April 9, 2009 Vol. 37 Issue 12
Season opener
By Randi Barnett
News Editor
The Lady Cubs kicked off their season with a home game against
the Neodesha Bluestreaks. Humboldt had six returning seniors in the their
starting line-up.
“ I think that it is really good that we have six seniors on the team,”
Megan Dillow, sr., said. “We show a lot of leadership, and our team
is very experienced.”
Photo by Kasey Mitchell
Lenzie Boring, sr., springs forward pitching the ball to a Bluestreak batter.
Boring pitched both Neodesha games and had 27 strikeouts total with only one
walk
for each game. Humboldt won both games with ending scores of 10-0 and 9-1.
Senior Lenzie Boring pitched both games in the double-header.
In the first five-inning game she struck out 12 batters and walked one. The
Bluestreaks did not hit a single pitch or score a run.
On offense the Lady Cubs scored a total of 10 runs. Stolen bases helped Humboldt
score these runs. Dillow stole five bases and seniors Bailey Myers and Rachel
Green both stole two bases.
Photo by Kasey Mitchell
Senior Callie Umholtz sprints to third base.
“ Stealing bases not only gets our intensity up, but it
puts us in a better position to score,” Myers said.
It took the Lady Cubs a little while to get the momentum of the game going.
Photo by Kassidy Young
The Lady Cubs gather in a team huddle before going to bat.
“ It did not feel like it should be our first game, and
it is surprising how fast the season has already progressed,” Callie
Umholtz, sr., said. “It kind of felt like we did not have a lot of time
to practice before we had to play.”
In the second game Boring struck out 15 batters. Dillow had an in the park
home run, stole two bases and hit a single.
The Lady Cubs ended the game with a score of 9-1, starting their season with
a 2-0 record. The team hopes to continue the success of their first games
throughout the season.
Track members kick off season
By Scott Sollars
Reporter
Humboldt opened the 2009 track season at Central Heights
on Apr. 3. The track team had great success in its first appearance with
six individuals and one relay team finishing sixth or better.
“I was pleased with our team,” Eric Carlson, coach, said. “We
are not as conditioned as I would like. Our field event people did a good
job. Many of them have had little practice in their events due to the weather.”
For the boys team, Andy Hill, sr., placed fifth in both the 2-mile with a
time of 11:39 and the high jump at 5’4”.
Senior Chris Winner placed third in the 110m hurdles and the 300m hurdles
with times of 16.6 and 44.5 seconds respectively. Junior Nick Miller placed
fifth in the 100m dash with a time of 11.9 seconds.
Photo by Shelley Herder
Senior Andy Hill flings himself over the high jump trying
to increase from his last attempt.
Hill placed fifth in high jump with a height of 5'4". Hill also placed
fifth in the 2-mile with a time of 11:39.
Scott Sollars, sr., placed fourth in the triple jump with a
leap of 38’ 4 1/4” and took second in the 300m hurdles with a
time of 44.0 seconds.
“I think I did pretty well considering I missed three weeks of practice,”
Winner said.
Photo by Shelley Herder
Freshman Tylar Heidrick sprints around the track for
his relay team.
This is Heidrick's first year of participating in high school track and field.
He will be running in the 2-mile and 1 mile races at the next track meet.
The girls team had two individuals and a relay team place. Raquel
Hill, so., placed third in the 2-mile, finishing in 13:30, and fifth in the
mile at 6:19. Desiree Churning, so., took sixth in the javelin with a throw
of 63’3”.
The 4X800 relay team consisting of R. Hill, Darrah Tinkler, fr., Emily Durand,
fr., and Michaela Bartlett, fr., took sixth place with a time of 13:12.
Despite their sixth place finish, not all relay members were satisfied and
intend to improve in future meets.
“ I will run harder and push myself more to get ready for the next meet,”
Tinkler said..
Cubs defeat Red Devils
By Crystal Crays
Advertising Editor
The Lady Cubs softball team run-ruled the Erie Red Devils twice
on Apr. 3. In their first game, the girls scored a total of 16 runs and allowed
the Red Devils to score only one run in the entire game.
Senior Lenzie Boring almost pitched a no hitter, striking out nine players
total and allowing no walks. Senior Callie Umholtz, shortstop for the Lady
Cubs, had two doubles and batted four runs in. Freshman first baseman, Kylee
Carson also batted in four runs.
Photo by Kassidy Young
Melissa Davidson, so., takes a swing while batting against
Erie pitcher.
Davidson pitched for the second game having five strikeouts and three walks.
“I feel great being a varsity starter, especially since
I’m only a freshman,” Carson said. “Teamwork and encouragement
were two huge factors that helped us win.”
In the second game, sophomore Melissa Davidson pitched for the first time
as a varsity starter. Davidson pitched all five innings and allowed only two
runs, four hits, and three walks. Davidson also struck out five people, while
the Red Devils only scored two points the entire game. With bases loaded in
the third inning, Davidson managed to get out with no runs scored.
“ It was hard at first to hit off their pitcher, but after we got the
timing down we started hitting very well,” Davidson said. “We
could improve on making smarter plays and base running, but overall we did
well.”
Senior Megan Dillow hit two singles, stole three bases, and batted two runs
in. Umholtz and senior Kelci Owens both batted three runs in during the second
game against Erie.
Season opener
By Bailey Myers
Editor-in-Chief
After two postponements, the boys finally got to play their
first baseball game. The games both proved worth the wait as Humboldt started
off their season with two wins against the Neodesha Bluestreaks.
Senior Andrew Whitaker started off pitching for the Cubs and allowed only
five hits and one walk. He also pitched four strikeouts throughout his five
innings before senior Thad Wells took over the next two innings.
The opposing pitcher helped the Cubs get an early lead as he gave up three
walks, hit one batter, and allowed four hits just in the first two innings.
Photo by Tiffany Zimmerman
Junior Chris Coronado smacks a ground ball into the playing field during the
baseball game
Friday night.Coronado hit a double and single during the second game, while
starting at third.
By the sixth inning, the game was tied 7-7. Wells was walked, stole
second, and then stole home and scored the winning run on a passed ball to
third
base. The game ended with a final score of 8-7.
“We came out a little nervous for the first game,” senior Troy Davis
said. “We made some errors that allowed them to stay in the game.
Andrew and Thaddeus pitched great!”
Photo by Tiffany Zimmerman
Junior Elijah Friederich slides in to home base. Friederich had three hits
during
both of the games. The Cubs finished the games with scores of 8-7 and 13-2.
The second game ended after the top of the fifth when Humboldt run-ruled
the Bluestreaks 13-2.
Wells opened up pitching for two innings and allowed only two hits
and one walk while throwing three strikeouts. Freshman Seth Nickell
then took
over
the next three innings and allowed another two hits, two runs, and
five walks while getting one strikeout.
“I was nervous pitching,” Nickell said, “but I calmed down and
just relaxed. I think we can continue to win if we keep working hard
at practice.”
Photo by Tiffany Zimmerman
Senior Andrew Whitaker leaps off the mound, pitching to a Neodesha batter.
Whitaker had four strikeouts.
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