Hey guys!! Here is the order of events for the HS Track Meet in Mankato today!
As the school year draws to a close, the Northern Valley FFA Chapter would like to extend our sincere appreciation to everyone who supported us throughout the year.
We were pleased to host a successful banquet on April 25, during which we recognized members who excelled in competitions and celebrated their achievements. In addition, we proudly installed our 2026–2027 officer team: Trista Smith, President; Lucas Hansen, Vice President; Jordy Cox, Secretary; Griffin McKinney, Treasurer; Haedyn Cox, Reporter; Maddie Wilder, Sentinel; and Aaron Horacek, Historian.
We look forward to another outstanding year ahead.
We were pleased to host a successful banquet on April 25, during which we recognized members who excelled in competitions and celebrated their achievements. In addition, we proudly installed our 2026–2027 officer team: Trista Smith, President; Lucas Hansen, Vice President; Jordy Cox, Secretary; Griffin McKinney, Treasurer; Haedyn Cox, Reporter; Maddie Wilder, Sentinel; and Aaron Horacek, Historian.
We look forward to another outstanding year ahead.
Please join us on May 19th at 3:15 in the Almena cafeteria to celebrate the retirement of Mrs. Joyce Rogers!
The Husky golf team took on the Norton JV Invitational on May 5th. The field consisted of 61 golfers from 11 schools. The Huskies brought 7 golfers. Several golfers recorded their best round of the year despite the cold conditions. The JV squad will travel to their final meet of the year on May 7th for the Plainville JV Showcase.
Clay Van Patten- 30th place with a 54 (Career Best)
Audrey Mathews- 34th place with a 57 (Season Best)
Bryson Wilder- 37th place with a 58
Malikiah Hitt- 44th place with a 64 (Career Best)
Kylee Ledbetter- 54th place with a 71
Jeremiah Kirkland- 56th place with a 72
Jaden Johns- 60th place with a 76
Clay Van Patten- 30th place with a 54 (Career Best)
Audrey Mathews- 34th place with a 57 (Season Best)
Bryson Wilder- 37th place with a 58
Malikiah Hitt- 44th place with a 64 (Career Best)
Kylee Ledbetter- 54th place with a 71
Jeremiah Kirkland- 56th place with a 72
Jaden Johns- 60th place with a 76
Northern Valley High School Track & Field
On May 1st the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Quinter to compete in the Quinter HS Invitational. The NV Boys came home with 6th place overall. Bringing home medals were Owen Hammond with 1st in both hurdles and high jump, Gavlin Thalheim with 2nd in javelin, Zane Brown with 5th in Long Jump, and the 4x100 Reply Team with 4th.
Coach Hansen, “The Huskies worked hard all day against some tough competition. The Huskies have had consecutive weeks of new PRs showing continued growth and we had another 4 set during this meet.” The Huskies will travel to Mankato on May 8th to compete in the Rock Hills Invitational which is our last regular season meet.
Northern Valley Boys Results – 6th Place
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st, 15.44 300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st, 40.69 4x100 Relay – Tait Thalheim, Zane Brown, Cash Compton, Griffin McKinney 4th, 49.09 High Jump – Owen Hammond 1st, 5-10 Long Jump – Zane Brown 5th, 18-10.5 (PR) Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 2nd, 181-5 (PR)
On May 1st the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Quinter to compete in the Quinter HS Invitational. The NV Boys came home with 6th place overall. Bringing home medals were Owen Hammond with 1st in both hurdles and high jump, Gavlin Thalheim with 2nd in javelin, Zane Brown with 5th in Long Jump, and the 4x100 Reply Team with 4th.
Coach Hansen, “The Huskies worked hard all day against some tough competition. The Huskies have had consecutive weeks of new PRs showing continued growth and we had another 4 set during this meet.” The Huskies will travel to Mankato on May 8th to compete in the Rock Hills Invitational which is our last regular season meet.
