Northern Valley Middle School Girls Track
Coach Emily Lowry’s Comments: On May 14, the NVMS track teams traveled to Oakley to compete in the WKLL Junior High School Track Meet with 10 other schools. It was an almost perfect day for most of day and the NVMS girls competed hard setting 12 new personal bests, scoring 45.25 total points, and placing 7th overall.
Our 4x200 relay team has been working hard all season. They ended the year with a new record of 2:10.97 and 2nd place medals. The team consisted of Shelby Lentz, Amora Simoneau, Ryelyn Cox, and Annika McKinney. Another highlight of the day was our three pole vaulters who won a total of 16 points. Ryelyn Cox jumped her best of the season at 7’0”, Joplyn McCue jumped 5’6”, and Cambrie Sproul jumped for the first time clearing 5’0”.
NVMS has kept a record of the top ten girls in every track event since 1986. Making the top ten are… Inez Schemper broke the 7th grade record placing #2 in the top ten in javelin with a throw of 77’ 11” and #10 in shot put 30’ 2”, Annika McKinney #3 in javelin 76’ 2” and #4 in shot put 32’ 8”, and Ryelyn Cox #8 in pole vault 7’ 0” and #8 in 100m hurdles 18.54 (since 2000).
Northern Valley 6/7/8th Girls Results – 7th Place
Shot Put 4th – Annika McKinney 31’ 2”
5th – Inez Schemper 30’ 2”
Javelin 6th – Annika McKinney 74’ 4”
Pole Vault 2nd – Ryelyn Cox 7’ 0”
3rd – Joplyn McCue 5’ 6”
5th – Cambrie Sproul 5’ 0”
High Jump 3rd – Cambrie Sproul 4’ 4” (4-way tie)
Triple Jump 5th- Tayah Seeders 24’ 11”
100m Hurdles 6th – Ryelyn Cox 19.61
200m Hurdles 5th – Cambrie Sproul 34.99
3200m 6th – Tayah Seeders 17:59.74
400m Relay 6th – Shelby Lentz, Lettie Wilder, Amora Simoneau, Joplyn McCue 1:03.30
800m Relay 2nd – Shelby Lentz, Amora Simoneau, Ryelyn Cox, Annika McKinney 2:10.97
800m Medley Relay 4th – Joplyn McCue, Lettie Wilder, Annika McKinney, Ryelyn Cox 2:21.51
Coach Emily Lowry’s Comments: On May 14, the NVMS track teams traveled to Oakley to compete in the WKLL Junior High School Track Meet with 10 other schools. It was an almost perfect day for most of day and the NVMS girls competed hard setting 12 new personal bests, scoring 45.25 total points, and placing 7th overall.
Our 4x200 relay team has been working hard all season. They ended the year with a new record of 2:10.97 and 2nd place medals. The team consisted of Shelby Lentz, Amora Simoneau, Ryelyn Cox, and Annika McKinney. Another highlight of the day was our three pole vaulters who won a total of 16 points. Ryelyn Cox jumped her best of the season at 7’0”, Joplyn McCue jumped 5’6”, and Cambrie Sproul jumped for the first time clearing 5’0”.
NVMS has kept a record of the top ten girls in every track event since 1986. Making the top ten are… Inez Schemper broke the 7th grade record placing #2 in the top ten in javelin with a throw of 77’ 11” and #10 in shot put 30’ 2”, Annika McKinney #3 in javelin 76’ 2” and #4 in shot put 32’ 8”, and Ryelyn Cox #8 in pole vault 7’ 0” and #8 in 100m hurdles 18.54 (since 2000).
Northern Valley 6/7/8th Girls Results – 7th Place
Shot Put 4th – Annika McKinney 31’ 2”
5th – Inez Schemper 30’ 2”
Javelin 6th – Annika McKinney 74’ 4”
Pole Vault 2nd – Ryelyn Cox 7’ 0”
3rd – Joplyn McCue 5’ 6”
5th – Cambrie Sproul 5’ 0”
High Jump 3rd – Cambrie Sproul 4’ 4” (4-way tie)
Triple Jump 5th- Tayah Seeders 24’ 11”
100m Hurdles 6th – Ryelyn Cox 19.61
200m Hurdles 5th – Cambrie Sproul 34.99
3200m 6th – Tayah Seeders 17:59.74
400m Relay 6th – Shelby Lentz, Lettie Wilder, Amora Simoneau, Joplyn McCue 1:03.30
800m Relay 2nd – Shelby Lentz, Amora Simoneau, Ryelyn Cox, Annika McKinney 2:10.97
800m Medley Relay 4th – Joplyn McCue, Lettie Wilder, Annika McKinney, Ryelyn Cox 2:21.51
WKLL Track Meet - May 14, 2026
Coach Cole;
The Huskies traveled to Oakley for their last track meet of the 2026 season to compete against the entire Western Kansas Liberty League, of 11 schools. The Husky boys would finish in 9th place out of 11 schools. I was very impressed by the state of the junior high WKLL this season for track, there are a multitude of great athletes on the boys and girls side, and each school had lots of kids. I hope they all stay out in high school! For the Husky boys, they tried their best all season to score points and PR for the team.
