Welcome back Huskies!! Here is our weekly agenda... this is the least active 2 week stretch we have from here until the end of school. The kids will be busy decorating for prom which is NEXT SATURDAY APRIL 5th. As always let me know if you have any questions! Have a great first week back!
Back- to- back State Cheer Champions! Way to go Northern Valley team! Parents and close friends were able to present the team with their State Championship Rings! Team picture from left to right is Jaycee Gebhard, Haley Hansen, Landry Gebhard, Jordyn Cox, Haedyn Cox, Delaney Sides, and mascot Gavin Thalheim. The senior girls (Haley, Landry and Delaney) presented Coach Becky Delimont with flowers as their appreciation! Great job team! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NW-DVCp5Iw
Spring Pictures are coming up! Pictures will be on Thursday April 10th.
TREGO POWERLIFTING INVITATIONAL - 2025
The Northern Valley Huskies powerlifters competed in their second meet of the season in Wakeeney, KS, on March 8. The team consisted of two juniors; Owen Hammond, Maverick Rogers, and two freshmen; Lucas Hansen, and Andrea Meraz. Plus myself, Ross Cole, and team manager Landry Gebhard. There was a total of 69 girl lifters, and 184 boy lifters, that makes a total of 253 athletes. It was packed!!
Other than the Bench, Squat, Clean, and Overall records that the Trego powerlifting meet took, they also kept RATIO. Which calculates how much weight you lift divided by your body weight. Owen Hammond ranked 59th out of 184 boys in ratio, as he lifted 4.268 times his body weight! Lucas Hansen came in 93rd with 3.818 times his body weight, and Maverick Rogers in 125th as he lifted 3.402 times his body weight.
Owen Hammond got a personal record in the bench, as he pressed 190 pounds. Maverick Rogers made a 20-pound improvement on his hang clean as he lifted 125 pounds for a personal record. He also bench pressed 105 lbs for personal best, but the lift didn’t count because of foot movement. Andrea Meraz tied her personal best with a 100-pound hang clean. Lucas Hansen had a great day, matching his personal best in the bench and clean. Lucas did not fail a lift all day, which means he has room for improvement!
On a side note, Trevor and Gary Hammond became the first Northern Valley Powerlifting spectators as they came to watch the athletes compete!
I was very happy with the Husky athletes that showed up and came to compete at Wakeeney on Saturday. These athletes have all worked hard in the weight room improving their strength, technique, and attitude towards lifting. There are currently 28 students in high school P.E. classes, but powerlifting isn’t a very popular sport to attend yet, so I am pleased with the students that do attend.
BOYS - Bench, Squat, Clean - Overall
Owen Hammond (165 weight class) 190 lbs, 315 lbs (5th), 195 lbs - 700 lbs
Maverick Rogers (123 weight class) 95 lbs, 195 lbs (5th), 125 lbs (6th) - 415 lbs (5th)
Lucas Hansen (148 weight class) 160 lbs, 255 lbs, 155 lbs - 565 lbs
Andrea Meraz (140 weight class) 90 lbs, 0 lbs, 100 lbs - 190 lbs
BOYS TEAM RESULTS
1. Dighton - 187 points
2. Wichita County - 113 points
3. Central Plains - 112 points
4. Lincoln - 105 points
5. Concordia - 94 points
6. Greeley County - 68 points
7. Rawlins County - 65 points
8. Trego - 65 points
9. Goodland - 60 points
10. Rock Hills - 60 points
11. Victoria - 58 points
12. Thunder Ridge - 51 points
13. Stockton - 49 points
14. Cimarron - 46 points
15. Oberlin - 40 points
16. Meade - 36 points
17. Larned - 35 points
18. Quinter - 34 points
19. Colby - 26 points
20. Hoxie - 26 points
21. Great Bend - 22 points
22. Oakley - 22 points
23. Deerfield - 16 points
24. Hill City - 16 points
25. Plainville - 14 points
26. Northern Valley - 7 points
27. Halstead - 7 points
28. SWH - 1 point
29. St. John’s-Beloit - 0 points
30. Satanta - 0 points
31. Cheylin - 0 points
32. Wallace County - 0 points
33. Otis-Bison - 0 points
GIRLS TEAM RESULTS
1. Dighton - 203 points
2. Lincoln - 110 points
3. Otis-Bison - 106 points
4. Thunder Ridge - 101 points
5. Larned - 93 points
6. SWH - 69 points
7. Central Plains - 63 points
8. St. John’s-Beloit - 58 points
9. Colby - 38 points
10. Oakley - 38 points
11. Trego - 35 points
12. Greeley County - 34 points
13. Concordia - 34 points
14. Rawlins County - 30 points
15. Oberlin - 23 points
16. Hoxie - 11 points
17. Cheylin - 7 points
18. Stockton - 6 points
19. Plainville - 6 points
20. Meade - 4 points
21. Goodland - 2 points
22. Northern Valley - 0 points
23. Deerfield - 0 points
24. Satanta - 0 points
25. Rock Hills - 0 points
26. La Crosse - 0 points
Hey guys!! Last week before spring break!! Have a great week and enjoy this amazing weather!
