Northern Valley Schools USD 212

Northern Valley Middle School Girls Track The Northern Valley Middle School girls traveled to Quinter for their 42 nd annual invitational track meet. It was a cold and windy day but the girls competed hard against 15 other teams placing 9 overall. Jordyn Cox earned a bronze in pole vault and 100m hurdles, and the silver medals went to the 400m relay team of Andrea Meraz, Jaycee Gebhard, Rene’ Horacek, and Kylee Ledbetter. Northern Valley 7/8 th Grade Girls Results – 9 th Place Pole Vault 3 rd – Jordyn Cox – 7’ 0” 4 th – Haedyn Cox – 6’ 6” High Jump 5 th – Haedyn Cox – 4’ 2” Triple Jump 6 th – Jordyn Cox – 27’ 11” 100m Hurdles 3 rd – Jordyn Cox – 19.42 200m Hurdles 5 th – Jordyn Cox – 36.15 400m Relay 2 nd – Andrea Meraz, Jaycee Gebhard, Rene’ Horacek, Kylee Ledbetter – 1:04.10 800m Relay 6 th – Andrea Meraz, Trista Smith, Rene’ Horacek, Kylee Ledbetter – 2:19.49

Northern Valley Junior High Boys Track Results – Quinter Invitational On April 28 the Northern Valley Junior High track team traveled to Quinter to compete in the 42 nd annual Quinter Jr High Track Meet with 15 other schools. The Huskies gave it all they had on a cool, windy day in western Kansas. The NV junior high boys placed 9 th as a team with 20 points against some tough competition. The Husky relay teams ran well, placing 2 nd in the 4x100, 3 rd in the 4x200 and 5 th in the 4x400. 7 th grader Lucas Hansen had a PR in the triple jump, placing 4 th with a jump of 31’ 2”. Northern Valley Boys Results – 9 th Place Triple Jump 4 th – Lucas Hansen – 31’ 2 ½” 400m Relay 2 nd – Thalheim, Hansen, McKinney, Compton – 54.3 800m Relay 3 rd – Hansen, Thalheim, McKinney, Compton – 1:55.0 1600m Relay 5 th – Hansen, David, McKinney, Thalheim – 4:38.7

On Thursday, the new FFA Officers went to the NW district banquet and voted on district officers for the 2023-2024 year. Where Austyn Cox and Kai Cox received certificates for their state degree.

Good morning!! Here is the track meet order of events for the High School meet today at Quinter. Go Big Green!!

The Northern Valley Golf Team traveled to Alma, NE for a 9-hole meet on April 25th. The Huskies did very well overall in the contest which was cool but not windy as all of the previous meets have been. There were 70 competitors and the Huskies were the only Kansas school in attendance. Brody Preston led the way shooting a 40, good for third place Foster Brands shot a 42 and secured 7th place Robert Vsetecka shot a 47, even after taking a circle 10 on a hole, good for a 2oth place finish Jason Cox shot a 50, also with a 10 on one hole, to take 27th Deacon Schemper had a career-best finish with a 63 and finished 51st The Huskies' next meet will be on April 27th at the I-70 Classic. The meet consists of 18 holes starting in Wakeeney in the morning and then another 18 holes in Ellis in the afternoon. Attending will be Foster Brands, Jason Cox, and Robert Vsetecka.

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Northern Valley High School Track & Field On April 21st the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Osborne for the Kaiser Relays Track Meet. A total of twelve teams competed on a very windy day. The NV Girls placed 10th scoring 21 points as a team. Bringing home medals were Mary Baird with a three way tie for 2nd place in the high jump, Audrey Bina with 2nd in the triple jump and 4th in the 200m, and Landry Gebhard with 5th in the 3200m. The NV Boys came home with 4th place scoring 48 points as a team. Bringing home medals were Brian Bencomo with 2nd place in the 400m, Kenton Thalheim with 1st in the pole vault and 5th in the 800m, Gabriel Rudd with 4th in the long jump, Owen Hammond with 2nd in the high jump, and Gavin Thalheim with 3rd in pole vault. The Husky 4x400m Relay team placed 2 nd ran by Brian Bencomo, Owen Hammond, Gabriel Rudd, and Kenton Thalheim. Coach Hansen, “We had multiple athletes missing due to injuries but the Huskies performed well despite the chilliness and high winds.” The Huskies will travel to the Quinter Track Meet on Friday the 28th . Northern Valley Girls Results – 10th Place (21 points) 3200m 5th – Landry Gebhard – 15:02.4 200m 4th – Audrey Bina – 29.2 High Jump Tie for 2nd – Mary Baird – 4-8 Triple Jump 2nd – Audrey Bina – 30-10.75 Northern Valley Boys Results – 4th Place (48 points) 400M 2nd – Brian Bencomo – 53.5 800M 1st – Kenton Thalheim – 2:14.10 4x400M Relay 2nd – Brian Bencomo, Owen Hammond, Gabriel Rudd, Kenton Thalheim – 3:44.09 High Jump 2nd – Owen Hammond – 5-10.00 Pole Vault 1st – Kenton Thalheim – 12-0 Long Jump 4th – Gabriel Rudd – 19-10

