Febuary 24, 2006 Vol. 34 Issue 10

Ladies lose to Eureka	Lady Cub season ends with victory	Second half effort falls short
Girls’ varsity wins over YC	Cubs victorious over Eureka	Boys end regular season with loss
Humboldt loses last home game	Varsity defeated in Wildcat territory	Sports Brief

Ladies lose to Eureka
By Blair Umholtz, senior
Advertising Manager

Eureka, Feb. 17 - Fighting until the bitter end, the varsity girls’ team unfortunately faced another loss.

The girls played at Eureka on February 16 with an ending score of 34-46. Though the points could have been discouraging, the girls managed to keep their hopes up.

Unable to score any points at all in the first quarter, the girls made up for it in the second quarter, making a total of 19 shots.

The third quarter offered eight points, while the fourth quarter added seven more to the total. However, this was not enough to overcome the Eureka team, who had scored nine points in the first quarter, 13 in the second, 10 during the third, and finally 14 for the fourth quarter.

Photo By Katie Manbeck
Dribble under the basket.
Junior Michele Rickner attempts to dribble the ball under the basket, while being surrounded
by three of Eureka’s defenders. The Lady Cubs ultimately lost to the Tornadoes, 34-46.

Throughout the entire game, even when faced with difficulties, the girls strove to perform at their best. Kristin North, sr., alone was able to score a total of 14 points. These included five two-point shots and four successful free throws. Mallory Mueller, sr., contributed a three-point shot, a two-pointer, and a free throw to her team’s score, which added up to a sum of six points.

Also contributing were Kayla Owens, sr., and Michele Rickner, jr., who each added another four points to the score with two shots each.

Rickner scored two two-point shots, while Owens made a two-pointer and two free throws. Sarah Riebel, sr., scored a free throw, while another two-point shot was scored by Maegan Wall, sr.

Coming back from a tough first quarter, the girls scored consistently from the second quarter on. The girls proved themselves to be truly capable, making up for their lack of points during the first quarter.

Striving to succeed, even when things might look dim, the Lady Cubs’ varsity team has shown that they are truly a determined team. They play to their peak performance in every condition provided to them.

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Lady Cub season ends with 55-28 victory
By Philip Vernon, sophomore
News Editor

Fredonia, Feb. 21- On February 21, the Lady Cubs faced off with the Fredonia Lady Yellow Jackets. The Lady Cubs were able to hold off the Lady Jackets to a final score of 55-28.

Leading the Cubs in scoring for the night was Cara Tilman, sr., with a total of 15 points. Following Cara was Kristin North, sr., with 10 of her own, who was in turn followed by Mallory Mueller, sr., with nine. Coming in fourth in the scoring department for the Lady Cubs was Maegan Wall, sr., tacking on seven points of her own.

“We were there for every pass of the game,” said Wall.

Michele Rickner, jr., added five points of her own to the Lady Cubs’ total score.

The Lady Cubs came out strong in the first quarter, holding the Lady Jackets to only 10 points, while Humboldt was able to outscore Fredonia making 15 points.

In the second quarter, the Lady Cubs were able to hold the Lady Jackets to the lowest scored quarter of the game with four points. The Lady Cubs were able to score 14 points in the second quarter. Humboldt had a combined lead of 15 points going into the second half.

The Ladies once again came out strong in the third quarter, scoring their highest of the quarters with a total of 20 points.
The fourth quarter was a different story for the Lady Cubs, however. They were only able to score six points, compared to the Lady Jackets’ eight points.

The fourth quarter proved to be the only quarter in which the Lady Jackets were able to outscore the Humboldt girls’ varsity team.

Unfortunately for the Lady Jackets, the damage had already been done, as the Lady Cubs were able to hold off Fredonia by a final score of 55-28. This was the last regular season game

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Second half effort falls short to top Chargers
By Jordan Young, senior
Sports Manager

Humboldt, Feb. 14 – The varsity Lady Cubs suffered a close loss of 48-45 against Cherryvale, on Valentine’s Day.

