Northern Valley Schools USD 212

Hello everyone, On February 5th the school is going to be doing dental checks on all the kids. If you want to opt out your kiddo then please fill out a form like the one pictured below. Each office has copies.

Mr. Pugh and Ryelyn taking student/teacher swap day for middle school spirit week way too seriously!

Northern Valley Middle School Girls Basketball Vs. Paradise at Almena January 23, 2025 NV A-Team Girls (1 - 8) 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score Northern Valley 13 15 25 32 Paradise 0 1 3 7 Scoring Ryelyn Cox – 6 Cambrie Sproul – 9 Annika McKinney – 11 Kaylee Miller – 2 Inez Schemper – 4 NV B-Team Girls (3 - 3) 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score Northern Valley - - Scoring Coach Lowry’s Comments – The Northern Valley Junior High hosted the Paradise Tigers for their first win of the season. The junior Lady Huskies had a good night of offensive ball movement, defensive communication, great shots, and overall teamwork. It’s been a long season of working on fundamentals and the girls finally saw some of their hard work pay off. Annika McKinney had a great night leading the team with 11 points and 7 rebounds followed by Cambrie Sproul with 9 points. Ryelyn Cox contributed with 6 points and 7 rebounds.

B game The Northern Valley JH Huskies B team captured a 22-14 victory over Paradise on Thursday in Almena. Westyn Lowry led Northern Valley JH Huskies B in scoring with eight points. The Huskies pressured the ball all game, collecting 20 steals. Max Wilder led the team with eight steals. Colton Ledbetter helped facilitate the offense with 3 assists in the game. Additional scorers for Northern Valley JH Huskies B included Max Wilder (6 points), Colton Ledbetter (2 points), Asher Van Patten (2 points), Cruz Van Patten (2 points), and Jaden Johns (2 points). The B team is now 2-5 on the season. A game The Northern Valley JH Huskies A team defeated Paradise, 24-18, on Thursday in Almena to secure their first win of the season. The Huskies trailed 14-10 at halftime before coming back for the victory. They capped it off with a strong 4th quarter, outscoring Paradise 8-0. Aaron Horacek scored 12 points to lead the way for the Huskies. Bryson Wilder also had a great game, leading the team in rebounds (8), assists (4), and steals (3). Also contributing in the scoring column for the Huskies were Colt Rogers (6 points), Bryson Wilder (2 points), Cash Compton (2 points), and Levi Black (2 points). The A team is now 1-8 on the season. Northern Valley hosts Tri-Plains/Brewster in Almena on Thursday for their next game. Comments from Coach Max Boehler: Thursday was a fun night for our boys and girls. It was the first time this year that all of our teams captured in a win in the same day. The fans and high school students did an awesome job creating an exciting atmosphere for us, and we are very grateful for that. The B team had a great team victory, with all players getting several minutes of playing time, and the contributions being spread out pretty evenly throughout the team. It is good to see them really get more comfortable playing the game and becoming more confident and aggressive. I was proud of the A team for sticking with it and getting a hard nosed come from behind victory for the 1st win of the season. It would have been easy for them to lose faith when they were down early, as we have spent the majority of our season playing from behind and losing games, but they did not. I have been preaching the importance of taking care of the ball to them all season, and it has been great to see them start to improve in that part of their game over the past couple weeks. Two of the 8th graders scored their first points of the season in this one, while two more (Bryson Wilder and Aaron Horacek) played the biggest parts in the victory. I was happy to see the hard work and leadership that the 8th grade class has put into this team pay off. We will see if we can build on this win and finish our season with continued growth and improvement over the next few weeks.

Hey guys!! Here is our Weekly Agenda! We kick off HS Forensics this week and Have the HS Snowball Dance on Saturday! Have a great week Huskies!

