October 13, 2006 Vol. 35 Issue 3

Tri-Valley Champs	Cubs Shut Out Fredonia	JV Loses 1 Shuts Out Next
Lady Cubs win two	Varsity loses to Eureka	Sports Briefs

Victory leads to Tri-Valley champs
By Michaela Myer, sr.
Sports Editor

Neodesha, Oct. 6 – After shutting out Fredonia, Humboldt pulled out yet another victory against Neodesha with a score of 37-21.
The Cubs got off to a slow start in the first quarter, allowing the Bluestreaks to score first.

“We didn’t play to the best of our ability, and we had some kids sick all week,” said Casey Womelsdorf, sr.

With the score of 0-7, Neodesha had a bad snap and Humboldt sacked the quarterback so the Cubs were able to score two points on a safety.

Just 15 seconds later, Drue Barton, sr., ran the ball in for a 12 yard touchdown, making the score 9-7.

“We should have come together a lot faster,” said Devin Onnen, so.

In the second quarter, Tory Thomas, sr., completed a pass to Andrew Whitaker, so., for a 68 yard touchdown. Thomas also ran the ball in for a one-yard touchdown. Humboldt ended the first half with a score of 23-7.

In the third quarter, Thad Wells, so., scored on a 22-yard run, making the score 30-7. Neodesha was not done. They scored with three seconds left in the third quarter to make the score 30-14.

Photo by Callie Umholtz
And he’s off.
Trey Zartman, sr., runs past the Neodesha defense for a Humboldt victory.

During the fourth quarter, Onnen scored a five-yard touchdown. This made the score 37-14. However, the Bluestreaks scored last, making the final score 37-21.

The Cubs gained a total of 172 rushing yards in 28 attempts. The team completed five passes in six attempts and threw one interception, giving them a total of 102 passing yards. Humboldt had 274 total offensive yards.

By defeating Neodesha, Humboldt did not only win a game to make their record 6-0, but they won the title of Tri-Valley League Champions. The Cubs have won other league titles such as the Three Rivers League, but they have not won the Tri-Valley League for 38 years.

“I’m really excited know that [we are Tri-Valley League champions] because it has not happened for 38 years,” said Wells.

Photo by Callie Umholtz
We are number one.
The Humboldt Cubs football team and cheerleading squad
celebrate the victory and the Tri Valley League Championship.

The Cubs have scored a combined 195 points this season and have only given up 63 points. They are one of only two schools that have allowed under 100 points all year in the Tri-Valley League.

“I’m really proud to be a part of this and a part of these kids’ lives,” said Travis Burk, head coach. “Anytime you win a league championship it is exciting and an honor. It was a goal we had in the spring. Now our goal is to win the playoffs.”

Humboldt will take on Pittsburg-Colgan tonight at 7:00 p.m. in Pittsburg. Colgan is also undefeated this year. They are considered to be Humboldt’s toughest challenge so far this season.

“Being Tri-Valley League champs means a lot to our team; it is something we have all worked for since we have gotten into high school,” said Drue Barton, sr. “This year we weren’t suppose to win many games at all according to people and now that we have won [the title], it makes it that much better, but winning the TVL doesn’t mean we can stop there and the season is over; we need to work hard to go further.”

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Cubs shut out Fredonia
By Laura Watts, jr.
Reporter

Fredonia, Sept. 29– For the Homecoming game, Humboldt shut out Fredonia with a score of 32-0.

Humboldt was up by six points in the first quarter, and in the second quarter neither team scored.

In the third quarter, the Cubs scored 12 more points to make the score 18-0. In the fourth quarter, Humboldt scored 14 more points to make the final score 32-0.

“I think we did everything well. We were tough on defense which helped us a lot,” said Thad Wells., so. “Our special teams did really well going down there and stopping them deep and [on] offense; we ran and passed the ball well."

Photo by Chelsy Wright
Homecoming
Tory Thomas, sr., pushes his way through the Fredonia line to receive a first down.
The Cubs beat the Yellowjackets with the score of 32-0.

