Unanimous 1st team All CIML:
Ty Walker
Eli Raridon
2nd Team All CIML:
Rout Bijiek
1st Team All Substate:
Ty Walker
Eli Raridon
Ruot Bijiek
Congratulations fellas!!
Post Season Awards:
Jake Auer: 1st Team All CIML/All Substate
Eli Raridon: 1st Team All CIML/All Substate
Ty Walker: 1st Teal All CIML
Grant Rieker: HM All CIML
Drew Jirak: HM All CIML
So proud and I know they’d give these awards back in a heartbeat to still be playing now!
34-31 win over Hoover. Proud of these guys for earning another trip to the state tournament. We’ll enjoy this and get back to work tmrw.
#Together
#R2W
Tough loss for this group. We loss to a good team with a really good player. Our guys competed, fell a few plays short down the stretch. Proud of these guys coming/staying together.
#OneTeam
Couldn’t be more proud of the progress this group made the past 2 months. We got better on the floor and closer off the court. 2017-2018 4th place finish.
#Together
#TigerPride
Thanks to our seniors for a special year! Words can’t do justice to what a special group you’ve been and what you’ve meant to our program!You have left our program in a better place!
“You fought the good fight, you finished the race. You kept the faith”!
GO TIGERS!
Congratulations to Jake Auer for his commitment to play at Rockhurst in Kansas City!
Not only has Jake been a great player in our program, he’s been an even better person, and a tremendous representation of a Valley Student/Athlete!
Thanks Jake!
Thank you to the Valley students and community for your support this season. It was a special group and a special year in so many ways. So much to be proud of, so much accomplished. Down 2 starters and just kept winning. Ended the season ranked
#2
and 20-4 record. We’ll be back.
Congratulations to Coach Sigrist, his staff, and the girls for winning the 5A girls state championship! What a run at the end of the year!
Winning is hard, enjoy it!
GO TIGERS!
Proud of Blake Brinkmeyer signing with
@IndStMBB
. We are looking forward to see Blake have a fun senior year, further his education/playing career and grow in college!
Today’s the day, we officially beginning our 2017-2018 journey. Everyone must “focus on the root and not the fruit...trust the process and not work for the prize”.
#WBYP
#CED
Post season honors for our State Champion Valley Tigers🏆:
Curtis Stinson - Unanimous 1st Tm All CIML, 2nd Team All - State
Trevian Carson - 2nd Tm All CIML
Zay Robinson - 2nd Tm All CIML
Trevin Jirak - 3rd Tm All CIML
Kiki Deng - 3rd Tm All CIML
Chuck Epperly - HM All CIML
Special night as class of 2017 came by and spent some time with us! Special group! From left to right:
Coach W and his boys, Quinton Curry, Parker Jensen, Reese Skinner, Austin Hinkle, Will Rodruck, Charley Crowley, Jack Whipple, and Coach Frick.
#thesoulisfull
Our guys gave back to the community/others tonight. Thanks to
@valleychurchdm
for letting us volunteer & help with a great cause, “Operation Christamas Child”.
#BiggerThanBasketball
52-44 win today vs a well coached and gritty North Scott team. Proud of our group for everyone bringing great energy/effort. Got stops & shared the ball down the stretch. Back at it tmrw, for another huge test!
#Together
HUGE congratulations to Coach Trygstad, his staff, and all the Valley boys for a dominating team performance to complete the 🏆🏆🏆 peat!
Not a staff at Valley works harder create a culture of success! Well deserved, this might be just the beginning for boys track at Valley!
Shout out for two of the greatest Tigers of all-time, Quinton “Q” Curry and Turner Scott who concluded storied college careers this past season.
Well done fellas! Thank you for being such great examples of hard work and persistence.
You are special young men, thank you!
Congratulations Coach Bakey, Coach Rip and all the Valley softball girls on another state title! 🏆
What a great finish to the season, makes us all excited to get back to work! Next up, Valley Football! Let’s GO!
Substate semi-final: We host Centennial tonight at 7:00. A great opportunity for this group to compete for each other, having great energy & effort. We must bring it!
