Northern Valley Schools USD 212

Hey guys!! Here is our Week at a Glance!! It will be a super fun but busy last couple of weeks. Our K-12 Christmas concert is Tuesday night and it is a little different than the last few years it is a combined concert and they end the night with a group song! I cannot wait! Have a great week Huskies!

Northern Valley Middle School Girls Basketball Western Plains JH Invitational at Healy December 7, 2024 NV A-Team Girls (0 - 3) 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score Northern Valley 4 4 8 14 Western Plains 7 20 24 30 Scoring Ryelyn Cox – 2 Cambrie Sproul – 2 Annika McKinney – 4 Kaylee Miller – 2 Inez Schemper – 4 NV A-Team Girls (0 - 4) 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score Northern Valley 4 8 13 18 Triplains/Brewster 10 20 24 30 Scoring Ryelyn Cox – 2 Rowan Bremer – 2 Cambrie Sproul – 3 Annika McKinney – 8 Kaylee Miller – 2 Inez Schemper – 1 Coach Lowry’s Comments – The Northern Valley Junior High girls traveled to Healy to compete in the Western Plains Junior High Invitational. It was a day of learning and pushing out of our comfort zone. The first game of the day against the Western Plains Lady Bobcats was a competitive game where our girls had to step up. In the second half we got more aggressive at attacking the basket. We struggled to break their press and make our free throws but found opportunities for five players to score. In the second game of the day against Triplains/Brewster we struggled defensively to contain their corner shots. Annika McKinney had a good game with 8 points and 8 rebounds.

Northern Valley Middle School Girls Basketball Vs. Logan/Palco at Logan December 5, 2024 NV A-Team Girls (0 - 2) 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score Northern Valley 2 6 8 10 Logan/Palco 10 16 29 41 Scoring Rowan Bremer – 2 Annika McKinney – 6 Inez Schemper – 2 NV B-Team Girls (0 - 2) 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score Northern Valley - - 0 3 Logan/Palco - - 4 14 Scoring Ryelyn Cox – 3 Coach Lowry’s Comments – The Northern Valley Junior High girls traveled to Logan to take on the Logan/Palco Trojans. The girls have been working hard in practice and found more opportunities to drive to the basket this week. We still struggle with rebounding and keeping our intensity the entire game but there is a lot of potential in this group. Annika McKinney led the team with 6 points and 4 rebounds. Assistant Coach McKinney’s Comments – The B-team girls struggled to find a groove last night against the aggressive Trojans. We will keep working through these challenges to grow as a team. Ryelyn Cox led the team scoring three points.

Northern Valley Huskies vs Tri-Plains/Brewster Titans - December 6, 2024 (Game 1) Coach Cole, Quarter 1 - The Huskies came out firing Friday night as they opened the first quarter, scoring 28 points to the Titans 2. NV showed a 2-2-1 press defense that the Titans could not handle, and when the Huskies stole the ball, every player ran the floor in their respective lanes. The Huskies had so much adrenaline running through their bodies that some players forgot to set up the press after making baskets, so I had to give them a vocal reminder every make. The Titans showed man to man defense, as the Huskies ran their new offense, “14”, with some success, but had some turnovers. Quarter 2 - In the second quarter the Huskies took off the press and ran their half court 1-3-1 zone defense. They switched between regular, and trapping in the corners. The Titans switched from man to zone, and the Huskies ran their “Overload” offense. Gavin Thalheim would put in two 3-pointers in the zone. The first half score was 46 to 6. Quarter 3 - In the third the Huskies continued to run their zone offense. On the defensive side, we tried sporting our 1-3-1 to man defense, but the Titans would score 6 points to combat the man to man. Owen Hammond would lead the Huskies to the 3rd quarter by scoring 10, as he hit two corner 3’s. Quarter 4 - The start of the fourth quarter score was 64 to 12, as there would be a running clock. The Huskies would start slow but would pick up the pace in their zone offense as Gavin Thalheim would pour in two more 3’s and Tait Thalheim made one 3. The final score was 81 - 12. Final Thoughts - Overall I was very surprised by the successful execution that the Huskies showed, I was not surprised by the level of effort. We had conditioned in practice a lot, and the intensity level was high. Those first couple weeks of practice became redundant after a while as I had the team practice two offenses and three defenses over and over and over again. We still had some rotation errors on defense and our shot selection could use some work. I tell the team to shoot when they are open, and they did, so I cannot be mad about that. I would like to give Gavin Thalheim and Owen Hammond Co-Players of the Game as they combined for 50 points, 34 rebounds, 14 steals, and 5 blocks. They both played 31 minutes of the total 32 minutes. Tait Thalheim came in with a close second with 23 points in his first high school game. STATS BELOW… #3 - Conner David 0 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist #5 - Gavin Thalheim 34 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, 9 steals, 1 TO #11 - Tait Thalheim 23 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, 4 steals, 3 TO #12 - Caden Lowry 0 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals #13 - Zane Brown 0 points, 1 assist, 1 steal #15 - Owen Hammond 16 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, 5 steals, 3 TO #24 - Lucas Hansen 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 TO #45 - Griffin McKinney 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 1 TO TEAM STATS 81 points, 48 rebounds, 19 assists, 7 blocks, 22 steals, 11 TO TEAM SHOOTING FG 32/73 (44%), 2PT FG 23/45 (51%), 3PT FG 9/28 (32%), FT 8/14 (57%)

