“Green Turns Into Gold,” a W.A.R. Wrestling event, will be held Saturday, March 23, at First Merchants Heritage Hall on the Huntington County Fairgrounds. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and wrestling will commence at 7 p.m.
The W.A.R. Championship Title Match will see Dustin Rayz take on Matt “Dark Star” Taylor.
The W.A.R. Respect Title Match will feature Palmer Cruise, Cody Jones, Orlando Christopher and Aaron Williams.
The Huntington North 6th grade Junior Lady Vikings basketball team was Homestead tournament champion on March 9, won the Michigan State Spartan championship on March 10 and finished its season as the Warsaw Spring Bash champion on March 16. Team members are (front row from left) Cameron Working, Addison Funk, Brooklyn Buzzard, Emma Daugherty and Grace Michel; and (back row from left) Coach Chad Daugherty, Leah Hertel, Haiden Bailey, Molly Daugherty, Hannah Haupert, Marissa Trout and Coach Phil Bailey.
The Raptors won the middle school tournament in the KIM League at the Parkview Huntington Family YMCA. Team members are (front row from left) Mason Carlow, Sander Kennedy, Gunnar Inderlied, Braeden Christiansen and Kristian Kline; and (back row from left) Coach John Reust, Caleb Reust, Jordan Rocket, Zac Nash and Dalton Boatright.
Despite senior Max Hughes winning both throwing events, the Huntington North High School boys varsity track team lost to visiting Homestead, 76-56, on Tuesday, March 19.
Hughes heaved the shot put 36-9 to win that event and took the discus with a throw of 112-10. Teammate Christian Graft placed second in the shot with a heave of 33-6.
The Vikings had only one other 1-2 finish in the meet. Senior Brock Spahr won the 800-meter run in 2:04.9, with junior teammate Cody McCune placing second in 2:07.6.
The Huntington University baseball team rallied for all six of its runs in the final three innings in the second game to sweep a doubleheader from visiting Spring Arbor University on Tuesday, March 19, at Logansport High School’s Jim Turner Field.
The Foresters, 9-6, blanked the Cougars in the opener, 8-0, before winning the second game, 6-4.
Freshman pinch-hitter Jarrett Gray’s walk-off single sent the Huntington University baseball team past visiting Spring Arbor University, 6-5, on Monday afternoon, March 18, at Logansport High School’s Jim Turner Field.
Collin Landrum’s feet help tie the game at 5-all in the ninth inning before Gray’s heroics. A frosh out of Huntington North as is Gray, Landrum got a one-out single, stole second, moved to third on Donavan Clark’s bunt for a hit and then beat the throw home on Adam Roser’s fielder’s choice.
The Northeast Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame (NEIBA) Board of Directors announced that Huntington University Head Baseball Coach Mike Frame is among the list of honorees to be inducted this spring.
Since 1961, the NEIBA has honored local baseball players, personnel and ambassadors through a hall of fame and honors program.
Frame, a 35-year veteran at Huntington, enters the 2019 season as the 12th most winning coach among all active NAIA baseball coaches.
The Parkview Huntington Family YMCA fifth annual Sock Soaker will return to Huntington’s Lake Clare on May 11.
The annual Sock Soaker adventure race is currently offering early registration through Sunday, March 31.
“The Y is excited to return to this great setting for our annual event that promotes fun, fitness and philanthropy,” says YMCA Race Coordinator Vanessa Macias-Hannie.
The Lady Norse won the girls’ third, fourth and fifth-grade tournament in the KIM League at the Parkview Huntington Family YMCA. Team members are (front row from left) Makayla Meyer, Viv Haupert, Ayla Dale, Nichole Fisher, Laney Haupert and Claire Brainard; and (back row from left) Coach Marlea Dale, Faith Krom, Addison Sorg, Millie Higgins, Saige Martin, Emma Wilson and Coach Brad Dale.
The Andrews Bobcats won the boys’ third and fourth-grade tournament in the KIM League at the Parkview Huntington Family YMCA. Team members are (front row from left) Andrew McCutcheon, Kanaan Boothman, Nolan Mitchell and Parker Satterthwaite; (middle row from left) Cannon Swain, Austin Penrod, Parker Daugherty and Nathan Bowman; and (back row from left) coaches Dave Bowman and Kyle Daugherty.
Eve Smallwood (middle) won the girls’ 2018-19 Kim Howenstine Award in the Parkview Huntington Family YMCA’s KIM League. The award recognizes the player who showed the best character and sportsmanship in the league over the course of the season. Pictured are Smallwood’s parents, Gabe (left) and Kyan.
Grady Tucker (second from left) won the boys’ 2018-19 Kim Howenstine Award in the Parkview Huntington Family YMCA’s KIM League. The award recognizes the player who showed the best character and sportsmanship in the league over the course of the season. Pictured are (from left) Tucker’s parents, Angel and Brian Tucker, and Patrick Davis, who coached his team.
The third-grade Junior Lady Vikes recently won the Homestead Tournament. Team members are (front row from left) Bristyn Boneweitz, Luci Reich, Addi Richardson, Libby Couch and Adrianna Geiger; and (back row from left) Lila Claghorn, Haley Hertel, Mac Working, Sophie Michel, Ambrea Milton, Harper Bailey and Coach Adam Hertel.
Two local residents are among 189 DePauw student athletes who have been named to the Tiger Pride Honor Roll for achieving at least a 3.40 grade point average for the 2018 fall semester.
They are:
• Charlotte Borland, a freshman from Huntington, competing in women’s track and field.
• Suzanne Peters, a senior from Roanoke, competing in volleyball.
