Game Day for NVJH!!!! GO BIG GREEN!!!
Northern Valley FFA traveled to Norton today for land judging. We took 3 kids; we learned that land judging is hard, and everyone understands and judges it all differently. This is a judging that is a continuation of learning and growing in our knowledge and ability to judge this correctly and to the state standards. We worked hard at judging and staying warm today in the sprinkling rain. We hope to continue to learn and grow for the future. Be on the lookout for our future events and FFA fundraisers that are coming up.
The Northern Valley FFA has been hard at work for the past couple of weeks. Last week, we traveled to Colby for Dairy Cattle Judging, where we took 10 kids total. 9 Greenhands and 1 senior division. The greenhands did great and placed 11th as a team. We learned that there is room for improvement in our judging in dairy cattle. We also learned that sometimes our nerves get the best of us, and we forget what we wrote for our reasons. We will be working hard for next year in our dairy cattle and are going to be working hard on not letting our nerves get the best of us for our reasons that are to come later this year.
NV Rally Towels are here! $5 each!! Come support your Huskies!!
These may be purchased at the Junior High Games in the Cafeteria!!!!
PINK OUT tonight at the home high school Volleyball game! Wear all the pink that you can! Go Huskies!
Alma Cross Country Invitational - September 14, 2026
Coach Ross Cole;
For the first time in 5 years, the Huskies have Cross Country and we have five runners representing the team (the last time NV had 5+ runners was 2013). Our first meet at Alma turned into a muggy mess. On the girls side of things, Tayah Seeders finished in 15th place running 35:33.23, and Shelby Lentz finished 18th running 37.32.33. Tayah earned a medal, and also sets a school record as no girl at Northern Valley has ever run the 5000 meter race. There were 22 total girl runners.
On the boys side, Zane Brown ran the fastest with a 23:45.56 placing 24th. Levi Black finished 38th running 31:09.47. Jeremiah Kirkland finished 42nd running a 34:11.40. There were 42 total boy runners. 3 runners is enough for a team as our boys placed 6th.
This was the first high school cross country race for the five runners, as well as myself. We learned a few things;
The meet is a lot hotter than our morning practices
Bring water bottles to hand runners during the race
Bring mosquito spray
Bring towels to wipe the nats off after the race (so many nats)
Start at a slower pace
Jeremiah was the only runner not to walk during the 5000 meter run. The following times were the runners first 1600m times: Zane 5:45, Levi 7:30, Tayah 7:40, Shelby 8:30, and Jeremiah 8:45. Every runner figured out that they can’t keep that pace for 3.1 miles. Each runner has goals to get a better time at the next meet at Norton on September 24.
Coach Ross Cole;
For the first time in 5 years, the Huskies have Cross Country and we have five runners representing the team (the last time NV had 5+ runners was 2013). Our first meet at Alma turned into a muggy mess. On the girls side of things, Tayah Seeders finished in 15th place running 35:33.23, and Shelby Lentz finished 18th running 37.32.33. Tayah earned a medal, and also sets a school record as no girl at Northern Valley has ever run the 5000 meter race. There were 22 total girl runners.
On the boys side, Zane Brown ran the fastest with a 23:45.56 placing 24th. Levi Black finished 38th running 31:09.47. Jeremiah Kirkland finished 42nd running a 34:11.40. There were 42 total boy runners. 3 runners is enough for a team as our boys placed 6th.
This was the first high school cross country race for the five runners, as well as myself. We learned a few things;
The meet is a lot hotter than our morning practices
Bring water bottles to hand runners during the race
Bring mosquito spray
Bring towels to wipe the nats off after the race (so many nats)
Start at a slower pace
Jeremiah was the only runner not to walk during the 5000 meter run. The following times were the runners first 1600m times: Zane 5:45, Levi 7:30, Tayah 7:40, Shelby 8:30, and Jeremiah 8:45. Every runner figured out that they can’t keep that pace for 3.1 miles. Each runner has goals to get a better time at the next meet at Norton on September 24.
