February 10, 2006 - Vol. 34 Issue 9
Cub teams win two contests,
lose others
By Jordan Young, sr.
Sports Editor
Uniontown, Jan. 26 - Boys’ teams for
Humboldt Middle School won two out of their three games against the Uniontown
Eagles. The A-team for the Cubs beat Uniontown with a score of 26-23.
Leading scorers for the evening were Tevin Strack, eighth, with eight. Following
close behind were Christian Hollen, eighth, and Cory Henshall, eighth, with
six points each.
The B-team defeated the Eagles with a close score of 33-29 for the teams second
win. Leading scorers for the B-team were Elijah Friederich, eighth, with 10
points, and right behind him was Cameron Chambers, eighth with nine points.
Forcing 12 turnovers in the game, the B-team only committed six total fouls.
The Cubs’ leading rebounders were Chris Coronado, eighth, with four
and Seth Nickell, seventh, following up with three.
The Cubs’ C-team ended the night with a 13-22 loss to the Eagles’
C-team. Leading scorers were Jock Wilson, seventh, with six points and Brett
Huber, eighth, with four points.
Burlington, Jan. 30 - With three losses, the middle school boys were
swept by all of Burlington’s teams.
“We did not play consistent basketball. There were times when we played
great. We need to shoot a better percentage from the free-throw line, because
we only shot 40 percent,” said Jeremy Weilert, coach.
The A-team’s final score was a one-point loss of 42-43 against the Wildcats.
The leading scorers for the A-team were Bryce Smith, eighth, with ten points,
and Henshall and Strack with nine points each.
Photo By Mitchell Dewey
Let me through!
Eighth grader Christian Hollen dribbles around a teammate
and a Burlington defender in hopes
of making a basket during the A-team game. Humboldt lost to host Burlington,
42-43.
Henshall led the team with 14 rebounds during the game. The
Cubs defensively stole the ball seven times and turned the ball over three
times against Burlington.
The B-team also lost with a score of 15-38 to the Burlington B-team. The leading
scorers for the Cubs were Ryan Cullison, eighth, and Friederich each with
four points.
Accounting for 25 total rebounds in the game, the boys put up a fair effort.
Leading rebounder for the Cubs was Coronado with eight.
With a final score of 16-41, the C-team boys fell hard to Burlington. Leading
scorer for the C-team was Nickell with four points. The C-team also had 10
total rebounds with Huber leading with three of his own.
Coffeyville, Feb. 6 - The A-team fell to the Coffeyville
Middle School boys 21-37.
A-team high scorers were Tyler Gean, eighth, with 10 points, and Henshall
following up with five points.
“We were out hustled on both ends of the court. We were down 19-2 at
half, we need to play four quarters to win,” said Weilert.
With a score of 11-58, the B-team took a hard loss to Coffeyville. The leading
scorers for the B-team were Jacob Manbeck, eighth, with five points, and Friederich,
Chambers, and Coronado each with two points.
Seniors to raffle off prizes for class
trip
By Melanie Weilert, sr.
Editor-in-Chief
Pushing it into overtime, the senior class has been peddling
raffle tickets and Humboldt Cubs apparel around town and during home basketball
games in order to raise enough money for their class trip.
Depending on approval from the Board of Education, the senior class will be
taking a trip to Dallas, Texas from March 8 to March 12. Tentative plans for
the group include the Six Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, a concert at the Gypsy
Ballroom, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Dallas Aquarium at Fair Park, and
Six Flags Over Texas.
A booth will be set up in the lobby at the remaining home basketball game
with senior students selling both raffle tickets for $1 and Humboldt Cubs
apparel ranging from $12 to $25.
Over the course of a few weeks, the senior class has collected donations for
the raffle from over 30 area businesses.
