The Husky Golf Team season wrapped up on May 7th at the Plainville JV Showcase. The team took 11th place on the day with 5 of the 6 attendees participating in their first ever full 18-hole tournament. The day started cool and ended up warming up for a very nice day of golf. Bryson Wilder shot his career best round of golf and has continued to improve. Malikiah Hitt has improved each meet in his time limited by participating in track as well. Jaden Johns and Kylee Ledbetter tied for the second time on the year, with Jaden winning both tiebreakers.
Bryson Wilder- 105 for 27th place- Career Best
Malikiah Hitt- 122- 53rd place- Career Best
Audrey Mathews- 125- 56th place
Jaden Johns- 143- 66th place
Kylee Ledbetter- 143- 67th place
Jeremiah Kirkland- 147- 70th place
The team has continued to work all season, and the little things are starting to click. There have been big improvements in our short season, from having very limited experience in late March to starting to make contact with the ball, understanding the rules and etiquette, and gaining confidence. I hope this group continues to stick with it over the summer and comes back even better next season. -Coach Pugh
Looking forward: Final regular season varsity meet in Phillipsburg for the Mel Schremmer Tournament on May 12th.
Sub State Competition in Sharon Springs will take place at 9 am CST on May 18th for a chance at State Golf on May 26th in McPherson
Bryson Wilder- 105 for 27th place- Career Best
Malikiah Hitt- 122- 53rd place- Career Best
Audrey Mathews- 125- 56th place
Jaden Johns- 143- 66th place
Kylee Ledbetter- 143- 67th place
Jeremiah Kirkland- 147- 70th place
The team has continued to work all season, and the little things are starting to click. There have been big improvements in our short season, from having very limited experience in late March to starting to make contact with the ball, understanding the rules and etiquette, and gaining confidence. I hope this group continues to stick with it over the summer and comes back even better next season. -Coach Pugh
Looking forward: Final regular season varsity meet in Phillipsburg for the Mel Schremmer Tournament on May 12th.
Sub State Competition in Sharon Springs will take place at 9 am CST on May 18th for a chance at State Golf on May 26th in McPherson
Northern Valley Middle School Girls Track
Coach Emily Lowry’s Comments: The NVMS track teams traveled to Hoxie to compete in the Hoxie MS Track Meet. The morning started off with cooler temperatures but warmed up as the day went on. Eight schools attended the meet with lots of competition from Hays, Colby, Goodland, Hoxie, Wallace County, Golden Plains, and Grinnell.
Our 8th grade girls struggled to get in the top six to earn points but our 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams both got 5th place earning 4 points for the team.
The 6/7th grade girls had a better day with 37 total points. Ryelyn Cox won the pole vault, 3rd in the 100m hurdles, and 5th in the 200m hurdles. Inez Schemper took 2nd in discus and 3rd in javelin. Joplyn McCue helped the team placing 4th place in the high jump.
It’s exciting for our athletes to see new competition and push themselves to set new personal bests. We will compete in the WKLL track meet in Oakley, KS, on May 14.
Northern Valley 6/7th Girls Results – 6th Place
Discus 2nd – Inez Schemper 68’ 9”
Javelin 3rd – Inez Schemper 77’ 11”
Pole Vault 1st – Ryelyn Cox 6’ 8”
High Jump 4th – Joplyn McCue 4’ 2”
100m Hurdles 3rd – Ryelyn Cox 20.50
200m Hurdles 5th – Ryelyn Cox 36.82
800m Relay 6th – Joplyn McCue, Amora Simoneau, Inez Schemper, Ryelyn Cox 1:05.05
Northern Valley 8th Girls Results – 8th Place
400m Relay 5th – Shelby Lentz, Avreigh McCue, Rowan Bremer, Tayah Seeders 1:09.55
800m Relay 5th – Shelby Lentz, Cambrie Sproul, Tayah Seeders, Annika McKinney 2:16.01
6/7th Girls Team Scores 8th Girls Team Scores
1. Hays 223 1. Hays 226.33
2. Grinnell 83 2. Hoxie 126
3. Hoxie 68 3. Colby 79
4. Colby 67 4. Goodland 75.67
5. Goodland 50 5. Grinnell 25
6. NV 37 6. Brewster 16
7. Golden Plains 15 7. NV 4
8. Brewster 7 8. Golden Plains 1
Coach Emily Lowry’s Comments: The NVMS track teams traveled to Hoxie to compete in the Hoxie MS Track Meet. The morning started off with cooler temperatures but warmed up as the day went on. Eight schools attended the meet with lots of competition from Hays, Colby, Goodland, Hoxie, Wallace County, Golden Plains, and Grinnell.
