May 7, 2008 Vol. 36 Issue 14
Led by Hebeler, golfers
improve scores at Neody
By Nicci Greve, sr.
Reporter
Placing ninth in the Neodesha meet, the Cubs had their best
showing of the season on April 29.
Senior Martey Hebeler led the way, as he placed 12th with an 85.
Improving by no less than 20 strokes, Brett Hauser, so., shot a 102 and Willie
Headley, so., shot a 126. Matt Lafferty also played in his first varsity tournament.
Photo Courtesy Jeff Wilkerson
FORE!
Sophomore Willie Headly hits out of the rough at the Neodesha tournament.
“It was really difficult because there is so much expected
of you, but it was also really fun.” said Lafferty of his first varsity
experience.
On May 1, the Cubs placed 10th at Uniontown, site of the Regional meet.
Hebeler placed 12th place again with an 85.
Hauser shot a 112, and Headley recorded a 120. Altogether the team received
10th place in the tournament.
The team also competed at the Tri-Valley League meet in Yates Center on Monday.
Results from that meet were not available at press time.
Track competes in two meets
By Bailey Myers, jr.
Advertising Manager
Leading the track team at Neodesha and Cherryvale, senior Sarah
Works and freshman Raquel Hill dominated the competition.
Works medaled in five events, including three first-place finishes, while
Hill placed in six events, winning one and finishing second in three events.
“I am very proud of their success this year,” said Eric Carlson,
head coach. “They worked hard at practice, and worked to improve thier
times.
On April 24 at Neodesha, Works finished first in the 100-meter hurdles with
a time of 17.8 seconds.
She also placed fourth in both the long jump and 300m hurdles.
Hill placed second in both the 1600m and 3200m with times of 6:06.5 and 12:46,
respectively.
She also took fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:52.9.
Also competing for the girls team was Megan Dewey, fr., who placed fourth
in the javelin. Overall, the girls placed sixth.
Placing for the boys was Sam Norris, sr., who took second in long jump with
a jump of 19’5”. He also placed fifth in the 300m hurdles with
a time of 43.1.
Photo By Sarah Works,SR.
DOWN THE HOME STRETCH!
Senior Daniel Weilert tries to pull in front of a runner from St. Paul in
the meet at the Cherryvale, Humboldt
compete very well in the meet. Sarah Works,sr.,and Raquel Hill,so., started
for the Cubs as Wroks came home
with two first-place finishes and Hill brought home one first, one second
and one fifth-pace finish.
Scott Sollars, jr., placed fourth in the triple jump with a
distance of 28’1.5”. Sollars teamed with Andy Hill, jr., Jared
Barr, fr., and Joab Barr, sr., and placed third in the 4X800m relay with a
time of 9:26.2.
In the 4X400m relay, Sollars and Norris were joined by sophomores Nick Miller
and Tevin Strack, placing sixth with a time of 3:56.5.
Strack and Miller were also part of the 4X100m relay team along with Joab
Barr and Nate Bartlett, jr., finishing fifth with a time of 49.1.
On May 2 at Cherryvale, Works received first place in both the 100 and 300m
hurdles with times of 17.56 and 55.31, respectively.
Wells throws no-hitter, Lady Cubs win big
By Randi Barnett, jr.
Sports Editor
Oswego proved to be no challenge for the Cubs or Lady Cubs in their match
up on April 25.
The Lady Cubs run-ruled the Oswego Indians 10-0 in the first game, and beat
them 6-1 in the second. Baseball also proved to be unbeatable, posting wins
of 7-1 and 10-0.
The Lady Cubs dominated the first inning of game one, scoring eight runs.
Pitching, Megan Dillow, jr., allowed one hit, no walks and struck out 10.
Terra Woods, sr., led the team with two hits and three stolen bases.
“Their pitcher was just the right speed,” said Woods. “I
was able to hit the ball well, and my speed helped me steal bases. My teammates
also hit the ball very well.”
Lenzie Boring, jr., pitched the second game of the night, striking out 13
Indians and allowing one run in a 6-1 win..
Juniors Kelci Owens and Bailey Myers each hit a double, while Britany Sellman,
sr., hit two singles.
Callie Umholtz, jr., stole three bases.
On the baseball diamond, the Cubs shot down the Indians 7-1 in their first
game.
Andrew Whitaker, jr., pitched all seven innings allowing six hits and one
run. Whitaker struck out two batters.
In the first inning Drake Tilman, sr., hit a two-run double, and Jacob Manbeck,
so., hit is own two-run double in the fifth.
“We hit the ball well and we did what needed to be done,” said
Tilman. “We were focused and ready to play”.
Thad Wells, jr., led the way in the shutout during the second game, no-hitting
the Indians.
Wells struck out nine batters and walked one in the five-inning romp.
The Cubs scored six runs in the first inning and three in the second inning
before finishing off the run-rule victory with a run in the fifth.
Manbeck was two-for-two at the plate, hitting a double to score two runners.
Wells, Zach Cole, sr., and Elijah Friederich, so., each had two hits.
News Briefs
Improved baseball team looks toward Regionals
By Randi Barnett, jr.
Sports Editor
This year’s baseball team has seen a better season than
in previous years.
With an 11-6 record overall, including 6-6 in league play, the team is in
position to finish as high as third in league.
Chase County is the first seed in Regionals, the Cubs are the second seed,
and Yates Center is the third.
Other teams in Humboldt’s Regionals are Altoona, Marmaton Valley, and
Herrington.
“I am ready for Regionals,” said Andrew Whitaker, jr. “I
think we could have a good chance of making it past the first round if we
stay focused and play like we know how to.”
The keys to success are hitting well as well as playing good defense.
“I expect us to play to our potential,” said Jeremy Weilert, head
coach. “We have a talented ball club when we put it all together.
If we play like we are capable we will give ourselves a chance to make it
to the state tournament.”
Softball team has high hopes
for State tourney
By Megan Dillow jr.,
Reporter
With a record of 17-2, the Lady Cubs softball team is looking
forward to important upcoming games; they will be playing in regionals at
Yates Center.
With a first-round bye, the Lady Cubs need to win two games in order to advance
to the State Tournament, which will be held at Emporia on May 23 and 24.
The Lady Cubs’ players and coaches are plenty motivated after losing
their first two games on the season Monday.
“Our team needs to get back on track,” said Brad Piley, head coach.
“The two losses from Caney should make us hungry and more focused for
regionals.”
League, State up next for
track members
By Megan Dillow jr.,
Reporter
While short on numbers, the Cubs’ track team has seen plenty of success
individually this season.
Several team members, like freshman Raquel Hill, have challenged school records,
and the runners, jumpers and throwers seem to be peaking at the right time.
With regionals coming up, Eric Carlson, head coach, expects at least six of
his athletes to qualify for State in Wichita on May 23rd and 24th.
“We have had a very successful season as individuals,” said Carlson.
“We do not have enough members to win team titles; however, we usually
placed in the top half for team standings.”
The Cubs have sent many members to State in the last few years.
Among those expected to contend for a state birth are seniors Sam Norris and
Sarah Works.
Golfers look forward to upcoming
meets
By Bethany Wolverton, sr.
Feature Editor
The golf team competed at league at Yates Center but results
were not available at press time.
The entire team will be competing at Regionals on May 12 at the Fort Scott
Country Club, tee off is at 8:30 a.m.
Members that place at Regionals will go on to compete at the State tournament
in Garden City at the Buffalo Dunes Golf Course on May 19.
“The golf team has been improving throughout the season. We hope to
continue to do so,” said golf coach Jeff Wilkerson.
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