JH BOYS RESULTS
5th - 4x200 Relay - 2:20.44 (Asher, Colton, Cruz, Victor)
5th - Medley Relay - 2:15.57 (Deason, Victor, Asher, Colt)
Colt Rogers
5th - 100H - 19.04
5th - High Jump - 4’ 10”
3rd - Pole Vault - 8’ 6”
TEAM RESULTS
1. Cheylin - 111 points
2. Weskan - 105 points
3. Grinnell - 98 points
4. Logan - 83 points
5. Western Plains - 64 points
6. Triplains - 29 points
7. Palco - 17 points
8. Golden Plains - 16 points
9. Northern Valley - 14 points
10. Brewster - 13 points
11. Heartland Christian - 8 points
Coach Cole;
The Huskies traveled to Oakley for their last track meet of the 2026 season to compete against the entire Western Kansas Liberty League, of 11 schools. The Husky boys would finish in 9th place out of 11 schools. I was very impressed by the state of the junior high WKLL this season for track, there are a multitude of great athletes on the boys and girls side, and each school had lots of kids. I hope they all stay out in high school! For the Husky boys, they tried their best all season to score points and PR for the team.
JH BOYS RESULTS
5th - 4x200 Relay - 2:20.44 (Asher, Colton, Cruz, Victor)
5th - Medley Relay - 2:15.57 (Deason, Victor, Asher, Colt)
Colt Rogers
5th - 100H - 19.04
5th - High Jump - 4’ 10”
3rd - Pole Vault - 8’ 6”
TEAM RESULTS
1. Cheylin - 111 points
2. Weskan - 105 points
3. Grinnell - 98 points
4. Logan - 83 points
5. Western Plains - 64 points
6. Triplains - 29 points
7. Palco - 17 points
8. Golden Plains - 16 points
9. Northern Valley - 14 points
10. Brewster - 13 points
11. Heartland Christian - 8 points
Here is the information for Regional Track!
Northern Valley High School Track & Field
On May 8th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Mankato for the Rock Hills Invitational. The athletes performed well, setting 7 new PRs. Then on May 14th the Huskies traveled to Oakley finishing out their regular season competing in the WKLL League Track Meet. “League is always a fun track meet. Athletes get competitive and are willing to compete in new events to try to win the league plaque. Unfortunately, we came up short this year, but we ended the season on a high note setting another 7 PRs. This group of kids worked hard each week to improve personally in every event.” (Coach Hansen)
On May 21st the Huskies will travel to Lincoln, KS to compete in Regional Track.
Rock Hills Invitational – May 8th
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 3rd, 15.93 300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 2nd, 40.00 (PR) High Jump – Owen Hammond 3rd, 5-10, Haedyn Cox 5th, 4-8 Long Jump – Owen Hammond 3rd, 20-8 (PR) Pole Vault – Tait Thalheim 3rd, 11-0 (PR)
WKLL League Track Meet – May 15th, Boys 3rd Place
100M – Cash Compton 5th, 11.9 (PR) 200M – Cash Compton 6th, 25.48 400M – Zane Brown 6th, 58-9 110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st, 16.71 300M Hurdles – Tait Thalheim 1st, 46.74 4x100 Relay – Lucas Hansen, Griffin McKinney, Tait Thalheim, Cash Compton 1st, 46.74 (PR) High Jump – Owen Hammond 1st, 6-1, Haedyn Cox 2nd, 4-8 Long Jump – Owen Hammond 1st, 19-10-75, Zane Brown 4th, 18-0 & Lucas Hansen 5th, 17-11.25 Rene Horacek 2nd, 15-4.25 (PR) Triple Jump – Rene Horacek 3rd, 32-4.75 (PR) Pole Vault – Thalheim 3rd, 11-0 Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 1st, 171.5 Discus – Trista Smith 6th, 75.1
On May 8th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Mankato for the Rock Hills Invitational. The athletes performed well, setting 7 new PRs. Then on May 14th the Huskies traveled to Oakley finishing out their regular season competing in the WKLL League Track Meet. “League is always a fun track meet. Athletes get competitive and are willing to compete in new events to try to win the league plaque. Unfortunately, we came up short this year, but we ended the season on a high note setting another 7 PRs. This group of kids worked hard each week to improve personally in every event.” (Coach Hansen)
On May 21st the Huskies will travel to Lincoln, KS to compete in Regional Track.
