April 21, 2006 Vol. 34 Issue 13

Varsity fails to take win against Yates Center
By Anthony Sweeny, senior
Online Manager

Humboldt, April 18- With a 4-6 record, the varsity boys did not do so well against the Yates Center Wildcats, losing 4-11 in their first game and 10-17 in their second.

Tyler Thomas, sr., pitched the first five innings, allowing only six hits, nine runs, and four walks, as well as six strikeouts. Garrett Fitzmaurice, sr., pitched the remaining two innings with two hits, two runs, one walk, and one strikeout.

Offensively, Fitzmaurice went 1-2 and had three RBI’s, while Tyler Thomas went 1-3 and had two stolen bases.

“We had one error in game one. Yates Center out hustled us, played harder, and wanted to win more than us. Their pitcher did a nice job shutting down our bats,” said Jeremy Weilert, head coach.

In game two, the boys seemed to do better. Tory Thomas, jr., pitched for almost six innings and allowed six hits and three walks, but managed 12 strikeouts. Thad Wells, fr., pitched the rest of the game, allowing two hits, two walks, and pulling off one strikeout.

Brent Frederick went 2-5, with one triple and one RBI. Tory Thomas went 1-2 with a triple. Wells went 2-3, managed a triple, and also had three RBI’s.

“We had many errors in game two. It is hard to win a game when you have that many errors,” said Weilert.

Track continues to place
By: Philip Vernon, sophomore
News Editor

Eureka, April 6 - Boys’ and girls’ track teams managed to place ninth and eighth, respectively, in their meet at Eureka.

Placing for the girls in the 100m hurdles were Sarah Works, so., with third and Kristin North, sr., with fifth. Works and North also placed together in the 300m hurdles, taking second and fourth, respectively. The girls’ relay team received sixth place in the 4x400m.

T.J. Shelton, jr., placed second in the shotput and fourth in the javelin throw, while Josh Honas, jr., placed sixth in the 400m dash. Sam Norris, so., placed second in the 300m hurdles, and Joab Barr, so., also placed third for the Cubs in the 3200m run. The boys’ relay team managed sixth place in the 4x800m run and took fifth in the 4x400m race.

Cubs rally past Jayhawks to win both games
By: Jesse Lundine, senior
District Editor

Humboldt, April 6- Making good on a promise to have a more successful season than the last, Cubs’ baseball team beat the visiting Jayhawk-Linn Jayhawks 7-0 and 3-1. In the first game, the Thomas brothers pitched for the Cubs.

“Tyler and Tory both pitched great in game one,” said Jeremy Weilert, head baseball coach.

Tyler Thomas, sr., pitched the first five innings, while Tory Thomas, jr., pitched the final two innings. Tyler Thomas allowed only two hits, with no walks, and two strikeouts. Meanwhile, Tory Thomas allowed no hits, and added five strikeouts for the Cubs.

“Tory Thomas did a nice job striking out five of the six batters he faced,” said Weilert.

Tyler Thomas hit the only home run for the Cubs early in the game.

“Tyler’s first inning home run really got us started,” said Weilert.

Tyler Thomas had one triple and one double followed by Andrew Whitaker, fr., with one triple for the team. Shane Stanley, sr., had two single hits and one double, while Stephan Nickell, sr., and Thad Wells, fr., had one single each.

Tyler Thomas, Stanley, and Wells all stole one base each. Whitaker had two RBI’s, followed by Nickell, Stanley, and Tyler Thomas each with one.

“Jayhawk-Linn put the ball in play and our defense took care of it,” said Weilert.

In the second game of the evening, Tory Thomas pitched three innings, allowing only one hit and one walk, striking out two batters. Garrett Fitzmaurice, sr., also pitched for the Cubs. Fitzmaurice pitched four innings, allowing one run off of two hits, with one walk and two strikeouts.

Brent Frederick, jr., Derek Wrestler, sr., and Tyler Thomas all had one single hit each during the game. Tyler Thomas also managed to steal three bases for the Cubs.

“I am proud of the way that our guys played in game two,” said Weilert. “We were able to play a close game and come out with the win.”

Golf players take fifth at Fredonia, Oswego
By Haley Terfliner, senior
Sports Manager

Fredonia, April 15- Golf players continued their efforts to place in their tournaments after traveling to Fredonia golf course last Saturday.

The team put their heads together and managed to take a fifth place finish overall.

Two players for the team stood out to place on their own, including sophomore Martey Hebeler with fourth place overall as an individual. Senior Adam Headley also placed, taking sixth overall as an individual.


Photo By Katie Manbeck
Shooting for the green.
Senior Jordan Young drives the ball at the Fredonia tournament that
took place last Saturday. The Cubs went on to take fifth place overall.

Oswego, April 17 - Playing at the Oswego Country Club this past Monday afternoon, the golf team preceded to once again place in their tournament, taking fifth overall.

The golf team’s next tournament will take place at the Cedarbrook golf course located in Iola, where they practice every day. Beginning at 8 a.m., the tournament will take place on April 24.

Ladies sweep Wildcats
By Jordan Young, senior
Sports Editor

Humboldt, April 17 - Currently 10-0 in overall play, the Lady Cubs continue to dominate after beating the Yates Center Wildcats, 13-3 and 12-3.

In their first game, Whitney Piley, sr., pitched all five innings, allowing only three runs, four hits, two walks, and accomplishing nine strikeouts.