Hey Huskies!! Sorry for forgetting to get this posted!! Here is your weekly agenda!
September 14th, 2026 Propel Winners for word of the month: Dedication
The Northern Valley Huskies Junior High football team headed out to Winona to take on the Triplains Vikings. The Huskies' big focus during the week was to come into the game more aggressively and fill their responsibilities better. While there were flashes of doing those things, it was not enough as the Vikings outlasted the Huskies 18-0.
The Huskies were able to play better defense in the second half, not allowing any scoring. Colton Ledbetter led the way with 13 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. Cruz Van Patten had 4 solo and 2 assisted tackles. Deason Dockendorf had 4 solo tackles as well. Victor Alvarez-Santos had 2 solo and 2 assisted tackles and Daniel Alvarez-Santos and Xander Brown each tallied one tackle apiece. Unfortunately, the story on offense was a lack of execution. The Vikings defensive front kept getting through to blow up any chance at establishing the running game.
The "5th Quarter" flag game following the contact game was 15 minutes of running clock. Mason Wilder and Isaac Hansen each had good games running the ball. Wilder had 58 yards on 8 carries and a TD. Hansen had 43 yards on 7 carries and had a potential game-winning run in the final minute called back by penalty. The Vikings won 7-6, but our young players showed up and played well.
The Huskies will have their first home game on September 17th against the Logan Trojans in Long Island.
The Huskies were able to play better defense in the second half, not allowing any scoring. Colton Ledbetter led the way with 13 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. Cruz Van Patten had 4 solo and 2 assisted tackles. Deason Dockendorf had 4 solo tackles as well. Victor Alvarez-Santos had 2 solo and 2 assisted tackles and Daniel Alvarez-Santos and Xander Brown each tallied one tackle apiece. Unfortunately, the story on offense was a lack of execution. The Vikings defensive front kept getting through to blow up any chance at establishing the running game.
The "5th Quarter" flag game following the contact game was 15 minutes of running clock. Mason Wilder and Isaac Hansen each had good games running the ball. Wilder had 58 yards on 8 carries and a TD. Hansen had 43 yards on 7 carries and had a potential game-winning run in the final minute called back by penalty. The Vikings won 7-6, but our young players showed up and played well.
The Huskies will have their first home game on September 17th against the Logan Trojans in Long Island.
Hey Huskies! My apologies! I had the schedule wrong for the upcoming HS VB Game for 9.15.26. Please see attached flyer! We hope to see you at the NOW HOME GAME Tuesday 9.15.26 @ 6p.m.
Book Fair is coming soon!!!
Junior High Gameday!
The Northern Valley Huskies Junior High football team headed out to Brewster to play the Bulldogs on September 3rd to kick off the 2026 season.
The Huskies' first few plays on defense were solid stuffing the middle for minimal gains. The Bulldogs then began hitting the edges more with sweeps and misdirection that caused lapses in position responsibility. The speed of the Bulldogs posed a big problem, and the speed of the game was heavily in the Bulldog's favor. Offensively, the Huskies had some flashes of good things with running plays correctly, firing out, blocking, and running hard, but the Huskies were far too inconsistent against a good team to be competitive in the game. The Bulldogs defeated the Huskies 52-7.
This year there is a push in the WKLL to have flag games as a 5th quarter with a running clock of 20 minutes to allow the 6th graders to play. The Huskies had a lot of energy from this group of 4 6th graders and 3 7th graders playing against many of the same Bulldogs from the tackle game. Isaac Hansen and Mason Wilder showed a lot of promise running the ball quickly and effectively and playing hard and aggressively on defense in their first action. Cooper Stabenow showed great promise blocking and being a force on the defensive line as well. The Bulldogs would win 14-6, but it was great to see young guys bringing energy when they got their opportunities.
Coach Pugh's Comments: Overall, we must be much more aggressive, enthusiastic, and purposeful in what we are doing on the field. While we had spurts of good plays, effort, and execution, we didn't do those things consistently. We will continue to work to play up to our ability level and put this one behind us while taking the lessons from it.
