Coach Cole;
The Huskies had their final powerlifting meet on April 18. Clay Van Patten, Zane Brown, Jeremiah Kirkland, and Bryson Wilder attended the 8-Man State Meet at Central Plains High School in Claflin, KS. There were 358 total lifters, 48 boys teams, and 32 girls teams. Of all the teams, there were seven 6-Man schools competing amongst the 8-Man schools.
Clay Van Patten lifted in the HWT class. He ended 18th overall out of 32 lifters. Clay benched 165 lbs, squatted 315 lbs, and cleaned 175 lbs.
Zane Brown lifted in the 165 weight class. He ended 18th overall out of 33 lifters. Zane had a PR in the bench press at 200 lbs, squatted 255 lbs, and cleaned 185 lbs.
Jeremiah Kirkland lifted in the 173 weight class. He ended 12th overall out 21 lifters. Jeremiah benched 185 lbs, squatted 285 lbs, and matched a PR in clean at 170 lbs.
Bryson Wilder lifted in the 132 weight class. He ended 15th overall out of 17 lifters. He bench 105 lbs, squatted 135 lbs, and cleaned 125 lbs.
Even though none of the Huskies scored points at the meet, they faired well against their weight class opponents. Every one of the boys said they were happy they went to compete. It was a long day in a warm gymnasium filled with lots of strong individuals. We got to see many State Record attempts at the meet.
The Huskies had their final powerlifting meet on April 18. Clay Van Patten, Zane Brown, Jeremiah Kirkland, and Bryson Wilder attended the 8-Man State Meet at Central Plains High School in Claflin, KS. There were 358 total lifters, 48 boys teams, and 32 girls teams. Of all the teams, there were seven 6-Man schools competing amongst the 8-Man schools.
Clay Van Patten lifted in the HWT class. He ended 18th overall out of 32 lifters. Clay benched 165 lbs, squatted 315 lbs, and cleaned 175 lbs.
Zane Brown lifted in the 165 weight class. He ended 18th overall out of 33 lifters. Zane had a PR in the bench press at 200 lbs, squatted 255 lbs, and cleaned 185 lbs.
Jeremiah Kirkland lifted in the 173 weight class. He ended 12th overall out 21 lifters. Jeremiah benched 185 lbs, squatted 285 lbs, and matched a PR in clean at 170 lbs.
Bryson Wilder lifted in the 132 weight class. He ended 15th overall out of 17 lifters. He bench 105 lbs, squatted 135 lbs, and cleaned 125 lbs.
Even though none of the Huskies scored points at the meet, they faired well against their weight class opponents. Every one of the boys said they were happy they went to compete. It was a long day in a warm gymnasium filled with lots of strong individuals. We got to see many State Record attempts at the meet.
Congratulations to Asher Van Patten! He made it into the KBA Middle Level Honor Band that will perform this summer at the Kansas Bandmasters Association Convention in Wichita.
The 5th and 6th-grade music class had a bean bag competition with the "Chocolate Cookie" song. Joplyn and Amora were the winners!
MS Track Meet at Logan - Tuesday, April 21, starting at 10 am.
Hey Huskies here is your weekly agenda for 4.20.26. We are in for a beautiful week!
Hey Huskies!! Here is your order of events for the HS Track Meet in Logan on 4.21.26. Good Luck Huskies!!
The Varsity Huskies traveled to Osborne on 4/14 for the Osborne Invitational. The team ended up finishing 7th place in a crowded field on a tough course. Gavin Thalheim led the way with a 93 for his best performance of the season putting him in 18th place. Conner David shot a 95 for 22nd place. Tait Thalheim shot a 102 to finish in 30th place and Owen Hammond had a tough day with a 120 putting him in 43rd place. Three of the four guys felt this was one to forget as they didn't play up to their abilities. But as anyone that has ever played the game knows, that's golf sometimes. Next up for the varsity side of things is Alma on the 21st- although three of them will be at a track meet that day. The full squad will be back in action on the 23rd for the Norton Invitational.
