Third grade had the best time decorating our gingerbread barnyard today!! We actually made a barnyard village. HUGE THANK YOU to Bruce Rumbaugh, Hollie's brother, who donated these to our classrooms in honor of our dear friend Hollie!! We miss her so much and she would’ve loved this activity!! Thank you Bruce! We loved this!
Trinity King represented NVHS on Saturday at the NW district KMEA honor choir concert in Hays. She worked hard, had fun, and represented our school well. Congratulations Trinity!
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Northern Valley Middle School Girls Basketball
Vs. Thunder Ridge at Agra
December 7, 2023
NV A-Team Girls (2 - 4)
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score
Northern Valley 0 0 4 10
Thunder Ridge 4 10 21 22
Scoring Haedyn Cox – 4
Josie Nech – 4
Rene’ Horacek – 2
NV B-Team Girls (0 - 4)
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score
Northern Valley 0 0 3 3
Thunder Ridge 10 16 18 24
Scoring Cambrie Sproul – 3
Coach Lowry’s Comments –
The Northern Valley Junior High A-team girls traveled to Agra for a long night of basketball. Defensively the girls worked hard to communicate and keep the Longhorns out of the lane. Offensively we struggled to see opportunities and move the ball around. Haedyn Cox and Josie Nech ended the evening with 4 points each.
Assistant Coach McKinney’s Comments –
The B-team girls continue to work hard. The score tonight was not indicative of the improvements they made throughout the game. The girls made more intentional ball movement and are starting to be more aggressive. Cambrie Sproul led the team with her three points.
Northern Valley Junior High Boys Basketball
vs Thunder Ridge in Agra
December 7, 2023
NVJH A-team Boys (6 – 0)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Northern Valley 19 16 8 15 58
Thunder Ridge 11 11 9 7 38
Scoring Griffin McKinney – 23
Lucas Hansen - 17
Zane Brown – 10
Tait Thalheim – 6
Cash Compton – 2
NVJH B-team Boys (1 – 3)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Northern Valley 0 4 2 7 13
Thunder Ridge 9 11 4 2 26
Scoring Malikiah Hitt – 4
Max Wilder – 3
Colt Rogers – 2
Levi Black – 2
Keelan Dockendorf – 2
NVJH C-team Boys (0 – 1)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Northern Valley 4 2 x x 6
Thunder Ridge 6 6 x x 12
Scoring Aaron Horacek – 2
Colt Rogers – 2
Levi Black – 2
Coach Cole’s Comments – The Northern Valley Junior High A-team boys improved their record to 6-0 with a 58-38 win over the Thunder Ridge Longhorns in Agra. Griffin McKinney led the team with a career high 23 points. Lucas Hansen had the hot hand from the outside hitting 5 three-pointers, scoring 17 points. Zane Brown also hit double figures with 10 points. The NV B-team played hard but lost 13-26. Malikiah Hitt led the B-team with 4 points. The NV C-team lost 6-12 to the Longhorns in two quarters of action. The Huskies will host Golden Plains next week in Almena.
Purple and Gold Tournament in Wakeeney starts today.
Congrats to the NV Huskies that made the list for All League Football!!
Northern Valley Middle School Girls Basketball
Western Plains Healy Tournament at Healy
November 30, 2023
NV A-Team Girls (2 - 2)
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score
Northern Valley 6 8 12 13
Triplains/Brewster 4 8 8 10
Scoring Haedyn Cox – 6
Josie Nech – 3
Rene’ Horacek – 2
Kaylee Miller – 2
NV A-Team Girls (2 - 3)
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score
Northern Valley 6 6 8 11
Weskan 6 10 16 19
Scoring Haedyn Cox – 5
Rene’ Horacek – 6
Coach Lowry’s Comments –
The Northern Valley Junior High A-team girls traveled to Healy on a snowy morning to compete in the Healy Invitation. After our first loss to Triplains/Brewster at beginning of the season, the girls were ready to prove that they had more to show. The score was low but the girls stepped up on defense with more communication and anticipation. Haedyn Cox led the team with 6 points followed by Josie Nech with 3 points and 6 rebounds. Rene’ contributed a lot with her 10 rebounds.