Our 8th grade girls struggled to get in the top six to earn points but our 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams both got 5th place earning 4 points for the team.
The 6/7th grade girls had a better day with 37 total points. Ryelyn Cox won the pole vault, 3rd in the 100m hurdles, and 5th in the 200m hurdles. Inez Schemper took 2nd in discus and 3rd in javelin. Joplyn McCue helped the team placing 4th place in the high jump.
It’s exciting for our athletes to see new competition and push themselves to set new personal bests. We will compete in the WKLL track meet in Oakley, KS, on May 14.
Northern Valley 6/7th Girls Results – 6th Place
Discus 2nd – Inez Schemper 68’ 9”
Javelin 3rd – Inez Schemper 77’ 11”
Pole Vault 1st – Ryelyn Cox 6’ 8”
High Jump 4th – Joplyn McCue 4’ 2”
100m Hurdles 3rd – Ryelyn Cox 20.50
200m Hurdles 5th – Ryelyn Cox 36.82
800m Relay 6th – Joplyn McCue, Amora Simoneau, Inez Schemper, Ryelyn Cox 1:05.05
Northern Valley 8th Girls Results – 8th Place
400m Relay 5th – Shelby Lentz, Avreigh McCue, Rowan Bremer, Tayah Seeders 1:09.55
800m Relay 5th – Shelby Lentz, Cambrie Sproul, Tayah Seeders, Annika McKinney 2:16.01
6/7th Girls Team Scores 8th Girls Team Scores
1. Hays 223 1. Hays 226.33
2. Grinnell 83 2. Hoxie 126
3. Hoxie 68 3. Colby 79
4. Colby 67 4. Goodland 75.67
5. Goodland 50 5. Grinnell 25
6. NV 37 6. Brewster 16
7. Golden Plains 15 7. NV 4
8. Brewster 7 8. Golden Plains 1
Hey Huskies!! Here is your weekly agenda for the Week of May 11th. We start all of the Awards banquets and Graduation events this week. Please reach out if you have any questions! The support that the Valley gives our students is incredible! We hope you can make it out to help celebrate the acheivements of all of our Huskies!
Hey guys!! Here is the order of events for the HS Track Meet in Mankato today!
Today the Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students got to go to The Judy McCarty Dairy Learning Center in Rexford. The students had such a great time!
Today the Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students got to go to The Judy McCarty Dairy Learning Center in Rexford. The students had such a great time!
3rd and 4th graders took their field trip to the Hastings Museum, got to watch a movie at the IMAX, and see the night sky in the planetarium. We had a great day with a great bunch of kids! Thanks to Mr. Cole for getting us to and from our destination safely!
Northern Valley Middle School Girls Track
Coach Emily Lowry’s Comments: On May 11, the NV Middle School hosted the Husky Invitational in Logan, KS. It was warm afternoon of throwing, jumping, and running for the nine schools competing. The 7/8th grade girls team took home a first-place plaque with 105 total points. We had two 6th grader girls compete, scoring 14 total points.
We have a lot of athletes in different events this year giving us an advantage we have not had recently. Gold medals winners include Cambrie Sproul in the high jump and 200 m hurdles along with our 4x100 relay team. Silver medals went to Ryelyn Cox in the pole vault and 100 m hurdles, Tayah Seeders in the high jump, and Annika McKinney in the 200 m. Bronze medal winners were Annika McKinney in the shot put, Inez Schemper in the discus, Cambrie Sproul in the 100 m hurdles, and our 800 m medley relay team.