Offensively, the Lady Cubs had a total of eight singles, two doubles, and one triple.

“Not having a game for twelve days affected us defensively,” said Brad Piley, head coach.

Sarah Riebel, sr., pitched all seven innings of the second game, allowing three runs, six hits, and one walk. Riebel also pitched a total of 10 strikeouts.


Photo By Jesse Lundine
And the wind-up...
Sarah Riebel, sr., pitches the ball against the Wildcats during their sweep last Monday. The
Lady Cubs went on to a perfect 10-0 record with both of their wins over Yates Center.

“I think that we could have played better on the defensive side of the ball. We seemed a little rusty having time off, but we still won and that is what counts,” said Tessa Coronado, so.

Overall, the girls managed two singles, four doubles, 20 stolen bases, and nine RBIs.

“We will be hosting the Lindsey Friederich Memorial Tournament [on April 21 in Humboldt],” said Brad Piley. “We play at noon against Neodesha, while Iola plays Yates Center during the following game.”

Junior varsity teams take two wins, two losses
By Luke Morris, senior
Sports Editor

Southeast Cherokee, April 13- JV softball and baseball teams traveled to play Southeast Cherokee. The softball team won both of their games, 13-3 and 20-1. The baseball team fell short, however, losing 0-10 and 5-7.

Lenzie Boring, fr., pitched both games, allowing three runs, two hits, and four walks in the first game and one run, one hit, one walk, and six strikeouts in the second.

During the first game, Bailey Myers, fr., and Staci Collins, so., each contributed three stolen bases. Britany Sellman, so., came in with one double.

During the second game, Katie Manbeck, so., had one double and also stole six bases.

“The girls did a good job defensively and also had a good night with the bats,” said coach, Teri Shaughnessy. “The girls are still learning what to do in different game situations but are improving with every inning.”

For the boys’ first game, Andrew Whitaker, fr., and Andy Honas, fr., both pitched. Whitaker pitched for three innings and made two strikeouts, but also allowed five walks and three hits. Honas pitched for two innings, allowing two walks and also two hits.

Anthony Sweeney, sr., pitched during the second game. Sweeney had a total of five strikeouts, allowing five hits and four walks.

“This is great experience for our JV players. This helps build the program for the future,” said head coach Jeremy Weilert.

Track places at Jayhawk
By Shawna Dawson, senior
Reporter

Mound City, April 11- Traveling to Mound City, the Humboldt track teams took eighth place for the boys and seventh for the girls.

T.J. Shelton, jr., took fourth place in the shotput, and in javelin, Mitch Dewey, sr., came in sixth place. Zach Cole so., also took fifth place in high jump.

Shelley Herder, fr., high jumped and took sixth place, and Kristin North, sr., took third place in the triple jump.


Photo By Chelsy Wright
Off to the races.
Sophomore Joab Barr makes a sprint towards the finish line during the April 11 track meet at Jayhawk-Linn

In the 200m dash, Josh Honas jr., took sixth place, while North ran the 100m hurdles and 300m low hurdles taking second place in each. Sam Norris, so., Honas, Andrew Hill, fr., and Casey Womelsdorf, jr., ran the 1600m relay and took sixth place. Honas took third place in the 400m dash. In the 3200m relay, Hill, Cole, Nick Crepinsek, so., and Joe Ewing, so., took fifth place.

Joab Barr, so., placed second in the 1600m run, and Norris took fifth place in the 300m intermediate hurdles. Barr took the first place in the 3200m run.

“[The 3200m] was awesome because it was my first gold in high school,” said Barr. “It was such a good feeling crossing the finish line knowing I won.”

Sports Brief

Moran takes on JV Cubs
By Robbie Ball, senior
Reporter

Humboldt, April 10 - In a doubleheader, the Moran baseball team won both games against the junior varsity Cubs.

In the first game pitched by Andrew Whitaker, fr., the Cubs lost with a score of 7-11. Whitaker came away with seven strikeouts while allowing 11 runs in the game. Both Whitaker and Devin Myers, so., led the team in runs by scoring two each. Freshmen Micah Poovey and Nate Bartlett, along with Dalton Shannon, so., also scored one run each.


Photo By Michelle Sollars
Perfect form.
Freshman Andrew Whitaker hurls a pitch during the junior varsity game against Moran as Andy Honas, fr., looks on.

During the next matchup of the night, the Cubs lost with a score of 8-13. Anthony Sweeney, sr., took the mound and succeeded in striking out three people while allowing 13 runs. On the offensive side, Bartlett led in scoring with two runs.

Ladies keep streak alive
B y Phillip Vernon, sophomore
News Editor

Humboldt, April 6 – Continuing their perfect season, the Lady Cubs rolled over Jayhawk-Linn. Beating the Jayhawks with scores of 13-3 and 8-4.

“Jayhawk hit the ball better than any team we have seen this year,” said Brad Piley, head coach. “Their pitching was slower than we are used to, but we finally got our timing down.”

The Lady Cubs were able to rule the first game by scoring four runs in the fifth inning, bringing them to 13-3. The Jayhawks tried to make a comeback in the next game, but it was too late as the Ladies left with another win of 8-4.

Cara Tilman, sr., led with four stolen bases for the evening, while Terra Woods, so., helped the team by stealing three bases in the second game.

Sarah Riebel, sr., was able to hold the Jayhawks during her 12 innings of pitching for the evening to only seven runs. Riebel also had only one walk and a total of 16 strikeouts.

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