Northern Valley Boys Results – 6th Place
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st, 15.44 300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st, 40.69 4x100 Relay – Tait Thalheim, Zane Brown, Cash Compton, Griffin McKinney 4th, 49.09 High Jump – Owen Hammond 1st, 5-10 Long Jump – Zane Brown 5th, 18-10.5 (PR) Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 2nd, 181-5 (PR)
Conner David represented the Husky Golf Team in Ellis on May 4th for the rescheduled Railroader 27. The tournament had an additional 9 holes for the Varsity level competition. There were 51 competitors represented by 10 different schools.
Conner shot an 84 on the first 18 holes matching his career best. He shot a 43 on his third trip around the course to finish with a 127 on the day. He shot well enough to earn 13th place but the meet only medaled the top ten. Overall, it was a good day of golf against some very good competitors.
Conner shot an 84 on the first 18 holes matching his career best. He shot a 43 on his third trip around the course to finish with a 127 on the day. He shot well enough to earn 13th place but the meet only medaled the top ten. Overall, it was a good day of golf against some very good competitors.
Hey Huskies!! Here is your weekly agenda for the week of 5.4.26! We hope you have a great week!!
Hey Huskies here is the order of events for the HS Quinter Track Meet on 5/1/26! Good luck Huskies!
The Northern Valley Huskies Golf Team headed to Alma on 4/28 for the JV tournament. The tournament had 51 competitors with the Huskies being the only Kansas school in attendance. Although it was a cool day, the Huskies did well, many playing their first tournament on soggy ground. The Huskies were able to send seven golfers for the 9-hole tournament and gain some much-needed experience.
Tait Thalheim competed very well in the tournament winning 2nd place with a 44, one stroke behind the champion on the day.
Other Huskies' results on the day:
Bryson Wilder shot a 56 good for 15th place
Audrey Mathews shot a 65 for 35th place
Jaden Johns shot a 74 for 41st place
Malikiah Hitt shot a 74 for 42nd place
Jeremiah Kirkland shot an 80 for 48th place
Kylee Ledbetter shot an 84 for 50th place
Looking forward- 4/30- Conner David will compete in Ellis at the Railroader 27. 5/5- 7 Huskies will compete at the Norton JV Meet. 5/7- Plainville JV Shootout
Tait Thalheim competed very well in the tournament winning 2nd place with a 44, one stroke behind the champion on the day.
Other Huskies' results on the day:
Bryson Wilder shot a 56 good for 15th place
Audrey Mathews shot a 65 for 35th place
Jaden Johns shot a 74 for 41st place
Malikiah Hitt shot a 74 for 42nd place
Jeremiah Kirkland shot an 80 for 48th place
Kylee Ledbetter shot an 84 for 50th place
Looking forward- 4/30- Conner David will compete in Ellis at the Railroader 27. 5/5- 7 Huskies will compete at the Norton JV Meet. 5/7- Plainville JV Shootout
Northern Valley High School Track & Field
On April 21st the Northern Valley High School Track & Field teams traveled to Logan to attend the Logan
Invitational.
Bringing home medals for the girls were Haedyn Cox with 2nd in high jump and Rene Horacek with 3rd in long
jump and triple jump. For the boys, Owen Hammond led with four 1st place medals in high jump, long jump,
110M hurdles and 300M hurdles. Gavin Thalheim brought home 1st in javelin and 2nd in pole vault. Tait Thalheim
got 3rd in 300M hurdles and Zane Brown with 3rd in the 400.
