December 19, 2006 Vol. 35 Issue 6
Cubs victorious
By Yuliya Mosley, so.
Photographer/Reporter
Humboldt, Dec. 11- The varsity boys won their
first home game of the year against the Neodesha Bluestreaks with a lop-sided
score of 62-19 in Tri-Valley League action.
By the end of the first quarter, the Cubs had jumped out quickly to lead the
game by 15 points. The halftime score of the game was 34-10.
Even though the Cubs were winning big at halftime, the team felt like they
had much to work on in the second half to help with upcoming games.
“We worked on holding a lead and keeping it down the stretch”
said Tevin Strack, fr.
The Cubs did hold onto their lead in the game. They only allowed Neodesha
to score nine more points in the second half and eventually ended the game
with a score of 62-19.
Cory Henshall, fr., scored 10 points while Josh Honas and Trey Zartman, srs.,
scored eight points each.
Tory Thomas, sr., handed out four assists to help his teammates score points.
“The best part of the game was when Cory got that first block and the
crowd went crazy,” said Strack.
Henshall blocked three shots followed closely by Drue Barton, sr., who had
one blocked shot.
Photo By Laura Watts
Set it up.
Tory thomas sr. and Sam Norris jr. get ready to set up the
Cubs offense against Neodesha. The Humboldt Cubs
went on to beat the Neodesha Bluestreaks with a score of 62-19.
The Cubs pulled down a total of 35 rebounds; 17 on offense
and 18 on defense.
Honas retrieved seven rebounds. Cliff Adams, sr., was close behind; he pulled
down six rebounds. Henshall and Barton contributed to the rebound count with
five each.
“I think the team played well but we got big games coming up,”
said Henshall. “Hopefully, we can continue to do really well.”
Throughout the game, the Cubs also had a total of eight assists and 12 steals.
Zartman led the team by picking up three steals followed closely by Henshall
and Zach Cole, jr., with two steals apiece.
“The game was good,” said Cole. “I think that we played
really good. Everything that we did worked for us. Our defense was superb
and we held them to only 19 points. I was really exited for the win because
it gave us a good game to prepare us for harder games in the future.”
Season opens with tournament crown
By Michaela Myer, sr.
Sports Editor
Moran, Dec. 5-8 - To open up the 2006-2007
basketball season, the Humboldt Cubs traveled to Moran to play in a preseason
tournament. Also participating in the tournament were West Elk, Marmaton Valley,
and Northeast Arma. The Cubs won the tournament with a 3-0 record.
On December 5, Humboldt beat West Elk with the score of 71-40.
“We played solid defense,” said Sam Norris, jr. “Everyone
was willing to share the wealth. We will win every game if we do that.”
Josh Honas, sr., led the team in scoring with 11 points followed closely by
Tory Thomas, sr., and Norris with 10 apiece.
“This was a good win,” said Honas. “It felt good to get
off on the right foot.”
With seven seniors playing this year, the underclassmen really looked for
their advice entering the first game of the season.
“I felt very nervous as first,” said Cory Henshall, fr., who ended
the night with three blocks. “Then Drue [Barton, sr.,] told me to just
play my game so I went out there and just played. I was very excited.”
The team was very happy to open up the season with a win.
“Anytime your leading scorer only scores 11 and the team scores 71,
then you know you played a solid game and everyone contributed,” said
Trey Zartman, sr.
In the second game of the tournament, the Humboldt Cubs took on the Marmaton
Valley Wildcats. The Cubs won with the score of 52-31.
“I felt we played great,” said Thomas. “We all played together
as one. One team; one dream.”
Zartman led the Cubs with 17 points followed by Thomas with 13 and Zach Cole,
jr., with 11. Thomas led the team in steals with four followed by Zartman
with three.
Photo By Chelsy Wright
Playing strong.
Trey Zartman sr. plays strong defense against Marmaton Valley.
The Cubs went on to beat the Wildcats 52-31 and won
the tournament with a 3-0 record.
“Our strong point is that the team is really close,”
said Cole. “We have played together since the fourth grade.”
Even though the game was in Moran, many fans traveled to watch Humboldt play.
They held up signs and cheered the whole game.
“I love loud games,” said Zartman. “It keeps our team energized
and focused. I think that our team feeds off the crowd and having a crowd
of that size on the road is special. It didn’t feel like a road game
at all, which says a lot for the great support we get from this town.”
In the final game of the tournament, Humboldt beat Northeast Arma with a score
of 51-30 to take home the championship.
“Our defense was the main reason we won,” said Cliff Adams, sr.
“The help defense and rebounding prevented good shots and second chance
shots. Also we played as a team by getting the ball to the open man and then
shooting the ball at a high percentage.”
