September 14, 2007 Vol. 36 Issue 1
Cubs dominate against Burlington,
Yates Center
By, Michelle Sollars, sr.
Opinion Editor
In their first home game of the season, the Cubs mauled the
Burlington Wildcats 33-6.
“It feels great to beat them [Burlington] my senior season the first
game of the year,” said Sam Norris, sr. “It got us off on a great
start because it gives us confidence for the rest of the season.”
Blowing away the competition, the Cubs were up 33 to nothing in the first
half of the game.
During the second half the Wildcats proved that they were not going to give
up the fight so easily. The Cats dug their claws into Cub territory and blocked
a punt, then ran the ball in for a touchdown from a fumble recovery.
This play bumped the score up, Cubs 33, Cats 6.
Photo by Christiana Burns, jr.
Pass Complete
Senior Devin Myers cathes a pass from
quaterback Andrew Whitaker during the season
opener against the Burlington Wildcats as junior Thad Wells and senior Sam
Norris
watch the action. The Cubs went on to dominate the game with a final score
of 33-6.
The following week, the Cubs won their second game of the season
at home with an astounding 36-0 shutout.
The Cubs annihilated the Yates Center Wildcats. Proving their worth, the Cubs
had the Cats in the bag during the third quarter, scoring seven points in
the first quarter, 16 in the second, and 13 in the third.
“Our line was mediocre, but Sam did run hard,” said Andrew Whitaker,
jr. “There is always room for improvement, and we will show that improvement
against Caney Friday night because during practice this week I saw a huge
difference in the line.”
The Cubs will be in action again tonight as they try to add to their undefeated
2-0 record. The game will be played at Caney Valley and is scheduled to begin
at 7:00 p.m.
“We have watched a lot of film from this year and last year,”
said Travis Burk, head coach. “We have done a lot more conditioning
so we will be physically prepared and mentally prepared [against Caney].”
“My expectations are high. First and foremost, expect our kids to do
everything at 100%. We want our kids to be focused and play fast; if we do
all of these things we should be victorious.”
Two cheerleaders receive All-Star honors at camp
By Michelle Sollars, sr.
Opinion Editor
Starting out a new year, the cheerleading squad also has a
new sponsor, Sara Rabas, and four new cheerleaders, senior Bethany Wolverton,
and freshmen Taylor Fitzmaurice, Jamie Myer, and Brandi Malloy.
Returning to the team are seniors Tessa Coronado, Katie Manbeck, Melany Megenity,
and Michelle Sollars
Photo By Nicci Greve, sr.
Go Cubs
Senior Tessa Coronado cheers on the cubs at the football
game agianst Yates Center last week.
The squad prepared for the season by attending summer camp in El Dorado. While at the camp, they learned several cheers, stunts, and two dance routines which will be performed during the basketball season.
Manbeck and Sollars were recognized at the camp by making the All-Star squad. This honor allows both of these girls the opportunity to go to London over Winter Break.
“I won’t be able to attend, but I was honored to receive the recognition,” said Manbeck.
JV suffers loss in first match-up
By Randi Barnett,
Sports Editor, jr.
Junior varsity participated in their first football game of the season Sept. 10 at Yates Center.
Despite a valiant effort the JV Cubs were handed a 12-32 loss by the Wildcats.
“I don’t think we worked well together,” said Derrik McCall, fr. “We were hurting ourselves with fumbles, bad snaps, not blocking and not hustling. The team needs to work on paying attention in practice and also tackling.”
Up next for the team will be a match up against the Caney Bullpups for their first home game on Sept. 17.
Cross Country debuts
By Randi Barnett, jr.
Sports Editor
Following student interest in the sport, cross country was added to the list of sports offered at Humboldt.
Currently, there are 14 runners on Humboldt’s first cross country team which includes 12 boys and two girls.
The first cross country meet was Aug. 30 at Anderson County. Raquel Hill, fr., placed 10th out of 55 runners with a time of 20:08.4 in the girls JV meet.
“I was good at the two mile last year so I decided to
give [cross-country] a try. Also, I wanted to get in shape for basketball
and then track,” said R. Hill.
Photo by Emily Hauser, sr.
Break Time...
Cody Wright, so., takes a break during practice.
Joab Barr, sr., placed 15th out of 58 runners with a time of 19:03.62 and Andy Hill, jr., placed 36th with a time of 20:59.21 in the varsity boy’s course.
“Cross-country is a great way to get in shape, stay in shape, and get involved in an extracurricular activity,” said Eric Carlson, head coach.