The NV Huskies competed against a loaded field in Norton on April 21st. The wind was blowing hard for most of the contest and played a factor for all 63 competitors. The Huskies were led by Senior Foster Brands shooting a 99, Junior Brody Preston shot a 103, Junior Jason Cox and Sophomore Robert Vsetecka both shot a 111, Junior Peyton David shot a 130, and Senior Deacon Schemper shot a 142. The Huskies will take on 9 holes in Alma on April 25th and then have the challenge of the I-70 Classic that consists of 18 holes in Ellis and then 18 holes in Wakeeney in the same day on April 27th. Pictured in the attachments: 775- Jason Cox 562- Peyton David 284- Deacon Schemper 187- Foster Brands 637- Brody Preston 449- Robert Vsetecka

The NV Husky golf team headed to Grinnell for the Varsity Invitational meet. The Huskies took Junior Brody Preston in his first meet back from injury shot a 98 and landed a 15th place finish for a medal. The Huskies also took the new Freshmen to this meet to get them exposure to a full 18 hole tournament on the smaller course in Grinnell. Clay Van Patten, Audrey Brubaker and Ayden Keith took on the field that was primarily varsity level players but also included some JV level competition. Audrey and Ayden shaved some strokes off from the JV meet in Grinnell last week in their first meet. All three are showing improvement throughout the season.

Northern Valley Junior High Boys Track On April 20 the Northern Valley Junior High Track Team traveled to Osborne to compete in the Bullpup Relays. The NV 6 th -7 th grade boys placed 2 nd as a team with 80 points. Tait Thalheim won gold in the pole vault and Lucas Hansen also won the gold medal in the 75m dash. Griffin McKinney won a silver medal in the shot and Cash Compton won silver in the 75m dash. Peter Towne improved his time in the two mile, placing third. The three NV 8 th grade boys placed 5 th as a team with 39 points. Wyatt Compton ran well in the sprints placing second in the 75, 100 and 200. Gabe Martinez ran the two mile for the first time winning the silver medal and Conner David had a PR in the discus placing fourth with a throw of 97’. Northern Valley 6 th & 7 th Boys Results – 2 nd Place 75m 1 st – Lucas Hansen – 10.2 2 nd – Cash Compton – 10.7 100m 5 th – Lucas Hansen – 13.9 200m 5 th – Lucas Hansen – 28.8 800m 4 th – Griffin McKinney – 2:43.1 3200m 3 rd – Peter Towne – 14:24.9 100m Hurdles 4 th – Tait Thalheim – 18.3 6 th – Griffin McKinney – 20.6 200m Hurdles 3 rd – Griffin McKinney – 33.9 4 th – Tait Thalheim – 35.1 5 th – Cash Compton – 37.2 6 th – Peter Towne – 38.1 High Jump 3 rd – Tait Thalheim – 4’ 4” Triple Jump 4 th – Lucas Hansen – 30’ 2” Long Jump 6 th – Cash Compton – 12’ 1” Shot 2 nd – Griffin McKinney – 32’ 11” Pole Vault 1 st – Tait Thalheim – 7’ 0” Medley Relay 6 th – Black, Brown, Compton, Towne – 2:19.9 NV 8 th grade Boys Results – 5 th Place 75m 2 nd – Wyatt Compton – 10.0 5 th – Conner David – 11.8 100m 2 nd – Wyatt Compton – 13.4 6 th – Conner David – 14.9 200m 2 nd – Wyatt Compton – 27.9 3200m 2 nd – Gabriel Martinez – 24:49.9 Discus 4 th – Conner David – 96’ 11”