The JV squad kicked off their season, finally! On April 14th, they traveled out to Grinnell for the Thunderhawk invitational. There were 69 competitors at the Cow Paddy, but the competition moved along well. The 6 golfers that attended were Clay Van Patten, Audrey Mathews, Bryson Wilder, Jeremiah Kirkland, Jaden Johns, and Kylee Ledbetter. For four of the members, it was their first meet ever.
Bryson Wilder fared the best of the Huskies with a 55 for 27th place, Clay Van Patten shot a 56 for 32nd place, Audrey Mathews shot a 61 for 50th place, Jeremiah Kirkland shot a 68 for 59th place, Jaden Johns and Kylee Ledbetter tied with a 69 for 61st and 62nd place, with the tie going to Johns based on tiebreakers. Overall, I was happy with the group for getting out for the first time for many of them and competing. The team stayed positive, and as always, they look to improve at their next competition on April 16th in Oxford, NE.
The JV squad kicked off their season, finally! On April 14th, they traveled out to Grinnell for the Thunderhawk invitational. There were 69 competitors at the Cow Paddy, but the competition moved along well. The 6 golfers that attended were Clay Van Patten, Audrey Mathews, Bryson Wilder, Jeremiah Kirkland, Jaden Johns, and Kylee Ledbetter. For four of the members, it was their first meet ever.
Bryson Wilder fared the best of the Huskies with a 55 for 27th place, Clay Van Patten shot a 56 for 32nd place, Audrey Mathews shot a 61 for 50th place, Jeremiah Kirkland shot a 68 for 59th place, Jaden Johns and Kylee Ledbetter tied with a 69 for 61st and 62nd place, with the tie going to Johns based on tiebreakers. Overall, I was happy with the group for getting out for the first time for many of them and competing. The team stayed positive, and as always, they look to improve at their next competition on April 16th in Oxford, NE.
Today is the last day to RSVP for the FFA banquet! We hope that you can join us and see all that the kids have accomplished this year! Call to RSVP to 785-669-2445
Hey Huskies!! Here is the HS Track Meet order of Events for the 4.17.26 Hill City Track Meet. Go Huskies Go!!
The April word of the month at NVMS is "helpful". In addition to school clean-up day, the 8th-grade class wanted to help out in the community. They spent some time pulling weeds, cleaning flower beds, and watering plants at the Long Island Community Center.
Northern Valley Middle School Girls Track
Coach Emily Lowry’s Comments: On April 14, 2026, the Northern Valley Middle School track teams competed in their first track meet of the year at Oberlin’s NW KS Pre-League meet with 11 other schools and a total of 335 athletes. This was a beautiful day for running, jumping, and throwing. It was a big meet, but the Lady Huskies competed well, setting numerous personal records and supporting each other. Inez Schemper had a great day scoring 8 out of the 18 total points with third place in her javelin and fifth in discus. Cambrie Sproul took fourth in high jump and Ryelyn Cox took fourth in pole vault. I am excited to see how the girls compete in Logan next week.
Northern Valley 6/7/8th Girls Results – 9th Place
Discus 5th – Inez Schemper 63’ 4”
Javelin 3rd – Inez Schemper 69’ 5”
Pole Vault 4th – Ryelyn Cox 6’ 6”
High Jump 4th – Cambrie Sproul 4’ 4”
200m Hurdles 6th – Ryelyn Cox 37.65
800m Relay 6th – Shelby Lentz, Cambrie Sproul, Tayah Seeders, Ryelyn Cox 2:15.77
Girls Team Scores
1. Quinter 184
2. Decatur 64
3. Dighton 62
4. Greeley County 59
5. Wallace County 44
6. St. Francis 35
7. Cheylin 34
8. Heartland Christian 28
9. Northern Valley 18
10. Rawlins County 13
11. Golden Plains 11
12. Brewster 6
Coach Emily Lowry’s Comments: On April 14, 2026, the Northern Valley Middle School track teams competed in their first track meet of the year at Oberlin’s NW KS Pre-League meet with 11 other schools and a total of 335 athletes. This was a beautiful day for running, jumping, and throwing. It was a big meet, but the Lady Huskies competed well, setting numerous personal records and supporting each other. Inez Schemper had a great day scoring 8 out of the 18 total points with third place in her javelin and fifth in discus. Cambrie Sproul took fourth in high jump and Ryelyn Cox took fourth in pole vault. I am excited to see how the girls compete in Logan next week.
