March 17, 2006 Vol. 34 Issue 11

Varsity girls lose in overtime against Eureka’s Lady Tornadoes
By Anthony Sweeny, senior
Online Manager

Eureka, Feb. 28 - Ending their season with a tough loss to Eureka, the Lady Cubs still refused to give up, putting up a good fight until the very end of the game. The girls ended the game with a score of 51-45.

“ I was very happy with the way that we played for most of the season,” said John Johnson, head coach.

Leading scorers for the Lady Cubs were seniors Mallory Mueller with 11 points and Sarah Riebel with nine points. In addition to leading the team in points, Riebel also went six for six on the freethrow line.

“ I thought that we played extremely well at the Pleasanton tournament,” said Kayla Owens, sr.

Kristin North and Cara Tilman, srs., each came in with seven points, while Owens contributed five.

Maegan Wall, sr., brought in four points, and Michelle Rickner, jr., rounded the scoring off with two of her own.


Photo By Jenell Baker
Struggling for a shot at State.
Mallory Mueller, senior, attempts to put up a shot agaisnt a Eureka defender in the first round of the 3A Sub-State tournament.
The Ladies lost in the first round to theTornadoes, 45-51. The Lady Cubs ended their season with a 9-12 record.

“ I think that we could have won more games than we did,” said North.

The Ladies made 10 out of their total 18 free throws, shooting over 50 percent from the free throw line.

“ I think that we played very well at times this year, but we came up short on several of our goals,” said Tilman.

The girls were down by only nine points at 22-31 in the third quarter against the Tornadoes. In the fourth quarter, however, they managed to tie it up 43-43 as Tilman made a three-point shot right before the buzzer.


Unfortunately, the Lady Cubs still eventually lost in over time with a final score of 51-45.

“ We had our off-nights and our on-nights and that decided if we won or not,” said Johnson. “I thought that our defense was pretty good for the most part. We had a better record than we have had in the past, so that made us feel good about ourselves.”

Lady Cubs softball squad looks to continue field dominance
By Melany Meginity, sophomore
Reporter

A new season for the softball team has already started, with last year’s seniors long gone and new freshmen ready for the long haul.

“ This season’s success will depend on the girls’ attitudes, work ethic, and competitiveness,” said Teri Shaughnessy, assistant coach. “There is no doubt that we have the talent to make it all the way to State, it all depends on how bad they want to get there.”

Preparations for the new softball season have already begun to see some changes in comparison to previous years.

“ I know that the team and coaches will be prepared, even if that means practicing on the weekends and on spring break,” said Shaughnessy.

Practices are lasting a little bit longer this year as well. They are starting directly after school and lasting until around 6:30 p.m. each night.

“ This year, we are trying to keep everybody a lot busier during our practices, and we are spending a lot more time on our batting this year then we have in the past years,” said head coach Brad Piley.

Participants this year include: Mallory Mueller, Kayla Owens, Whitney Piley, Sarah Riebel, Cara Tilman, srs., Kellee Frederick, Janelle Herder, Michele Rickner, jrs., Deedra Barnett, Staci Collins, Tessa Coronado, Alana Heisler, Katie Manbeck, Melany Megenity, Christa Phillips, Britany Sellman, Terra Woods, Kayla Zimmerman, sos., Randi Barnett, Lenzie Boring, Bailey Myers, Kelci Owens, Mindy Vincent, Callie Umholtz, and Kristen Castle, fr.

So far, all of the girls on the team are showing great enthusiasm.

“ I have never, ever seen a team that has not been excited about starting softball,” said Shaughnessy.

Sports seasons usually experience ups and downs, with one side often weighing in more than the other.

“ We only graduated two seniors last year, which gives us a very experienced team,” said Brad Piley, head coach.“Three of the seniors on the team this year are going to play college softball next year.”

With a successful history preceeding them, the Lady Cubs are feeling the pressure of living up to their past victories.

“ We have been the Tri-Valley League champions for the past two years, so we are highly expected to do well this year, also,” said Piley.

Track coaches hope larger team will lead to promising season
By: Blair Umholtz, senior
Advertising Manager

Humboldt High’s track season holds high hopes for everyone this year with Jason Feeback, counselor, standing in as coach for the girls, and Eric Carlson, social studies instructor, as coach for the boys.

“ I expect the season to go well for our girls. They should do great things this year,” said Feeback.

The girls’ track team includes Kristin North, Shawna Dawson, Blair Umholtz, and Melanie Weilert, srs., as well as Sarah Works, Karna Carlson, Emily Hauser, sos., and freshmen Laura Watts and Shelly Herder.

Derrick Onnen, Mitch Dewey, and Duane Hibbs make up the senior boys, while Josh Poovey, T.J. Shelton, Josh Honas, Trey Zartman, and Casey Womelsdorf make up the juniors. Sam Norris, Joe Ewing, Rickie Blanchard, Joab Barr, Chris Bosler, and Zach Cole, sos., and freshmen Devin Onnen, Deron Owens, Eric Maxson, Nate Bartlett, Andy Hill, Micah Poovey, David Setter, and Scott Sollars complete the boys that are participating in track.

With the number of students taking part in track, the coaches are feeling optimistic, but expect hard work out of these athletes.

“ I expect us to be more competitive than the other teams standing. I expect our juniors and sophomores to improve on their performances from last year. I also expect the freshmen to push the upperclassmen. I think that the seniors will continue to show leadership,” said Carlson.

The coaches are overall pleased with the outcome of participants.

“ We have some quality athletes,” said Feeback. “However, I was hoping to add to our number of girls we have going out still.”

With the number of participants, the coaches are hoping to cover more events during the meets. They are also hoping to help the program grow and involve more students who might be interested.