Leading scorers for the girls’ team were Kristin North, sr., with 10 points, and Maegan Wall, sr., following up with nine.

“In the first quarter of play, we could not get a good look at the basket, which made it very difficult in the second half. However, we seemed to look like the team we really are later on,” said Wall.

The Lady Cubs made over 50 percent of their free throw attempts, making six out of the team’s 10 total in the game.

The girls went into the second half trailing by a score of 16-33, but the Ladies then got it together and showed a more determined effort. The team outscored the Chargers 29-16 in the second half of game play.

“We talked about what we needed to do on the floor to get back in the ball game. All of the seniors knew it could have been our last home game ever, so we said ‘we are not giving it up without a fight,’” said Kayla Owens, sr.

Defensively, the Lady Cubs kept the Lady Chargers to only 10 of their points in the paint.

“In the first quarter, we were running a 3-2 defense and it killed us. For the second half, we came out in man-to-man defense and dominated. In the third, we got after it. Everybody was hustling, and we were beating them up and down the floor,” said Cara Tilman, sr.

This being the end of the regular season, play will resume during the girls’ Sub-State game on February 29.

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Varsity Cubs victorious against Tornadoes
By Robbie Ball, senior
Reporter

Eureka, Feb. 17 - Humboldt left with the win against Eureka last Friday with the final score of 49-41.

The leading scorer in the game was Josh Honas, jr., with six shots and two free throws for a total of 14 points.

“We played well that game, but we still have a lot to work on. Everybody shared the ball, and we all had equal scoring,” said Honas.

Photo By Katie Manbeck
Do not get in my way.
Sophomore Sam Norris puts up a difficult shot against a Eureka defender during the Cubs’ 49-41 win.

Right behind in scoring was Sam Norris, so., with two shots and three three-point shots, making 13 points of his own.

“After the Neodesha game, we were coming together really well, but then we lost four in a row, and we started to split apart a little bit. I hope we play the same for the rest of the games this season,” said Norris.

Trey Zartman, jr., was next in line, making nine more points for the team with three three-points shots as well.

“We had a good competitive practice going into Eureka,” said Zartman. “Our team chemistry in the first half was back to where it was after the Neodesha game at home. The second half was not as great, just because we wanted to keep the lead and win the game. It felt great and hopefully we can keep it up in the tough game against Fredonia.”

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Boys end regular season with close loss
By: Haley Terflinger, senior
Sports Manager

Fredonia, Feb. 21 - Cubs’ varsity boys’ team strayed off course against the Fredonia Yellow Jackets, barely missing the win with a final score of 47-51.

“I feel like we definitely could have handled the pressure better. Hopefully we do better in Sub-State,” said Anthony Sweeney, sr.

Leading scorer for the game was Tory Thomas, jr. Not far behind him was Trey Zartman, jr., with 14 points.

“I think that we did well,” said Thomas. “We just lost it there in the end.”

Next in line for scoring was Josh Honas, jr., with four shots and one free throw for a total of nine, while Cliff Adams, jr., made two more shots contributing four points to the score.

Also adding numbers to the board were Drue Barton and Travis Wall, jrs., with two points each out of two free throws and one shot, respectively.

Overall, the boys’ team made four assists, had eight steals, seven turnovers, and recovered 20 rebounds, six of which were offensive.

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Humboldt loses last home game, 53-59
By: Robbie Balls, senior
Reporter

Humboldt, Feb. 14 - This year’s last home game ended in the varsity Cubs’ loss to their rivals, the Cherryvale Chargers, with a score of 63-59.

Leading in scoring was Trey Zartman, jr., with 18 points total.

“I think it was a mental thing. We have had leads in all of those games we have lost. We just need to learn to finish games. At the end of the game, we need to buckle down and finish our opponent off. We have not done that. We just need to boost our confidence. I think we will have it figured out,” said Zartman.

