February 9, 2007 Vol. 35 Issue 8
Humboldt loses at Caney
By Katie Hauser, sr.
Editor-in-Chief
Caney, Feb. 6- Many Lady Cubs helped the team’s
scoring, but it was not enough to overcome the Caney Valley Bullpups. Humboldt
lost the game with a final score of 37-60.
“I think we could have played a lot better against Caney,” said
Lenzie Boring, so. “We played all right, but we made a ton of silly
mistakes.”
Kelci Owens, so., and Boring tied for the most points with eight each. Michele
Rickner, sr., and Adrienne Gutierrez, jr., followed with six points apiece.
“We were shooting more,” said Callie Umholtz, so.
Kim Johnston, fr., chipped in four points and Randi Barnett, so., scored three.
Terra Woods, jr., rounded out the scoring with two points.
“As a team, we worked the ball around well, and our free throws were
pretty good,” said Boring.
Photo By Shaela Anderson
Block
Michele Rickner sr., goes up for a block against the
Caney Valley Bullpups in Tuesday's game.
The Lady Cubs last with a score of 37-60
Boring had the most steals with four. Umholtz followed with
two. Owens and Woods each had a steal to their credit.
Rickner led the team in rebounding with eight. Barnett, Woods, and Boring,
each had three boards. Gutierrez also had a rebound.
“We worked together and made some good plays, but we buckled under the
pressure in the second half,” said Umholtz. “We started making
fouls, and we had trouble putting the ball up.”
Umholtz noticed some things from the Caney game that the Lady Cubs need to
focus on for future games.
“We need to work on blocking out and our defensive plays,” said
Umholtz. “We also need to work on learning how to play better under
pressure.”
The Lady Cubs will be facing the Yates Center Wildcats tonight. The game will
begin after the completion of the JV boys game.
Ladies pick up loss at Neodesha
By Melany Megenity, jr.
Opinion Editor
Neodesha, Jan. 30- After traveling to Neodesha,
the Lady Cubs basketball team struggled against the Bluestreaks and lost 14-51.
“The team got off to a slow start but did a good job in the second half.
I liked the fact that the girls kept playing and did not give up after a not
so good start,” said Jeff Wilkerson, head coach.
During the game the two high scorers were Terra Woods, jr., with six points
and Michele Rickner, sr., with five points. Kelci Owens, so., added two points
to the score. Adrienne Gutierrez, jr., scored one point in the game.
Photo By Kris Brown
Jump ball.
Kelci Owens, so. jumps for the ball against a
Neodesha Bluestreaks player. The Lady Cubs
lost the game with a final score
of 14-51
Woods also had two turnovers, one rebound, and two steals.
Rickner led the team in rebounds with four. She also had two steals. Gutierrez
had two
rebounds
and three steals. Her three steals were the most anyone had.
Randi Barnett, so., and Owens had the most turnovers with three each. Boring
and Woods each had two turnovers.
“We did not show up with very much intensity for the game. I think that
we need to work on our offense a little more,” said Woods. “We
did give it a good try, and I think that should count for something.”
Girls fall to Burlington at home
By Daniel Weilert, jr.
News Editor
Humboldt, Feb. 2 - Against the Burlington Wildcats,
the varsity girls ended the game with a score of 30-67.
The top scorer was Lenzie Boring, so., contributing 12 points for the team.
Second in scoring was Kelci Owens, so., with seven points.
Randi Barnett, so., ended the game with five points. Kim Johnston, fr., had
four points, and Adrienne Gutierrez, jr., had two points.
“We had a slow start in the game against Burlington, and we worked hard,”
said Jeff Wilkerson, head coach. “I’m proud of our defensive effort
in the second half with the 1-3-1 trap.”
The junior varsity girls also came up short against Burlington with a final
score of 33-46.
Johnston led in scoring with an overall seven points. Johnston achieved this
by making three two-point shots and one out of two attempted free throws.
Next was Owens who made one two-point shot and all four of her attempted free
throws for six points.
“The press really hurt us a lot, but we worked hard and did our best,”
said Bailey Myers, so.
Adding more points to the Lady Cubs’ score were Barnett, Gutierrez and
Karna Carlson, jr., who earned four points each.
“I think that we played well as a team and that we worked well together
even though we didn’t win,” said Carlson. “But there were
a lot of things that we could have improved on during both the varsity and
junior varsity games.”
Win at home against Fredonia
By Deron Owens, so.
Reporter/Photographer
Humboldt, Jan. 26 - Pulling off a win last
Friday, the Lady Cubs beat the Fredonia Yellowjackets in an intense game.