The athletes have already started training for the various events. Practices have started taking place each weekday directly after school.

“ It is getting us in good shape for our meets,” said Karna Carlson. “But we barely have the strength to even walk when practice is over.”

Yates Center ends State chances for Cubs with a heartbreaking loss
By Haley Terflinger, senior
Sports Manager

Yates Center, Feb. 27 – Basketball season is officially over for the Cubs after a disappointing loss to Yates Center in their first and last Sub-State game.

The Wildcats carried off a win of 50-42 to proceed against Burlington, leaving the varsity Cubs with a 10-11 record.

“ I think everybody that was at the game could tell that we did not play to our potential,” said Trey Zartman, jr.

Sam Norris, so., led in scoring with 13 points, while Josh Honas, jr., came in not far behind with nine of his own.

Drue Barton, jr., came in next with six points. Anthony Sweeney, sr., and Zartman tied with five points each. Also adding to the scoreboard were Cliff Adams and Travis Wall, jrs., with one shot each, putting up four more points.


Photo by Jesse Lundine
No. wait... I've got it.
Juniors Josh Honas and Tory Thomas both struggle to get the ball back on the floor while beingsurrounded by several of the Yates Center Wildcat
defenders. Despite the Cubs' best efforts tobring back a win and continue on in the tournament, the Wildcats unfortunately stole the victory inthe end,
leaving with afinal score of 50-42. The Cubs' ended this year's season with a 10-11 record.

“ We did not play very well. It sort of topped off the season. We just could not get it done,” said Barton.

Overall, the team made 16 out of 50 total shots, four of them from 26 three-point attempts and the other 12 from 24 regular shot attempts.

As for free throws, the boys only pulled off six out of 21 total chances.

The Cubs also had four turnovers as well, each made by Honas, Barton, Brent Frederick, jr., and Thomas.

However, the boys did manage 15 total rebounds, six of which were recovered for the offense.

Thomas led in assists with three total, and Zartman was right behind him with another two. Norris and Honas also each threw in one assist each, adding up to seven assists total.

At the top for steals were Thomas, Adams, and Norris with two each. Following closely behind were Barton and Zartman, with one steal of their own, leaving the team with a total of eight.

“ We had a disappointing season overall,” said Zartman. “However, this season may help us for next year. [We learned to] take every game seriously, and we now know that we need to fix some things before next season.”

Golfers strive to fill expectations for State, find new leadership
By Haley Huffman, sophomore
Cartoonist

Golf lovers are readying themselves for a new spring season out on the course.

With the first practice for high school golf participants being held on March 7, only six students showed up, with hopefully more joining soon.

“ I am looking forward to goofin’ off in the Sprinter and being able to play with other teammates from other towns,” said Adam Headley, sr.

Once again, the golf coach is going to be Jeff Wilkerson. Wilkerson is looking forward to this year’s season and has high hopes for the team.

“ We have four seniors already, and they have all played for a few years, so that will be good. I am looking forward to doing well at league and regionals this year,” said Wilkerson.

Senior Jordan Young is returning for his fourth year on the team. Headley has participated in the golf program for the past three years. Paul Vernon, sr., participated in golf last year and has decided to once again continue to be a part of the team. Blake Moyers, sr., is also continuing his participation in golf, just as he has done for the past two years. Adam Trim, sr., rounds off the senior members.

“ We lost a lot of seniors, and we will have a lot of new people for varsity,” said Moyers.

Without the players lost due to graduation, such as Trenton Zartman and Chad Frederick, new members of the team are going to have to step up and gain a name for themselves.

“ I remember the times last year when no matter which way or how I hit the ball, it always seemed to hit or at least almost hit Adam [Headley], even when he was in a golf cart,” said Vernon.

Most of the teammates have played previously and have enjoyed it.

“ I have played with my dad since I was eight years old, so I really enjoy the sport, and I am ready to play,” said Martey Hebler, so.

Players have had an enjoyable time playing golf in the past, and are anticipating the same outcome for this year.

“ We were really improving toward the end of the year last year, and I hope we can improve to a further extent this year. Hopefully we will do well at regionals this year,” said Moyers.

Cubs' baseball looking forward to more successful season
By Jesse Lundine, senior
District Editor

As the 2006 baseball season is in swing, the Cubs are looking to come out with a better record than last yearís 12-9.

This yearís seniors are stepping up to the plate to finish out their high school careers. Senior players include Stephan Nickell, Garrett Fitzmaurice, Anthony Sweeney, Shane Stanley, Tyler Thomas, and Derek Wrestler.

Some of the teammates were not completely satisfied with the outcome of the previous season and are looking to make a turnaround.

Juniors taking the field this year are Tory Thomas, Brent Frederick, and Trey Zartman.

"We can improve this year by putting the ball in play more and improve our fielding the ball cleanly," said Thomas.

Other members of the team are Devin Myers, so., Dalton Shannon, so., Drake Tilman, so., Nate Bartlett, fr., Todd Hauser, fr., Billy Schomaker, fr., Andrew Whitaker, fr., Thad Wells, fr., and Scott Sollars, fr.

Pitchers for the team are Fitzmaurice, Tyler Thomas, Tory Thomas, Wells, and Whitaker.

Last year, seniors Wrestler and Tyler Thomas received recognition for their hard work on the team by receiving All Tri-Valley League honors.

"We are really striving to beat Caney Valley because they are predicted to go 18-2 in the season," said Tory Thomas.

The Cubsí first game will be in Neodesha on March 28, and game time will begin at 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise scheduled.
"We play well as a team and have good work ethic, so hopefully we will go undefeated this season," said Myers.

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