Northern Valley Girls Results
High Jump – Haedyn Cox 2nd. 4-6
Long Jump – Rene Horacek 3rd (PR), 14-8.5
Triple Jump – Rene Horacek 3rd, 30-7
Northern Valley Boys Results
200M – Cash Compton 5th (PR)
400M – Zane Brown 3rd, 57.94 (PR)
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st
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300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st, 42.03 & Tail Thalheim 3rd, 46.53 (PR)
4x100 Relay – Cash Compton, Tait Thalheim, Levi Black and Griffin McKinney 5th
High Jump – Owen Hammond 1st, 5-10
Long Jump – Owen Hammond 1st, 20-5.75; Lucas Hansen 4th, Zane Brown 6th
Pole Vault – Gavin Thalheim 2nd, 11-6 & Tail Thalheim 5th
Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 1st, 167.9
On Friday the team attended the Kaser Relays in Osborne. Owen Hammond had a successful day bringing
home 1st in the 110M hurdles where he also set a NEW SCHOOL RECORD with a run of 14.84. The record was
previously held by Joey Copper in 2006 with a time of 15.28. Owen also brought home 1st in the 300M hurdles
and 2nd in high jump. Gavin Thalheim received 1st in the javelin and Tait Thalheim 2nd in pole vault. For the girls
Haedyn Cox received 3rd in high jump.
Northern Valley Girls Results
High Jump – Haedyn Cox 3rd, 4-6
Triple Jump – Rene Horacek 4th (PR)
Long Jump – Rene Horacek 6th
Northern Valley Boys Results – 4th Place
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st, 14.84 (PR) & New School Record
300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st, 40.08 (PR) & Tail Thalheim 6th
4x100 Relay – Cash Compton, Tait Thalheim, Levi Black and Griffin McKinney 6th
High Jump – Owen Hammond 2nd
Long Jump –Zane Brown 4th
Pole Vault – Tail Thalheim 2nd, 10-0
Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 1st, 161-1
Coach Hansen, “In track it is always challenging to have two track meets in one week but we had multiple PRs
set and a new school record in the 110M Hurdles by Owen Hammond. It is always great to see hard work pay
off.” Next Friday, the Huskies will travel to Quinter for the Quinter High School Invitational.
On April 21st the Northern Valley High School Track & Field teams traveled to Logan to attend the Logan
Invitational.
Bringing home medals for the girls were Haedyn Cox with 2nd in high jump and Rene Horacek with 3rd in long
jump and triple jump. For the boys, Owen Hammond led with four 1st place medals in high jump, long jump,
110M hurdles and 300M hurdles. Gavin Thalheim brought home 1st in javelin and 2nd in pole vault. Tait Thalheim
got 3rd in 300M hurdles and Zane Brown with 3rd in the 400.
Northern Valley Girls Results
High Jump – Haedyn Cox 2nd. 4-6
Long Jump – Rene Horacek 3rd (PR), 14-8.5
Triple Jump – Rene Horacek 3rd, 30-7
Northern Valley Boys Results
200M – Cash Compton 5th (PR)
400M – Zane Brown 3rd, 57.94 (PR)
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st
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300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st, 42.03 & Tail Thalheim 3rd, 46.53 (PR)
4x100 Relay – Cash Compton, Tait Thalheim, Levi Black and Griffin McKinney 5th
High Jump – Owen Hammond 1st, 5-10
Long Jump – Owen Hammond 1st, 20-5.75; Lucas Hansen 4th, Zane Brown 6th
Pole Vault – Gavin Thalheim 2nd, 11-6 & Tail Thalheim 5th
Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 1st, 167.9
On Friday the team attended the Kaser Relays in Osborne. Owen Hammond had a successful day bringing
home 1st in the 110M hurdles where he also set a NEW SCHOOL RECORD with a run of 14.84. The record was
previously held by Joey Copper in 2006 with a time of 15.28. Owen also brought home 1st in the 300M hurdles
and 2nd in high jump. Gavin Thalheim received 1st in the javelin and Tait Thalheim 2nd in pole vault. For the girls
Haedyn Cox received 3rd in high jump.
Northern Valley Girls Results
High Jump – Haedyn Cox 3rd, 4-6
Triple Jump – Rene Horacek 4th (PR)
Long Jump – Rene Horacek 6th
Northern Valley Boys Results – 4th Place
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st, 14.84 (PR) & New School Record
300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st, 40.08 (PR) & Tail Thalheim 6th
4x100 Relay – Cash Compton, Tait Thalheim, Levi Black and Griffin McKinney 6th
High Jump – Owen Hammond 2nd
Long Jump –Zane Brown 4th
Pole Vault – Tail Thalheim 2nd, 10-0
Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 1st, 161-1
Coach Hansen, “In track it is always challenging to have two track meets in one week but we had multiple PRs
set and a new school record in the 110M Hurdles by Owen Hammond. It is always great to see hard work pay
off.” Next Friday, the Huskies will travel to Quinter for the Quinter High School Invitational.
