and Girls Basketball on KVSH begins on December 5th at North Platte Saint Pats. We plan to bring you plenty of basketball and boys and girls

The rodeo and horse world have been put on hold with an outbreak of EHV-1 virus in horses.  KVSH News talked with Lindsey Adamson Taylor, who is originally from Cody and is currently finishing her veterinarian residency. A complete interview can be heard on Thursday’s Rodeo Round Up on KVSH at 5:15. Taylor reported the virus was apparently first found in Texas but spread to many other states when horses at that event traveled to other events. The respiratory illness has been

Monday, November 24, 2025 Sandy Creek 66 vs Crofton 26 Waverly 42 vs Gretna East 27 Wynot 71 @ St. Mary's 60     Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Bishop Neumann 37 vs Grand Island Central Catholic 15 Millard South 49 @ Papillion-La Vista South 0 Wahoo 20 vs Sidney 6

Somebody was going to win its first state championship in program history on Friday night in Kearney. When the dust settled on an exciting Six-Man season, Garden County outlasted Southwest to claim its first state championship in program history with a 41-22 victory over Southwest at Ron and Carol Cope Stadium on the UNK campus.  Garden County finishes a perfect season at 12 and 0.  Southwest finishes at 11 and 1. Class D-2 finals will be Monday at 2:45 with Wynot playing St.

The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team clinched the outright Big Ten title with a 25-19, 25-16, 25-22 win at No. 17 Indiana in front of a crowd of 2,832 at Wilkinson Hall on Saturday night.  Nebraska has won 37 conference titles all-time, including six in the Big Ten (2011, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024, 2025). It's the first time since 2004-08 that Nebraska has won three straight conference titles. Nebraska's six Big Ten titles since joining the conference in 2011 are the most by any t

The number of athletes out for winter sports look strong in basketball and girls wrestling but are a little slimmer in boys wrestling. According to the respective coaches there are 18 girls out for basketball including 3 seniors, 5 juniors, 4 sophomores and 6 freshmen. That information from head coach Ian Bish. Randy Kluender reports 23 boys out for basketball including 7 freshmen, 4 sophomores, 9 juniors and 3 seniors. Marcus Nelson reports the largest number of girls out fo

Hunters and landowners are encouraged to offer their feedback on big game information during the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s public meetings in December and January. These 2½-hour meetings are scheduled in each Game and Parks district. All in-person meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. local time. The first 30 minutes will be an open house with time to talk with wildlife biologists, conservation officers and staff. Biologists will provide a presentation at 7 p.m. and discuss