Northern Valley Schools USD 212

The Lady Huskies traveled to Victoria on Tuesday the 12th to complete against the Victoria Knights and the Golden Plains Bulldogs. The Lady Husky JV started off the night playing the Knights losing the first set 14-25 but came back out stronger the second set winning 26-24. The final set proved to be hard fought by both teams with the JV Huskies pulling out the win 17-15. Coach Lowery commented, “The NV JV girls made some adjustments this week that lead to a slow start but the hustle and intensity picked up through the game leading to a victory over the Victoria Lady Knights in three sets." The Lady Huskies Varsity faced the Bulldogs in the first match of the night winning 25-22, 25-21. The Huskies faced the Knights next keeping the first set close but falling 21-25. In the second set the Huskies lost momentum and ended up losing 13-25. Coach Hansen commented, “We were without one of our player this week and had to make some adjustments. I was proud of the girls for having a positive attitude and working through the changes. We showed a lot of heart but still have work to do to make us stronger as we enter into the second half of our season.” Mary Baird led the Huskies with 49 attacks, 15 of which were kills. Varsity Box Score and Individual Stat Reports attached Husky Overall Record: 10-5 (Varsity) Husky Overall Record: 2-2-2 (JV) Head Coach-Lacey Hansen Assistant Coach-Emily Lowry

High School Football game for Homecoming! We had a really good opponent in Ingalls this week, as they scored 106 points in there first two games. We moved the ball well all night, but turned the ball over on downs near our goal line early in the game. This gave them momentum & left us behind 16 to 18 at halftime. We made some adjustments at halftime mainly in our run game and came out running the ball well in the second half. Nolan Kinderkencht led the team with 118 rushing yds. and Jeremiah Hansen netted 106 rushing yds. Our passing game improved this week and Kenton Thalheim threw for 2 TDs and caught 1 TD. On defense, we struggled early, but played better in the 2nd half against a very talented offense. The main key was causing 4 turnovers, 3 of those in the 2nd Half. Kenton Thalheim and Gavin Thalheim both had 14 total tackles, Jason Cox had 13 total tackles and Peyton David had 11 total tackles. Overall, it was a great win for the team with it being Homecoming. The win moves us to 3-0 and sets up a big game next week at Cheylin who also comes in undefeated and highly rated. Thank you to the fans that attended!

Here is the Volleyball Stats for Junior High volleyball from yesterday! Go Big Green!! 9/14/23 - Huskies Volleyball @ Logan/Palco       The Huskies came up short again but had a much better ball game. They completed their 6-2 and are looking stronger and stronger each week! The girls started the game a little late but finished the first set with a major run. They started their run too late to win the first set but man they were smashing the ball in the front court and had powerful serves. The Logan/Palco Trojans were just a little too hot for the Huskies to handle and they ran a great offense with several tough servers! Stats: Aces-Josie Nech 3, Haedyn Cox 1 Kills-Haedyn Cox 2, Rene Horacek 1 Assists- Haedyn 1 Passing Average- Abby Samuelson 2.3, Haedyn Cox 1.4, Josie Nech 1.05

Here is the game information for Junior High Volleyball Game from 9/7/23 - JH Huskies Volleyball Traveled to Cheylin. The Huskies did a better job in their week 2 match up but faced a tough Cheylin Cougar volleyball team. The Huskies lost the match but increased their passing and serving percentages. They fought like crazy and made multiple diving saves! The girls look forward to playing more and getting a full week of practice!! Stats: Aces-Haedyn Cox 1, Andrea Merraz 1, Kaylee Miller1 Kills- Josie Nech 2, Rene Horacek 1, Haedyn Cox 1 Assists- Haedyn Cox 3 Digs- Haedyn Cox 1 Passing Average- Haedyn Cox 2.5, Josie Nech 1.5

The grouting project has been underway for a couple of weeks now. Mid- Continental Restoration has been working hard to make the school look great again.

After learning about the Renaissance, the Sophomores are trying their hand at painting!

The Lady Huskies traveled to WaKeeney on Saturday to complete in the Trego Volleyball Tournament. The Huskies came out of morning pool play 2-1. They went on to complete in the Championship Semi-Finals ending the the tournament in 4th place. The Huskies started off the morning playing the Wallace County Wildcats. The Huskies started off slow losing the first set 18-25 but came back strong winning the next two sets, 25-13, 25-22. The Huskies next played the Trego Golden Eagles unfortunately falling to them, 23-25, 12-25. The Huskies finished pool play against the Oakley Plainsmen winning 25-21, 25-17. Bracket play began with the Lady Huskies playing the Russell Broncos. The Huskies struggled in the first set to get into an offensive rhythm losing 15-25. The Huskies came back stronger the second set but could not pull out the win falling 20-25. The Huskies finished the tournament off facing the Stockton Tigers. The Huskies lost the first set 17-25 but came back more intense in the second set but lost 25-27. Coach Hansen comments, “We came into this tournament with a positive mindset but struggled play to our full potential and intensity. Loses are hard but we need to learn from them and allow them to help us grow as a team." The Huskies will travel to Victoria on the September 13th to face Golden Plains and Victoria in JV and Varsity games. Varsity Box Score and Individual Stat Reports attached: Husky Overall Record: 9-4 (Varsity) Head Coach-Lacey Hansen Assistant Coach-Emily Lowry

Here are the Stats from the game on Friday. Go Huskies!