The final score was 46-41.
“I think working on our fundamentals is helping a lot,” said
Kim Johnston, fr.
The leading scorer was Randi Barnett, so., with a total of nine points throughout
the entire game. She also had two steals, two rebounds and only one turnover.
Following Barnett was Kelci Owens and Lenzie Boring, sos., with eight points
each during the game.
“We want to make our town proud of us, and we do not want to let ourselves
down,” said Barnett. “I felt great about the final score because
our score was higher than theirs.”
Owens also had one steal and two turnovers.
Boring had one steal, four rebounds and two turnovers.
“At practices, we normally scrimmage and do a lot of passing drills,”
said Owens. “[I think] these drills help us feel the intensity of
a real game and work on getting the ball to the inside.”
The team has many ways of getting ready to play that they believe helps
the team play its best.
“I think the quote in every huddle, told by Michele [Rickner, sr.],
really helps our team get going before every game,” said Owens.
Cubs win at Caney
By Michaela Myer, sr.
Sports Editor
Caney, Feb. 6 - To advance their record to
12-4, the Humboldt Cubs beat the Caney Valley Bullpups with a score of 65-30.
The Cubs were led by Sam Norris, jr., who scored 13 points and picked up seven
steals. Following close behind were Josh Honas and Brent Frederick, srs.,
with 10 points apiece.
“We played like a band of brothers,” said Frederick.
Despite winning by 35 points, Humboldt only connected on 23 of their 45 field
goal attempts. They were also four of eight at the free throw line and five
of 12 behind the arch. However, the Cubs did pull down 26 rebounds.
Photo By Shaela Anderson
Drive.
Tevin Strack, fr., drives past a Caney Valley
Bullpup and helps Humboldt win with a score of 65-30.
“We need to finish baskets and only let the other team have one chance
to score by rebounding every missed shot,” said Drake Tilman, jr.
So far this season, the Cubs have scored a total of 859 points. The leading
scorer for the season so far is Trey Zartman, sr., with 151 points. The second
leading scorer is Honas with 137 points followed by Norris with 121 points.
Zartman also leads the team in steals with 27 followed by Norris with 21.
The team looks forward to adding to those statistics during tonight’s
game at home against Yates Center.
Humboldt beats Neodesha
after rough start
By Michaela Myer, sr.
Sports Editor
Neodesha, Jan. 30 - After a rough start, Humboldt
came out victorious at Neodesha. The Cubs beat the Bluestreaks with a score
of 65-35.
After winning by a large margin over Neodesha in their first meeting, Humboldt
struggled and was up by only 11 to end the first half.
“We started out sloppy and slow,” said Trey Zartman, sr. “We
came together better in the second half but still did not play as we are capable.
I give [Neodesha] credit for slowing the game down. They have improved a lot
since the first time we played them.”
Zartman led the team in scoring with 22 points. Sam Norris, jr., followed
with 15 points and Josh Honas, sr., rounded out the top three with 13 points.
Honas led the team in rebounds with seven and steals with three. However,
he agrees that Humboldt could have played better in the beginning of the game.
“We started out pretty sluggishly,” said Honas. “We played
better at the end.”
In the second half, the Cubs were able to pull away and beat the Bluestreaks.
When asked what helped Humboldt in the second half, Norris said, “Energy.
We knew we should have been blowing them out.”
Zartman agrees that Humboldt came out with more energy and intensity after
halftime.
“I think our frustration of how bad we played in the first half sparked
us to pick our intensity up and helped our focus,” said Zartman.
Boys lose to
Burlington
By Dustin Corban, sr.
Graphics Editor
Humboldt, Feb. 2- Although the Cubs started
out on a 6-0 run against Burlington, it was not enough to overcome them in
the end. Against a tough opponent, the Cubs were not able to get a win. The
final score was 65-82.
“We hustled,” said Josh Honas, sr. “We came together as
a team. We need to work on playing hard and together down the back stretch
of the season.”
Photo By Kris Brown
I can take them.
Tory Thomas, sr., tires to make his way through three
Burlington defenders. The Cubs lost to the Wildcats with
a score of 65-82
Leading the way in scoring was Tory Thomas, sr., and Zach Cole,
jr., with 13 points each. Not far behind was Honas with 11 points. Cliff
Adams, sr.,
had eight rebounds to go along with six points as well.
“We played hard but not at the level of play that we are capable of
playing at,” said Adams.
JV wins first
game
By Katie Hauser, sr.
Editor-in-Chief
Waverly, Feb. 5- In the first game of the Waverly
JV boys tournament, the Cubs won against Burlington with a final score of
74-56.
