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Here is the list of events for the high school track meet in Hill City tomorrow. Go Big Green!
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The Husky Varsity and JV were both out at meets on April 9th.
The JV headed to Grinnell for the 9-hole Thunderhawk Invitational. Freshman Conner David did well in his first meet hitting a 58. Sophomore Audrey Brubaker followed with a 59 and has continued to improve in her second year golfing. Sophomore Clay Van Patten finished with a 68 and Sophomore Brooke Preston did well in her first career meet with a 69. These four will travel to Oxford, NE for another 9-hole completion on April 11th.
The varsity squad headed to Shady Bend Golf Course in Osborne for a full 18 holes. Junior Robert Vsetecka led the way with a very strong shooting day with a 93 which was good for a 13th place finish. Seniors Jason Cox and Jeremiah Hansen shot 99 and 100 for 18th and 22nd place finishes, respectively. The varsity's next meet is a "home" meet at Norton on April 19th.
Img 6918- Jason Cox
Img 1701- Clay Van Patten
Img 1695- Audrey Brubaker
Img 1686- Brooke Preston
Img 1684- Conner David
Img 6920- Jeremiah Hansen
Come join us to celebrate some amazing teachers of the valley! May 15th, 2024 4-6 PM in Long Island.
Catching some rays of the solar eclipse today here in the valley!
Northern Valley High School Track & Field
On April 4th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Norton
for their first track meet of the season. A total of twelve teams competed at the Norton
Invitational.
Northern Valley set 8 personal records (PRs) for the day by 5 athletes. Owen Hammond
PR’d in three out of four events bringing home 1st in High Jump and 3rd in the 300M Hurdles.
Also bringing home medals were Kenton Thalheim with 2nd in the pole vault and 3rd in the
400M and Gabriel Rudd with 2nd in Long Jump.
Coach Hansen, “Even though we missed some practice days due to weather the
athletes performed well for our first track meet. Setting 8 PRs our first meet out is a great
start and I am looking forward to what we can accomplish in the rest of this season. Great job
to all of the athletes.”
The Huskies will travel to Colby for the Triplains meet on Tuesday and on Friday to
Hill City.
Northern Valley Girls Results – 12th Place
400m – Jaycee Gebhard, 6th - 1:13.99
Northern Valley Boys Results – 7th Place
100m – Jeremiah Hansen, 5th - 11.9
200m – Jeremiah Hansen, 6th - 24.4
400m – Kenton Thalheim, 3rd - 55.25
300m Hurdles – Owen Hammond, 3rd - 44.97 (PR)
High Jump – Owen Hammond, 1st - 6-02 (PR)
Long Jump – Gabriel Rudd, 2nd - 19-07
Triple Jump – Owen Hammond, 6th - 38-07 (PR)
Pole Vault – Kenton Thalheim, 2nd - 12-06; Gavin Thalheim, 4th - 12-00
Javelin – Gavin Thalheim, 6th - 140-05 (PR)
The Huskies' Golf Team took on the Smith Center Golf Meet relocated to Phillipsburg on April 2nd. The Huskies competed well against the field with two returning state competitors from last season in Senior Jason Cox and Junior Robert Vsetecka as well as first year golfers in Seniors Jeremiah Hansen and Kenton Thalheim. The team did very well, fighting a strong wind for the entire meet, and shaking off the first meet nerves.
Pictured in the attached photos: Jeremiah Hansen teeing off, Robert Vsetecka putting, Jason Cox chipping, Kenton Thalheim teeing off.
Jason Cox finished 13th shooting a 95.
Jeremiah Hansen finished 23rd with a 101.
Robert Vsetecka finished 24th with a 102.
Kenton Thalheim finished tied for 34th with a 114.
The Varsity Squad will head to their next meet in Osborne on Tuesday, April 9th.
The JV Huskies will have two meets to start their season in Grinnell on the 9th and in Oxford, NE on the 11th
Seniors are having a great time at the Capitol today.
The Northern Valley National Honor Society will induct six new members on Monday, March 25, 2024, at 7 pm in the high school auditorium. All are welcome to attend and enjoy refreshments after the program.