Northern Valley High School is pleased to announce the selection of Owen Hammond, Ayden Keith, Maverick Rogers, and Gavin Thalheim for membership in the Northern Valley Chapter of the National Honor Society. You are cordially invited to attend the Official Induction Ceremony to be held in the Northern Valley High School Auditorium
on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 7:00 P.M. A reception will follow the ceremony.
Hey Huskies!! Here is our Weekly Agenda!! We are pretty busy these last two weeks before Spring Break!! Thank goodness for better weather! Have a great week!
Coach Lewis is asking for your help! He is working on building stat records for the NV High School Girls Basketball team but is missing many years' worth of data. If anyone has stat reports (maybe handed out at awards banquet) and would be willing to send or bring a copy to the school, it would be appreciated. Please do not put any stats in the comments we are asking for a physical copy only. Thanks in advance. Go Huskies. 💚🏀
Hey guys!! Here is our weekly agenda. Reminder, when attending post-season games none of the regular season passes work. All students, staff and community members will need to pay to get into the games Monday and Tuesday Night. KSHSAA post-season amounts are $8 for Adults and $6 for students. Have a great week Huskies!
Hey Huskies!! Here is our Weekly Agenda. The weather is looking unpredictable so stay flexible again this week. If there are any changes we will make sure to send a text caster out and get a post made on the school website. Let us know if you have any questions!
Right now the Foreign exchange student meeting is in the HS Auditorium, but if they need a projector for a presentation we will move that to an appropriate classroom. Thanks!
Please join us as We dedicate and recognize Coach Cole in Naming the Long Island Gym in his honor. Thursday February 20th @ 2PM in Long Island in the gym. Before 4th/5th Grade Basketball Games.
Hey guys!! Here is the weekly agenda for 2.10.25. Be ready to be flexible with the incoming snow/weather. We look forward to the start of the JH BB Tourney! Have a great week guys!
Hey guys!! Here is our weekly agenda. Wednesday is our 4th-8th grade spelling bee!! This week we start the HS WKLL BB Tourney. After each night of play, we will post the next opponents and playing times as soon as we have them. Have a great week Huskies!
Hello everyone, On February 5th the school is going to be doing dental checks on all the kids. If you want to opt out your kiddo then please fill out a form like the one pictured below. Each office has copies.
Hey guys!! Here is our Weekly Agenda! We kick off HS Forensics this week and Have the HS Snowball Dance on Saturday! Have a great week Huskies!
Northern Valley vs Wheatland/Grinnell - January 17, 2025
Coach Cole;
JUNIOR VARSITY - The Husky pups faced the Thunderhawks in a 3-Quarter junior varsity game and it was a nail biter the entire 24 minutes of action. The JV would start out in full court man pressure once again, forcing a few steals in the opening quarter. Tait Thalheim would score 10 of the 12 in the first quarter, as Ayden Keith would put in his first basket of the season. The first quarter score was 12 - 16 in favor of Wheatland. In the second, the Huskies would put up a 16 point quarter of their own as Lucas Hansen ran the point and distribute the ball to multiple Huskies. Griffin McKinney led with 6, Zane Brown with 5, Lucas Hansen with 3, and Caden Lowry with 2. The Huskies would lead 28 - 25. In the final quarter, the Thunderhawks would continue to play man to man, and the Huskies would switch back from man to zone. It was a grudge match the last quarter as the Huskies would dive for loose balls and be on the receiving end of many foul calls. The Huskies would find themselves down by 1 with 30 seconds left, Lucas and Griffin set up the pick and roll, as Griffin would make a nice jump shot off of the assists from Lucas and put the Huskies up by 1 with 12 seconds left. In the final possession from Wheatland, #12 Goetz would fire a 3-Pointer, miss it, get his own rebound, and put it back in to score. The Huskies would get a final shot attempt off from Tait Thalheim, but it would be long, and the Huskies JV would lose by 1 point. 33 - 34. All the JV team needed was a rebound to win, and they came up short.