“We played really well against Burlington,” said Josh Elder, so.
“We came out with a lot of enthusiasm. It was the best game we have
played all season.”
Cory Henshall, fr., led the team in scoring with 19 points. Thad Wells, so.,
followed with 16 points to his credit. Tevin Strack, fr., added 12 points.
“We ran our offense well,” said Wells. “We worked it inside
to Cory and got a bunch of easy shots because he had a height advantage.”
Last night, the Cubs played another game in the tournament, but scores were
not available at press time. They will play the last game of the tournament
tomorrow.
Varsity wins,
JV loses
By Michaela Myer, sr.
Sports Editor
Humboldt, Jan. 26 - Although it was a low scoring
game, the Humboldt Cubs pulled out a victory on their home court over the
Fredonia Yellowjackets with a score of 43-33.
Zach Cole, jr., led the team with 16 points. Cliff Adams, sr., helped the
Cubs with six points.
“As a team, defensively we played well, but not our best,” said
Adams. “Offensively, we were at our worst for the season.”
Humboldt was 3 for 15 from the three-point line. Two of their three-point
shots came from Cole with only minutes left in the game to seal the win.
“I was just thinking about how to finish off the game so that we would
come out with a win,” said Cole. “I was thinking about what I
personally had to accomplish to beat Fredonia.”
The JV boys also played against Fredonia but lost with a score of 34-42.
Tevin Strack, fr., was the high scorer with seven points.
“We didn’t play our best game,” said Strack. “We held
with them until the end, but we just couldn’t finish it.”
JV teams win at Caney
By Laura Watts, so.
Reporter
Caney, Feb. 6 - Both the girls and boys JV
teams along with the boys C-team were victorious against Caney. The JV girls
won with a final score of 43-36. The boys JV had a win with a score of 48-39.
The Boys C-Team took home a win with a score of 44-34.
Karna Carlson, so., led the JV girls score with 16 points. Following after
Carlson was Bailey Myers, so., who scored 12 points.
“We played pretty well together,” said Carlson. “Everyone
was alert and ready to play.”
The JV boys team was led by Drake Tilman, jr., who scored 14 points for the
team. Thad Wells, so., closely followed with 12 points.
Tyler Gean, so., helped the C-Team by scoring 17.
One win, two losses
By Michelle Sollars, jr.
Business Manager
Neodesha, Jan. 30 - Wiggling out of a tight
squeeze against the Bluestreaks, the boy’s JV team won 41-38, while
the boy’s C-team lost 22-23, and the girl’s JV team lost 24-26.
Thad Wells, so., led the JV boys team in points with 11 and made the most
three-point shots with three. Bryce Smith, fr., also played a large role in
the game by making seven points.
“We didn’t come out playing very well. The whole game was up and
down, but we came out with a win in the end,” said Josh Elder, so.
In a three quarter game, the boy’s C-team ended with a total of 22 points.
The team was led by freshman Jacob Manbeck who had 11 total points. Zach Crays,
jr., followed with nine points.
The girls JV team lost by two points with a final score of 24-26. Karna Carlson,
jr., was the highest scorer of the game with five points.
JV boys lose two at tourney
By Laura Watts, so.
Reporter
Fredonia, Feb. 6 - While playing at the Fredonia
tournament, the boys JV team suffered two losses.
In the first game, Humboldt lost to Girard with a close score of 52-53.
Bryce Smith, fr., led the team with a total of 13 points. Following after
him was Tevin Strack, fr., and Tyler Gean, fr., who made eight points each.
“I think that we could have not fouled so much at the beginning of the
first game,” said Smith. “Fouls hurt us pretty badly, and we could
have played better defense in both games too.”
The team suffered another loss against Cherryvale in the next game with a
score of 55-67.
The team was led by Smith making 18 points throughout the game. And to add
to the score, Thad Wells, so., made 16 points.
C-team takes second
By Daniel Weilert, jr.
News Editor
Yates Center, Jan. 27 - Despite winning a game
against Neodesha at the Yates Center C-team tournament, Humboldt did not win
in the championship game versus the Wildcats. The final score of the Bluestreaks
game was 47-33, while the championship game with Yates Center was 42-55.
The leading scorers in the Neodesha game were Bryce Smith, fr., with 17 points,
Tyler Gean, fr., with nine points, and Jacob Manbeck, fr., with eight points.
Smith led the team with a total of 13 points and Gean was in a close second
with ten points during the championship game of the tournament.
“We performed really well as Bryce helped us out quite a bit,”
said Gean. “We kept each other up and gave it our all.”