Contact Football Stats- Victor Alvarez-Santos- 18 carries for 47 yards, Cruz Van Patten- 6 carries for 17 yards and an extra point conversion run. Xander Brown had a 7-yard touchdown catch from Cruz Van Patten as well.
Victor Alvarez-Santos led the team in tackles with 6 solo tackles, Cruz Van Patten had 3 solo tackles, Colton Ledbetter had 2 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles, Daniel Alvarez-Santos had 3 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. Thomas Thompson had one assisted tackle. Colton Ledbetter had an interception for the first time in his career in the game.
Flag Football Stats- Mason Wilder had 5 carries for 16 yards; Isaac Hansen had a great breakaway run for a touchdown and ended with 3 carries for 40 yards. Fumbled snaps prevented more plays from being run with the running clock in play. Mason had two flag pulls, and Isaac and Cooper Stabenow both had a flag pull.
The Huskies will travel to Winona to play the Triplains Vikings on September 10th.
The Huskies' first few plays on defense were solid stuffing the middle for minimal gains. The Bulldogs then began hitting the edges more with sweeps and misdirection that caused lapses in position responsibility. The speed of the Bulldogs posed a big problem, and the speed of the game was heavily in the Bulldog's favor. Offensively, the Huskies had some flashes of good things with running plays correctly, firing out, blocking, and running hard, but the Huskies were far too inconsistent against a good team to be competitive in the game. The Bulldogs defeated the Huskies 52-7.
This year there is a push in the WKLL to have flag games as a 5th quarter with a running clock of 20 minutes to allow the 6th graders to play. The Huskies had a lot of energy from this group of 4 6th graders and 3 7th graders playing against many of the same Bulldogs from the tackle game. Isaac Hansen and Mason Wilder showed a lot of promise running the ball quickly and effectively and playing hard and aggressively on defense in their first action. Cooper Stabenow showed great promise blocking and being a force on the defensive line as well. The Bulldogs would win 14-6, but it was great to see young guys bringing energy when they got their opportunities.
Coach Pugh's Comments: Overall, we must be much more aggressive, enthusiastic, and purposeful in what we are doing on the field. While we had spurts of good plays, effort, and execution, we didn't do those things consistently. We will continue to work to play up to our ability level and put this one behind us while taking the lessons from it.
Contact Football Stats- Victor Alvarez-Santos- 18 carries for 47 yards, Cruz Van Patten- 6 carries for 17 yards and an extra point conversion run. Xander Brown had a 7-yard touchdown catch from Cruz Van Patten as well.
Victor Alvarez-Santos led the team in tackles with 6 solo tackles, Cruz Van Patten had 3 solo tackles, Colton Ledbetter had 2 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles, Daniel Alvarez-Santos had 3 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. Thomas Thompson had one assisted tackle. Colton Ledbetter had an interception for the first time in his career in the game.
Flag Football Stats- Mason Wilder had 5 carries for 16 yards; Isaac Hansen had a great breakaway run for a touchdown and ended with 3 carries for 40 yards. Fumbled snaps prevented more plays from being run with the running clock in play. Mason had two flag pulls, and Isaac and Cooper Stabenow both had a flag pull.
The Huskies will travel to Winona to play the Triplains Vikings on September 10th.
Northern Valley Travels to Brewster 9.3.26
Northern Valley Junior high is starting off the season strong with an A Team Win! The lady Huskies started the 2026 Season with 2 injuries which put us starting 3 6th graders in our first game. Ryelyn Cox is out for the season with a shoulder injury, and Amora Simoneau is out temporarily with an ankle injury. The upperclassman were able to guide those 6th graders through their first game and the team did a great job working past the 2 injuries and new positions on the court. The Huskies were able to run a modified 6-2, where they set from the front row on serve receive but when Brewster were to play the ball back, we ran 2 setters. The game was dominated by servers. Inez Schemper, who has been starting since her 6th grade year, served 15 in a row to take back control over the 2nd set and solidify our first A-Team win of the Season! In those 15 straight serves, 12 were aces. It was a great night of serving for the Huskies as each member of A team was able to get the ball over on a serve and 5 total players contributed aces to score points for the Huskies. The B team girls may not have won, but they worked out some jitters and passed extremely well. They got into their rhythm it was just a little too late to gain enough points back to stop the Bulldogs from winning!