VARSITY - The Huskies varsity team would come out with an intensity I hadn’t seen since the first game we had vs Tri-Plains/Brewster. We would end up scoring 18 in the first quarter, but that would be the end of our hot spell. The Huskies would let the Thunderhawks go on a run of their own for more than 15 minutes of play. The game was within 9 points for a long time, but we could not run offense and get good shots. The final score was 37 - 48. The Huskies would shoot 12/55 from the field. This is a game that I personally wanted to win very badly. My team understands my passion for winning and I hold them to a high standard, because I know they can handle being pushed past their limitations. They have to understand that all five players on the court contribute to winning, and all five players produce in different ways. We will get better. Tait Thalheim led in scoring with 15 points. Griffin McKinney led in rebounds with 13.
Northern Valley vs Oberlin Red Devils - January 14, 2025
Coach Cole;
JUNIOR VARSITY - The Husky JV team shot tremendously during the first quarter of a two quarter game last Tuesday, as the team put up 20 points. Led by Tait Thalheim’s 11. The Husky junior varsity put on a full court press with pressure defense and ran the floor well on offense. They also ran Flex well as we hit Lucas Hansen on a flex cut for a score. The score was 20 - 8 at the end of one, as the Huskies put the game out of reach from Oberlin. The final score was 29 - 21 as the Red Devils made a comeback, but the Husky Pups would close the game strong.
VARSITY - The Huskies varsity team would have to overcome inconsistent officiating, as the Huskies totaled 21 fouls and the Red Devils 22 fouls in the game, as lots of players had to sit on the bench and watch the action. The Huskies would once again have shooting woes, going 17/53 from the field and getting scoring from Hammond and T. Thalheim. Oberlin would shoot 45% as most of their buckets would come inside. The Huskies put up a fight and would score 49 points, which is more than usual. Our half court man to man defense is looking better, but still needs repetition. Tait Thalheim would score 29 points in the contest going 8/13 from the FT line, 3/8 from Three-Point, and 6/16 from Two-Point. This is the most points scored by a freshman in Northern Valley history. Most freshmen dream of getting 24 shot attempts and 13 free throw attempts, but this is needed from Tait under the circumstances of Gavin Thalheim’s injury. Shooting confidence is needed from the other Huskies role players… they will get more comfortable eventually.
Hey guys!! Here is the weekly agenda for 1.20.25 The next two weeks are jam packed in the Valley!! Let us know if you have any questions. Have a great week Huskies!!
Northern Valley vs Hill City Ringnecks - January 13, 2025
Coach Cole;
JUNIOR VARSITY - The Huskies JV team had their roughest game of the season yesterday as the team totaled 13 personal fouls, Hill City had 21 personal fouls. Hill City annihilated the young Huskies on rebounding, and that’s how they won the game, on second chance points. In the second half, NV would run a 2-3 zone defense and give the Ringnecks fits as we would make a 7-0 run in the fourth quarter getting within 7 points, but couldn’t keep it going. Tait Thalheim led the JV in scoring with 13, Zane Brown with 7, Griffin McKinney with 6, and Conner David with 4. The Ringnecks would win 42 - 30.
VARSITY - The Huskies varsity struggled from the beginning as we could not break the press. Hill City collapsed on our middle man, and were quick enough to get a strong trap on us as soon as we passed half court. Owen Hammond was able to get through the press 1 on 1 a few times and drew three blocking fouls. But the Husky freshmen starters could not make good passes around the long Hill City team. Hill City also crashed the boards hard and had many offensive and defensive rebounds. The varsity would lose 27 - 73. Owen Hammond had 14 points, Tait Thalheim 10 points, Griffin McKinney 2, and Lucas Hansen 1. Time is on our side as I like to start 4 freshmen. We are getting experience, learning in practice, and making small improvements. It was a very tough and frustrating game, but there is greener grass ahead.
Hey Huskies!! Here is the weekly agenda. Have a great week