JUNIOR HUSKIES Record 0-2 (RUSHING) Griffin McKinney 26 carries for 125 yards – 1 TD 1 (1 pt. conversion) Cash Compton 8 carries for 105 yards – 1 TD Zane Brown 2 carries for 2 yards (PASSING) Griffin McKinney 0 for 1 for 0 yards (RECEIVING) None (1) (2) (3) (4) Final Northern Valley 13 0 0 x 13 Cheylin 20 27 12 x 59 Tackles Assists Griffin McKinney 4 1 Bryson Wilder 2 0 Zane Brown 2 0 Rushing – 232 yards Malikiah Hitt 1 0 Passing - 0 yards Total Offense = 232 yards Northern Valley Junior High vs Cheylin September 7, 2023 in Long Island (6-man) (1st Quarter) N.Valley – Cheylin Cheylin Pablo Riuz – 33 yard pass from Landon Schoenberger (1pt) Schoenberger run 0 – 7 Northern Valley Cash Compton – 48 yard run 6 – 7 Cheylin Pablo Ruiz – 48 yard Kick Return 6 – 13 Cheylin Pablo Ruiz – 36 yard run (1pt) Schoenberger run 6 – 20 Northern Valley Griffin McKinney – 5 yard run (1pt) McKinney run 13 – 20 (2nd Quarter) Cheylin Landon Schoenberger – 44 yard run (1pt) Pochop run 13 – 27 Cheylin Landon Schoenberger – 74 yard run (1pt) Ruiz pass from Schoenberger 13 – 34 Cheylin Pablo Ruiz – 30 yard run 13 – 40 Cheylin Pablo Ruiz – 45 yard run (1pt) Schoenberger run 13 – 47 (3rd Quarter) Cheylin Pablo Ruiz – 58 yard run 13 – 53 Cheylin Arturo Medina – 30 yard pass from Landon Schoenberger 13 - 59 (4th Quarter) Coach Cole’s Comments – The Northern Valley Jr. High football team lost 13-59 to a very good Cheylin Cougar team. The Huskies kept it close in the first quarter, only behind 13-20. Griffin McKinney ran for 125 yards for the Huskies and Cash Compton added 105 yards. McKinney and Compton each scored one touchdown. McKinney led the defense with 4 tackles. NV struggled to tackle the fast Cougar running backs. NV will travel to Logan next week to take on the Trojans.

SPIRIT WEEK NEXT WEEK!!!!! Sunday: Movie Kick Off @ 7:30 PM Monday: Toddler vs. Senior Citizens ( Trading Cards with Snow cones front of Almena School) Tuesday: Biker vs. Surfer Wednesday: Color Day (K,4,8,12- Black) (1,5,9- Blue) (2,6,10- Orange) (3,7,11- Purple) ( Faculty- Pink) Thursday: Pajama Day ( Must be School APPROPRIATE) ( Bonfire and Car Smash) Friday: Green and White Day (Parade and Prep Rally) Saturday: High School Dance Go Big Green!!!

The Lady Huskies traveled to Wilcox on September 5th to compete against the Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons and the Alma Cardinals. The Huskies faced the Falcons first losing the first set 20-25 but coming back out stronger winning the next two sets 25-15, 25-16. The Huskies took on the Cardinals next. The Huskies struggled the first set losing 18-25. The second match was hard fought between both teams with the Huskies winning 26-24. In the final set the Huskies continued their momentum and finished the night winning 25-19. Audrey Bina led the team with 30 kills for the night followed by Mary Baird with 12. Austyn Cox had quick hands getting 37 digs for the night and 32 assists. Coach Hansen comments, “The girls struggled in both first sets to find their rhythm tonight playing mostly defensively but they were able to regroup and come back more aggressive to gain two more wins.” The Lady Huskies will travel to Wakeeney this Saturday the 9th for the Trego Volleyball Tournament. Varsity Box Score and Individual Stat Reports attached: Varsity Record: 7-1 JV Record: 1-2-2 Head Coach-Lacey Hansen Assistant Coach-Emily Lowry

Northern Valley Middle School is having their annual Scholastic Book Fair Today!! The book fair opens at 4:00 PM and will be open until the end of open house tonight!!!

Junior High Open House will be held on September 7th, 2023, at the middle school right after the JH football game against Cheylin! This is a great opportunity for parents to meet their kids' teachers, see your students' classrooms & enjoy a watermelon feed!

