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Basketball season is over for Central Valley. The girls’ season came to an end two Saturdays ago at the district tournament.
The Valiants were locked in an intense battle against the Hillsboro Burros. The Valiants played their last game with heart, losing to the Burros in double-overtime.
On a positive note, coach Rick Sondrol and the 10 other girls will only have to say goodbye to one senior this year—Ronnika Smithee. Ashley Cedergren, Allison Lazur and Katie Kuster will be returning next season as the team’s seniors. On the negative, Smithee was a key player this season and will definitely be missed. (more…)

Although Hillsboro put an end to the Central Valley’s girl’s basketball season at the District 3 tournament last Tuesday, the boys still have two games left before districts next Friday. They were scheduled to play the Hatton-Northwood Thunder on Thursday and Northern Cass on Friday, two teams the Valiants have not played yet this season.
The boys are still striving to put an end to their four-game losing streak, most recently having lost to Thompson last Tuesday by 30 points. Jason Novacek, usually a double-digit scorer, was held to only 6 points in the game. Central Valley’s point leader was Aaron Delvo with 13. Thompson was led by Casey Nelson with 21. The first time the Valiants played Thompson back in January the boys lost by 19 points. Final score: Thompson 73, Central Valley 43.