The Northern Valley FFA AG mechanics team went to Goodland and competed yesterday. The team included Kenton Thalheim, Maverick Rogers, Gavin Thalheim, and Owen Hammond. The team was judged and scored as an individual and as a whole. As a team they placed 3rd in Construction, 7th in Electrical, and 9th in Welding. Individually they placed overall as follows. Kenton placed 13th, Maverick placed 20th, Owen placed 26th, and Gavin placed 33rd. Congratulations to the AG mechanics team!
Northern Valley senior, Jeremiah Hansen, officially signed to play basketball with Southwestern College yesterday afternoon. Congratulations to Jeremiah!
The Northern Valley Huskies Scholars Bowl Team finished their season at Regionals on February 1st at Beloit St. John's High School. The competition featured 11 schools in a round robin style format. The top three teams from each of the four regionals will move on to state at Hutchinson Central Catholic on February 10th. The Huskies went 7-3 on the day leaving the team in 4th place for the second consecutive year just missing the cut to head to state. The Huskies' three losses were to the three teams headed on to state.
This was a very successful season again for Northern Valley that just came up a bit short. Seniors Drew Schemper, Kenton Thalheim, Jason Cox, and Gabe Rudd as well as Junior Caden Lowry all represented the Huskies very well, especially in the last three meets of the season with a league championship, and two fourth place finishes against stiff competition.
Soup Supper will be Tuesday Feb 6th vs Alma!!
Those making soup are:
Shanna, Angela, Corrine, Emily, Hilary & Joy.
If making soup you DO NOT need to provide your student's other item.
Seniors: $20.00 for supplies
Juniors, Sophomores & Freshman a 9x 12 dessert!
Please put the student's name on anything dropped off.
We need volunteers for serving (4-5 people each time slot):
5:00-6:00- (B boys)
6:00-7:00 (A girls)
7:00-7:30 cleanup - put away tables & chairs.
Contact Joy if you can work a shift!
Nolan Kinderknecht shown here preparing to squat, placed 5th overall in the 163 pound weight class.
Gavin Thalheim working working hard.
Savannah Area shown here in the hang clean, placed 3rd overall in the 123 pound weight class.
Northern Valley High School competed in the Oakley Powerlifting Meet on January 27.
Back Row: Coach Ross Cole, Clay Van Patten, Kyle Speer, Jason Cox, Nolan Kinderknecht, Gavin Thalheim, Owen Hammond. Sitting – Savannah Area
The Northern Valley High School took seven athletes to compete in the Oakley Powerlifting Meet on Saturday, January 27. The Huskies did well for their first meet with four athletes receiving medals. The NV Boys and Girls each placed 9th as a team. Senior Savannah Area placed 2nd in the bench, 3rd in squat and 3rd overall for her weight class.
Senior Nolan Kinderkencht won 2nd place in the hang clean, while classmate Kyle Speer placed 3rd in the bench and 3rd overall for his weight class. Sophomore Gavin Thalheim won the 3rd place medal in the bench.
165 pound weight class
Nolan Kinderknecht – 5th overall (650)
Bench – 6th (180) Squat – 6th (240) Clean – 2nd (230)
Owen Hammond – 9th overall (345)
Bench – 7th (170) Squat (0) Clean – 6th (175)
173 pound weight class
Gavin Thalheim – 4th overall (675)
Bench – 3rd (210) Squat – 7th (260) Clean – 4th (205)
Jason Cox – 6th overall (650)
Bench – 4th (210) Squat – 6th (265) Clean – 6th (175)
198 pound weight class
Clay Van Patten – 10th overall (395)
HWT class
Kyle Speer – 3rd overall (555)
Bench – 3rd (165) Squat – 4th (260) Clean – 4th (130)
123 pound weight class (girls)
Savannah Area – 3rd overall (385)
Bench – 2nd (100) Squat – 3rd (175) Clean – 4th (110)
The Northern Valley Scholars Bowl team took home 4th out of 12 teams in the round robin style tournament held at Norton High School on January 25th. The Huskies went 7-4 through the end of the last round and ended in a three-team tie for third, beating Oberlin but losing to Norton.
Overall, it was a very good showing as the smallest school in the tournament. All five members that attended, (Drew Schemper, Jason Cox, Kenton Thalheim, Gabe Rudd, Caden Lowry), scored points during the tournament. The team looks forward to Regionals for Class 1-A2 that is held at Beloit-St. Johns on Thursday February 1st.