ATTENTION!!! The FFA Greenhand Night has been postponed due to Volleyball this event will now happen on October 29th @ 7PM!
The Huskies have seen a lot of court time over the last week helping prepare them for Regionals which starts next week.
Thursday the 10th was the Huskies final home game vs the Arapahoe Warriors. It was Pink Out/Senior Night honoring the five volleyball seniors, Delaney Sides, Tatum Lentz, Haley Hansen, Landry Gebhard and Wendy Adams. “These 5 girls have been so much fun to coach over the last four years. Watching them grow into the players that they are now has been an honor and I can’t wait to see what they all do in years to come.” said Coach Hansen. The Huskies started the night off strong winning 27-25 in a hard-fought match. The second set was a battle to the end with the Warriors winning 25-21. The final two sets got away from the Huskies with the Warriors taking the win.
Stand out team stats (Arapahoe):
Serving 100% Landry Gebhard, Haedyn Cox, and Jordyn Cox
Kills – Tatum Lentz, Iris Schemper, and Delaney Sides with 5 each
Digs – Delaney Sides with 19 followed by Haley Hansen with 12
Saturday the 12th was the WKLL League Tournament. The Huskies ended in 6th place after a long day of volleyball. In the morning they fell to the Golden Plains Bulldogs 20-25, 16-25 and Cheylin Cougars 17-25, 17-25. The Lady Huskies regrouped and focused on individual goals and playing better as a team leading them to a win against the Weskan Coyotes. The Huskies lost the first set 17-25 but never gave up and took the next two sets 25-14, 25-19. The Huskies finished the day playing the Logan/Palco Trojans. The Huskies took the first set 25-17. The next two sets were a battle to the end with the Huskies falling 24-26, 23-25.
Stand out team stats (WKLL Tournament, 4 games):
Ace Serves – Iris Schemper with 12
Block – Tatum Lentz with 3, 8 total as a team
Kills – Delaney Sides with 29 followed by Tatum Lentz with 26/
Digs – Delaney Sides with 33 followed by Haley Hansen with 29
The Lady Huskies finished regular season play with a 3-0 win over the Logan/Palco Trojans on October 15, 2024. “Tonight was a great way to end a tough season. The Lady Huskies played their best offensive night of the season and finished out their regular season with a strong win. I hope they can take this momentum into Regional play next week.” commented Coach Hansen.
Stand out team stats (Logan):
Serving 100% Landry Gebhard, Haedyn Cox, and Jordyn Cox
Ace Serves – Iris Schemper with 4
Kills – Tatum Lentz with 9 followed by Delaney Sides with 7; team high of 29 kills for the night
Digs – Tatum Lentz with 10 followed by Haley Hansen with 8.
The Lady Huskies will travel to Greensburg next Tuesday the 22nd for Regionals. The Huskies will face the #4 seed Bucklin, the #5 seed Cunningham, and the #12 seed Natoma. The top two teams will advance to SubState.
“The NV JV Husky VB girls ended their season with a win 2-1 win over the Logan/Palco Trojans ending their season with a win-loss record of 5-6. These girls have continuously worked to improve their individual skills and their teamwork. I am extremely proud of how we ended the season and am excited to watch them grow in the next years.” said Coach Lowry.
Here is the 2024 HS WKLL VB tournament organization for tomorrow in Brewster. Your Northern Valley Huskies start off Pool play against Golden Plains at 9:00 a.m. Go Big Green!!!
Here are the rankings and pool play line up for Saturday at the League Tournament for HS VB. Go Huskies!
Northern Valley High School KAY Would like to invite any Almena, Long Island or Norton County Community members who are current military or Veterans to our Veteran's Day Breakfast Monday, November 11th at 7:30 AM in the high School Gym in Almena. Please RSVP to the school office at 785-669-2445 or email nlewis@nvhuskies.org. The program starts at 8:30 AM!
Hey guys!! Here is the Weekly Agenda for this week 10.7.24. Have a great week!!
Sorry this weeks' agenda is so late!! Little calmer this week. Go Big Green!
The Northern Valley Lady Huskies traveled to Colby on Tuesday to play the Heartland Christian Crusaders and the Weskan Coyote going 1-1 on the night. They then traveled to Ellis on Thursday to play the Ellis Railroaders and Heartland Christian Crusaders again going 1-1 on the night.
Tuesday night the Huskies start their evening out struggling to play a consistently offensive game but ended with a 2-set win over the Crusaders, 25-22 and 25-17. Next they faced the Coyote playing much better offensively but little errors added up leading to a loss 21-25 and 22-25. Coach Hansen commented, “It was nice to get a win tonight but improvements in our intensity and fundamentals will be essential as we continue in the second half of our season and work towards playoffs.”
