The Northern Valley FFA Chapter had some members go to State FFA Livestock Judging and Food Science in Manhattan the last few days of April. For Livestock Judging Jordyn Cox placed 50/360, and Austyn Cox placed 98/360, Kenton Thalheim and Caden Lowry also participated. The Food Science team did their best and showed that hard work can pay off, but there was some hard competition.
The Northern Valley golf team took a beautiful Tuesday afternoon to shoot some great golf. Four Huskies attended Norton's 9-hole JV Meet on April 30th.
Three of the four Huskies finished in the top 15.
Freshman Conner David had a career day shooting a 42 and finishing 2nd place overall.
Senior Jason Cox shot a 46 to finish 10th.
Junior Robert Vsetecka shot a 47 for a 14th place finish.
Sophomore Audrey Brubaker shot a 71 to round it out for the Huskies.
The Huskies next meets will be Thursday May 2nd. The varsity will travel to Oxford, NE and the JV will participate in the Plainville JV Showcase to finish the JV season.
Pictured: Blue polo- Conner David
Light gray polo- Jason Cox
Dark gray polo- Robert Vsetecka
Putting- Audrey Brubaker
Forensics Showcase Night!
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 at 6:30 PM in HS Auditorium
Desserts and a Show!!
Caden Lowry, Junior…………………………………………………… Prose,True Story of the Three Little Pigs by "Jon Scieszka" *State Festival
Audrey Brubaker, Sophomore…………………………………Informative Speech on the topic of Holocaust.
Trinity King, Freshman………………………………..Poetry on Love
Serenity Porter, Junior…………………………………………. Prose, Froggy Go to Bed! By "Jonathan London"
Caden Lowry and Serenity Porter, Juniors……………Improvised Duet Acting
Trinity King, Freshman………………………………..Serious Solo, Ashes
Caden Lowry, Junior………………………………………. Poetry, Late for School by "Steve Martin"
Audrey Brubaker, Sophomore……………………………..Oration Speech on the topic of Manifestation
Trista Smith, Frehsman………………………………….Prose, The Day the Crayons Quit by "Drew Daywalt" **State Championship
On 4/18, the Huskies attended the Varsity Thunderhawk Invitational.
Results for the event from the Huskies- Kenton Thalheim 102, Conner David 111, Audrey Brubaker 126, Brooke Preston 141, Clay VanPatten 143.
On 4/19, several Huskies attended the Norton Varsity Invitational.
Results for the event from the Huskies- Conner David- 104, Jeremiah Hansen- 107, Jason Cox- 108, Clay VanPatten- 142, Audrey Brubaker- 146, Robert Vsetecka shot a 101 as well.
On 4/23, multiple Huskies attended the JV tournament in Alma, NE for 9 holes. It was a pretty good day for golf from the Huskies with two top ten finishers
Results for the Huskies- 6th place Jeremiah Hansen- 47, 8th place Robert Vsetecka- 49, Kenton Thalheim 52, Jason Cox- 58, Brooke Preston- 73.
On 4/25, three Huskies headed to the I-70 Classic in Ellis/WaKeeney. Due to the impending weather, the Huskies did not shoot 18 holes at Ellis and then travel to WaKeeney to shoot another round of 18, as planned. The meet ended up being 27 holes all shot in Ellis from the different tee markers, with the two men's tees being the scores taken for placing. Robert Vsetecka shot a 95, Jason Cox- 102, Conner David 119.
The Huskies head to the Norton JV meet on Tuesday 4/30 and the JV will travel to Plainville while the Varsity will travel to Oxford, NE on Thursday 5/2.
Northern Valley High School Track & Field
On April 26
th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Quinter to
compete in the Quinter HS Invitational. A total of 18 teams competed.
The NV Boys came home with 5th place. Bringing home medals were Owen Hammond with 2nd
in High Jump and the 300M Hurdles and 3rd in 110M Hurdles, Kenton Thalheim with 2nd in Pole
Vault and 5th in 400M, Gavin Thalheim with 3rd in Pole Vault and 4th in Javelin, and Jeremiah
Hansen with 2nd in Long Jump.
Coach Hansen, “The Huskies worked hard all day against some tough competition. The girls
may not have brought home any medals, but they competed hard setting set 3 new PRs. The boys
came away with 5th overall and they set 6 new PRs. The Huskies have had consecutive weeks of
new PRs showing growth within our athletes and the desire to continue to get better.”
The Huskies will travel to Phillipsburg Tuesday to compete in the Logan Invitation and then to
Mankato on Friday for the Rock Hills Invitational.