Northern Valley Middle School Girls Track The Northern Valley Middle School girls traveled Osborne to compete in the Bullpup Relays. It was mildly chilly and breezy day for the Lady Huskies. The NV 6/7 th grade girls placed 4 th out of seven teams with 61 points. Haedyn Cox earned the gold in pole vault, silver in high jump after tying for first and jumping off, and bronze in the 100m hurdles and 200m hurdles. The 800m relay team of Andrea Meraz, Josie Nech, Rene’ Horacek, and Kylee Ledbetter took second. Ledbetter earned the silver in the 75m dash and Horacek took home a bronze in long jump. The NV 8 th grade girls placed 6 th out of nine teams with 49 points. Jordyn Cox won the pole vault and 200m hurdles while also placing second in the triple jump and 100m hurdles. Northern Valley 6/7 th Girls Results – 4 th Place Discus 4 th – Josie Nech – 61’ 3” Pole Vault 1 st – Haedyn Cox – 6’ 0” High Jump 2 nd – Haedyn Cox – 4’ 2” Long Jump 3 rd – Rene’ Horacek – 12’ 8.5” 100m Hurdles 3 rd – Haedyn Cox – 20.7 200m Hurdles 3 rd – Haedyn Cox – 38.9 75m 2 nd – Kylee Ledbetter – 12.2 100m 5 th – Andrea Meraz – 16.3 400m 6 th – Andrea Meraz – 120.1 800m Relay 2 nd – Andrea Meraz, Josie Nech, Rene’ Horacek, Kylee Ledbetter – 2:17.8 800m Medley Relay 5 th - Andrea Meraz, Josie Nech, Rene’ Horacek, Kylee Ledbetter – 2:24.2 Northern Valley 8 th Girls Results – 6 th Place Discus 4 th – Trista Smith – 66’7” Pole Vault 1 st – Jordyn Cox – 7’ 0” Triple Jump 2 nd – Jordyn Cox – 26’6” 100m Hurdles 2 nd – Jordyn Cox – 18.9 200m Hurdles 1 st – Jordyn Cox – 36.9 200m 6 th – Trista Smith – 35.7 3200m 4 th – Jaycee Gebhard – 16:08.3 800m Relay 5 th –, Maddie Wilder, Iris Schemper, Trista Smith Jaycee Gebhard – 2:28.2 800m Medley Relay 5 th – Maddie Wilder, Iris Schemper, Trista Smith, Jaycee Gebhard – 2:38.9

Here is the Order of Events for the HS Osborne track meet Friday April 21st. Go Big Green!!

Northern Valley Middle School Girls Track The Northern Valley Middle School girls traveled to Stockton for the 38 th Annual Husky Invitational. Ten schools competed on a very hot, windy day, and our girls saw a lot of competition in every event. Jordyn Cox had a good day winning the 200m hurdles, second in the 100m hurdles and triple jump, and fourth in the long jump. Our medley relay team of Andrea Meraz, Trista Smith, Rene’ Horacek, and Jaycee Gebhard ran for the first time this season taking second. Overall, the team placed fourth. Northern Valley 7/8 th Girls Results – 4 th Place Discus 3 rd – Trista Smith – 62’ 9” 5 th – Rene’ Horacek – 57’ 2” Long Jump 4 th – Jordyn Cox – 13’ 6” Triple Jump 2 nd – Jordyn Cox – 27’ 7” 5 th – Jaycee Gebhard – 23’ 10” High Jump 4 th – Haedyn Cox – 4’ 100m Hurdles 2 nd – Jordyn Cox – 18.14 4 th – Haedyn Cox – 19.94 200m Hurdles 1 st – Jordyn Cox – 33.42 3 rd – Haedyn Cox – 36.82 5 th – Kylee Ledbetter – 38.11 800m Relay 3 rd – Andrea Meraz, Kylee Ledbetter, Trista Smith, Jaycee Gebhard – 2:21.64 6 th – Maddie Wilder, Iris Schemper, Josie Nech, Abby Samuelson – 2:38.0 800m Medley Relay 2 nd – Andrea Meraz, Kylee Ledbetter, Trista Smith, Jaycee Gebhard – 2:25.38 5 th – Iris Schemper, Christina Nichols, Josie Nech, Maddie Wilder – 3:07.51 Northern Valley 6 th Girls Results – 6 th Place Discus 3 rd – Kaylee Miller – 50’ 4.5” Shot Put 5 th – Kaylee Miller – 20’ 6.25” 400m 4 th – Kaylee Miller – 1:38.09