The Humboldt football players had eight first downs throughout the game. In the 32 rushing attempts that were made, Humboldt gained 170 yards and lost nothing. After the game was over, the players had completed four out of five passes for an 80 percent completion percentage. The team gained 93 yards through the air.

“I think we did well by not giving up on defense when they got inside the 20 yard line,” said Sam Norris, jr. “The offensive line blocked well, [and] we got a lot of rushing yards. We were in the best shape. That is why we took them in the second half and came together as a team.”

The team intercepted three of Fredonia’s passes and recovered three of their fumbles. Humboldt only lost two fumbles to the Yellowjackets.

Photo by Chelsy Wright
Homecoming
Tory Thomas and Tarryn Young, srs., stand together after being
announced as this year’s Homecoming King and Homecoming Queen.

“I would say the key reason [that Fredonia didn’t score] was that we put pressure on their quarterback. Our kids had a lot of desire to shut them out,” said Travis Burk, head coach.

The Homecoming ceremony was held during halftime of the Fredonia game.

The Homecoming King was Tory Thomas, sr., and the Homecoming Queen was Tarryn Young, sr.

The king and queen each received a football signed by the football and volleyball teams and an engraved keychain or bracelet.

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Junior Varsity suffers first loss, rebounds with shutout
By Michaela Myer
Sports Editor

Fredonia, Oct. 2 – In the JV game against Fredonia, the Humboldt Cubs experienced their first loss of the season. They ended the game with a score of 0-22.

Devin Myers, jr., led the team with 30 yards rushing. Casey Womelsdorf, sr., followed with 15 yards rushing and 20 yards receiving. Bryce Smith, fr., had a total of 30 yards passing.

“We played okay in the first quarter on both sides of the ball,” said Jeremy Weilert, JV head coach. “After that we struggled, and we were not able to be consistent on either side of the ball.”

Garron Gean, fr., and Andy Hill, so., had one fumble recovery each.

“Our line did not do its job blocking,” said Gean. “We need to improve our offense.”

Humboldt, Oct. 9 – Recovering from their first loss, the JV football team shut out the Neodesha Bluestreaks with a score of 27-0.

Womelsdorf was the first to score on a two-yard run.

The next points were collected by Christian Hicks, fr., on a five-yard touchdown.

“We ran the ball well,” said Hicks. “The offensive line did a great job blocking. Everyone gave 110 percent.”

In the third quarter, Smith threw a pass to Myers for a 23-yard touchdown.

To end the game, Cory Henshall, fr., had a tackle, which caused Neodesha to fumble the ball. Hill recovered the fumble and came up with a defensive touchdown.

“The key [for us] was that the offense, defense, and special teams played great,” said Weilert.

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Lady Cubs win two at Hamilton
By Katie Hauser, sr.
Editor-in-Chief

Hamilton, Oct. 10- Only two games were needed in each match for the Lady Cubs to take victories over the Hamilton Tigers and the Fredonia Yellowjackets.

“I feel we did a swell job working together as a team,” said Michele Rickner, sr. “We are making improvements by not making as many dumb errors.”

In the match against Hamilton, the final scores were 25-19 and 25-14. Katie Manbeck, jr., led in serving with five aces. Terra Woods, jr., helped the Lady’s offense with seven digs and five kills. Kelci Owens, so., chipped in with six digs and 10 assists. Sarah Works, jr., Lenzie Boring, so., and Rickner also had a good match offensively, with five, four, and three kills each, respectively. Rickner led the defense with three blocks.

Scores in the Fredonia match were a little closer. The Lady Cubs defeated the Yellowjackets with a score of 25-23 in the first game and a score of 25-19 in the second.

Woods and Rickner led the team in serving with three aces each. Boring had the most digs with seven in the match. Callie Umholtz, so., followed with five, and Bailey Myers, so., had four. Woods had five kills to lead the team, but Boring and Rickner were close behind with three kills each. Owens helped out her teammates with 18 assists during the match. Once again, Rickner led the defense, this time with two blocks.

