Today Mrs. Knuth's mom brought in cake to surprise Mrs. Knuth and Miss Shelby on their new positions. Congratulations ladies!
Northern Valley High School Track & Field
On April 9th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Colby for
the 49th Annual Triplains Invitational. The NV Girls earned 6th place. Bringing home medals were
Laundry Gebhard with 2nd in the 3200m and Jordyn Cox with 3
rd in 100M Hurdles.
The NV Boys came home with 3
rd place with Kenton Thalheim bringing home 1st in the 400M
and Pole Vault, Gavlin Thalheim with 1st in Javelin and 2nd in Pole Vault, Owen Hammond with
1
st in the 110M Hurdles and High Jump and 3rd in Triple Jump, and Gabe Rudd with 3rd in Long
Jump.
Northern Valley Girls Results – 6th Place
100M – Kathryn Speer 4th
400M – Jaycee Gebhard 4th & Kathryn Speer 5th
1600M – Landry Gebhard 6
th
3200M – Landry Gebhard 2nd & Jaycee Gebhard 5th
100M Hurdles – Jordyn Cox 3rd
Triple Jump – Savannah Area 4th
Pole Vault – Jordyn Cox 4th & Daynah Bailey 5th
Javelin – Trista Smith 6th
Northern Valley Boys Results – 3rd Place
400M – Kenton Thalheim 1st
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st
300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 5th
Long Jump – Gabe Rudd 3rd
Triple Jump – Owen Hammond 3
rd
Pole Vault – Kenton Thalheim 1st & Gavin Thalheim 2nd
Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 1st
On Friday the 12th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled complete in the
Hill City Invitational. Bringing home medals for the team were Kenton Thalheim with 1st in Pole
Vault and Owen Hammond with 1st in High Jump.
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Northern Valley Girls Results
Pole Vault – Jordyn Cox 4th
Northern Valley Boys Results
200M – Jeremiah Hansen 4th
400M – Kenton Thalheim 4th
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 4th
300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 6th
High Jump – Owen Hammond 1st
Coach Hansen, “Tuesday was a beautiful day with the Huskies doing very well. The girls placed
6
th and the boys placed 3
rd as a team. Friday was a harder track meet against bigger
schools but the kids still performed well with 7 personal records set and many athletes trying
new events.” Next Friday the Huskies will travel to Osborne for the Kaiser Relays Track Meet.
The Junior class is having a great day doing a college visit at Kansas State University in Manhattan!
Check out the website for a sneak peek spotlight on this years senior class! Along with this years farewells!
Come help us celebrate and wish Kelli Hueneke the Best of Luck in the future! May 15th 4-6 in Long Island!
Come help us celebrate Tammy Vincent as she Buzzes Into Retirement! May 15th 4-6 in Long Island!
Come help us celebrate Cindy Wright has she has an Easy Street into retirement! May 15th 4-6 in Long Island!
Come join us and celebrate and say Thank you to Sarah Rudd! May 15th 4-6 in Long Island!
Here is the list of events for the high school track meet in Hill City tomorrow. Go Big Green!
Come help us celebrate Jim Cole as he Travels into retirement! May 15th from 4-6 in Long Island!
Come help us celebrate Sandra Dole as she Rocks Into Retirement! May 15th from 4-6 in Long Island!
The Husky Varsity and JV were both out at meets on April 9th.
The JV headed to Grinnell for the 9-hole Thunderhawk Invitational. Freshman Conner David did well in his first meet hitting a 58. Sophomore Audrey Brubaker followed with a 59 and has continued to improve in her second year golfing. Sophomore Clay Van Patten finished with a 68 and Sophomore Brooke Preston did well in her first career meet with a 69. These four will travel to Oxford, NE for another 9-hole completion on April 11th.
The varsity squad headed to Shady Bend Golf Course in Osborne for a full 18 holes. Junior Robert Vsetecka led the way with a very strong shooting day with a 93 which was good for a 13th place finish. Seniors Jason Cox and Jeremiah Hansen shot 99 and 100 for 18th and 22nd place finishes, respectively. The varsity's next meet is a "home" meet at Norton on April 19th.