Sixth grader Joplyn McCue had a good day setting a personal record in the high jump and winning the gold medal.
Northern Valley 7/8th Girls Results – 1st Place
Shot Put 3rd – Annika McKinney 32’ 8”
6th – Inez Schemper 28’ 8”
Discus 3rd – Inez Schemper 65’ 8”
Pole Vault 2nd – Ryelyn Cox 6’ 0”
Triple Jump 4th – Tayah Seeders 25’ 2”
5th – Shelby Lentz 24’ 1.75”
High Jump 1st – Cambrie Sproul 4’ 4”
2nd – Tayah Seeders 4’ 2”
100m Hurdles 2nd – Ryelyn Cox 18.54
3rd – Cambrie Sproul 18.94
200m Hurdles 1st – Cambrie Sproul 35.03
4th – Tayah Seeders 40.78
200 Meter 2nd – Annika McKinney 30.57
800 Meter 4th – Shelby Lentz 3:18.5
1600 Meter 4th – Tayah Seeders 7:25.6
800m Relay 1st – Shelby Lentz, Inez Schemper, Ryelyn Cox, Annika McKinney 2:16.6
800m Medley Relay 3rd – Shelby Lentz, Cambrie Sproul, Ryelyn Cox, Annika McKinney 2:19.9
Northern Valley 6th Girls Results – 8th Place (boys and girls combined)
Long Jump 5th – Lettie Wilder 11’ 1”
High Jump 1st – Joplyn McCue 4’ 2”
800 Meter 5th – Joplyn McCue 3:24.1
6th Boys/Girls Team Scores 7/8th Girls Team Scores
1. Plainville 174 1. NV 105
2. Thunder Ridge 108 2. Logan 97
3. Grinnell 88 3. Grinnell 86
4. Logan 82 4. Brewster 70
5. Golden Plains 59 5. Thunder Ridge 42
6. Brewster 37 6. Golden Plains 36
7. Paradise 32 7. Paradise 23
8. NV 19 8. Palco 7
9. Palco 16
Coach Emily Lowry’s Comments: On May 11, the NV Middle School hosted the Husky Invitational in Logan, KS. It was warm afternoon of throwing, jumping, and running for the nine schools competing. The 7/8th grade girls team took home a first-place plaque with 105 total points. We had two 6th grader girls compete, scoring 14 total points.
We have a lot of athletes in different events this year giving us an advantage we have not had recently. Gold medals winners include Cambrie Sproul in the high jump and 200 m hurdles along with our 4x100 relay team. Silver medals went to Ryelyn Cox in the pole vault and 100 m hurdles, Tayah Seeders in the high jump, and Annika McKinney in the 200 m. Bronze medal winners were Annika McKinney in the shot put, Inez Schemper in the discus, Cambrie Sproul in the 100 m hurdles, and our 800 m medley relay team.
Sixth grader Joplyn McCue had a good day setting a personal record in the high jump and winning the gold medal.
Northern Valley 7/8th Girls Results – 1st Place
Shot Put 3rd – Annika McKinney 32’ 8”
6th – Inez Schemper 28’ 8”
Discus 3rd – Inez Schemper 65’ 8”
Pole Vault 2nd – Ryelyn Cox 6’ 0”
Triple Jump 4th – Tayah Seeders 25’ 2”
5th – Shelby Lentz 24’ 1.75”
High Jump 1st – Cambrie Sproul 4’ 4”
2nd – Tayah Seeders 4’ 2”
100m Hurdles 2nd – Ryelyn Cox 18.54
3rd – Cambrie Sproul 18.94
200m Hurdles 1st – Cambrie Sproul 35.03
4th – Tayah Seeders 40.78
200 Meter 2nd – Annika McKinney 30.57
800 Meter 4th – Shelby Lentz 3:18.5
1600 Meter 4th – Tayah Seeders 7:25.6
800m Relay 1st – Shelby Lentz, Inez Schemper, Ryelyn Cox, Annika McKinney 2:16.6
800m Medley Relay 3rd – Shelby Lentz, Cambrie Sproul, Ryelyn Cox, Annika McKinney 2:19.9
Northern Valley 6th Girls Results – 8th Place (boys and girls combined)
Long Jump 5th – Lettie Wilder 11’ 1”
High Jump 1st – Joplyn McCue 4’ 2”
800 Meter 5th – Joplyn McCue 3:24.1
6th Boys/Girls Team Scores 7/8th Girls Team Scores
1. Plainville 174 1. NV 105
2. Thunder Ridge 108 2. Logan 97
3. Grinnell 88 3. Grinnell 86
4. Logan 82 4. Brewster 70
5. Golden Plains 59 5. Thunder Ridge 42
6. Brewster 37 6. Golden Plains 36
7. Paradise 32 7. Paradise 23
8. NV 19 8. Palco 7
9. Palco 16
JH Husky Invitational - May 4, 2026
Coach Cole;
The 40th annual Husky meet ran smoothly on Monday, as the track meet ran from 2:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. The 7/8 boys ended up finished 4th place scoring 58 points, and the 6th grade boys finished 8th out of 9 teams beating Palco. The Huskies look to finish the season strong at the Hoxie meet and WKLL meet.
