April 24, 2009 Vol. 37 Issue 13
Undefeated Lady Cubs run-rule
Yates Center
By Callie Umholtz
Sports Editor
Run-ruling the Yates Center Wildcats in both games at home on
Apr. 16, Humboldt was able to add two more wins to their undefeated record.
In the first game senior Megan Dillow pitched five innings and earned her
second shut out for the season. Dillow pitched five strikeouts while allowing
only one hit and one walk.
“Yates Center was so far our best competition and actually gave us a
chance to show our defensive skills,” Bailey Myers, sr., said.
During both games, Humboldt was fielding the ball and was able to make plays.
Senior Lenzie Boring, while playing right field had a diving catch during
the first inning. Other highlights of the game included Kelci Owens, sr.,
leaping for a couple of close catches.
“We need to improve on knowing what to do with the ball on defense in
certain situations, especially with opponents in scoring positions,”
Dave Taylor, assistant coach, said.
Photo by Lauren Habiger
Freshman Hannah McCall leaps out of the way of a pitch while batting. McCall
had a single during
the second game and also started in left field for both games. Seniors Kelci
Owens and Callie Umholtz
both had triples, with Megan Dillow contributing an in-park home run. The
Lady Cubs run-ruled
Yates Center in the fifth inning in both games. The final scores for the games
were 11-0 and 14-0.
Throughout the night, Humboldt had several major hits, including
Dillow’s in-park home run.
Owens and Callie Umholtz, sr., both contributed a triple each. With the help
of hard hits, the Cubs were able to run the bases and steal.
In the first and second game the girls had 13 hits total for both. Humboldt
had a total of 19 steals and 22 runners batted in for both games.
Photo by Lauren Habiger
Senior Rachel Green bunts the ball when up to bat. Green had three singles
and two stolen bases for the night.
In the second game, Boring was able to pitch all five innings
after taking a break because of an injury. Boring finished the game with 10
strikeouts and three hits while having no runs or walks.
“The Wildcats were competitive; they put the ball in play. We just put
the ball in play more than they did,” Taylor said. “We need to
be tougher mentally as our season gets tougher. The physical abilities are
there; as we progress with some mental aspects, we could be a tough team at
the end.”
Keeping the ball in play and staying solid defensively, Humboldt defeated
Yates Center with scores of 11-0 and 14-0.
The team travels to Yates Center today to defend their 10-0 record against
Iola, Yates Center, and Neodesha in the Lindsey Friederich Memorial Tournament.
Softball team dominates Tornadoes on home field
By Scott Sollars
Reporter
Extending their record to 8-0, the Humboldt Lady Cubs ran all
over the Eureka Tornadoes.
The girls played an errorless game the first game but slipped up and made
a few errors in the second. Both games ended following three innings of play
due to run-rules.
Megan Dillow, sr., became the second Lady Cubs pitcher, to throw a no-hitter
this season striking out seven of the ten batters she faced and walking only
one during the first game. Dillow also had two singles and three stolen bases.
Kelci Owens, sr., also contributed three stolen bases. Lenzie Boring, sr.,
led the team with two triples and four RBIs.
Taylyn Wells, fr., made her first appearance behind the plate this season
at the catcher position and hit a single and two RBIs.
“I was nervous at first, because I was catching, but it was a lot of
fun,” Wells said.
Melissa Davidson, so., pitched three innings in the second game, allowing
three runs, three hits, and four walks, but still earning her second win of
the season.
Photo by Baylie Morris
Sophomore Melissa Davidson winds up for a pitch against a Eureka Tornado batter.
After achieving a big lead on the Tornadoes, Humboldt was able
to play every girl on the team and give them experience at both fielding and
batting.
“It was good that they got some experience since they might be playing
varsity next year,” Davidson said.
Kylee Carson, fr., led the team with two doubles and three RBIs. Owens and
Callie Umholtz, sr., led the team with four stolen bases, Umholtz with two
RBIs and Owens with one.
Final scores for the night were 16-0 and 19-3.
Local tracksters compete at Iola
By Scott Sollars
Reporter
The Humboldt track team made their appearance for a track
meet in Iola on Apr. 17. On the boys team there were two individuals who
placed along with a relay team. For the girls there were also two individuals
and a relay team that placed.
“The competition was tough,” Eric Carlson, coach said. “Competing
against schools twice your size is difficult.”
Junior Kevin Barker placed third in the 400m dash with a time of 57.4 seconds.
Reece Criger, so., won the 300m intermediate hurdles in 48.0 seconds. The
boys 4X200m relay team placed second with a time of 1:43.0.