A Game The Northern Valley JH Huskies A team couldn't keep up with Logan/Palco, 42-4, on Thursday 12/5 in Logan. Logan/Palco went on a 25-point run to start the game and never looked back. Aaron Horacek and Max Wilder had the lone points for Northern Valley in the game. Colt Rogers led the Huskies in rebounds for the 2nd straight game with 6. B Game The Northern Valley JH Huskies B team also lost to Logan/Palco, 30-10, on Thursday. A rough 1st quarter from the Huskies was too tough to come back from. Asher Van Patten and Cruz Van Patten each scored four points to lead the Huskies. Colton Ledbetter had a busy game, leading the Huskies with 10 rebounds and also adding 5 steals. Additional scorers for Northern Valley included Victor Alvarez-Santos (2 points) and Westyn Lowry (2 points). Comments from Coach Boehler The A and B teams both got off to rough starts. It will definitely be a goal in the coming weeks to get off to better starts. I was encouraged by the remaining 3 quarters from the B team, because if you take away that awful first quarter we only lose by a few points. There were positives in the B game and it is good to see some of them start to get a little more comfortable on the court. For the A team, we just hurt ourselves with turnovers again. We have to start being better at seeing the floor and making smart, accurate passes. If we want to find some success we have to pass better in our press break and in our half court offense. On a positive note, even though the stat sheet didn't show it Cash Compton played a great game. He played the entire game and showed great hustle, effort, and defense for 4 quarters.

The Northern Valley JH Huskies traveled to Healy, KS for an A team tournament on Saturday. Game 1 vs Western Plains In the first round of play, the Huskies fell to Western Plains 20-31. The game was tied at 12 when Western Plains went on a 19-point run to take a commanding lead. Aaron Horacek led the Huskies in both scoring and rebounding with eight points and 11 rebounds. Other scoring contributors for Northern Valley included Bryson Wilder (6 points), Colt Rogers (3 points), Max Wilder (2 points), and Colton Ledbetter (1 point). Game 1 comments from Coach Boehler This was a frustrating loss because I felt that we were in control for the majority of the game. Western Plains put a full court press on us in the 2nd half and we could not execute our press break against it. That's when they went on their big run and it was too tough for us to come back from. We have been practicing different press breaks for weeks but that was the first time the boys had seen a full court press this season, and probably ever for most of them. I am hoping that we learn from the experience. We also went 2-16 from the free throw line, and you are probably never going to win shooting that low of a percentage on free throws. Game 2 vs Tri-Plains/Brewster Northern Valley lost to Tri-Plains/Brewster 14-33 in the 3rd/4th place game Saturday afternoon. Aaron Horacek led the team in scoring and rebounding with 10 points and 6 rebounds. Bryson Wilder (2 points) and Colt Rogers (2 points) helped out Northern Valley JH Huskies A as well. Game 2 comments from Coach Boehler We got off to a bad start which has been the story in 3 of our first 4 games this year. One of our goals moving forward in the coming weeks is going to be to execute well for 4 quarters, we can't put ourselves in a hole early on and we can't have the big runs or big quarters that have hurt us at times. Cash Compton had another great game full of hustle and effort. Aaron Horacek led the offense for us with his inside scoring and I thought that Colt Rogers made some great passes, especially in the 2nd half once he got a feel for how to attack their defense. The results have not been there, but I am proud of the effort I am seeing from the boys. Even when things are not going well they are always giving great effort on the court. We are all going to keep working hard to try and get better and find some success.

Here is the weekly agenda for the week of 12.2.24. We are starting the last 3 weeks of the first semester! We start the high school winter sports season this week and have a Junior High BB Tournament on Saturday. This is an A team tournament and more information will be posted later. Sunday is also the Old Fashioned Christmas hosted by the HS STUCCO. Have a great week!!

We are gearing up for our Old Fashion Christmas! Please plan to join us for this festive day!

Hey all!! Here is our Weekly Agenda for the week of 11.25. We hope you guys get a bunch of relaxation over Thanksgiving break and get to spend some time with loved ones!