The team’s second meet was held Sept. 6, in Girard. Matt Smith, jr., placed 12th with a time of 13:10 and Cody Wright, so., placed 16th with a time of 13:22 in the JV boys 3.2K course.
R. Hill placed 15th in the varsity girls 4K course with a time of 18:43.
A. Hill and Barr both placed in the varsity boys 5K course. Barr, with a time of 17:40, placed 5th. A. Hill took 11th with a time of 18:03.
Season begins at home with winning record
By Bailey Myers, jr.
Advertising Manager
Despite the Lady Cubs’ efforts, they managed a split for their first home game of the season. Neodesha took the first game, but not without a fight.
“I feel that the Neodesha game went really well for being our first match, and we stayed with them the entire time,” said Lenzie Boring, jr.
Neodesha won the second game against Oswego also and took the win in two games.
Next, the Lady Cubs played Oswego, who also took the first game. Humboldt went into the second game and came out on top.
They remained neck and neck throughout the whole third game, until Humboldt finally took the game and the match, giving the Lady Cubs their first win.
Photo By Nicci Greve, sr.
H-Town Smack Down
Senior Terra Woods goes po for a kill
against Neodesha in the first match
of the season. Juniors Lenzie Boring and Kelci Owens are there for cover.
The
Lady Cubs ended up losing to the Bluestreaks in two games.
“Once we got over our first game jitters, we played fantastic volleyball,” said Staci Leavitt, head coach. “It is great to get our first win under our belts.”
In their second trial at home, the Lady Cubs dominated. They played and defeated both Cherryvale and Altoona.
After losing to Humboldt in the Iola tournament, Cherryvale came looking for revenge. The Cubs, however, were quick to disappoint them and took the match in two games.
The Lady Cubs then went on to play Altoona, and took the first game of the match.
Moving on to the second game, both teams remained close the entire time. Humboldt pulled it out in the end, however, and earned themselves two wins for the night.
The Lady Cubs’ next game is Sept. 18 at Burlington.
Varsity and JV Lady Cubs compete in area tournaments
By Randi Barnett, jr.
Sports Editor
In their first tournament of the season, the varsity volleyball
team played in the Iola Varsity Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 8.
During their first match, the Lady Cubs played against Anderson County. Anderson
County came out on top following two close games.
Leading the Lady Cubs defensively was Lenzie Boring, jr., with 14 digs.
“I feel that our volleyball team is bonded together because we have
played together for a long time. I love playing varsity because it is a fast-paced
game, and our cheers are really cool. [We] are motivated and play [our] best
every match,” said Boring
In their second match of the day, Labette County held the Lady Cubs to two
games as well.
“We had a hard time defending Labette’s attacks and just couldn’t
get anything going against them,” said Staci Leavitt, head coach.
Photo by Kristin Castle, jr.
Got it...
Senior Katie Manbeck passes the ball in the Iola Varsity
Tournament as
Callie Umholtz, jr., watches Manbeck contributed a total of 13 digs for the
day.
More successful in their final match of the tournament, the
team swept the Cherryvale Chargers in two games.
Leading the team in points was senior Sarah Works with 12. Kelci Owens, jr.,
also added 13 assists to the record books.
“Our team does cheers, and we motivate each other by spending time together
and listening to pump-up music before the games to get us going,” said
Owens.
While the varsity team was playing in Iola, the junior varsity went on the
road to Moran to compete in a tournament there.
While in Moran, the team struggled both offensively and defensively losing
to Hartford, Southern Coffey County, Uniontown, and Southeast Arma.
“I think the team could improve by communicating and being more positive.
We have been working hard in practice and I think it will pay off in our next
game,” said Taylor Fitzmaurice, fr.
JV shows improvement
By Randi Barnett, jr.
Sports Editor
Both the junior varsity team as well as the “C”
team had their first matches of the season at home Sept. 4.
The “C” team was defeated by Neodesha to start off the night.
Against Neodesha, the JV Lady Cubs lost in two games.
The players put up a fight against Oswego, but in the end Oswego pulled through
for a win.
Photo By Tiffany Zimmerman, so.
Jump...
Freshman Brandi Malloy and Lauren Reed go up at the net
against a Bluestreak in theri first match of the season.
“I love volleyball. It’s the only sport I play that
takes full determination and intensity,” said Brandi Malloy, fr.
On Sept. 11 the JV team played two matches, one against Cherryvale and the
other against Altoona. The “C” team played one match against Cherryvale
also.
Although they lost all of the matches played, the team fought hard as they
took Cherryvale to three games before being defeated.
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