The Northern Valley Varsity Golfers took on the Norton Invitational on April 23rd. The team competed against multiple MCL teams and a lot of very good high school golfers. The meet was won with a 68 (-2) by Easton Fink of Oakley. The rest of the field was full of very good complete teams. Oakley won the meet shooting a 332- a total of their lowest 4 individual scores of 6 golfers competing. Hill City came in second with a 337 and Goodland placed third with a 339.
The Huskies finished in 10th place as a team. The level of golf on our "home course" wasn't up to what we expected as a team going into it. We were 5-10 strokes per golfer too high across the board compared to where we should be shooting. There was some wind to contend with but that's nothing we haven't seen all season. The team looks to rebound and get back on track in the coming weeks.
Individual Results:
Conner David finished 42nd with a 97
Gavin Thalheim finished 45th with a 99
Tait Thalheim finished 52nd with a 106
Owen Hammond finished 59th with a 118
Audrey Mathews finished 60th with a 127
Clay Van Patten finished 61st with a 130
Looking ahead:
Seven Husky golfers will go to Alma on Tuesday, 4/28 for their 9-hole JV tournament.
Conner David will be the lone Husky headed to Ellis on Thursday, 4/30 for the Railroader 27- 27 holes of golf in one tournament.
The Huskies finished in 10th place as a team. The level of golf on our "home course" wasn't up to what we expected as a team going into it. We were 5-10 strokes per golfer too high across the board compared to where we should be shooting. There was some wind to contend with but that's nothing we haven't seen all season. The team looks to rebound and get back on track in the coming weeks.
Individual Results:
Conner David finished 42nd with a 97
Gavin Thalheim finished 45th with a 99
Tait Thalheim finished 52nd with a 106
Owen Hammond finished 59th with a 118
Audrey Mathews finished 60th with a 127
Clay Van Patten finished 61st with a 130
Looking ahead:
Seven Husky golfers will go to Alma on Tuesday, 4/28 for their 9-hole JV tournament.
Conner David will be the lone Husky headed to Ellis on Thursday, 4/30 for the Railroader 27- 27 holes of golf in one tournament.
Happy Rainy Sunday Huskies!! Here is your weekly agenda for 4.27.26. We hope you have a great week!
On April 21st, Conner David was the lone Husky golfer to represent the team at the Alma Invitational. The other Huskies that would have attended this highly competitive meet were fulfilling track commitments. There were 75 total golfers for the 10 am tee time. The day was warm to hot by the last five holes.
Conner played well for most of the day with 14 of the 18 holes resulting in pars and single bogeys but a few tee shots hit out of bounds and overshooting another green to go out of bounds led to extra strokes and penalty strokes that couldn't be overcome to get into medal contention. Conner finished 32nd out of 75 with a 96.
The next Husky competition will be the Varsity squad playing their home course at Norton on April 23rd.
Conner played well for most of the day with 14 of the 18 holes resulting in pars and single bogeys but a few tee shots hit out of bounds and overshooting another green to go out of bounds led to extra strokes and penalty strokes that couldn't be overcome to get into medal contention. Conner finished 32nd out of 75 with a 96.
The next Husky competition will be the Varsity squad playing their home course at Norton on April 23rd.
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High School Track Meet results from April 17th!
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The JV Huskies Golf Team headed to Oxford, NE for the Southern Valley Invitational JV Tournament on April 16th. As with many JV tournaments, there were 9 holes as opposed to the varsity meets with the full 18. The team faced a different type of course than their first meet earlier in the week. The Huskies had many of their first opportunities to play in thick grass and play up and down hills.