The team was led in scoring by Henshall with 12 followed by Norris and Thomas
with 10 apiece.
When asked about being the leading scorer in a varisty game as a freshman,
Henshall said, “At first I didn’t think I was going to get in
but I did. I was very nervous because we were playing for first. Then I just
cooled off and started playing my game.”
Barton and Henshall led the team with seven rebounds each.
“It felt great [to win the tournament] because we have been losing in
the years past even when we should have won,” said Barton. “It
feels nice to finally get it done.”
The Cubs ended the tournament without letting any team score over 40 points
against them.
“There were really two things [that helped the team win],” said
Jason Jones, head coach. “The defense was much better and we played
really well together. They didn’t worry about who got the credit and
who got more time on the court. They played as a team.”
Girls take third in MV tourney
By Daniel Weilert, jr.
News Editor
Moran, Dec. 5-8 – AIn their first game
of the season, the Lady Cubs notched a win over West Elk in the Marmaton Valley
tournament. The Lady Cubs then lost their other two games against Marmaton
Valley and Northeast-Arma to take third place in the tournament with a record
of 1-2.
The first team that the Lady Cubs faced was the West Elk Patriots on Dec.
5.. The score at the half was 29-22 with Humboldt leading West Elk. The Lady
Cubs managed a win with a final score of 50-33.
“We played well but the competition wasn’t the greatest,”
said Terra Woods, jr. “I was glad that our first game was a win.”
Kelci Owens, so., lead the team in scoring during the game with 13 points.
Terra Woods and Adrienne Gutierrez, jr., followed closely behind with Woods
scoring 10 points and Gutierrez scoring eight points. Sarah Works, jr., and
Lenzie Boring, so., both attributed six points apiece.
On Dec. 7, the varsity girls suffered their first loss of the season against
the Marmaton Valley Wildcats with a final score of 35-43.
“We need to work on our offense and having less turnovers,” said
Owens. “ We need to improve our fundamentals.”
Gutierrez led the offense with seven points. Woods carried in six points.
Michele Rickner, sr., and Owens had five points each.
In the last game of the tournament, the girls lost 38-42 to the Northeast
Arma Vikings.
Photo By Chelsy Wright
Reaching for the stars.
Lenzie Boring so., reahces for the basket to try to add another two points
to the scoreboard against the Marmaton Valley
Wildcats. The team lost the
game with a score of 35-43 and placed third in the Marmaton Valley
tounament with a record of 1-2 "Overall, I think we played
well" said Boring "We worked as a team."
“We played hard, we just couldn’t pull it off,”
said Woods. “We should have been harder on defense.”
The top two leading scorers were Owens with 11 points and Boring with nine.
Both Owens and Boring made three free throws each.
“Overall, I think that we did a pretty good job,” said Owens.
“We had some turnovers and made some critical errors.”
Jeff Wilkerson is a new head coach for the Lady Cubs this year and he saw
many positive things about the team at the tournament.
“I have been happy with the girls’ effort,” said Wilkerson.
“I thought the girls played with heart. I don’t remember them
ever letting up.”
He also noticed some weaker points in the girls’ play during the tournament.
“We had too many turnoves and need to get better at free throws,”
said Wilkerson. “I thought [the girls] worked hard, but we just need
to get under control.
The girls have a positive attitude about the tournament as well.
“Overall, I think we played well,” said Boring. “We worked
as a team. We had a lot of turnovers but we just need to work on the basics.
Lady Cubs
suffer loss at home
ByDeron Owens, so. and Michaela Myer, sr.
Reporter/Photographer and Sports Editor
Humboldt, Dec. 11 – With a final score
of 25-52, the Humboldt Lady Cubs suffered a loss against the Neodesha Bluestreaks
in the Lady Cubs’ first home game of the season.
Terra Woods, jr., led the team’s offense, as she scored 13 points throughout
the game.
“We didn’t play as well as we should have but we tried,”
said Woods. “Hopefully it’s a better game next time.”
Following behind Woods was Michele Rickner, sr., with eight points. Kelci
Owens, so., had four points
.
In the first quarter Humboldt had a score of two points while Neodesha had
a score of 18. The first half ended with the Lady Cubs having six points and
the Bluestreaks having 37.
Photo By Shaela Anderson
Drive.
Terra Woods, jr., drives past the Neodesha Defenders.
The Lady Cubs lost the game with a score of 25-52.
The team tried to catch up in the third quarter, which ended
with a score of 19-49, but the Lady Cubs eventually lost the game to the Bluestreaks.