Northern Valley Boys Results – 5th Place
400M – Kenton Thalheim 5
th
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 3
rd (PR)
300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 2
nd (PR)
High Jump – Owen Hammond 2nd
Long Jump – Jeremiah Hansen 2nd (PR)
Pole Vault – Kenton Thalheim 2nd & Gavin Thalheim 3rd (PR)
Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 4th
Northern Valley High School Track & Field
On April 19
th Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Osborne for the Kaiser
Relay. A total of fourteen teams competed. The NV Boys took 5th place and the Girls placed
10th. Bringing home medals were Owen Hammond with 2nd in High Jump and 3rd in the 300m
Hurdles, Gavin Thalheim with 1st in Javelin and 2nd in Pole Vault, Kenton Thalheim with 3rd in
Pole Vault, and for the girls, Jordyn Cox with 2nd and Daynah Bailey with 3rd in Pole Vault.
Northern Valley Girls Results
100M Hurdles – Jordyn Cox 5
th
Pole Vault – Jordyn Cox 2nd (PR) & Daynah Bailey 3rd
Northern Valley Boys Results
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 4th
300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 3
rd
Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 1st
High Jump – Owen Hammond 2nd
Pole Vault – Gavin Thalheim 2nd & Kenton Thalheim 3rd
Triple Jump – Owen Hammond 4
th
Coach Hansen, “The Huskies struggled today with some individual events, but we still had 6
new PRs set by the girls team. It will be nice to have a full week to recover and clean up a few
things.” Next Friday the Huskies will travel to Quinter to compete
Northern Valley Schools will be hosting the High School Awards Banquet Thursday, May 9th at 6:30 p.m. at the Almena Community Building.
Senior and Junior Families bring a dessert.
Sophomore and Freshman Families bring a side dish.
Everyone remember to bring your own table service!
The high school golf team having a great day in Wheatland!
UPDATE: We have been notified that the link doesn't work and we are working to fix it. Sorry about this folks! Here is a beautiful video of all the plants and information that the FFA will have for sale coming up! Don't miss out on this years plants!
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Today Mrs. Knuth's mom brought in cake to surprise Mrs. Knuth and Miss Shelby on their new positions. Congratulations ladies!
Northern Valley High School Track & Field
On April 9th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled to Colby for
the 49th Annual Triplains Invitational. The NV Girls earned 6th place. Bringing home medals were
Laundry Gebhard with 2nd in the 3200m and Jordyn Cox with 3
rd in 100M Hurdles.
The NV Boys came home with 3
rd place with Kenton Thalheim bringing home 1st in the 400M
and Pole Vault, Gavlin Thalheim with 1st in Javelin and 2nd in Pole Vault, Owen Hammond with
1
st in the 110M Hurdles and High Jump and 3rd in Triple Jump, and Gabe Rudd with 3rd in Long
Jump.
Northern Valley Girls Results – 6th Place
100M – Kathryn Speer 4th
400M – Jaycee Gebhard 4th & Kathryn Speer 5th
1600M – Landry Gebhard 6
th
3200M – Landry Gebhard 2nd & Jaycee Gebhard 5th
100M Hurdles – Jordyn Cox 3rd
Triple Jump – Savannah Area 4th
Pole Vault – Jordyn Cox 4th & Daynah Bailey 5th
Javelin – Trista Smith 6th
Northern Valley Boys Results – 3rd Place
400M – Kenton Thalheim 1st
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 1st
300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 5th
Long Jump – Gabe Rudd 3rd
Triple Jump – Owen Hammond 3
rd
Pole Vault – Kenton Thalheim 1st & Gavin Thalheim 2nd
Javelin – Gavin Thalheim 1st
On Friday the 12th the Northern Valley High School Track & Field team traveled complete in the
Hill City Invitational. Bringing home medals for the team were Kenton Thalheim with 1st in Pole
Vault and Owen Hammond with 1st in High Jump.
.
Northern Valley Girls Results
Pole Vault – Jordyn Cox 4th
Northern Valley Boys Results
200M – Jeremiah Hansen 4th
400M – Kenton Thalheim 4th
110M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 4th
300M Hurdles – Owen Hammond 6th
High Jump – Owen Hammond 1st
Coach Hansen, “Tuesday was a beautiful day with the Huskies doing very well. The girls placed
6
th and the boys placed 3
rd as a team. Friday was a harder track meet against bigger
schools but the kids still performed well with 7 personal records set and many athletes trying
new events.” Next Friday the Huskies will travel to Osborne for the Kaiser Relays Track Meet.
The Junior class is having a great day doing a college visit at Kansas State University in Manhattan!
Check out the website for a sneak peek spotlight on this years senior class! Along with this years farewells!
Come help us celebrate and wish Kelli Hueneke the Best of Luck in the future! May 15th 4-6 in Long Island!
Come help us celebrate Tammy Vincent as she Buzzes Into Retirement! May 15th 4-6 in Long Island!
Come help us celebrate Cindy Wright has she has an Easy Street into retirement! May 15th 4-6 in Long Island!
Come join us and celebrate and say Thank you to Sarah Rudd! May 15th 4-6 in Long Island!
Here is the list of events for the high school track meet in Hill City tomorrow. Go Big Green!
Come help us celebrate Jim Cole as he Travels into retirement! May 15th from 4-6 in Long Island!
Come help us celebrate Sandra Dole as she Rocks Into Retirement! May 15th from 4-6 in Long Island!
