Husky High School Volleyball Players and Parents!! In the Picture is an information letter for this summer. Read through it and make sure if you are going to be participating in Summer Volleyball League that you sign up and get payment back to Coach Hansen by April 17th! Go Big Green!!!
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We are still in need of some judges for the WKLL Forensics meet here in Almena on Wednesday, April 5th. If you are interested, contact me at kgrote@nvhuskies.org or through Facebook messenger. It will definitely be worth your time!! See you there. Thank you, Katie Grote.
Class 1A through 5A high school seniors were invited to participate in the annual CK Basketball Tournament, which highlights the skills and careers of outstanding student-athletes throughout Kansas. Three local Northwest Kansas student-athletes participated in the 2023 Central Kansas (CK) High School All-Star Basketball Classic, held on the campus of Barton Community College - Sunday, March 26th.
Phillipsburg High School Seniors Taryn Sides and Heather Schemper played for Phillipsburg Panther Head Coach Rachel Miller - who guided the Girls' North CK Team. Taryn Sides scored a triple-double, earned the North Team's Most Valuable Player (M.V.P.) award, and won the girl's three-point competition. Heather Schemper scored points in the paint for her North Team, as well.
Foster Brands, Northern Valley High School Senior, also participated in the Central Kansas (CK) Basketball Tournament. Brands played on the CK Boys' West Team - coached by Trey O'Neil. O'Neil is the Head Coach of the Hugoton High School Boys' Basketball squad - which just won the Class 4A Boys' State Basketball title. Foster Brands scored points in the paint and was 100 percent from the free-throw line for the West Team. The West Team won the CK Boys' Tournament by a score of 105-95.
On March 28th the Northern Valley High School forensics team traveled to Phillipsburg for a forensics meet. We took 5 students. Kai Cox (Senior), Caden Lowry (Sophomore), Ayden Keith (Freshman), Clay VanPatten (Freshman) and Gavin Thalheim (Freshman). Kai and Gavin had an IDA, Kai had a serious solo, Ayden and Clay had an IDA, Clay had an informative speech, Caden had a prose and did impromptu.
Gavin and Kai came out with first place for the ENTIRE meet!!! CONGRATS BOYS!!! Kai also broke finals with his serious solo and placed 6th for the entire meet. CONGRATS to ALL! We have seen much improvement and this was a huge challenge as this was the biggest meet Phillipsburg has ever hosted.
We head to Golden Plains High School on Saturday for a meet. Then, on April 5th we host the WKLL Tournament in Almena! After that, we will start preparing for state!
Congratulations to Kenton Thalheim for making 1st team All-Class State Team for Sports in Kansas as well as 2nd Team All-Class State Team for both the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association and KSHSAA Covered!
Congratulations to Mary Baird, Foster Brands, and Jeremiah Hansen for making Honorable Mention All-Class for KSHSAA Covered!
Congratulations to Mary Baird, Audrey Bina, Foster Brands, Jeremiah Hansen, and Drew Schemper for all making Honorable Mentions for All-Class recognitions for Sports in Kansas!
Below are the full rankings for all three of the publications.
https://kshsaacovered.com/news/2023/3/28/mens-basketball-kansas-basketball-coaches-association-announces-all-state-teams.aspx
https://kshsaacovered.com/news/2023/3/24/mens-basketball-boys-all-class-teams.aspx
https://kshsaacovered.com/news/2023/3/24/womens-basketball-girls-all-class-teams.aspx
https://sportsinks.com/sports-in-kansas-2023-boys-all-state-basketball-by-classification/
https://sportsinks.com/sports-in-kansas-2023-girls-all-state-basketball-by-classification/
Go Big Green!
WKLL Music Contest was held In Colby, Ks on March 23rd, 2023. Below are the ratings that the Northern Valley 5th-8th graders received.
5/6 Band l-
5/6 Choir ll+
7/8 Band l-
7/8 Choir l-
Josephine Nech l- (vocal solo)
Rene' Horacek ll- (vocal solo)
Kylee Ledbetter l- (vocal solo)
Asher VanPatten ll (vocal solo)
Amora Martinez ll (vocal solo)
Shelby Lentz ll (vocal solo)
Annika McKinney l- (vocal solo)
Kaylee Miller ll (vocal solo)
Jaden Johns ll (vocal solo)
Trinity King l (vocal solo)
7/8 Ladies l
7/8 Gentleman ll+
Women's Trio ll+ (Jaycee Gebhard, Haedyn Cox & Trista Smith)
Women's Quartet ll (Rene' Horacek, Josephine Nech, Kylee Ledbetter & Trinity King)
Mixed Trio ll (Asher Van Patten, Aaron Horacek & Kaylee Miller
Tayah Seeders l (flute solo)
Asher Van Patten l- (trombone solo)
Colt Rogers l (trumpet solo)
Kaylee Miller l (flute solo)
Josephine Nech l (alto sax solo)
Mixed Quartet ll+(Cambrie Sproul, Rowan Bremer, Asher Van Patten & Avreigh McCue)
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.