The championship game against Weskan started off good but we slumped a little in the second quarter and struggled to catch back up. The final score of 11-19 left us in second place for the day. Rene’ Horacek led the team with 6 points, 9 rebounds followed by Haedyn Cox with 5 points, 5 rebounds.
Northern Valley Junior High A-team Boys Basketball
Healy Tournament
December 2, 2023 in Healy
First Round 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Northern Valley 14 19 16 14 63
Western Plains/Healy 0 2 2 3 7
Scoring Tait Thalheim – 36
Griffin McKinney – 11
Malikiah Hitt – 6
Lucas Hansen – 5
Ty Miller – 3
Zane Brown – 2
Finals 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Northern Valley 17 15 14 15 61
Weskan 10 5 6 3 24
Scoring Tait Thalheim – 31
Griffin McKinney – 19
Lucas Hansen – 7
Zane Brown – 4
Coach Cole’s Comments – The Northern Valley Junior High A-team Boys competed in the Healy tournament on Saturday, December 2 and brought home the first place plaque. In the first round, NV beat Western Plains/Healy 63-7. It was the most points the Huskies had scored all season. All six husky players scored in the game, led by Tait Thalheim with a school record 36 points. Griffin McKinney scored 11 points, followed by Malikiah Hitt with 6 and Lucas Hansen with 5. The Huskies took on the Weskan Coyotes in the finals and won 61-24. Tait Thalhiem again had the hot hand scoring 31 points, while Griffin McKinney added 19 points and numerous rebounds. The NV A-team is now 5-0 on the season.
Northern Valley Middle School Girls Basketball
Versus Logan/Palco at Almena
November 30, 2023
NV A-Team Girls (1 - 2)
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score
Northern Valley 5 9 19 23
Logan/Palco 2 8 10 12
Scoring Haedyn Cox – 9
Andrea Meraz – 1
Josie Nech – 1
Rene’ Horacek – 12
NV B-Team Girls (0 - 3)
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score
Northern Valley 2 6 6 9
Logan/Palco 5 9 15 19
Scoring Annika McKinney – 2
Kaylee Miller – 7
Coach Lowry’s Comments –
The Northern Valley Junior High A-team girls got their first win of the season against the combined team of Logan/Palco. Our girls didn’t find their groove right away but as the game progressed, they handled the pressure, picked up the intensity, and worked better together offensively. Rene’ Horacek had a great game with 12 points and 8 rebounds followed by Haedyn Cox with 9 points.
Assistant Coach McKinney’s Comments –
The B-team girls improved their ball movement and anticipation on defense throughout the game. I am pleased with their effort and the skills they are consistently trying to figure out. Kaylee Miller led the team with 7 points.
Northern Valley Junior High Boys Basketball vs Logan/Palco in Almena
November 30, 2023
NVJH A-team Boys (3 – 0)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Northern Valley 9 6 15 12 42
Logan/Palco 3 6 9 8 26
Scoring Griffin McKinney – 18
Tait Thalheim - 17
Zane Brown – 4
Lucas Hansen – 3
NVJH B-team Boys (1 – 2)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Northern Valley 5 2 4 2 13
Logan/Palco 10 9 14 11 44
Scoring Bryson Wilder – 5
Cash Compton – 2
Max Wilder – 2
Levi Black – 2
Malikiah Hitt – 2
Coach Cole’s Comments – The Northern Valley Jr. High A-team improved their record to 3-0 with a 42-26 win over Logan/Palco. The Huskies played very good defense the whole game. Griffin McKinney led the team with 18 points followed by Tait Thalheim with 17. The NV B-team played hard but lost 13-44. Bryson Wilder was the leading scorer in the game with 5 point
Mark your calendars for a Christmas extravaganza!