Here are the statistics for the High School Football Game on September 1st. Go Big Green!

Week 1 8/31/23 - JH Huskies Volleyball Travel to Grinnell A Team - Lost 25-16; 25-6 B Team - Lost 25-6; 25-9 The Huskies took on a very good serving Grinnell team and unfortunately, the night did not go how we hoped. The girls put in an extreme amount of fight and effort and came up short in their serve-receive efforts. The B Team Girls showed energy and understanding in their rotation working hard on their goals of getting a good pass up and a serve over. The A-Team had many great efforts to save the ball, including a rally that went back and forth over the net 8 times with two diving saves for us to win the point! The fight was there, and it will be a wonderful skill the Huskies keep expanding on! Coach Thalheim and Coach McKinney are proud of the girls and excited to see what we do with the first game under our belts! Below are the stats for the A-team game. Aces: Haedyn Cox 2 Kills: Kaylee Miller 2 Assists: Haedyn Cox 2 Digs: Rene Horacek 2, Haedyn Cox 1 Serve-Receive Average(3 is the highest average for the most passes to our setter): Haedyn Cox 3, Rene' Horacek 2.14

JUNIOR HUSKIES Record 0-1 (RUSHING) Griffin McKinney 36 carries for 187 yards – 3 TD’s 2 (2pt conversions) Tait Thalheim 4 carries for 53 yards – 1 TD Cash Compton 8 carries for 39 yards – 1 TD Zane Brown 6 carries for 16 yards Bryson Wilder 3 carries for 3 yards (PASSING) None (RECEIVING) None (1) (2) (3) (4) Final Northern Valley 14 14 6 0 34 Grinnell 6 28 6 6 46 Tackles Assists Griffin McKinney 7 2 Cash Compton 4 3 Malikiah Hitt 3 2 Rushing – 298 yards Tait Thalheim 3 0 Passing - 0 yards Zane Brown 2 0 Total Offense = 298 yards Bryson Wilder 1 0 Fumble Recoveries – 2 Cash Compton, Malikiah Hitt Northern Valley Junior High vs Grinnell August 31, 2023 in Grinnell (6-man) (1st Quarter) N.Valley – Grinnell Northern Valley Tait Thalheim – 15 yard run (2pt) McKinney run 8 – 0 Grinnell Cooper Redburn – 20 yard run 8 – 6 Northern Valley Cash Compton – 17 yard run 14 – 6 (2nd Quarter) Grinnell Cooper Redburn – 25 yard pass from Jackson Foster (2pt) Beckman pass from Foster 14 – 14 Grinnell Cooper Redburn – 25 yard Fumble Return 20 – 14 Northern Valley Griffin McKinney – 3 yard run 20 – 20 Grinnell Cooper Redburn – 45 yard Kick Return 20 – 26 Grinnell Cooper Redburn – 35 yard Fumble Return (2pt) Foster run 20 – 34 Northern Valley Griffin McKinney – 12 yard run (2pt) McKinney run 28 – 34 (3rd Quarter) Northern Valley Griffin McKinney – 3 yard run 34 – 34 Grinnell Cooper Redburn – 30 yard run 34 – 40 (4th Quarter) Grinnell Cooper Redburn – 73 yard run 34 – 46 Coach Cole’s Comments – The Northern Valley Jr. High football team traveled to Grinnell for their first football game of the season and lost to the Thunderhawks 34-46. The Huskies lost 8th grader Tait Thalheim early in the first quarter with a broken arm. It was a close game until the very end with the score tied 20-20 in the second quarter and 34-34 in the third quarter. Griffin McKinney ran the ball hard, carrying the ball 36 times for 187 yards and 3 touchdowns. Griffin also led the defense with 7 tackles. Cash Compton had 4 tackles and also ran for one score. 7th grader Bryson Wilder did a good job of playing Quarterback when Thalheim left the game. The Huskies will be home next week hosting Cheylin.

Hey everyone just a reminder that the High School Volleyball team is doing a fundraiser. There are window decals and athletic buttons ( High School Buttons only). Make sure to contact a High School Volleyball player to get your order in. Orders are due September 5th. The team will have some samples at the football game on Friday.

Attention everyone, here is the flyer with the prices on the season passes! Please feel free to come to the District office or call the District office @ 785-669-2445. Have a great day! GO Huskies!!

Students in Mrs. Lewis's Film Studies class create zoetropes.

Northern Valley Schools (USD 212) is accepting applications for the position of Maintenance Director. This is a twelve-month position that includes, but is not limited to, keeping premises and building(s) in Almena and Long Island, safe and operational. Requires an HS diploma or equivalent. Applicant must be able to do basic maintenance and troubleshooting. Only self–motivated, team players with a “can-do” attitude need to apply. Hours and pay are negotiable upon experience. Applications are located at www.nvhuskies.org.