Northern Valley vs Wheatland/Grinnell - January 17, 2025 Coach Cole; JUNIOR VARSITY - The Husky pups faced the Thunderhawks in a 3-Quarter junior varsity game and it was a nail biter the entire 24 minutes of action. The JV would start out in full court man pressure once again, forcing a few steals in the opening quarter. Tait Thalheim would score 10 of the 12 in the first quarter, as Ayden Keith would put in his first basket of the season. The first quarter score was 12 - 16 in favor of Wheatland. In the second, the Huskies would put up a 16 point quarter of their own as Lucas Hansen ran the point and distribute the ball to multiple Huskies. Griffin McKinney led with 6, Zane Brown with 5, Lucas Hansen with 3, and Caden Lowry with 2. The Huskies would lead 28 - 25. In the final quarter, the Thunderhawks would continue to play man to man, and the Huskies would switch back from man to zone. It was a grudge match the last quarter as the Huskies would dive for loose balls and be on the receiving end of many foul calls. The Huskies would find themselves down by 1 with 30 seconds left, Lucas and Griffin set up the pick and roll, as Griffin would make a nice jump shot off of the assists from Lucas and put the Huskies up by 1 with 12 seconds left. In the final possession from Wheatland, #12 Goetz would fire a 3-Pointer, miss it, get his own rebound, and put it back in to score. The Huskies would get a final shot attempt off from Tait Thalheim, but it would be long, and the Huskies JV would lose by 1 point. 33 - 34. All the JV team needed was a rebound to win, and they came up short. VARSITY - The Huskies varsity team would come out with an intensity I hadn’t seen since the first game we had vs Tri-Plains/Brewster. We would end up scoring 18 in the first quarter, but that would be the end of our hot spell. The Huskies would let the Thunderhawks go on a run of their own for more than 15 minutes of play. The game was within 9 points for a long time, but we could not run offense and get good shots. The final score was 37 - 48. The Huskies would shoot 12/55 from the field. This is a game that I personally wanted to win very badly. My team understands my passion for winning and I hold them to a high standard, because I know they can handle being pushed past their limitations. They have to understand that all five players on the court contribute to winning, and all five players produce in different ways. We will get better. Tait Thalheim led in scoring with 15 points. Griffin McKinney led in rebounds with 13.

Northern Valley vs Oberlin Red Devils - January 14, 2025 Coach Cole; JUNIOR VARSITY - The Husky JV team shot tremendously during the first quarter of a two quarter game last Tuesday, as the team put up 20 points. Led by Tait Thalheim’s 11. The Husky junior varsity put on a full court press with pressure defense and ran the floor well on offense. They also ran Flex well as we hit Lucas Hansen on a flex cut for a score. The score was 20 - 8 at the end of one, as the Huskies put the game out of reach from Oberlin. The final score was 29 - 21 as the Red Devils made a comeback, but the Husky Pups would close the game strong. VARSITY - The Huskies varsity team would have to overcome inconsistent officiating, as the Huskies totaled 21 fouls and the Red Devils 22 fouls in the game, as lots of players had to sit on the bench and watch the action. The Huskies would once again have shooting woes, going 17/53 from the field and getting scoring from Hammond and T. Thalheim. Oberlin would shoot 45% as most of their buckets would come inside. The Huskies put up a fight and would score 49 points, which is more than usual. Our half court man to man defense is looking better, but still needs repetition. Tait Thalheim would score 29 points in the contest going 8/13 from the FT line, 3/8 from Three-Point, and 6/16 from Two-Point. This is the most points scored by a freshman in Northern Valley history. Most freshmen dream of getting 24 shot attempts and 13 free throw attempts, but this is needed from Tait under the circumstances of Gavin Thalheim’s injury. Shooting confidence is needed from the other Huskies role players… they will get more comfortable eventually.

Northern Valley Middle School Girls Basketball Vs. Heartland Christian and Christian Family Educators at Colby January 16, 2025 NV A-Team Girls (0 - 8) 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score Northern Valley 6 8 12 18 Heartland Christian 8 11 13 20 Scoring Ryelyn Cox – 8 Cambrie Sproul – 2 Kaylee Miller – 2 Inez Schemper – 6 NV B-Team Girls (3 - 3) 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score Northern Valley - 0 2 10 Christian Family Educators (CFE) - 8 12 12 Scoring Ryelyn Cox – 2 Tayah Seeders – 1 Avreigh McCue – 4 Annika McKinney – 3 Inez Schemper – 2 Coach Lowry’s Comments – The Northern Valley Junior High girls traveled to Colby, KS, to compete against the Heartland Christian Crusaders and Christian Family Educator Falcons. The A-team girls came out ready to work. We had good ball movement and our passes are improving. Every girl that played had at least one rebound and all but one had shot attempts. This means we are getting more aggressive but just couldn’t quite get the win, losing by 2 points. Ryelyn Cox led the team with 8 points followed by Inez Schemper with 6 and Annika McKinney led the team with 11 rebounds. Assistant Coach McKinney’s Comments – The B-team girls struggled through the first two quarters to pace out the scrappiness of the CFE Falcons. In the last quarter they were able to anticipate movement better and make a good game of it. Annika McKinney led the team with 4 point