“The girls showed consistency throughout the entire night,” said Kim Jones, head coach. “Even when we got into trouble we maintained our confidence and fought through the match.”

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Photo by Cecilia Brinkman
Callie Umholtz, Kelci Owens, sos., Sarah Works, and
Katie Manbeck, jrs., work as a team against Eureka.

In the second match, the Lady Cubs played only two games. Woods once again led the team in digs with 10. She also had four kills.

“We did really well for not having our normal lineup,” said Woods. “We had a lot of good rallies, and we stayed positive the whole time.”

Leading in the number of aces and assists, Owens ended the game with two aces and 10 assists.

Boring had four digs and five kills. Works had five kills.

Bailey Myers, so., came in second for the number of digs with five. Manbeck tied for third with Boring; they came out with four digs each by the end of the match.

“I felt like we came together and gave it everything we had,” said Owens. “We need to keep our heads up and not get down on ourselves.”

Photo by Cecilia Brinkman
Take that.
Callie Umholtz, so., goes up for a kill while teammates, Katie Manbeck, and Terra Woods, jrs., watch.

 

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Sports Briefs

JV loses close matches
By Melany Megenity, jr.
Opinion Editor

Humboldt, Oct. 2 - In the last home contest of the season, the junior varsity volleyball team played a couple matches against the Fredonia Yellowjackets and Southern Coffey County Titans.

The first team that the Lady Cubs faced was the Fredonia Yellowjackets. Humboldt won that match only having to play two games. The final scores were 25-18 and 25-18.

During the game Kassidy Young fr., Hali Dawson, and Jenell Baker, jrs., had one kill each. Shelley Herder, so., had two kills. Herder made five aces. Baker had two aces in this match. The only person with assists was Tessa Coronado, jr., with five.

“We need to improve on our net play and swiping the ball; that will get us further in our game. All in all, we did all right because we beat Fredonia,” said Laura Watts, so.

The team split the first two games of the match against Southern Coffey County with scores of 14-25 and 25-16. This caused a tiebreaker game for the match. The final score of the tiebreaker that led to Humboldt’s loss was 10-15.

In the games against the Titans, Herder and Baker both had six digs and two aces each while Herder had one kill and Baker had four. Watts and Dawson both had three aces and Coronado had one, along with eight assists.

“The girls came out ready to play tonight. We put everything together against Fredonia to get a win but fell short against Southern Coffey County. We continue to improve each time we step on the court,” said Staci Leavitt, JV head coach.

JV collects two wins
By Teresa Kapoor, sr.
Photographer/Reporter

Eureka, Oct. 3 - In three matches against Eureka, the JV volleyball girls won one match, but fell short on the other two.

In the first match the Lady Cubs played two games, losing both with scores of 10-25 and 16-25.

Tessa Coronado, jr., contributed with two aces, one kill, one assist and three digs. Alexis Hosack, fr., also had one ace, one kill, and one dig for the match.

“We played really well,” said Hosack. “But we need to work on communicating and improving our individual weaknesses.”

The team turned it around in the second match by winning in three games with scores of 14-25, 29-27, and 15-11.

Coronado led the team with seven aces and completed 12 assists. Also helping out on the offensive side was Shelley Herder, so., with five kills. The defense was lead by Jenell Baker, Hali Dawson, jrs., and Herder each with five digs.

Staci Leavitt, JV head coach, said, “Tessa [Coronado, jr.]’s serving and Shelley [Herder, so.]’s hitting were keys to winning our second match. The entire team pulled together to get a win. Now we need to play consistently every time we step on the court.”

During the third match, the team struggled with another loss with scores of 18-25 and 17–25. Baker led in serving with three aces, while Coronado led in assists with three assists and two digs.

Hamilton, Oct. 10 - The Humboldt volleyball girls also played a match against Hamilton and won with scores of 25-14 and 25-18.

Once again, Coronado help the score with five aces, six digs, and three assists. Herder managed to put in two kills, one dig, and three assists. Kassidy Young, fr., helped out the winning effort with four aces.

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