Photo by Chelsie Angleton
Freshman Cheyanna Colborn throws a javelin to improve
her distance. Colborn competed
in discus, shot, and placed eighth in javelin. Humboldt also had a 4x200 that
competed and
placed third with a time of 2:15.8, along with many of the girls placing in
other events.
Senior Andy Hill ran the 4X800m relay. At the meet all runners ran at one
time during the relay and all held batons. Each team took their four top
runners and added their times together to get the total time for the relay
team. A. Hill was the only runner for Humboldt in the event.
“It was nice to only have four teams at the track meet,” Chelsie
Angleton, so., said. “It made the meet really short.”
Sophomore Raquel Hill was one of the two individuals who placed at Iola.
R. Hill took second in both the mile and the two-mile races with times of
6:18.9 and 13:46.0. Emily Durand, fr., placed fifth in the 800m with a time
of 3:32.0. The girls 4X200m relay team took third with a time of 2:15.8.
Make-up track meet low on team entries
By Tyler Gean
Reporter
The track teams traveled to Eureka on Apr. 16 for the make-up
track meet. Because of it being a make-up, there were only six teams that
could make it to the meet.
The girls team placed fourth and the boys took fifth, respectively.
Individually for the girls, Raquel Hill, so., paced the girls by receiving
first place in the 1600 meter with a time of 6:44, and also first place in
the 3200 meter with the time of 14:05.
Freshman Michaela Bartlett took second place in the 400 meter race.
Photo by Chelsie Angleton
Sophomore Jock Wilson takes a leap into the sand pit for long jump. Wilson
also ran in the boys’
4x100 which placed fifth with a time of 51.42 and
the 4x800 which placed third with a time of 10:51.
The 4X100 team was composed of freshmen Bartlett, Darrah Tinkler, and Cheyanna
Colborn, and Hill. The team took fourth place.
“I was happy about my results,” Bartlett said. “I’m
looking forward to upcoming meets to see how I place against more schools.”
On the boy’s side, junior Kevin Barker took second place in the 400
with a time of 55.6 seconds. Andy Hill, sr., received third place in high
jump with a height of 5’4”, third in the 1600 meter and also
the 3200 meter race.
The 4X400 team took third place, with juniors Nick Miller and Barker, along
with sophomores Reece Criger and Jackson Smith competing.
“It was a great meet for us since it allowed our younger kids the opportunity
to compete and be successful,” Eric Carlson, head coach, said. “Hopefully
it will build momentum for the younger kids and push them to work harder in
practices.”
Golfers open season at Burlington meet, team places tenth
By Crystal Crayz
Advertising Editor
At the Burlington golf meet on Apr. 7, junior Bret Hauser shot
under a hundred strokes for a personal high.
The team placed tenth and had a total of 507 strokes for the entire meet.
“I was glad that I shot under 100,” Hauser said. “It is
a personal high for me. However, I hope the other players step up to make
the team better as a whole.”
Sophomores Riley Herder, Jacob Jones and Matt Green also participated in the
meet. They each scored over a hundred strokes, and, like Hauser, did not place
individually.
“It was my first golf meet so my expectations were kind of low,”
Jones said. “I actually did better than I thought I would, and it was
a lot of fun. Plus, there was free food.”
Ladies travel to Burlington, add two wins
By Randi Barnett
News Editor
After winning five games the Lady Cubs traveled to Burlington
to face off against the Wildcats in a double-header.
Lenzie Boring, sr., pitched both games against the Wildcats. In five innings
she struck out eight batters and only allowed one run. Boring also had five
RBI’s.
Humboldt hit one triple, three doubles, and eight singles in the first game.
They ended the game with a score of 14-1.
“
Against Burlington we played well offensively,” Boring said. “We
hit the ball well, and we also ran the bases with no mistakes.”
In the second game the Lady Cubs had some errors that set them back in the
first two innings. However, they recovered from these errors and started
scoring in the third inning.
Senior Kelci Owens led in stolen bases with four. Owens also closely led
in singles, with three. Boring and Bailey Myers, sr., each hit two.
“
I felt we played extremely well against Burlington,” Owens said. “Everyone
contributed both defensively and offensively. We hit the ball well and did
a great job at fielding and getting easy outs.”
Baseball team splits with Wildcats
By Alexis Hosack
Feature Editor
Humboldt split a double header with the Yates Center Wildcats
on their home field on Apr. 16. The Cubs fell in the first game with a score
of 10-16 but were able to take the second game in an 11-4 triumph.