“I think our team will do really well in the future as long as we keep
working hard and we play as a team,” said Randi Barnett, so. “We
could improve on free throws and rebounding as well.”
The Lady Cubs had a total of five steals. Woods led with two steals. Owens,
Lenzie Boring, so., and Adrienne Gutierrez, jr., each had one in the game.
The team had 13 rebounds. Woods led the team in this category as well. She
had six and was followed by Rickner with four, Bailey Myers, so., with two
and Gutierrez with one.
JV undefeated after Neodesha game
By Porche Wilson, fr.
Photographer/Reporter
Humboldt, Dec. 11 - In their first home game
of the season, the JV Lady Cubs defeated the JV Bluestreaks with a final score
of 27-21.
In the first quarter they were both tied in at eight points each. By the third
quarter Neodesha was in the lead but Humboldt caught up and won the game by
six points.
Kim Johnston, fr., said “I felt pretty good after the win because now
we are 4-0.”
Randi Barnett, so., led the team in scoring with eight points. Bailey Myers,
so., followed close behind with six.
Kelci Owens, so., helped with five points. Sarah Works, Deedra Barnett, jrs.,
Lenzie Boring, so., and Johnston added two points apiece in the victory over
Neodesha.
After the win Myers said, “I was happy we won after working so hard.”
Sports Briefs
JV boys 3-0 at Moran
By Melany Megenity, jr.
Opinion Editor
Moran, Dec. 5-8 - To begin their season,
the JV Cubs went undefeated in the Marmaton Valley tournament and claimed
first place.
In the first game, the team had a victory over West Elk with a final 62-37.
Cory Henshall, fr., had the high score for this game with a total of 29 points.
Chas Wille, jr., followed next in line with 12 points throughout the game.
“Our defense really helped us win,” said Wille. “We have
a solid defense and good guards that will get the ball to our posts.”
The Cubs had a victory against the Marmaton Valley Wildcats in second game
of the three-day tournament. The final score was 32-26. Henshall was again
the high scorer of the game with a total of 23 points.
“We played really well on our post plays,” said Henshall. “We
really dominated. I felt very good about winning the tournament.”
The junior varsity team played Northeast Arma in the final game. The Cubs
won with a score of 44-30. Henshall led the offense with 17 points. Tevin
Strack, fr., scored nine and Thad Wells, so., scored seven in the game.
JV Lady Cubs win three
By Laura Watts, so.
Reporter
Moran, Dec. 5-8- First place of the Marmaton
Valley Tournament went to the JV Lady Cubs. The team was 3-0 after playing
West Elk, Marmaton Valley, and Northeast Arma.
“I think we did a really good job for our first tournament. We had gone
out expecting to do well and we ended up winning,” said Callie Umholtz,
so.
On Tuesday, Dec 5, Humboldt defeated West Elk with a score of 44-21 in the
first game of the tournament.
Freshman Mary Hauser agreed Umholtz’s opinion.
“I think we played well,” said Hauser.
Also, Thursday, Dec 7, the JV girls had another win against the Marmaton Valley
Wildcats with a score of 31-15.
The team played their last game of the tournament on Friday, Dec 8, and won
the game against Northeast with scores of 37-28.
“All the games we played were really good, we had worked together and
just really clicked. We did a great job,” said Umholtz.
Teams fall to Burlington
By Michaela Myer, sr.
Sports Editor
Bulington, Dec. 15 - After an undefeated start,
the varsity team traveled to Burlington to face the Wildcats. With a final
score of 62-76, Humboldt fell to 4-1.
Sam Norris, jr., led the team in scoring with 14 points. Cliff Adams and Josh
Honas, srs., followed close behind with 10 each.
“I thought we played really well,” said Tory Thomas, sr. “We
did a good job covering [Tyrel] Reed but he just had some shots that were
hard to cover. Our transition offense and transition defense was really good.”
The JV team also played Burlington and had a final score of 39-49. Devin Myers,
jr., led the team with 10 points followed by Thad Wells, so., with seven points
and Drake Tilman, jr., with six points.
The varsity Lady Cubs also fell to the Lady Wildcats with a final score of
25-69. Kelci Owens, so., led the team with 10 points followed by Sarah Works,
Terra Woods, jrs., and Michele Rickner, sr., with four points apiece.
“My feelings about the game are that we played well but Burlington just
out played us,” said Randi Barnett, so. “We need to work on our
passing.”
The JV girls also lost to Burlington with a final score of 19-52. Bailey Myers,
so., led the Ladies with six points followed by Owens and Barnett with four
points each.
The Humboldt Cubs will take on the Caney Valley Bullpups at home tonight with
the exception of the JV Lady Cubs.
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