Freshman PE class started playing ping pong following spring break.
Congratulations to the Huskies that made the WKLL All-League Basketball Teams!! We are proud of your hard work and the entire team's success this year!!
GBB 1st Team: Mary Baird
GBB 2nd Team: Austyn Cox
GBB HM: Braxton Cox
BBB 1st Team: Kenton Thalheim
BBB 2nd Team: Foster Brands, Jeremiah Hansen, Drew Schemper
New @ Northern Valley Middle School, 5th Graders open the "Husky Closet!"
Posters and flyers regarding SPRING PICTURE DAY will be there soon. They're on the way!
Elementary school - School will receive a flyer per student to take home and a few extra for the office.
Jr. / Sr. High - Flyers for the office to hand out to those students who would like to take a flyer home.
The Northern Valley Lady Huskies vs Thunder Ridge Longhorns 3/2/23 Substate Semi-Finals
The Northern Valley Lady Huskies traveled to Tescott to play their substate semi-finals game against the ladies from Thunder Ridge. The Huskies faced a very quickly rotating and effective 2-3 zone that caused problems all night. The Lady Longhorns had a couple of real scoring threats that the Huskies knew going in would be threats and they were. The Longhorns also had other players step up on the big game stage which made it a solid victory in favor of the Longhorns. Seniors Shaylee Vsetecka and Angel Joppa finished their careers with the loss. Vsetecka finished the season with exactly 100 points as well as leading the team in steals with 63. The Huskies ended their season at 14-8.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is what more than 400 dozen donuts looks like in the back of a U-Haul truck. Headed to Almena!
Join the Valley in cheering on the HS boys basketball team to a sub-state championship win tonight in Tescott @ 7:00 PM. If you are unable to make the trip .... tune into www.openspacessports.com to catch the action! Go Huskies!!
Last week was a busy one for our Scholars Bowl teams. On Wednesday, February 22nd, the students traveled to Healy for our League Tournament. The tournament was divided into 7th and 8th grade teams.
The following students (pictured from left to right) competed on the 8th grade team: Iris Schemper, Conner David, Wyatt Compton, Jaycee Gebhard, Jordyn Cox, and Trista Smith.
The 7th grade team (from left to right) included Rene' Horacek, Lucas Hansen, Griffin McKinney, Taiton Thalheim, Haedyn Cox, and Andrea Meraz.
Though the 8th grade team did not place at Healy, they went 3-2 and their only losses were close matches.
Jordyn Cox led the team with 90 points, followed by Conner David with 60 points, and Jaycee Gebhard with 50 points.
The 7th graders were awarded 1st place in the tournament. Top point leaders were Griffin McKinney with 350 points, Haedyn Cox with 50 points, and Taiton Thalheim with 20 points.
On Thursday, February 23rd, Northern Valley Middle School hosted their 2nd annual Scholars Bowl. They invited Osborne, Palco, Logan, Thunder Ridge, and Stockton teams.
The competition for the 8th grade team was tough and they ended up winning 2 of 5 rounds. Members of the team were: Iris Schemper, Conner David, Jaycee Gebhard, Trista Smith, and Jordyn Cox.
Top Scorers for this meet were Jordyn Cox with 70, Jaycee Gebhard with 60, and Conner David with 40.
The 7th grade placed 1st at the home meet with the following students leading in points for their team. Griffin McKinney with 210 points, Josie Nech - 70 points, and Taiton Thalheim - 20 points.
Team members were (pictured from left to right)Haedyn Cox, Taiton Thalheim, Lucas Hansen, Griffin McKinney, and Josie Nech
A few weeks ago 3rd and 4th grades traveled to Eagle Day at Kerwin Reservoir. We had a great time and look forward to next year!! Westyn Lowry was selected to help with the presentation.
Norton is hosting a cool DARI Clinic (Complete Body Scan) for Athletes on Mon. March 20th. A former athlete Spencer Shirk, now a Physical Therapist is heading this up. He struggled with knee problems in High School and is very passionate about helping find instabilities in athletes' bones and/or muscle structure. This $20 scan could detect areas that can be built up with Physical Training in the form of specialized weight training and/or physical therapy. (Normal price $300-$500) We are inviting several schools to join us on Mon. March 20th. If you are interested please contact Spencer ASAP. Spencer Shirk-DPT spencershirkpt@gmail.com 785-202-1754
Your Northern Valley Lady Huskies will be taking on Natoma on Thursday, February 23rd at 7 pm in Almena in the first round of substate competition.
The team would greatly appreciate a full crowd to pack the Dawg House one last time for the year. We want to have a full "Green Out" night. Green shirts, hats, pants, shoes, sunglasses, whatever you have, come to the game rockin' all the green in your closet and support your Lady Huskies!
See you there!
GO BIG GREEN!
HS BB vs. Weskan in Almena on Monday, Feb. 20th -
(1/2 JV girls @ 2:30 PM/ then 1/2 JV boys @ 3:15)
Varsity Girls @ 4:00/ Varsity Boys @ 5:30
No Pop-A-Shot