6TH GRADE RESULTS
4x100 - 1:19.9 (5th) Kilion, Thomas, Daniel, Xander
Thomas Thompson Discus - 50’ 11” (5th)
Daniel Alvarez Discus - 49’ 1” (6th)
1. Plainville - 115 points
2. Thunder Ridge - 72 points
3. Logan - 35 points
4. Brewster - 33 points
5. Golden Plains - 29 points
6. Paradise - 8 points
7. Grinnell - 8 points
8. Northern Valley - 5 points
9. Palco - 4 points
7TH/8TH GRADE RESULTS
4x100 - 1:08.3 (4th) Deason, Cruz, Colton, Victor
4x200 - 2:32.0 (3rd) Deason, Cruz, Colton, Victor
Colton Ledbetter Pole Vault - 6’ 0” (5th)
1600m - 6:58.9 (6th)
Victor Alvarez 100H - 21.01 (5th)
Deason Dockendorf 100H - 23.09 (6th)
400m - 1:21.6 (6th)
Asher Van Patten 200H - 33.21 (5th)
800m - 2:55.9 (2nd)
1600m - 6:25.9 (2nd)
High Jump - 4’ 2” (6th)
Colt Rogers 100H - 20.02 (3rd)
200H - 32.69 (4th)
Pole Vault - 8’ 6” (3rd)
High Jump - 5’ 0” (3rd)
1. Grinnell - 173 points
2. Logan - 86 points
3. Thunder Ridge - 81 points
4. Northern Valley - 58 points
5. Paradise - 35 points
6. Palco - 31 points
7. Brewster - 13 points
8. Golden Plains - 6 points
Coach Cole;
The 40th annual Husky meet ran smoothly on Monday, as the track meet ran from 2:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. The 7/8 boys ended up finished 4th place scoring 58 points, and the 6th grade boys finished 8th out of 9 teams beating Palco. The Huskies look to finish the season strong at the Hoxie meet and WKLL meet.
6TH GRADE RESULTS
4x100 - 1:19.9 (5th) Kilion, Thomas, Daniel, Xander
Thomas Thompson Discus - 50’ 11” (5th)
Daniel Alvarez Discus - 49’ 1” (6th)
1. Plainville - 115 points
2. Thunder Ridge - 72 points
3. Logan - 35 points
4. Brewster - 33 points
5. Golden Plains - 29 points
6. Paradise - 8 points
7. Grinnell - 8 points
8. Northern Valley - 5 points
9. Palco - 4 points
7TH/8TH GRADE RESULTS
4x100 - 1:08.3 (4th) Deason, Cruz, Colton, Victor
4x200 - 2:32.0 (3rd) Deason, Cruz, Colton, Victor
Colton Ledbetter Pole Vault - 6’ 0” (5th)
1600m - 6:58.9 (6th)
Victor Alvarez 100H - 21.01 (5th)
Deason Dockendorf 100H - 23.09 (6th)
400m - 1:21.6 (6th)
Asher Van Patten 200H - 33.21 (5th)
800m - 2:55.9 (2nd)
1600m - 6:25.9 (2nd)
High Jump - 4’ 2” (6th)
Colt Rogers 100H - 20.02 (3rd)
200H - 32.69 (4th)
Pole Vault - 8’ 6” (3rd)
High Jump - 5’ 0” (3rd)
1. Grinnell - 173 points
2. Logan - 86 points
3. Thunder Ridge - 81 points
4. Northern Valley - 58 points
5. Paradise - 35 points
6. Palco - 31 points
7. Brewster - 13 points
8. Golden Plains - 6 points
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.