B Game The Northern Valley JH Boys B team fell, 18-8, to CFE Falcons on Thursday in Colby, KS. Asher Van Patten, Cruz Van Patten, Jaden Johns, and Westyn Lowry each scored two points to lead Northern Valley JH Huskies B. Asher Van Patten collected six rebounds to lead the team. Asher Van Patten and Colton Ledbetter also each had 2 steals for the Huskies. The B team is now 1-5 on the season. A Game The Northern Valley JH Boys A team mounted a comeback after falling behind by as many as 10 points, but they still lost to Heartland Christian, 26-20, on Thursday in Colby, KS. Bryson Wilder had a strong outing with 10 points for the Huskies in the loss. Bryson Wilder and Max Wilder each collected six rebounds to lead Northern Valley on the glass. Cash Compton added 3 steals and 2 assists in the game. The A team is now 0-8 on the season. Comments from Coach Boehler: The B team didn't have a great night, it just seemed like they weren't able to get any shots to fall. If they were able to get past the initial pressure though, they ran the offense decently well which was encouraging. We just have to get better at keeping our eyes up and seeing the open man. The A team had some positives despite another loss. We accomplished our goal of having under 20 turnovers in a game. We matched our season high in scoring with 20 points. The players also showed off how hard they have been working on their conditioning, as we pressed the entire game and a couple of players never even subbed out. They were able to force a handful of turnovers in the press as well, we just need to get better at turning those forced turnovers into easy baskets for us. The Huskies will host Paradise in Almena on Thursday for their next game.

Hey guys!! Here is the weekly agenda for 1.20.25 The next two weeks are jam packed in the Valley!! Let us know if you have any questions. Have a great week Huskies!!

Northern Valley vs Hill City Ringnecks - January 13, 2025 Coach Cole; JUNIOR VARSITY - The Huskies JV team had their roughest game of the season yesterday as the team totaled 13 personal fouls, Hill City had 21 personal fouls. Hill City annihilated the young Huskies on rebounding, and that’s how they won the game, on second chance points. In the second half, NV would run a 2-3 zone defense and give the Ringnecks fits as we would make a 7-0 run in the fourth quarter getting within 7 points, but couldn’t keep it going. Tait Thalheim led the JV in scoring with 13, Zane Brown with 7, Griffin McKinney with 6, and Conner David with 4. The Ringnecks would win 42 - 30. VARSITY - The Huskies varsity struggled from the beginning as we could not break the press. Hill City collapsed on our middle man, and were quick enough to get a strong trap on us as soon as we passed half court. Owen Hammond was able to get through the press 1 on 1 a few times and drew three blocking fouls. But the Husky freshmen starters could not make good passes around the long Hill City team. Hill City also crashed the boards hard and had many offensive and defensive rebounds. The varsity would lose 27 - 73. Owen Hammond had 14 points, Tait Thalheim 10 points, Griffin McKinney 2, and Lucas Hansen 1. Time is on our side as I like to start 4 freshmen. We are getting experience, learning in practice, and making small improvements. It was a very tough and frustrating game, but there is greener grass ahead.

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Hey Huskies!! Here is the weekly agenda. Have a great week

Thank you to The First National Bank and Trust for donating to our stage curtain project at the Long Island Middle School! We are getting very close to the installation of our new curtains.

Hey guys!! I am having trouble getting this to post in Facebook... I am pretty sure this is operator error!! Let's try again. Here is the weekly agenda for 1.13.25. Have a great week Huskies!

B Game The Northern Valley boys B team lost a close game to Logan/Palco, 21-18, on Thursday in Almena. Colt Rogers had a strong outing with 12 points for the Huskies in the loss. Westyn Lowry collected five boards to lead the Huskies on the glass. Colton Ledbetter (2 points), Cruz Van Patten (2 points), and Max Wilder (2 points) also contributed in the scoring column. A Game The Northern Valley boys A team couldn't keep up with Logan/Palco, 41-10, on Thursday in Almena. Bryson Wilder led the team in scoring and rebounding with 5 points and 6 rebounds in the contest. Colt Rogers (4 points) and Aaron Horacek (1 point) also pitched in for Northern Valley. Comments from Coach Boehler: Colt Rogers did a good job making shots in the B game to help the offense. The B boys also showed a lot of growth in their man-to-man defense and had a chance to experience some late close game scenarios which was good for them. The A team forced some turnovers with their press defense in the 1st half which was a positive. The effort was there, but we again struggled with taking care of the ball, getting back on defense, and had some silly frustration fouls at times that should have been avoided.

