January 26, 2007 Vol. 35 Issue 7
Humboldt Cubs Victorious
Over Cherryvale Chargers at Home Gym
By Michaela Myer, sr.
Sports Editor
Humboldt, Jan. 22 - Although they were one
player short, the Humboldt Cubs collected a victory over the Cherryvale Chargers
with a score of 58-31.
“We played really well,” said Thad Wells, so. “We did everything
that we worked on in practice. We got back on defense fast and everyone talked
and played good ball pressure.”
Trey Zartman, sr., led the team with 11 points followed closely by Brent Frederick,
sr., and Cory Henshall, fr., with nine apiece.
Even though Humboldt’s offense was good, the real story was with their
defense. The Cubs did not allow the Chargers to score until the second quarter.
“I feel that we came out with very good intensity, and we had even said
in the locker room to not let them score in the first quarter,” said
Frederick, sr. “This says a lot about our defense. We know if we play
defense like that one every time, nobody can stop us.”
Photo by
Rebound that basketball.
Josh Honas, sr., pushes through two Cherryvale Chargers
for a rebound. The Humboldt Cubs went
on to win with a score of 58-31. Honas contributed to the team’s victory
with four points and one steal
Every player that suited up was able to participate in the game against Cherryvale.
“We worked the ball around on offense and got everyone an easy shot,”
said Frederick. “We also helped out a lot on the defensive end of the
floor.”
The team played well together and collected a total of seven assists.
“We played together and that’s why we did so well and beat them
by so much,” said Justin Kaufman, sr.
The team collected a total of 23 rebounds, nine of which were offensive rebounds.
They also had a total of eleven steals.
“We did everything that we have worked on,” said Wells. “We
didn’t really run too much stuff at them because there was no need to.
But what we did run we executed really well. We out hustled them all night
long and got easy lay-ups. There was no giving up.”
Cubs Take Second
By Melany Megenity, jr.
Opinion editor
Pleasanton, Jan. 18 - Another victory was
gained by Humboldt in a game against Uniontown during the Pleasanton tournament
with a score of 70-53. Josh Honas, sr., played all 32 minutes of the game
and during that time gained the team 24 points.
Drue Barton and Brent Frederick, srs., both played 24 minutes in the game;
Barton scored six points while Frederick had 10. Trey Zartman, sr., also had
a high amount of points for the game with a total of 12 points and played
a total of eight minutes.
“I am satisfied that we won, but we did not play with enough emotion
and intensity. We still need to improve on certain areas to reach our full
potential,” said Zartman.
Jan. 20- The Cubs went back to the Pleasanton tournament and had a second
victory in the tournament against the Berean Braves with a score of 64-38.
The high scorer of the game was Zach Cole, jr., with 12 points.
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Pushing forward.
Sam Norris, jr., drives around the Metro Academy defender in the championship
game at the
Pleasanton Tournament. The Cubs lost to the Mavs with a score of 54-59 and
took second place.
“It is always good to win, but we did make a lot of little mistakes.
I think that we need to work on them if we want to make it to State,”
said Cole.
Cory Henshall, fr., led the team with the most rebounds with seven while Barton
had four.
In the championship game of the tournament, the Cubs lost to Metro Academy
with the score of 54-59. Tory Thomas led the Cubs with 14 points followed
by Zartman with 12 and Honas with eight.
“I think we should have kept attacking them instead of playing tentatively,”
said Thomas.
The Humboldt Cubs took second place in the Pleasanton tournament.
Boys Slide Past Eureka
By Michaela Myer, sr.
Sports Editor
Eureka, Jan. 23 - On Tuesday evening, the Humboldt
Cubs traveled to Eureka to take on the Tornadoes. The Cubs came out victorious
with a score of 69-41.
When asked about having two blow-out games in a row, Cory Henshall, fr., said,
“I don’t think it’s very good because we have easy games
and then we will have hard games, and we won’t be ready for the hard
ones. I think as long as I practice hard and don’t get down on myself,
I will be okay.”
Henshall led the team with 15 points followed closely by Trey Zartman, sr.,
with 14 and Brent Frederick and Josh Honas, srs., with eight apiece.
“I’m glad that we played well enough to get the younger players
in at the end of the game, but I would definitely rather play better competition,”
said Zartman.
