March 8, 2007 Vol. 35 Issue 10
Boys fall short in finals
By Michaela Myer, sr.
Sports Editor
Last week the Cubs participated in Sub-State. They competed
against Northeast Arma, Altoona-Midway, and St. Mary’s Colgan. After
winning the first two games, the Cubs fell to Colgan in the final round of
Sub-State.
The Cubs faced the Northeast Vikings at home in the first round and won with
the score of 82-50.
“I think we played well,” said Sam Norris, jr. “We all shot
really well. It’s time to shine.”
Connecting on four of his six three-point attempts and five of his six field
goal attempts, Norris led the team in scoring with 22 points. Cole ended with
15 points while Brent Frederick, sr., added 11 points.
“We played really well,” said Zach Cole, jr. “All of the
extra shooting at practice paid off because everyone shot really well the
whole game.”
Drue Barton, sr., pulled down a total of eight rebounds. Cole followed with
five rebounds while Frederick and Norris had four each.
“We played together and hit from the outside,” said Frederick.
“We got open shots because we made the extra pass.”
In the second round of Sub-State, Humboldt traveled to Pittsburg to challenge
the Altoona-Midway Jets. The Cubs received another win with a score of 74-72.
Photo by Christiana Burns
Reaching for the stars.
Josh Honas, sr., reaches high for an easy two points against
Altoona-Midway. He led the team in scoring with 22 points.
Josh Honas, sr., led the team in scoring. He ended the game
with a total of 22 points. Cole connected for a total of 16 points. Thomas
also contributed 12 points to the Cubs final score.
“I thought we played very well in the first half,” said Thomas.
“We executed our plays and played very tough defense. The second half
was pretty sloppy, but we ended up with the main goal and that was to get
the win.”
Honas also led the team by pulling down six rebounds. Frederick followed closely
with four rebounds. Thomas also picked up three rebounds for the game.
“We played really well,” said Honas. “We let down a bit
in the second half, but we got the job done and came out with the important
win.”
In the final round of Sub-State, the Humboldt Cubs once again traveled to
Pittsburg but came up short against the Colgan Panthers. The Cubs lost with
the score of 38-54 and took second place in Sub-State.
Frederick led the Cubs in scoring with 13 points. Zartman also added nine
points to the Cubs’ final score. Thomas rounded out the top scorers
with six points.
“We did not play very well in the championship game,” said Frederick.
“Overall, we did have a great season.”
The Cubs ended their season with a record of 17-6.
“I am very proud of the effort our kids put forth this season,”
said Jason Jones, head coach. “We learned what it means to play together
and not care who gets the credit. We are losing a good group of seniors, and
I hope the underclassmen will take these lessons and use them. As far as next
year, we have three of our top six scores returning and a nice group of younger
players will be in the mix I am sure. I am looking forward to another trip
to the Sub-State finals, and hopefully we will take what we learned and go
on to State.”
Lady Cubs’ season ends in first round
By Katie Hauser, sr.
Editor-in-Chief
Uniontown, Feb. 27- In their first Sub-State
game, the Lady Cubs lost to the Uniontown Eagles by only five points. The
final score, 35-40, meant that the season was over for Humboldt.
“If I could pick, I wouldn’t pick this game to end on,”
said Michele Rickner, sr. “Still, I felt the team worked hard and kept
playing till the end.”
Kelci Owens, so., led the offense with 12 points. Terra Woods, jr., was next
in line with eight. Lenzie Boring, so., was close behind with seven. Sarah
Works, jr., and Woods had five rebounds each. Barnett and Boring followed
with three apiece.
Photo by Emily Hauser
Out of my way.
Kelci Owens, so., dribbles past an Eagles defender in the
Lady Cubs’ last game. Humboldt lost with a score of 35-40.
Owens, Rickner, and Bailey Myers, so., had two while Kim Johnston,
fr., had one rebound.
Woods and Owens both led in another category. They each had three steals.
Boring and Works also had two apiece.
Although this year’s season has now ended, head coach Jeff Wilkerson
is looking forward to next season.
“Next year should be just as exciting,” said Wilkerson. “We
will be returning four starters and several promising girls that came off
the bench. I look forward to another year with them.”
Teams Compete at Sub-State Basketball
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| 1.) The crowd cheers on the boys’ basketball team against Altoona-Midway. “It felt great to support our boys,” said Sarah Works, jr. “Everybody in the crowd was really pumped up this year. I think when the fans got excited, the boys played better.” (Photo by Emily Hauser) | 2.) Tory Thomas, sr., flies through the air for two points. Thomas had 139 points, 40 assists, and 33 rebounds for the entire season. (Photo by Chelsy Wright) | 3.) Lenzie Boring, so., Torrie Woods and Terra Woods, jrs., make posters to cheer on the Humboldt Cubs against St. Mary’s Colgan. “Even though the boys didn’t win, they played to their best ability,” said Torrie Woods. “They were awesome.” (Photo by Callie Umholtz) | ||
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| 4.) Terra Woods, jr., looks for an open teammate against the Uniontown Eagles. “I thought the game went pretty well considering it was our last game, and we played hard,” said Woods. “We should have won.” (Photo by Emily Hauser) | 5.) The cheerleaders perform between quarters of the boys’ game against Altoona-Midway. “I was so excited to cheer during Sub-State,” said Michelle Sollars, jr. “I feel like the team did super, and I’m proud of how far they went.” (Photo by Christiana Burns) | 6.) Brent Frederick, sr., pushes past an Altoona-Midway defender. Frederick had 113 points, 34 rebounds, and 19 assists for the entire season. (Photo by Emily Hauser) |