Current donations from area businesses include, but are not limited to: Al’s
Jewelry; $75 gold earrings, B&W Truckbeds: tow-and-stow hitch and shirt,
Big Ed’s Steak House: steak dinner for two, Bracelets-Are-Us: purse,
Bridge Street Station: $10 gift certificate, Country Mart: electric remote
toy car, Cutting Edge Graphics: Humboldt Cubs sweatshirt and t-shirt, The
Feathered Nest: gift basket, FFA: barbecue sauce package, Fire Escape Coffee
House: t-shirts and gift certificates, Gretchen’s Family Photography:
two $50 gift certificates, Grid Iron Club: Humboldt baseball cap and backpack,
The Hair Junction: hair products, Hair Razing Ideas: gift certificate and
lotion, H&H Grill: $10 gift certificate, Hi-Tek Designs: Humboldt shirts,
Hopkin’s Photography: $50 gift certificate, Humboldt High School; Humboldt
Cubs blanket, Iola Greenhouse: wax aroma elephant, Jones’ Jewelry: rooster
clock, KINZ: sweaters, Lavery Jeweler’s $50 gift certificate, Movie
Gallery: two DVDs, Rainbow’s End: $25 gift certificate, Russel Stover’s:
chocolate gift baskets, Service Office Supply: $25 gift certificate, Smart
Style: hair products, Sterling Six: four movie passes, Tioga Territory: Humboldt
monogram towels, Top Hat Cleaners: $25 gift certificate, Total Image: $100
gift certificate, Town & Country: $25 gift certificate, Wavelengths: hair
and beauty products, and Yesterday’s Treasures; $20 gift certificate.
“Our class did an excellent job in collecting donations,” said
Jesse Lundine, sr. “All of the donations have been a tremendous help
towards our cause and we are really grateful.”
In addition to the businesses above, the senior class would also like to thank
Bowl-Mor, Humboldt Lube, and McGinty Whitworth for their monetary donations.
All seniors are required to sell 40 tickets each, with the option to sell
more in order to cancel out their class dues. Once students sell their quota,
they need to return all money to the office and ticket stubs to Melanie Weilert,
sr., class president, by February 17. Order forms and raffle tickets may be
obtained from any senior by either contacting them individually or calling
the high school office.
The raffle is scheduled to take place on February 20 at the high school, with
students selling tickets up until February 17. Apparel, however, will be sold
up until the time of graduation. All proceeds from these fundraisers will
go directly to the senior class to benefit their pending class trip and future
endeavors.
Spelling Bee contenders
compete for top honors
By Amber Ysusi, so.
Ad Designer
An all-school spelling bee for the Humboldt Middle School was
held on January 25. Competing in the contest were 28 students, including 11
sixth graders, nine seventh graders, and eight eighth graders.
Ruby Crawford pronounced all of the words used at the spelling bee while Susie
Wichman, Jeremy Weilert , and Mary Durand were the judges of the contest.
Chris Coronado, eighth, took first place in the middle school spelling bee.
Coronado won by correctly spelling the word ‘buccaneer.’ However,
Coronado still had to spell the championship word, ‘causeway,’
to seal the deal.
“I did not think that I would make it through the second round, so when
I won, I was really surprised,” said Coronado.
Alexis Hosack, eighth, received second place, Jacki Huse, sixth, took third,
and Keifer Rutledge, sixth, placed fourth. Hosack and Huse will participate
on the county level along with Coronado, while Rutledge will serve as an alternate.
The Humboldt Elementary School also held a spelling bee. Elementary students
competed against each other to become the school spelling bee champion.
The elementary spelling bee took place on February 3. The only students who
were allowed to participate in the spelling bee were those in the fourth and
fifth grades.
The first place winner was Kolbyn Allen, fourth, followed by Alex Murrow,
fourth, for second place. Shayli Ellis fifth, came in third. The fourth place
winner was Caleb Vanatta, fourth. Murrow and Ellis will accompany Allen at
county level competition, with Vanatta serving as the alternate.
The first, second, and third place winners of the middle and elementary school
will attend the Allen County Spelling Bee to compete against other youths
who were winners within the Allen County area.
The Allen County Spelling Bee will be held on February 15 at 1:30 pm at the
Bowlus Fine Arts Center in Iola and will be open to the public for attendance.
Photo By Jesse Lundine
Hard work pays off
K.B. Criss, head football coach, stands by as seniors
Derrick Onnen and Derek Wrestler sign
letters of intent to play at two rival junior colleges in Kansas on February
1. Onnen signed to play at
Independence Community College, while Wrestler signed to play at Coffeyville
Communtiy College.
Onnen will be joining his older brother, Daniel Onnen, on the football field
in Independence. Parents of
both boys were on hand for signing day.
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