The Humboldt Cubs are looking forward to playing against the Fredonia Yellowjackets
tonight.
“We are going to get in a couple good practices,” said Josh Honas,
sr. “We’ve got to believe we can come out early and get a good
lead on them.”
The junior varsity boys will start at 5:00 followed by both varsity teams.
Comeback Ends With Loss at Home
By Laura Watts, so.
Reporter
Humboldt, Jan. 22- Although winter weather
postponed the Cherryvale game from Jan. 12, the Chargers did come to Humboldt.
However, the Lady Cubs lost the rescheduled game by four points, 62-68.
“The girls have to continue to work hard to improve,” said Jeff
Wilkerson, head coach.
Kelci Owens, so., led the Lady Cubs with 18 points. Following after Owens
was Michele Rickner, sr., scoring 16 points throughout the game. Also, Terra
Woods, jr., added nine points for Humboldt’s score.
“I think some of the factors for our loss against Cherryvale were the
turnovers and not taking the open shots,” said Owens.
Rickner brought down six rebounds, while Sarah Works, jr., contributed five
rebounds.
Photo by Kris Brown
I got it.
Randi Barnett, so., looks for an open teammate to pass
the ball to in the game against Cherryvale. After
a strong comeback, the Humboldt Lady Cubs lost to the Cherryvale Chargers
with a score of 62-68.
“I think we need to improve on starting out strong instead
of waiting until the third quarter,” said Rickner.
The Lady Cubs had several steals from the Chargers.
Woods stole the ball four times during the game. Callie Umholtz, so., and
Owens contributed one steal apiece as well.
“For improvement, I think fewer turnovers would be nice and taking more
time on our offense could probably help to,” said Woods.
Lady Cubs Win at Eureka
By Daniel Weilert, jr.
News Editor
Eureka, Jan. 23 - After playing a rescheduled
game the night before, Humboldt defeated Eureka in a close game with a final
score of 37-33.
The top two scorers were sophomores Randi Barnett with 11 points and Kelci
Owens with 12 points.
Terra Woods, jr., scored a free throw, while Adrienne Gutierrez, jr., contributed
five points and Michele Rickner, sr., made eight points for the team.
Out of nine attempted free throws, the Lady Cubs managed to make seven.
“I think we played well,” said Gutierrez. “We all clicked
that night, and we stayed up on our game.”
Rickner also aided the Lady Cubs by making two rebounds and a single steal.
Sarah Works, jr., Lenzie Boring, so., and Barnett each had one steal a piece.
Gutierrez ended the night with three steals and two rebounds.
Woods led the team in both rebounds and steals with five rebounds and four
steals.
“Our turnovers are the main problem,” said Woods. “We
also need to slow down our offense and work the ball around a little.”
Even though many minor mistakes were made, the players recognize these faults
and continue to train in order to master their games.
“We are counting on more wins and improvement for Substate,”
said Woods.
The Lady Cubs will compete against Fredonia tonight.
Seventh Place at Pleasanton
By Katie Hauser, sr.
Editor-in-Chief
Pleasanton, Jan. 18 and 20 - With a record
of 2-1, the Lady Cubs took seventh place in the Pleasanton Mid-Season Tournament.
Humboldt lost its first game of the tournament to the Uniontown Eagles on
Jan. 18. The final score was 34-44. Kelci Owens, so., led the scoring with
22 points. Randi Barnett, so., followed with six points. Lenzie Boring,
so., also helped with four points. Adrienne Gutierrez, jr., rounded out
the scoring with two points.
On Jan. 20, the Lady Cubs played two games. Their first game ended in a
loss to Northeast Arma with a final score of 40-54. Once again, Owens led
the scoring with 10 points. Terra Woods, jr., was close behind with eight
points and Michele Rickner, sr., had six. Barnett, Boring, and Gutierrez
had five points each. Callie Umholtz, so., rounded out the scoring with
one point.
“We had some good defense; we just did not shoot the ball very much,”
said Umholtz.
In the final game of the tournament, the Lady Cubs got their first win over
Berean Christian. The 57-40 victory meant that the Lady Cubs took seventh
place overall. Owens led the offense with 19 points. Boring followed 12.
Barnett and Rickner added eight points and seven points respectively. Woods
helped with five points. Deedra Barnett, jr., Kim Johnston, fr., and Gutierrez
rounded out the scoring with two points each.