Northern Valley Junior High Boys Track Results 38 th Annual Husky Invitational Track Meet On April 13 the Northern Valley track team competed in the 38 th Annual Husky invitational meet in Stockton. There were ten schools at the meet on a hot, very windy day. The NV Jr. High boys also had a great day, placing 1 st as a team with 109 points, edging out second place Thunder Ridge with 106 points. All ten NV Jr High boys placed in multiple events to contribute to the win. Griffin McKinney won four medals on the day. Gold in the 100 hurdles, silver in the 800 and two bronze medals in the shot and 200 hurdles. Lucas Hansen had a good day winning 3 silver medals and Tait Thalheim won a silver medal in the 100 hurdles. The NV 6 th grade boys combined scores with the 6 th grade girls to place 6 th . Cash Compton placed 2 nd in the Long Jump and 100 hurdles and 3 rd in the 100. Aaron Horacek placed 2 nd in the discus. Northern Valley Junior High Boys Results – 1 st Place 100m 4 th – Wyatt Compton – 12.8 5 th – Lucas Hansen – 12.9 200m 2 nd – Lucas Hansen – 27.3 400m 2 nd – Lucas Hansen – 1:06.5 800m 2 nd – Griffin McKinney – 2:44.9 1600m 5 th – Peter Towne – 6:31.0 6 th – Conner David – 6:42.6 100m Hurdles 1 st – Griffin McKinney – 17.5 2 nd – Tait Thalheim – 19.2 5 th – Zane Brown – 22.4 200m Hurdles 3 rd – Griffin McKinney – 33.1 4 th – Tait Thalheim – 33.7 5 th – Peter Towne – 36.0 Triple Jump 2 nd – Lucas Hansen – 31’ 1” 4 th – Tait Thalheim – 28’ 6” Shot 3 rd – Griffin McKinney – 33’ 7” 4 th – Wyatt Compton – 31’ 3” Discus 5 th – Conner David – 85’ 9” 400m Relay 5 th – Brown, Miller, Hitt, Martinez – 1:16.3 800m Relay 2 nd – Towne, Thalheim, Compton, David – 2:03.2 4 th – Brown, Miller, Hitt, Martinez – 2:50.0 Medley Relay 3 rd – David, Brown, Compton, Towne – 2:09.4 Northern Valley 6 th grade Boys results – 6 th Place 100m 3 rd – Cash Compton – 13.2 800m 5 th – Jaden Johns – 4:07.1 6 th – Levi Black – 4:20.0 100m Hurdles 2 nd – Cash Compton – 20.0 Long Jump 2 nd – Cash Compton – 12’ 10” Shot 4 th – Aaron Horacek – 23’ 2” 5 th – Levi Black – 20’ 3” Discus 2 nd – Aaron Horacek – 59’ 10” 6 th – Levi Black – 45’ 8” 400m Relay 4 th – Compton, Black, Horacek, Johns – 1:16.5

Northern Valley Middle School Girls Track The Northern Valley Middle School girls traveled to Oberlin for a windy, sunny afternoon of running, jumping and throwing. The Lady Huskies competed well in this quadrangular with Oberlin, Greeley County and Wallace County coming out fourth with a point spread of 14.5 points between the first and fourth teams. It was a fun day of competition and personal records. Jordyn Cox earned two gold medals in the 100m hurdles and 200m hurdles and two silver medals in the pole vault and long jump. Her younger sister, Haedyn, won the pole vault, silver in high jump, and bronze in 200m hurdles. Jaycee Gebhard earned the bronze in the two mile while our discus throwers scored numerous points: Trista Smith placed second, Rene’ Horacek placed third, Josephine Nech placed third, and Iris Schemper placed fourth. We ended the day with second place in the mile relay ran by Kylee Ledbetter, Trista Smith, Andrea Meraz, and Jaycee Gebhard. Northern Valley 6/7/8 th Girls Results – 4 th Place Discus 2 nd – Trista Smith – 71’ 2” 3 rd – Rene’ Horacek – 65’ 10” 4 th – Josephine Nech – 63’ 11” 5 th – Iris Schemper – 65' Pole Vault 1 st – Haedyn Cox – 6’ 8” 2 nd – Jordyn Cox – 6’ High Jump 2 nd – Haedyn Cox – 4’ 2” Long Jump 2 nd – Jordyn Cox – 13’ 8” 3 rd – Rene’ Horacek – 12’ 6” 200m 5 th – Rene’ Horacek – 34.14 3200m 3 rd – Jaycee Gebhard – 17:01 100m Hurdles 1 st – Jordyn Cox – 18.96 4 th – Haedyn Cox – 20.99 200m Hurdles 1 st – Jordyn Cox – 35.93 3 rd – Haedyn Cox – 38.13 400m Relay 3 rd – Andrea Meraz, Abby Samuelson, Kylee Ledbetter, Rene’ Horacek – 1:07.38 1600m Relay 2 nd – Kylee Ledbetter, Trista Smith, Andrea Meraz, Jaycee Gebhard – 5:40.21

Northern Valley's Cash Compton hands the baton off to teammate Conner David in the 4x200m relay at the Oberlin meet. The Huskies placed 1st in the relay.