Rock Hills Invitational – May 8th
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 3rd, 15.93 300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 2nd, 40.00 (PR) High Jump – Owen Hammond 3rd, 5-10, Haedyn Cox 5th, 4-8 Long Jump – Owen Hammond 3rd, 20-8 (PR) Pole Vault – Tait Thalheim 3rd, 11-0 (PR)
WKLL League Track Meet – May 15th, Boys 3rd Place
100M – Cash Compton 5th, 11.9 (PR) 200M – Cash Compton 6th, 25.48 400M – Zane Brown 6th, 58-9 110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st, 16.71 300M Hurdles – Tait Thalheim 1st, 46.74 4x100 Relay – Lucas Hansen, Griffin McKinney, Tait Thalheim, Cash Compton 1st, 46.74 (PR) High Jump – Owen Hammond 1st, 6-1, Haedyn Cox 2nd, 4-8 Long Jump – Owen Hammond 1st, 19-10-75, Zane Brown 4th, 18-0 & Lucas Hansen 5th, 17-11.25 Rene Horacek 2nd, 15-4.25 (PR) Triple Jump – Rene Horacek 3rd, 32-4.75 (PR) Pole Vault – Thalheim 3rd, 11-0 Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 1st, 171.5 Discus – Trista Smith 6th, 75.1
The NV NHS members are hosting a Goodwill Drive May 20 - May 26, 2026! Gently used items or bags of clothing can be put in the trailer, which will be located on the west side of the HS by the Ag building. Thank you for supporting NV!
5th and 6th Grade field trip in Minden, NE
2026 Seniors walk the halls of the grade school one last time.
The Husky Golf Team wrapped up their regular season in Phillipsburg on May 12th. The team looked a little bit different with Bryson Wilder and Malikiah Hitt joining to gain experience. The field was highly competitive as usual against mainly MCL schools. The Huskies had some good improvement from Owen Hammond, Bryson Wilder and Malikiah Hitt as well as Conner David with a very good performance. The team ended in 8th place.
Conner David- 86-19th place
Owen Hammond- 100- 43rd place (Career Best)
Tait Thalheim- 100- 44th place
Bryson Wilder- 104- 46th place (Career Best)
Gavin Thalheim- 107- 50th place
Malikiah Hitt- 119- 53rd place (Career Best)
Looking forward- The Huskies will head to Sharon Springs on May 18th for Sub-State Competition, previously known as Regionals. These same six competitors will make the trip for their chance at State Golf in McPherson the next week.
Conner David- 86-19th place
Owen Hammond- 100- 43rd place (Career Best)
Tait Thalheim- 100- 44th place
Bryson Wilder- 104- 46th place (Career Best)
Gavin Thalheim- 107- 50th place
Malikiah Hitt- 119- 53rd place (Career Best)
Looking forward- The Huskies will head to Sharon Springs on May 18th for Sub-State Competition, previously known as Regionals. These same six competitors will make the trip for their chance at State Golf in McPherson the next week.
Here are some more pictures from clean up day on Monday!!
High School clean up day was on Monday and the kids worked hard and did a great job of cleaning, for graduation on Sunday!
Hannah Nykamp, the mother of 3 Northern Valley Elementary students, and her friend Hannah Scholtz from Douglass, KS visited the school on Monday to share their children's book Farmers Are Superheroes. Hannah and Hannah recently took on the role of children's book author and illustrator, and had the privilege of visiting each classroom to share their story of publication.
Together, we took a deep dive into what authors and illustrators do and why books are important. Some classes had already read the book and others listened for the first time. Then together we explored the ways farmers serve their farms, families, and communities - and how that makes them superheroes! We followed up with some question and answer time and behind-the-scenes looks at what it took to write, illustrate, and bring the book to life!
Overall, we felt truly blessed by their warm welcome and enthusiastic participation! If you are interested in learning more about the publishing journey or the book we shared, you can visit the website: halfpintpublishing.com
Together, we took a deep dive into what authors and illustrators do and why books are important. Some classes had already read the book and others listened for the first time. Then together we explored the ways farmers serve their farms, families, and communities - and how that makes them superheroes! We followed up with some question and answer time and behind-the-scenes looks at what it took to write, illustrate, and bring the book to life!
Overall, we felt truly blessed by their warm welcome and enthusiastic participation! If you are interested in learning more about the publishing journey or the book we shared, you can visit the website: halfpintpublishing.com
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!