MS track meet at Hoxie - May 8, 2026
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.
Northern Valley Middle School Girls Track
Coach Emily Lowry’s Comments: On May 1st, the Northern Valley Middle School track teams competed at the Quinter JH Invitational. It was beautiful day for a very competitive track meet with 15 schools.
We took 10 girls to Quinter, only scoring 2.75 total points and placing 14th as a team, but eight new personal records were set. Our athletes are continuing to work hard and push themselves to be at their best for the WKLL League Tournament on May 14th.
Northern Valley 6/7/8th Girls Results – 14th Place
Shot Put 6th – Annika McKinney 30’ 7”
High Jump 5th – Cambrie Sproul 4’ 4” (4-way tie)
800m Relay 6th – Shelby Lentz, Cambrie Sproul, Ryelyn Cox, Annika McKinney 2:11.46
Girls Team Scores
1. Quinter 167
2. Hoxie 87.5
3. Hill City 51.75
4. Dighton 43
5. Grinnell 35
6. Cheylin 35
7. Ness City 30.75
8. Weskan 30
9. Oakley 22.75
10. Heartland Christian 22
11. Triplains 20
12. St. Francis 5.5
13. Golden Plains 4
14. Northern Valley 2.75
15. Brewster 1
Coach Emily Lowry’s Comments: On May 1st, the Northern Valley Middle School track teams competed at the Quinter JH Invitational. It was beautiful day for a very competitive track meet with 15 schools.
We took 10 girls to Quinter, only scoring 2.75 total points and placing 14th as a team, but eight new personal records were set. Our athletes are continuing to work hard and push themselves to be at their best for the WKLL League Tournament on May 14th.
Northern Valley 6/7/8th Girls Results – 14th Place
Shot Put 6th – Annika McKinney 30’ 7”
High Jump 5th – Cambrie Sproul 4’ 4” (4-way tie)
800m Relay 6th – Shelby Lentz, Cambrie Sproul, Ryelyn Cox, Annika McKinney 2:11.46
Girls Team Scores
1. Quinter 167
2. Hoxie 87.5
3. Hill City 51.75
4. Dighton 43
5. Grinnell 35
6. Cheylin 35
7. Ness City 30.75
8. Weskan 30
9. Oakley 22.75
10. Heartland Christian 22
11. Triplains 20
12. St. Francis 5.5
13. Golden Plains 4
14. Northern Valley 2.75
15. Brewster 1
Quinter JH Invitational Track Meet - May 1, 2026
Coach Cole;
The Junior Husky Boys traveled to Quinter to compete in their 4th track meet of the season, which was the biggest track meet they will go to all year. The 10 boys that competed did not score a point on the day.
Out of 26 individual event entries for the Huskies, there were 10 PR’s.
The 4x100 and 4x400 relays also set personal records on the season.
Coach Cole;
The Junior Husky Boys traveled to Quinter to compete in their 4th track meet of the season, which was the biggest track meet they will go to all year. The 10 boys that competed did not score a point on the day.
Out of 26 individual event entries for the Huskies, there were 10 PR’s.
The 4x100 and 4x400 relays also set personal records on the season.
Hey Huskies!! Here is your weekly agenda for the week of 5.4.26! We hope you have a great week!!
Husky Track Meet at Logan, Monday, May 4, starting at 2 pm.
Hey Huskies here is the order of events for the HS Quinter Track Meet on 5/1/26! Good luck Huskies!