Stand out team stats (Tuesday, both games):
Serving 100% Landry Gebhard and Tatum Lentz
Kills – Tatum Lentz and Delaney sides both with 8
Digs – Haley Hansen with 15
Thursday night did not start off the way the Huskies wanted, losing to the Railroaders in a 2-set match, 21-25, 11-25. “In the first set we just struggled with the little things and getting into an offensive game. Delaney Sides brought up back within a couple with some amazing serves, but it was just not enough to get the set win.” Coach Hansen said. The Lady Huskies ended their night facing off against the Crusaders. The Huskies took the first set 25-16 but then struggled to maintain the momentum in the 2nd set and ended with a 18-25 loss. The Huskies regrouped before the third set and won 25-14. “The Lady Huskies showed determination on the final set to get the momentum back and end their night with a win. Each week these girls improve and are determined to finish out their last few weeks strong.”
Stand out team stats (Thursday, both games):
Serving 100% Landry Gebhard
Ace Serves – Delaney Sides with 12
Kills – Tatum Lentz led with 12 followed closely by Haedyn Cox with 11
The Huskies will travel to Benkelman, NE on Tuesday the 1st to face Dundy County & Wauneta-Palisade.
Varsity Box Score and Individual Stat Reports attached
Varsity Record: 4-14
JV Record: 3-4
Head Coach-Lacey Hansen
Assistant Coach-Emily Lowry
Picture Day is October 16th!
Weekly Agenda for 9.23.24. Homecoming over at the High School! Class color day is Wednesday and classes with their colors are at the bottom of the sheet! Go Big Green!!!
The Lady Huskies hosted the Victoria Knights and the Golden Plains Bulldogs on September 17th for tie dye night
The Lady Huskies Varsity started off the night playing the Knights losing both sets 15-25, 12-25; however, the Huskies battled hard throughout with a lot of long rallies. The Huskies faced the Bulldogs for the last game of the night falling in too close sets 19-25, 18-25.
Coach Hansen said, “The girls have showed so much determination and grit this season. Each night they take what they learned and work to apply it the next week.”
Stand out team stats (vs. Victoria):
Serve % as a team – 100%
Blocks – Tatum Lentz with 2
Digs – Haedyn Cox with 13
Stand out team stats (vs. Golden Plains):
Serving 100% Iris Schemper and Jordyn Cox
Kills – Tatum Lentz with 5
The JV got some court time tonight facing the Knights first losing 15-25, 13-25. However, the JV came away with a win against the Bulldogs in a 2-set match winning 25-13, 25-17. Coach Lowry said, “The JV girls started the night with a couple of touch sets against Victoria. They struggled with communication and momentum but did improve as the night went on. Their second game of the night against Golden Plains saw lots of changes as the girls hustled and worked together for the third win of the season.”
The Huskies will travel to Colby next Tuesday to play Heartland Christian and Weskan.
Varsity Stats Attached.
Husky Overall Record:
Varsity Record: 2-12
JV Record: 3-4
Head Coach-Lacey Hansen
Assistant Coach-Emily Lowry
The Lady Huskies traveled to Wakeeney on Saturday to complete in the Trego Volleyball Tournament. The Huskies came out of morning pool play 0-3 after competitively facing some tough teams. They finished their day winning the consolation game.
The Huskies started off the morning playing the Osborne Bulldogs losing both sets 16-25. The Huskies next played the Oakley Plainsmen in a competitive hard-fought match. Though they came up short losing 19-25, 17-25 they walked away feeling that they played stronger that match. The Huskies finished pool play against the Russell Mustangs falling 14-25, 17-25.
The Lady Huskies played one final consolation game against the Deerfield Spartans. The Huskies won the first set 25-23 but then struggled to keep the momentum the second set losing 22-25. The final set had the Lady Huskies digging deep for a win taking the match 25-11.
Stand out team stats (for the day):
Serve % as a team – 92.4%
Kills – Haedyn Cox led with 19 followed by Tatum Lentz with 18
Digs - Haley Hansen with 41
100% Serving – Tatum Lentz & Jaycee Gebhard
Coach Hansen comments, “We came into this tournament with a positive mindset and focusing on our team goals. Loses are never easy but we need to learn from them and allow them to help us grow as a team. This group of girls does a great job of letting it go and moving on to the next set trying to improve.
The Huskies will host Victoria and Golden Plains on the September 17th.
Varsity Stats Attached.