Northern Valley vs Cheylin Cougars - January 10, 2025 Coach Cole; JUNIOR VARSITY - The Huskies JV team had a true JV game on Friday as Cheylin suited up all Non-Varsity starters, so I did the same. The Huskies starters were Conner, Maverick, Clay, Caden, and Ayden. In the 2 Quarter contest, the Huskies ran zone offense against the Cougars JV 2-3 zone, as Clay Van Patten made 2 three pointers. The Huskies JV ran man-to-man defense the entire contest and did well playing the help side. Varsity starters, Tait, Lucas, and Zane would play to help the JV team secure the win. The ending was close as the Cougars hit a three pointer, forced a restraining line violation from NV, and got an offensive rebound on a free throw miss, but fortunately missed the game tying block shot to force OT. Scoring for the Huskies JV went as follows: Van Patten 6, Hansen 6, David 3, Thalheim 3, Lowry 2, Brown 2. Ending score was 22 - 20. VARSITY - The Huskies varsity team started out strong on Friday as the end of the first quarter ended 13 - 10, with Owen Hammond hitting a 3 pointer as the buzzer. The Cougars would go on a scoring bout with 18 in the second quarter, as the Huskies started to turn the ball over and miss multiple shots, only scoring 8 points. Half time score was 21 - 28. The 3rd quarter would be the same story as the Cougars would shoot exceptionally from the three point line, scoring 21 in the quarter, the Huskies would score 9 points. Owen Hammond had 22 of the Huskies 30 points in the first three quarters. In the fourth, the Huskies would sport an extended 1-3-1 trapping on the wings and corners and would force a couple turnovers and dive for loose balls, but it would be too little too late. The final score 40 - 65. The Huskies go to (3-6) and the Cougars to (5-3). Owen Hammond had a career night scoring 25 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals, and shooting 50% 4/8 from the three point line. If the young Huskies team want to stay in games and potentially win, they have to produce in other ways. Rebounding, pressure defense, getting teammates open to shoot, diving for loose balls, not making silly mistakes, taking care of the ball, and playing hard for 32 minutes. Simply put, the intensity needs to pick up in order to win. The WKLL Standings are as follows: 1. Logan/Palco: 8 - 0 2. Weskan: 8 - 0 3. Cheylin: 5 - 3 4. Western Plains: 4 - 2 5. Wheatland/Grinnell: 3 - 5 6. Golden Plains: 3 - 5 7. Northern Valley: 3 - 6 8. Tri-Plains/Brewster: 0 - 6

Hey Huskies!! Here is the weekly agenda. Have a great week!

Northern Valley Middle School Girls Basketball Vs. Logan/Palco at Almena January 9, 2025 NV A-Team Girls (0 - 7) 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score Northern Valley 0 2 4 4 Logan/Palco 8 14 20 23 Scoring Annika McKinney – 2 Inez Schemper – 2 NV B-Team Girls (2 - 3) 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score Northern Valley - 4 10 12 Logan/Palco - 0 4 9 Scoring Ryelyn Cox – 2 Tayah Seeders – 1 Avreigh McCue – 4 Annika McKinney – 3 Inez Schemper – 2 Coach Lowry’s Comments – The Northern Valley Junior High girls hosted Logan/Palco for their first game of the new year. The junior Lady Huskies have not broken their losing streak yet but continue to improve. Our defensive awareness and hustle continue to get better. Offensively we are penetrating the lane more but shots just aren’t falling. Annika McKinney led in rebounds with 9 followed by Inez Schemper with 7. Assistant Coach McKinney’s Comments – The B-team girls took this week’s goal of driving to the lane to heart and worked hard at taking good shots. They were willing to try something new by pushing the ball and it paid off for them. Avriegh McCue led the team in scoring with 4 points, 8 out of the 9 girls got at least one rebound and Rowan Bremer led with 3 blocks.

Hey guys!! Here is the information for a meal/fundraiser that will be held in Hill City on Monday night at the HS BB Games. Go Big Green!