Sophomore Seth Nickell took the mound for four and one-third innings, allowing
five hits, one run, and two walks and had two strikeouts. Senior Andrew Whitaker
pitched for the other two and two-thirds innings, having four strikeouts while
allowing 11 hits, 10 runs, and three walks.
“We needed to cut down on errors, but we played good defense,”
Nickell said. “[My personal goal is] to play better defense and keep
the balls lower in the strike zone.”
Photo by Malachi Melton
Billy Schomaker, sr., slides in to home plate with a Wildcat waiting. Schomaker
went one for four in his
hitting. Humboldt split the games with Yates Center, losing the first 7-11
and winning the second 5-2.
Senior Thad Wells went 2-4 at bat with a double. Andy Honas,
sr., also went 2-4. Juniors Elijah Friederich, Jacob Manbeck, sophomore Derrik
McCall, and senior Billy Schomaker all went 1-4 batting. Nickell and senior
Troy Davis went 1-3.
Wells pitched all seven innings of the second game, striking out 12 batters
and allowing only four hits, two runs, and one walk.
Davis went 2-4 batting and hit a double. Friederich and Wells also went 2-4.
Honas and Whitaker went 2-3, while Nickell went 1-3.
“We needed to play better in the first couple of innings of the first
game,” coach Jeremy Weilert said, “but we were solid in all facets
of the second game.”
Cubs blow past Tornadoes at home
By Tyler Gean
Reporter
Taking the field on Apr. 14, the baseball team swept the visiting
Eureka Tornadoes. Winning both games improved the Cubs to a 5-1 record, also
5-1 in league. Both games only took the team four innings to capture the wins.
Sophomore Seth Nickell took the mound in the first game. Nickell pitched all
four innings, only allowing Eureka to score one run.
“Seth did a nice job on the mound,” Jeremy Weilert, head coach,
said. “He did exactly what I needed him to do: throw strikes and let
our defense play behind him.”
Photo by Malachi Melton
Sophomore Seth Nickell completes his windup while pitching to a Eureka batter.
Nickell has
been pitching since he was nine years old and just started pitching at the
varsity level this year.
The Cubs had 11 hits on the game, making the final score 16-1.
Elijah Friederich, jr., went 3-3 batting and stole two bases.
In the second game of the night, the Cubs came out with the attitude to win.
The game ended with the Cubs run-ruling the Tornadoes 20-5 after four innings.
Friederich took over on the mound for the entire second game. He allowed five
runs and had two strikeouts. At the end of the third inning, the score was
already 13-0. However, in the fourth inning, Eureka was able to score their
five runs. The Cubs did not let this affect their play as they still scored
seven runs. Senior Andrew Whitaker went 2-4 batting, with two doubles.
“The game was a good learning experience for some of our younger guys,”
Friederich said. “I was doing good pitching until the bottom of the
third inning, but the fourth inning got away from me.”
Golfers travel to Oswego
By Bret Hauser
Reporter
The golf team traveled to Oswego on Apr. 20, and faired well
despite the muddy and windy conditions. Those attending the meet were juniors
Bret Hauser and Willie Headley. Also participating were Sophomores Austin
Haar and Jacob Jones.
Hauser led the team shooting 105, followed by Headley who shot a 125. Jones
scored 127, and Haar, who was participating in his first golf meet, ended
with 170.
“I played lower than my average score,” Haar said. “I enjoyed
my first meet because I was outside and out of school. The walking was terrible,
though.”
Despite none of the Cubs placing individually at the meet and getting eighth
place as a team, team members did show improvement from previous tournaments.
“Everybody improved their scores from either last year or the first
tournament,” Jeff Wilkerson, head coach said. “Headley shot his
best score, and Jones improved by twenty strokes.”
High scoring games at Burlington
By Callie Umholtz
Sports Editor
Traveling to Burlington on Apr. 7, the Cubs hoped to add to
their recent wins.
The team started out slow, committing five errors in the first inning.
Senior Andrew Whitaker started pitching, but after 52 pitches in the first
inning, was replaced by Thad Wells, sr. Wells allowed eight hits and nine
runs during the last five innings of the game.
Humboldt was able to recover from their early errors, but it was not enough;
the Cubs lost 10-16.
“We came out slow but finished well,” Jacob Manbeck, jr., said.
“We did not play to our full potential but pulled out a win in the second
game.”
The Cubs came out ready to redeem themselves in the second game. Starting
the first few innings pitching was sophomore Seth Nickell with Elijah Friederich,
jr, pitching the last three.
At the end of the second game Humboldt came out on top with an ending score
of 19-12.
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