Img 6918- Jason Cox
Img 1701- Clay Van Patten
Img 1695- Audrey Brubaker
Img 1686- Brooke Preston
Img 1684- Conner David
Img 6920- Jeremiah Hansen
Come join us to celebrate some amazing teachers of the valley! May 15th, 2024 4-6 PM in Long Island.
Catching some rays of the solar eclipse today here in the valley!
Northern Valley High School Track & Field
On April 4th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Norton
for their first track meet of the season. A total of twelve teams competed at the Norton
Invitational.
Northern Valley set 8 personal records (PRs) for the day by 5 athletes. Owen Hammond
PR’d in three out of four events bringing home 1st in High Jump and 3rd in the 300M Hurdles.
Also bringing home medals were Kenton Thalheim with 2nd in the pole vault and 3rd in the
400M and Gabriel Rudd with 2nd in Long Jump.
Coach Hansen, “Even though we missed some practice days due to weather the
athletes performed well for our first track meet. Setting 8 PRs our first meet out is a great
start and I am looking forward to what we can accomplish in the rest of this season. Great job
to all of the athletes.”
The Huskies will travel to Colby for the Triplains meet on Tuesday and on Friday to
Hill City.
Northern Valley Girls Results – 12th Place
400m – Jaycee Gebhard, 6th - 1:13.99
Northern Valley Boys Results – 7th Place
100m – Jeremiah Hansen, 5th - 11.9
200m – Jeremiah Hansen, 6th - 24.4
400m – Kenton Thalheim, 3rd - 55.25
300m Hurdles – Owen Hammond, 3rd - 44.97 (PR)
High Jump – Owen Hammond, 1st - 6-02 (PR)
Long Jump – Gabriel Rudd, 2nd - 19-07
Triple Jump – Owen Hammond, 6th - 38-07 (PR)
Pole Vault – Kenton Thalheim, 2nd - 12-06; Gavin Thalheim, 4th - 12-00
Javelin – Gavin Thalheim, 6th - 140-05 (PR)
The Huskies' Golf Team took on the Smith Center Golf Meet relocated to Phillipsburg on April 2nd. The Huskies competed well against the field with two returning state competitors from last season in Senior Jason Cox and Junior Robert Vsetecka as well as first year golfers in Seniors Jeremiah Hansen and Kenton Thalheim. The team did very well, fighting a strong wind for the entire meet, and shaking off the first meet nerves.
Pictured in the attached photos: Jeremiah Hansen teeing off, Robert Vsetecka putting, Jason Cox chipping, Kenton Thalheim teeing off.
Jason Cox finished 13th shooting a 95.
Jeremiah Hansen finished 23rd with a 101.
Robert Vsetecka finished 24th with a 102.
Kenton Thalheim finished tied for 34th with a 114.
The Varsity Squad will head to their next meet in Osborne on Tuesday, April 9th.
The JV Huskies will have two meets to start their season in Grinnell on the 9th and in Oxford, NE on the 11th
Seniors are having a great time at the Capitol today.
The Northern Valley National Honor Society will induct six new members on Monday, March 25, 2024, at 7 pm in the high school auditorium. All are welcome to attend and enjoy refreshments after the program.
The Northern Valley FFA AG mechanics team went to Goodland and competed yesterday. The team included Kenton Thalheim, Maverick Rogers, Gavin Thalheim, and Owen Hammond. The team was judged and scored as an individual and as a whole. As a team they placed 3rd in Construction, 7th in Electrical, and 9th in Welding. Individually they placed overall as follows. Kenton placed 13th, Maverick placed 20th, Owen placed 26th, and Gavin placed 33rd. Congratulations to the AG mechanics team!
Northern Valley senior, Jeremiah Hansen, officially signed to play basketball with Southwestern College yesterday afternoon. Congratulations to Jeremiah!