Following closely behind Zartman was Josh Honas, jr., who managed to score 16 more points of his own.

“We have to have better defense. We can not control anything other than hustle and defense,” said Honas.

For Anthony Sweeney, the only senior this year, this loss seems to be tough to get over.

“It felt pretty depressing. Especially since we have the potential to win most of the games that we lose. We just need to get it together,” said Sweeney.

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Varsity team defeated in Wildcat territory
By: Amber Ysusi, sophomore
Ad Designer

Yates Center, Feb. 10- Varsity Cubs traveled into Yates Center territory to face the Wildcats in their homecoming game.

In the first quarter, Trey Zartman, jr., had one three point shot, while Sam Norris, so., had six points from three shots, a two and a three, and a free throw. Josh Honas, jr., and Drue Barton, jr., had two points each.

“We need to improve on our defense with a capital D and we need to learn to keep leads, but we learned something and our crowd was awesome,” said Honas.

Most of the Cubs points in the second quarter were from free throws. Barton and Honas scored two points each, making the half time score 22-18.

The Wildcats outscored the Cubs during the third quarter, which put them in the lead with a score of 29-32.

During the last quarter of the game, the Cubs fought back and caught up with the Wildcats.

Tory Thomas, jr., had two points, while Zartman had a total of 12. Also, Cliff Adams, jr., made one free throw shot, and Barton had two points and two free throw shots. Honas scored two points.

However, the Wildcats came ahead during overtime and pulled a win with a final score of 50-52.

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Sports Brief

Junior varsity splits win and loss at Fredonia
By Shawna Dawson and Haley Terflinger, seniors
Reporter and Sports Manager

Fredonia, Feb. 21 - Junior varsity Cubs shut down the Fredonia Yellow Jackets Tuesday night, with a final score of 47-28.

“ I think we played really well in these last few games. It was a good way to end the season,” said Drake Tilman, so.

Leading in scoring was Tanner Korf, jr., with eight points, while Thad Wells, fr., came up right behind him with seven more. Next in line were Travis Wall, jr., and Brent Frederick, jr., each with six points. Also contributing to the score were Josh Elder, fr., and Andrew Whitaker, fr., with two. Zach Crays and Tilman, sos., and Justin Kaufman, jr., each made one points as well.

JV girls also finished their last game this season on Tuesday with a final record of 8-11. The Lady Cubs lost against the Yellow Jackets, 35-52.

“ We played really hard this season and improved in a lot of areas. We also learned how to play well together as a team,” said Deedra Barnett, so.

Leading scorers were Jenell Baker and Adrienne Guiterrez, sos., with six points each, followed by Lenzie Boring, fr., and Katie Manback, so., with five more apiece. Sarah Works, so., and Bailey Myers, fr., each made four points for the team, and Kelci Owens, fr., made three of her own. Further contributors to the score were freshmen Randi Barnett and Callie Umholtz with two points each.

Boys’ C-team also played and lost to Fredonia, 32-42. By the end of the fist half, the boys were only down by one, but in the second half, the Yellow Jackets kept pulling ahead, leading to the Cubs’ defeat.

Third Place finish at Waverly
By Haley Barton, senior
Photo Editor

Waverly, Feb. 9 and 11- Two days of basketball gave the junior varsity boys a victory in the Waverly Tournament, placing third overall.

“ We did well to come in third. It was a good team effort,” said Travis Wall, jr.

Their first game was a narrow two point loss under Waverly on February 9. Wall led the stats in the 54-56 loss. Wall scored 15 points, and went three for four on the free throw line. Zach Cole, so., followed with 13 points, who was in turn followed by Brent Frederick, jr., with seven points.