The team was a part of a 29-golfer field as the only Kansas team. It was a learning experience with new challenges in course management and trying to stay consistent with ball striking. The meet was won with a 42 by an Alma golfer and no team score was kept. The Huskies shot higher than they wanted but still had a nice warm day to play some golf.
Clay Van Patten- 61- 17th place, Bryson Wilder- 65- 22nd place, Malikiah Hitt- 70- 24th place, Jeremiah Kirkland- 73- 26th place, Jaden Johns- 76- 28th place, Kylee Ledbetter- 86- 29th place.
The team was a part of a 29-golfer field as the only Kansas team. It was a learning experience with new challenges in course management and trying to stay consistent with ball striking. The meet was won with a 42 by an Alma golfer and no team score was kept. The Huskies shot higher than they wanted but still had a nice warm day to play some golf.
Clay Van Patten- 61- 17th place, Bryson Wilder- 65- 22nd place, Malikiah Hitt- 70- 24th place, Jeremiah Kirkland- 73- 26th place, Jaden Johns- 76- 28th place, Kylee Ledbetter- 86- 29th place.
Coach Cole;
The Huskies had their final powerlifting meet on April 18. Clay Van Patten, Zane Brown, Jeremiah Kirkland, and Bryson Wilder attended the 8-Man State Meet at Central Plains High School in Claflin, KS. There were 358 total lifters, 48 boys teams, and 32 girls teams. Of all the teams, there were seven 6-Man schools competing amongst the 8-Man schools.
Clay Van Patten lifted in the HWT class. He ended 18th overall out of 32 lifters. Clay benched 165 lbs, squatted 315 lbs, and cleaned 175 lbs.
Zane Brown lifted in the 165 weight class. He ended 18th overall out of 33 lifters. Zane had a PR in the bench press at 200 lbs, squatted 255 lbs, and cleaned 185 lbs.
Jeremiah Kirkland lifted in the 173 weight class. He ended 12th overall out 21 lifters. Jeremiah benched 185 lbs, squatted 285 lbs, and matched a PR in clean at 170 lbs.
Bryson Wilder lifted in the 132 weight class. He ended 15th overall out of 17 lifters. He bench 105 lbs, squatted 135 lbs, and cleaned 125 lbs.
Even though none of the Huskies scored points at the meet, they faired well against their weight class opponents. Every one of the boys said they were happy they went to compete. It was a long day in a warm gymnasium filled with lots of strong individuals. We got to see many State Record attempts at the meet.
The Huskies had their final powerlifting meet on April 18. Clay Van Patten, Zane Brown, Jeremiah Kirkland, and Bryson Wilder attended the 8-Man State Meet at Central Plains High School in Claflin, KS. There were 358 total lifters, 48 boys teams, and 32 girls teams. Of all the teams, there were seven 6-Man schools competing amongst the 8-Man schools.
Clay Van Patten lifted in the HWT class. He ended 18th overall out of 32 lifters. Clay benched 165 lbs, squatted 315 lbs, and cleaned 175 lbs.
Zane Brown lifted in the 165 weight class. He ended 18th overall out of 33 lifters. Zane had a PR in the bench press at 200 lbs, squatted 255 lbs, and cleaned 185 lbs.
Jeremiah Kirkland lifted in the 173 weight class. He ended 12th overall out 21 lifters. Jeremiah benched 185 lbs, squatted 285 lbs, and matched a PR in clean at 170 lbs.
Bryson Wilder lifted in the 132 weight class. He ended 15th overall out of 17 lifters. He bench 105 lbs, squatted 135 lbs, and cleaned 125 lbs.
Even though none of the Huskies scored points at the meet, they faired well against their weight class opponents. Every one of the boys said they were happy they went to compete. It was a long day in a warm gymnasium filled with lots of strong individuals. We got to see many State Record attempts at the meet.
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Hey Huskies!! Here is your order of events for the HS Track Meet in Logan on 4.21.26. Good Luck Huskies!!
