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!
Middle School Family's
The Huskies had a great night at the Jamboree in Oberlin! The JV started off the night sweeping Logan in three sets. They lost both matches vs St. Francis and Oberlin, but they fought hard and gained tons of game experience.
Varsity beat Logan 15-11, 15-6, 15-10; they also swept St. Francis 15-13, 15-11, 15-14, but fell to a tough Oberlin team 10-15, 8-15, 6-15. Offensive leaders were Iris Schemper and Haedyn Cox with 11 kills each; Jaycee Gebhard added 9 kills, Jordyn Cox with 6 kills, and Rene Horacek with 5. Haedyn and Iris led our serving for the night with 6 and 5 aces, respectively. Defensively, the Huskies hustled and covered the court like champs, with Jaycee and Jordyn leading in digs.
All in all, it was a great start to the season, and everyone gained valuable experience. Husky volleyball is off to a fantastic start!
Varsity beat Logan 15-11, 15-6, 15-10; they also swept St. Francis 15-13, 15-11, 15-14, but fell to a tough Oberlin team 10-15, 8-15, 6-15. Offensive leaders were Iris Schemper and Haedyn Cox with 11 kills each; Jaycee Gebhard added 9 kills, Jordyn Cox with 6 kills, and Rene Horacek with 5. Haedyn and Iris led our serving for the night with 6 and 5 aces, respectively. Defensively, the Huskies hustled and covered the court like champs, with Jaycee and Jordyn leading in digs.
All in all, it was a great start to the season, and everyone gained valuable experience. Husky volleyball is off to a fantastic start!
Community Pep Rally August 31st @ 5:30 in the big gym.
Hey Huskies, here is the order of play for the Volleyball jamboree today. Good luck Ladies! Go Big Green!
Join us on Thursday 8/27/2026 for the High School Football scrimmage at 8 PM on Fessenden Field!
Hey Huskies!! Here is your weekly agenda!! We start HS VB this week!! We had an amazing first week let's make the second week even better! Have a wonderful week!
Hey Huskies!! Here is our first weekly agenda! We hope you had an amazing summer and are excited to start the year!! Have an amazing first week back!
Hey guys here is the JH VB and FB Information Letter. We have practice starting Monday August 17th that will last until 5:30 in Long Island. As always, reach out to a coach if you have any questions! Go Big Green!!
Diane Joppa is returning for her 2nd year of cooking at Almena!
Felicia Joppa is returning for her 2nd year as a para at the grade school!
Welcome Whitney Padjett, she will be starting her first year as a para at NVMS!!
Verlaine Schooler is starting her 52nd year in Education! While she no longer teaches full time, she is one who tracks all the PDC points for all the teachers so they can renew their licenses! we would be lost without her!