Husky Overall Record:
Varsity Record: 2-10
JV Record: 2-3
Head Coach-Lacey Hansen
Assistant Coach-Emily Lowry
The FFA Chapter will travel to Stockton on Wednesday, to participate in District Land Judging. We will leave @ 7:15 AM. Please wear jeans, an FFA shirt and bring a hooding as it might rain. Also please bring a water bottle to carry with you. Rock on FFA kids! - Kacie Yocum Northern Valley FFA Advisor
The Northern Valley FFA Chapter traveled to Bird City on Monday to Dairy Cattle Judging. The team placed 14th overall. We are very proud of them. Excited to see what the rest of the year brings!
The Lady Huskies continued their season this week traveling to Wheatland to play The Cheylin Cougars and the Wheatland-Grinnell Thunderhawks on September 3rd and then hosting a home game on September 5th against the Plainville Cardinals and the Thunder Ridge Longhorns.
The Huskies started Tuesday off strong beating Cheylin in the first match of the night 25-20 but could not maintain the momentum losing the second and third sets, 20-25, 17-25. The Huskies struggled against Wheatland Grinnell's aggressive net play losing 13-25, 20-25. Coach Hansen said, "The girls struggled tonight to find their confidence. We had moments of strong offensive and defensive sets but just could not put it all together."
Stand out team stats (for the night):
Serve % as a team - 93%
Kills - Delaney led with 12
Digs - Haley with 21
100% Serving - Landry and Iris
During Thursday night's home game the Lady Huskies came out solid in their first set against Plainville winning the first set 25-17. The Huskies lost the second and third sets 23-25, 25-27 walking away knowing they could have done better. The Lady Huskies faced Thunder Ridge in the final game of the night coming away with their first win of the season, 25-11, 25-15. Coach Hansen said, "They started the final match of the night against Thunder Ridge with a mindset to focus on the little things and have fun playing a game they
Stand out team stats (for the night):
Serve % as a team- 91%
Kills - Delaney led with 13
Blocks - Jordyn with 5
Digs - Haedyn with 24
"The JV girls played with more confidence against Wheatland-Grinnell for their third games of the season on Tuesday night. As a team they adjusted better and worked hard to find a rhythm but couldn't quite pull off a win." said Coach Lowry. The JV Huskies fell to the Thunderhawks 19-25, 16-25.
Thursday night the JV lost against Plainville 7-25, 17-25 but came back against the Thunderhawk JV winning a close game, 25-22, 25-21. Coach Lowry said, "The NV JV girls started the night against Plainville struggling in the first set but finding a little more rhythm in the second set. In our second match against Thunder Ridge the girls hustled, worked together and communicated on the floor taking their second win of the season. It was fun to watch the transition from the first game to the second."
The Huskies will travel to Alma on the 10th to play Alma and Wilcox.
Varsity Record: 1-5
JV Record: 2-3
Check out the picture for details for the 9/7/24 Football Game in Paxton Nebraska.
Here is our Weekly Calendar of Events! This week is the start of JH games. Go Big Green!!!
The Lady Huskies kicked off their 2024 Volleyball season Friday night against the St Francis Indians and the Cheylin Cougars. The Lady Huskies, returning only two varsity starters this year, fought hard both games as a team.
The Huskies fell to St Francis 7-25 the first set but got their nerves out and came back to win the second set 25-22. The final set was a battle all the way to the end with the Huskies falling 23-25. The Huskies ended their night against Cheylin winning the first set 25-17. Unfortunately the Cougars defeated the Huskies in set two 21-25 and set three 18-25.
Coach Hansen quote, “We knew coming into tonight that these games were to see where we needed to focus. This group of girls have a lot of heart and they do not give up on anything. They played well together, showing a lot of potential for the season. Grit, Resilience, & Determination are some of the focuses for this season and we are excited to see where the season will take us. We will learn from these losses and put the work in to get better.”
Stand out team stats (for the night):
Serve % as a team- 96.4%
Kills - Delaney led with 14
Blocks - Tatum with 3
The JV got to see some successful court playing time beating St. Francis 25-22 both sets. The second game against Cheylin proved to be a tougher game with the Huskies falling 19-25, 12-25.
Coach Lowry said, "The NV girls worked hard to figure out their offense in the first game of the season. It was a fun win against St Francis but the girls felt a little more competition with Cheylin. We have a lot of work to do but I'm proud of that they accomplished.”
The Huskies will travel to Wheatland on the 3rd to play Wheatland-Grinnell and Cheylin followed by another home game on the 5th against Thunder Ridge and Plainville.
Varsity Record: 0-2
JV Record: 1-1
Head Coach-Lacey Hansen
Assistant Coach-Emily Lowry
Hello Huskies, don't forget that today is enrollment! Come in and get your kiddos enrolled today anytime before 4PM! Go Big Green!
Good morning everyone today is the first day of school enrollment! Stop by any time between 8 and 4PM today or tomorrow to get registered for the year! Can't wait to see you all! Go Huskies!