Northern Valley Middle School Girls Basketball Vs. Grinnell/Wheatland at Almena November 21, 2024 NV A-Team Girls (0 - 1) 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score Northern Valley 0 0 0 0 Grinnell 6 19 34 36 Scoring NV B-Team Girls (0 - 1) 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score Northern Valley - - 2 2 Grinnell - - 4 8 Scoring Inez Schemper – 2 Coach Lowry’s Comments – The Northern Valley Junior High girls hosted their first game of the season against the Grinnell/Wheatland Thunderhawks. It was a rough start to the season with a 0-36 loss but the junior Lady Huskies showed a lot of potential. They are a young, inexperienced team that showed they are willing to put forth the effort and never give up, working hard until the end of the game. Our defense improved and the girls found more shot opportunities in the second half but nothing fell. We will continue to work on ball movement, attacking the basket and defense before our next game at Logan. Assistant Coach McKinney’s Comments – The B-team girls were diligent in their first game and worked out some kinks. Their willingness to try new things and adjust as the game progressed was great. NV B-Team Girls (0 - 1) 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Final Score Northern Valley - - 4 8 Grinnell - - 0 2 Scoring Inez Schemper – 2 Coach Lowry’s Comments – The Northern Valley Junior High girls hosted their first game of the season against the Grinnell/Wheatland Thunderhawks. It was a rough start to the season with a 0-36 loss but the junior Lady Huskies showed a lot of potential. They are a young, inexperienced team that showed they are willing to put forth the effort and never give up, working hard until the end of the game. Our defense improved and the girls found more shot opportunities in the second half but nothing fell. We will continue to work on ball movement, attacking the basket and defense before our next game at Logan. Assistant Coach McKinney’s Comments – The B-team girls were diligent in their first game and worked out some kinks. Their willingness to try new things and adjust as the game progressed was great.

A Game Northern Valley JH Huskies A couldn't keep up with Wheatland/Grinnell, losing 42-8. Aaron Horacek led Northern Valley JH Huskies A in scoring with four points. Colt Rogers pounded the glass, collecting eight rebounds to lead Northern Valley. Additional scorers for Northern Valley included Bryson Wilder (2 points) and Colt Rogers (2 points).B Game The NVJH Boys lost to Grinnell/Wheatland 37-6. Grinnell/Wheatland went on a 14-point run to start the game and never looked back. The Huskies B team also struggled with taking care of the ball. Jaden Johns led Northern Valley in scoring with four points. Colton Ledbetter also contributed for Northern Valley JH Huskies scoring two points. Comments from coach Max Boehler I think for a lot of our B team players it was their first time playing organized basketball, so there were a lot of nerves. Hopefully now they have some butterflies out and the game can slow down a little bit for them and play more under control. As for the A team, they have to take care of the ball better. We made a lot of bad passes and had way too many turnovers for us to have any chance. We'll need to improve our decision making and our transition defense also needs a lot of improvement. Fortunately for us we have a handful of practices before our next game.

The YouTube live feed for the JH GBB A Team game is now up.

Husky Fans come cheer on our 2024 Husky Cheerleaders as they head to state cheer on Friday @ 11:45 AM

Hello all!! Here is the weekly agenda! Have a great week!

Nine Northern Valley High School math students traveled to Hays, KS, to compete in the FHSU Math Relays on November 16. It was a beautiful day with 650 students and 48 schools competing in 6 different math competitions. Our one junior and two seniors competed as individuals while the freshmen and sophomores competed as teams. Overall, the students placed 9th in the 1A division. The 9th Grade Team placed in the following events: Algebraic Manipulations – 4th (tie) Calculations with Calculators – 5th (tie)

Hey guys!! There was a change in the Cheer Showcase... it will now be Friday 11.15.24 @ 6:30 p.m. in the High School Gym. Come on out and support the Husky Cheerleaders!!

Hey guys!! Here is our weekly agenda! Friday and Saturday we have some great things going on in the Valley!! Friday, the Cheerleaders will have their Cheer Showcase which will show their routines for the state competition coming up next weekend!! Saturday @ 7:00 p.m. is the Valley Vibes Performance - Tickets are $5 for Adults and $3 for children. See you there! Valley let's show out for these two performances!!

NV 3rd graders enjoyed having Owen's dad, Ryan, as our Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) visitor! We played a spelling game, practiced flashcards, played JENGA, and built Legos! Mr. Hopkins joined us for lunch and got to experience PE with the kids! Thank you Ryan Hopkins for coming!

11.8.24 FB Regionals Postponed to 11.9.24 @ 1:00 p.m. More information in flyer.

Travel Information for 11.8.24 Regional FB in Kiowa. Please take the suggested route. If you have any questions let me know!