Northern Valley Junior High Boys Track On April 11 the Northern Valley Track team traveled to Oberlin to compete in a Quadrangular meet with Oberlin, Greeley County and Wallace County. It was a hot, windy day against good competition. The Husky boys placed fourth in the meet. NV won 1 st place in two relay races. Lucas Hansen placed 2 nd in the triple jump, Peter Towne placed 3 rd in the two mile and Tait Thalheim placed 3 rd in the pole vault. Northern Valley Boys Results – 4 th Place 200m 5 th – Lucas Hansen – 27.5 400m 4 th – Lucas Hansen – 1:06.8 3200m 3 rd – Peter Towne – 16:59.0 100m Hurdles 4 th – Tait Thalheim – 18.7 200m Hurdles 4 th – Tait Thalheim – 35.2 Pole Vault 3 rd – Tait Thalheim – 6’ 0” Triple Jump 2 nd – Lucas Hansen – 30’ 8” Shot 4 th – Griffin McKinney – 32’ 4” 5 th – Wyatt Compton – 30’ 9” 400m Relay 5 th – C.Compton, David, Brown, W.Compton – 58.2 800m Relay 1 st – C.Compton, W.Compton, David, Towne – 2:06.4 5 th – Miller, Brown, Martinez, Hitt – 2:55.3 1600m Relay 1 st – C.Compton, Towne, Brown, David – 5:20.1

The Earth Science class went to Cloud County Community College in Concordia to learn about wind power, solar power, and drone technology. The class learned about college courses, career opportunities, basics of the industries and the future of renewable energies.

Northern Valley Schools is looking to hire some additional summer help for projects. If you are a current junior or senior in high school or an adult and are interested in this opportunity, please fill out an application and send it to ktharman@nvhuskies.org or bring it to the district office. Pay is $11.00 / hour. Applications are available on the school website (www.nvhuskies.org). Northern Valley Schools is looking to hire a full-time janitor for the Long Island Middle School. We are a four-day / week school with a supportive community. We offer a competitive wage and the board will pay $400 / month toward a board-approved health insurance plan. Please find an application on the school website www.nvhuskies.org or stop by the district office. If you have any questions, please contact Marvin Gebhard (mgebhard@nvhuskies.org), Ken Tharman (ktharman@nvhuskies.org), or call the district office (785) 669-2445.

Northern Valley High School Track & Field On April 6th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Norton for their first track meet of the season. A total of ten teams competed at the Norton Invitational. The NV Girls placed 8th scoring 17 points as a team. Bringing home medals were Mary Baird with 3rd place in the high jump and Audrey Bina with 1st in the triple jump. Audrey jumped 33-10.5 inches breaking the school records set by Kortney Cunningham of 33-9.75 in 2013. The NV Boys came home with 6 th place scoring 60 points as a team. Bringing home medals were Brian Bencomo in the 400m placing 1st, Kenton Thalheim with 1st in the 800m and 2nd in the pole vault, Gabriel Rudd in long jump with 3rd , and the 4x400m Relay team with 2nd ran by Brian Bencomo, Owen Hammond, Gabriel Rudd, and Kenton Thalheim. Coach Hansen, “Even though we were nursing some injuries, as a team, the athletes performed well for our first track meet. I am looking forward to what we can accomplish in the rest of this season. Great job to all of the athletes and for Audrey Bina to break a school record on her first jump of her first high school track meet is exciting.” The Huskies will travel to Colby for the Triplains meet on Tuesday and on Friday to Hill City. Northern Valley Girls Results – 8th Place (17 points) 1600m 6th – Shaylee Vsetecka – 6:39.08 High Jump 3rd – Mary Baird – 4-10.00 Long Jump 6th – Angel Joppa – 15-02.75 Triple Jump 1st – Audrey Bina – 33-10.50 (PR/School Record) Northern Valley Boys Results – 6th Place (60 points) 100m 4th – Jeremiah Hansen – 12.07 200m 4th – Brian Bencomo – 24.58 5th – Jeremiah Hansen – 24.59 400M 1st – Brian Bencomo – 53.29 800M 1st – Kenton Thalheim – 2:15.84 300M Hurdles 4th – Owen Hammond – 46.87 4x400M Relay 2nd – Brian Bencomo, Owen Hammond, Gabriel Rudd, Kenton Thalheim – 3:49.07 High Jump 4th – Owen Hammond – 5-10.00 (PR) Pole Vault 2nd – Kenton Thalheim – 11-06.00 Long Jump 3rd – Gabriel Rudd – 19-04.50