#CED
Substate final: we travel to Centennial to take on a very good Hoover team, 7pm tip. Looking for our team to compete for each other, with great energy/effort and be locked-in all night. We must bring it!
#CED
To all our seniors who have had their final year cut short, thanks for all you have done and sacrificed in representation of Valley High School! Well done!
#GoTigers
‘17-‘18 season ended w/ banquet tonight. Another special group recognize. Team Semifalist at State Tournament. 2 plyrs all district, 2 1st team all division, 1 2nd team all division, 2 honorable mention all division. 22 of 30 players/managrs ALL CIML ACADEMIC HONORS.
#TigerPride
Congratulations to Seniors Evan Obia and Trayvon Williams for being selected 1st Team All Conference this season and helping the Valley team to 18 regular season wins!
Thanks again this week to the Valley Student body! You guys have been awesome! Let’s keep it rockin this week for our 2 home games against Ottumwa and Waukee High!
What an unbelievable environment at the Bill Coldiron Fieldhouse at Valley tonight!
The players were ecstatic and had a blast in the win!
Thank you to the fans and the special thanks to the band! It felt like the old days at Valley tonight!
We move to 9-3! Big week next week!
Seniors:
Jon, Austin , Aguek, Tray’von, Michael, Sammy, Jacob, Jared, Jack, Ethan, Filip, and Evan....thank you for all you’ve done for Valley basketball!
Let’s finish this thing!
Thank you to all those that attended last nights celebration of our team!
🏆🏆 Back to Back!
We always talk about how hard it is to win, never take it for granted. This group is special and has embraced that. All 5 starters back next season! 👀
#finalchapter
Alumni from 2016, 2017, and 2018 back in the gym reminiscing and playing some ball. 3 state tournaments and 2 state championship appearances from this group back in the day! Special day, special group!
Happy Holidays everyone!
#GoTigers
End of year player Awards:
Curtis Stinson - 1st Team All State, 1st Team All Substate, 1st Team All CIML, All State Tourney Team (2nd year)
Zay Robinson - 2nd Team All State, 1st Team All Substate, 1st Team All CIML
Kiki Deng - 2nd Team ALL CIML, All State Tourney Team
Cont’d
Not the ending we’d hope for last night.
2 of the best teams in the state played, and unfortunately 1 had to go home.
We’re extremely thankful for a special season that almost never was. Thanks to all those that made that happen this year. Beyond grateful.
#GoTigers
2 reasons to get out of bed: another day to get better and a chance to impact others. Our guys took a step forward & became closer this morning! 23 degrees didn’t stop us.
#CED
#WBYP
Congratulations to 2 of of our seniors, Colby Christensen and Trajen Thornton for their signings to play football at the next level! They will do great and they continue to be a big part of our growth and success in our basketball program this season!
Special shout out to the Valley student body last night for coming out and supporting us! Keep it rolling!
So good to have everyone back in the gym!
See you all Friday night at the Fieldhouse!
Dau is on if the most impressive young men I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. In a world of extreme entitlement and lack of appreciation for what we have, this is such a breath of fresh air. Best of luck in all you do young man, you’re always welcome at VHS!
Coach Windhorst
Congratulations to former Tiger asst. Coach Brian Frick on an amazing season!
No one had their team playing better basketball at the state tournament when it mattered most!
Well done ball coach, well done!
Congratulations to Ruot Bijiek for receiving 2nd Team All State honors this year for the Valley Tigers leading us to a school record of 19 regular season wins, a 20-4 season, and a CIML Central conference championship!
Special group of people made another special accomplishment. Extremely proud & happy for these young men! Unbelievable job by coaching staff as well! Great energy, effort & attitudes led to EARNING another STATE TITLE!
#TigersRolled
We talked all week about "doing what we know we can do". It was going to take
#TigerToughness
all 3 days. These guys showed up and fought for every last place and point. Congrats on another championship season, Tigers!
#WinTheDay
Great team effort by our girls basketball team tonight. Huge accomplishments...win on the road and getting back to the state tournament.
#TicketPunched
67-46 road win. Everyone was able to get in and contribute. Freshman and sophomore teams won as well. Successful business trip. Back to work tmrw.
#Together