“I think the team played well in the tournament,” said Johnston.
“The communication became better, and we played as a team.”
Varsity falls in final minutes
By Daniel Weilert, jr.
News Editor
Yates Center, Jan. 5 - As the community
was optimistic about the new year, so was the Cubs varsity basketball team.
However, the first game of the year against their rivals, the Yates Center
Wildcats, handed them a loss.
The Cubs played in a close game. The outcome came down to how they played
their final minutes.
The Wildcats won by only two points, with the final score being 53-51.
The two leading scorers were Sam Norris, jr., who contributed 12 points
and Josh Honas, sr., who contributed 13 points.
“We looked sloppy as we haven’t played in awhile,” said
Norris. “We just didn’t get the job done.”
Norris made seven rebounds for the team and picked up two steals from the
Wildcats.
“We need to improve on finishing teams when we are up by 10 points,
and we were turning the ball over way too many times,” said Norris.
“We need to get back on defense.”
Humboldt Falls Short Against Yates Center
By Deron Owens, so.
Photographer/Reporter
Yates Center, Jan. 5 - Playing in another
close game, the Lady Cubs lost to the Yates Center Wildcats with the final
score of 28-30.
“I think we are doing fine,” said Sarah Works, jr. “I
feel we are in shape; we know our plays, and we don’t get too down
on each other or ourselves. We just need to learn how to put the ball in
the basket better and have a little more confidence.”
Kelci Owens, so., scored 14 points and had two steals. Following close behind
was Lenzie Boring, so., with seven points, three rebounds, and one steal.
“During the game I think I played pretty well,” said Boring.
“I did have a couple of mistakes but my defense was really good. We
have improved. For having a small team, we play well together but the major
thing we have improved on is our dribbling and our defense.”
The Ladies struggled to stay in the game but came up short in the end.
JV girls lose close one
Eureka, Jan. 23 - Against the Eureka Tornadoes, the JV girls lost by only
four points. The final score was 25-29.
“
I think we played well, but everything was jumbled up because of all the
subbing we did,” said Randi Barnett, so. “I think we can improve
by practicing harder and playing more as a team.”
The JV girls squad will play next at Neodesha on Jan. 30.
JV boys win, girls lose
Humboldt, Jan. 22- Each JV team played two quarters against
the Cherryvale Chargers. The JV Lady Cubs lost with a final score of 13-26,
but the boys won 21-16.
Randi Barnett, so., led in scoring for the girls with six points. Adrienne
Gutierrez, jr., followed with three points.
“
We played well as a team, even though we did not win,” said Karna
Carlson, jr. “Everyone worked well together and kept each other’s
spirits up.”
The leading scorer for the boys was Thad Wells, so. He scored 11 points
in the game. Tevin Strack, fr., followed with five points.
“
We did all right since it was our first JV game in two weeks,” said
Josh Elder, so. “[I liked playing the two quarters] because it gave
us a little practice before our next big JV game.”
JV Lady Cubs 1-1 in tourney
Humboldt, Jan. 6 – In their second tournament of the
year, the Lady Cubs junior varsity team beat Fredonia but lost to Burlington.
The final score of the game against the Fredonia Yellowjackets was 20-12.
“
I think it was a good game, and we had fun,” said Mary Hauser, fr. “We
played well.”
The game against Burlington was not as successful as the game with Fredonia.
Humboldt fell to the Wildcats with a score of 32-38.
During the game, Boring led the team in scoring with 17 points.
“
I think the games were played well,” said Kim Johnston, fr. “The
team played great, but I think I could have played a lot better.”
JV teams lose to YC
Yates Center, Jan. 5- In the first game of 2007, the Cubs
were beat by the Wildcats with a score of 48-55. The high scorer for the
game was Tevin Strack, fr., with 17 points. Next up was Thad Wells, so.,
with 13 points.
“
We should have won the game,” said Strack. “But down the stretch,
we played pretty badly; but other than that we were in the game the whole
time, we just couldn’t make the plays.”
The C-team boys played against Yates Center as well; they lost with a score
of 19-30.
The junior varsity Lady Cubs also played against Yates Center and lost
by a close two point margin, 28-30.
“
The team always tries to encourage each other and keep the team pumped
up,” said Deedra Barnett, jr.
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