Parenting: It's Hard
Presented by: Kristi VanDerVeen, LMSW
November 27th from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM in the HS FACS room
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Northern Valley Middle School Girls Basketball
Versus Grinnell at Grinnell
November 16, 2023
NV A-Team Girls (0 - 2)
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score
Northern Valley 2 5 11 17
Grinnell 4 6 12 20
Scoring Haedyn Cox – 8
Andrea Meraz – 1
Josie Nech – 1
Rene’ Horacek – 7
NV B-Team Girls (0 - 2)
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score
Northern Valley 0 0
Grinnell 16 22
Scoring
Coach Lowry’s Comments –
The Northern Valley Junior High girls traveled to Grinnell to take on the Thunderhawks. This was our first road trip of the season and the nerves were intense. The A-team girl’s game was a defensive battle keeping the score pretty low in the first half. As the game progressed our girls picked up their hustle and their intensity but continued to struggle with their defensive pressure. We did find more opportunities to get to the basket but a couple of last-minute errors put us behind taking our second loss of the season. Haedyn Cox led the team with 8 points, 9 rebounds followed by Rene’ Horacek with 7 points, 4 rebounds.
Assistant Coach McKinney’s Comments –
The B-team girls struggled to find any groove against the Thunderhawks immense pressure. We just couldn’t fight through the pressure to get to the basket. This was their second loss of the season but are learning more each week as the season progresses.
Informational message from Mr. T.
https://youtu.be/YasBG5zi3M4
Congratulations to Blakely Dole, 3rd grader in Mrs. Gebhard's class, for winning the safety poster contest sponsored by Prairie Land Electric! Blakely is the daughter of Casey Dole & Chelsea Dole. Thank you PrairieLand Electric for providing this opportunity for our 3rd grade students.
The KAY Block the Door food drive began today! If you have anything you would like to donate, bring it to the High School to help stock our local food pantry.
Northern Valley Middle School Girls Basketball
Versus Triplains/Brewster at Almena
November 9, 2023
NV A-Team Girls (0 - 1)
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score
Northern Valley 2 5 13 22
Triplains/Brewster 0 12 20 25
Scoring Haedyn Cox – 13
Josie Nech – 2
Rene’ Horacek – 7
NV B-Team Girls (0 - 1)
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score
Northern Valley 5 5 7 12
Triplains/Brewster 6 10 20 30
Scoring Annika McKinney – 4
Abby Samuelson – 2
Kaylee Miller – 6
Coach Lowry’s Comments –
The Northern Valley Junior High girls started their season with a home game against Triplains/Brewster. The A-team girls had a slow start to the game and struggled to find their rhythm with a half-time score of 5-12. The girls came back in the second half ready to work and never gave up. With a little more pressure and a lot more confidence, the girls brought the score back up but not enough for a win. The final score was 22-25. I was pleased with the effort and energy each of the girls ended the game with. Haedyn Cox led the team with 13 points followed by Rene’ Horacek with 7 points and 7 rebounds.
Assistant Coach McKinney’s Comments –
The B-team girls took this opportunity to learn and figured out a lot about the game of basketball. I was pleased with the effort they gave. Kaylee Miller led the team with 6 points followed by Annika McKinney with 4 points and 10 rebounds.
Northern Valley Junior High Boys Basketball
vs Triplains/Brewster in Almena
November 9, 2023
NVJH A-team Boys (1 – 0)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Northern Valley 20 16 14 4 54
Triplains/Brewster 4 3 2 11 20
Scoring Tait Thalheim – 25
Griffin McKinney – 20
Zane Brown – 6
Lucas Hansen – 3
NVJH B-team Boys (1 – 0)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Northern Valley 2 0 4 8 14
Triplains/Brewster 4 3 4 2 13
Scoring Bryson Wilder – 6
Malikiah Hitt – 4
Cash Compton – 2
Keelan Dockendorf – 2
Coach Cole’s Comments – The Northern Valley Jr. High boys basketball teams got their season off to a great start with two wins over Triplains/Brewster in Almena. The NV A-team boys got off to a hot start leading 20-4 at the end of the first quarter and 36-7 at halftime. The Husky A-team won 54-20 to start the season with a win. Tait Thalheim had 25 points and Griffin McKinney had 20 points to lead the team. The NV B-team boys came from behind to win 14-13 over the Titans. Bryson Wilder led the B-team with 6 points followed by Malikiah Hitt with 4. The Huskies will travel to Grinnell next Thursday to take on the Thunderhawks.