A team Won 25-19 , 25-17
B team lost 25-14
A team stats:
Serving: Inez Schemper 15, Jaycee Houser 3, Ivey Sproul 2, Kinsley Burge 1
Kills: Inez Schemper 2
Passing Percentage: Inez Schemper 2.7, Ivey Sproul 2.25, Brettly Gebhard 1.6
Northern Valley Junior High Volleyball 2025
Number Player Grade
1 Brettly Gebhard 6
2 Allena Stevens 6
3 Blakely Dole 6
4 Lettie Wilder 7
5 Ryelyn Cox 8
6 Ivey Sproul 6
7 Kinsley Burge 6
8 Amora Simoneau 7
10 Jaycee Houser 8
17 Inez Schemper 8
21 Rielyn Wilder 6
22 Ashllynn Miller 7
24 Taylynn Annon 6
Head Coach: Jessie Thalheim
Assistant Coach: Emily Lowry
Northern Valley Junior high is starting off the season strong with an A Team Win! The lady Huskies started the 2026 Season with 2 injuries which put us starting 3 6th graders in our first game. Ryelyn Cox is out for the season with a shoulder injury, and Amora Simoneau is out temporarily with an ankle injury. The upperclassman were able to guide those 6th graders through their first game and the team did a great job working past the 2 injuries and new positions on the court. The Huskies were able to run a modified 6-2, where they set from the front row on serve receive but when Brewster were to play the ball back, we ran 2 setters. The game was dominated by servers. Inez Schemper, who has been starting since her 6th grade year, served 15 in a row to take back control over the 2nd set and solidify our first A-Team win of the Season! In those 15 straight serves, 12 were aces. It was a great night of serving for the Huskies as each member of A team was able to get the ball over on a serve and 5 total players contributed aces to score points for the Huskies. The B team girls may not have won, but they worked out some jitters and passed extremely well. They got into their rhythm it was just a little too late to gain enough points back to stop the Bulldogs from winning!
A team Won 25-19 , 25-17
B team lost 25-14
A team stats:
Serving: Inez Schemper 15, Jaycee Houser 3, Ivey Sproul 2, Kinsley Burge 1
Kills: Inez Schemper 2
Passing Percentage: Inez Schemper 2.7, Ivey Sproul 2.25, Brettly Gebhard 1.6
Northern Valley Junior High Volleyball 2025
Number Player Grade
1 Brettly Gebhard 6
2 Allena Stevens 6
3 Blakely Dole 6
4 Lettie Wilder 7
5 Ryelyn Cox 8
6 Ivey Sproul 6
7 Kinsley Burge 6
8 Amora Simoneau 7
10 Jaycee Houser 8
17 Inez Schemper 8
21 Rielyn Wilder 6
22 Ashllynn Miller 7
24 Taylynn Annon 6
Head Coach: Jessie Thalheim
Assistant Coach: Emily Lowry
Hey there Huskies!! Here is your weekly agenda! We are looking forward to the week and the slightly cooler weather. We hope you had an amazing long weekend!
Huskies the Post Prom Committee has a Football Fundraiser going on until the completion of our last home game. Check out the Flyer and hurry and get your Football Purchased!
Propel Winners!
Junior High Game Day!
Huskies!! Here are the amounts for your High School Sports Season Passes! Our Students get in free to all Home events but we have some discounted rates for Parents and Grandparents. Let the High School Office know you would like a pass and make all checks payable to Northern Valley High School. If you have questions reach out to Mrs. Thalheim!!
Hey Huskies!! Here is your weekly agenda! We hope to see everyone out at the Community Pep Rally on Monday Night to help support our Student Athletes! Have a wonderful week!