Northern Valley 6/7/8th Girls Results – 9th Place
Discus 5th – Inez Schemper 63’ 4”
Javelin 3rd – Inez Schemper 69’ 5”
Pole Vault 4th – Ryelyn Cox 6’ 6”
High Jump 4th – Cambrie Sproul 4’ 4”
200m Hurdles 6th – Ryelyn Cox 37.65
800m Relay 6th – Shelby Lentz, Cambrie Sproul, Tayah Seeders, Ryelyn Cox 2:15.77
Girls Team Scores
1. Quinter 184
2. Decatur 64
3. Dighton 62
4. Greeley County 59
5. Wallace County 44
6. St. Francis 35
7. Cheylin 34
8. Heartland Christian 28
9. Northern Valley 18
10. Rawlins County 13
11. Golden Plains 11
12. Brewster 6
Oberlin JH Track Meet – April 14, 2026
Coach Ross Cole;
The Junior Huskies traveled to Oberlin on April 14 to compete in a 12 team track meet, labeled the Northwest Kansas Pre-League Meet, with 335 athletes in attendance. All seven NWKL teams plus five WKLL teams competed. All the husky tracksters enjoyed an unusual 85 degree day as this may have been the best weather we have had for an opening track meet. Many personal records were broken, and all the 6th graders found out what a track meet entails. Overall, I was pleased with our girls and boys performances at this large meet and look forward to the Logan Invitational on April 21. I would like to thank 8th grader Max Wilder for practicing hard and competing at Oberlin, his season is over due to ankle/foot surgery.
HUSKY JH BOYS RESULTS
6th Place – 1600m (5:54.82) Max Wilder
6th Place – 800m Relay (2:08.73) C. Rogers, V. Alvarez, M. Wilder, A. Van Patten
6th Place – 200 H (34.46) Asher Van Patten
4th Place – High Jump (5’ 0”) Colt Rogers
6th Place – Pole Vault (7’ 0”) Colt Rogers
BOYS TEAM SCORES
1. Dighton – 150 points
2. Quinter – 102 points
3. Cheylin – 66 points
4. Wallace County – 65 points
5. St. Francis – 61 points
6. Oberlin – 45 points
7. Rawlins County – 36 points
8. Golden Plains – 12 points
9. Greeley County – 9 points
10. Northern Valley – 8 points
11. Brewster – 2 points
12. Heartland Christian – 2 points
Coach Ross Cole;
The Junior Huskies traveled to Oberlin on April 14 to compete in a 12 team track meet, labeled the Northwest Kansas Pre-League Meet, with 335 athletes in attendance. All seven NWKL teams plus five WKLL teams competed. All the husky tracksters enjoyed an unusual 85 degree day as this may have been the best weather we have had for an opening track meet. Many personal records were broken, and all the 6th graders found out what a track meet entails. Overall, I was pleased with our girls and boys performances at this large meet and look forward to the Logan Invitational on April 21. I would like to thank 8th grader Max Wilder for practicing hard and competing at Oberlin, his season is over due to ankle/foot surgery.