“ We got beat by Central Heights by a Hail Mary three-point shot in double overtime,” said Brad Piley, coach.
Central Heights was the Cubs’ second opponent on February 11. The JV boys put them away handily, winning 50-44. The lead scorer was Cole with 22 points, followed by Wall with 10, and Thad Wells, fr.,
with eight.

JV Boys overcame Chargers
By Daniel Weilert, sophomore
Ad Designer

Humboldt, Feb. 14 – The junior varsity boys pulled off a win last Tuesday with a score of 59-48 over the Cherryvale Chargers.

“ We have gotten better at boxing out and taking open shots,” said Drake Tilman, so.

Leading the team in points was Zach Cole, so., making 12 shots and three free throws for a total of 27 points. Following in second for scoring was Thad Wells, fr., with two shots, one three-pointer, and one free throw, for a total of eight points.

Justin Kaufman, jr., scored six points shooting two three-pointers, while Tanner Korf, jr., and Travis Wall, jr., each had five points. Korf made one shot and one three-pointer, while Wall made two shots and one free throw. Brent Frederick, jr., made four points for the team by making two shots. Freshmen Josh Elder and Andrew Whitaker each made two points.

In every of quarter of Tuesday’s game, the Cubs outscored the Chargers. Both the junior varsity Cubs and the Chargers tied in handing out fouls.

Boys blow away Eureka
By Haley Terflinger, senior
Sports Manager

Eureka, Feb. 17 - The JV split a win and loss against Eureka last Friday with the boys final score at 55-21 and the girls with 30-38.

In the boys’ game, the JV Cubs blew the Tornadoes away, leading by over 30 points.

“ I think that we played really well as a team. Eureka was a good confidence booster,” said Drake Tilman, so.

Lead scorer of the game was Zach Cole, so., with a total of 25 points. Next in line were Travis Wall, jr., and Thad Wells, fr., scoring nine points each. Also contributing to the score were Tanner Korf, jr., with four of his own, as well as Chas Wille, so., Devin Myers, so., and Andy Honas, fr., each with two points from individual shots.

The JV Ladies were in the lead during the first half, but unfortunately the Tornadoes came in and swept away the second half to lead by eight points.

“ We need to work on our free throws and practice comuunicating a little better,” said Terra Woods, so.

Lead scorer for the game was Randi Barnett, so., with 11 points total from one shot and three three-pointers. Coming up behind her was Lenzie Boring, fr., with six of her own, while Jenell Baker, so., pulled in four more. Also, Woods scored one shot and a free throw for three, and Katie Manbeck, so., and Kelci Owens, fr., each had one shot for two points.

JV Cubs win one, lose one at YC
By Jesse Lundine, senior
District Editor

Yates Center, Feb. 10- Junior varsity boys came out on top of the Yates Center Wildcats with a final score of 43-30.

“ I think that we played well. We had solid offense and shot the ball very efficiently,” said Chas Wille, so.

The leading scorer of the evening was Zach Cole, so., with 14 points, who was followed the closest by Travis Wall, jr., with six of his own. Thad Wells, fr., and Brent Frederick, jr., tied with three points each.

“ In the second half of the game, we had the momentum on our side, and that really helped,” said Wille.

The Lady Cubs, however, failed to dominate against the Wildcats, coming out with a final score of 25-40.

“ I think that we played our hardest and played the best we could,” said Randi Barnett, fr.

There was a tie in leading scorers for the Lady Cubs with Barnett, Lenzie Boring, fr., and Terra Woods, so., each having four points apiece. Katie Manbeck so., followed the leading scorers with the team’s only three-pointer.

“ If we would not have fouled at the end, then we could have possibly won the game,” said Barnett.

Also, JV Boys’ C-team played and won against the Wildcat’s C-team, 22-15. Only half of a game was played due to the fact that Yates Center lacked enough players to finish the whole game.

Leading scorer was Andy Honas, fr., with six points, followed by Wille with five. Next in line were Zach Crays, so., with four, and Justin Kaufman, jr., with three.

 

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