HUSKY JH BOYS RESULTS
6th Place – 1600m (5:54.82) Max Wilder
6th Place – 800m Relay (2:08.73) C. Rogers, V. Alvarez, M. Wilder, A. Van Patten
6th Place – 200 H (34.46) Asher Van Patten
4th Place – High Jump (5’ 0”) Colt Rogers
6th Place – Pole Vault (7’ 0”) Colt Rogers
BOYS TEAM SCORES
1. Dighton – 150 points
2. Quinter – 102 points
3. Cheylin – 66 points
4. Wallace County – 65 points
5. St. Francis – 61 points
6. Oberlin – 45 points
7. Rawlins County – 36 points
8. Golden Plains – 12 points
9. Greeley County – 9 points
10. Northern Valley – 8 points
11. Brewster – 2 points
12. Heartland Christian – 2 points
Join us on April 23rd at 6:30 PM in the high school auditorium for the Forensics Showcase!
Here is the write-up for the high school track meet that was on April 9th.
The Northern Valley FFA Chapter Banquet is coming up on April 25th at 6 PM in the big gym. If you plan on attending, RSVP by April 16th to the office at 785-669-2445
MS Track Meet - Tuesday, April 14, at Oberlin starting at 12:45 pm.
Hey guys!! Here is the weekly agenda for the week of 4.13.26. We don't slow down with activities anytime soon, so if you have any questions, please reach out!! Have an amazing week!
Hey guys!! We had an adjustment to the HS Track schedule that was posted a while back, so we figured a reminder would be good!
On Wednesday, April 8th, the NVHS Forensics Team attended the WKLL League Forensics Tournament.
We had Maddie Wilder, Trista Smith, Rene Horacek, Abby Samuelson, and Levi Black in attendance. Every kid made it into the final round, and all of them ended up leaving with a medal or a place!
With this last tournament, we now have 8 events to take to state with 4 participants this year! One of the students qualified for 4 events, but we can only take 3 per student.
We will head to McPherson the weekend of May 1st and 2nd!
April 23rd at 6:30 PM, we will host our annual Forensics Showcase. At this event, the community can come see the hard work our team has put in over the last few months. Thank you for all of your support!
We had Maddie Wilder, Trista Smith, Rene Horacek, Abby Samuelson, and Levi Black in attendance. Every kid made it into the final round, and all of them ended up leaving with a medal or a place!
With this last tournament, we now have 8 events to take to state with 4 participants this year! One of the students qualified for 4 events, but we can only take 3 per student.
We will head to McPherson the weekend of May 1st and 2nd!
April 23rd at 6:30 PM, we will host our annual Forensics Showcase. At this event, the community can come see the hard work our team has put in over the last few months. Thank you for all of your support!
On Monday, March 30, the NVHS Forensics team went to a tournament in Oberlin. Students that participated were Trista Smith, Junior and Rene Horacek, Sophomore. Trista broke finals in her Prose and with her Oration. Rene with her Poetry! Great Job, girls!
Then, on Tuesday, March 31, the NVHS Forensics team traveled to Phillipsburg for another tournament! Participants were Trista Smith, Maddie Wilder, both juniors, Rene Horacek, sophomore and Levi Black, Freshman.
Trista broke finals with her Oration and Prose.
Maddie and Trista broke Finals with their Duet.
Rene broke finals in extemporaneous speaking and serious solo.
Levi Black in Impromptu Speaking.
At this meet, we had 3 more events qualify for state! Rene with her solo, Levi in Impromptu, then Maddie and Trista with their duet! So we have 4 state championship qualifiers!
Then, on Tuesday, March 31, the NVHS Forensics team traveled to Phillipsburg for another tournament! Participants were Trista Smith, Maddie Wilder, both juniors, Rene Horacek, sophomore and Levi Black, Freshman.
Trista broke finals with her Oration and Prose.
Maddie and Trista broke Finals with their Duet.
Rene broke finals in extemporaneous speaking and serious solo.
Levi Black in Impromptu Speaking.
At this meet, we had 3 more events qualify for state! Rene with her solo, Levi in Impromptu, then Maddie and Trista with their duet! So we have 4 state championship qualifiers!
