Wednesday, November 23, 2016 10:24 AM
Photo by Steve Clark.
Freshman Laney Shaw won two individual races and was on two winning relay teams to lead the Huntington North High School girls' swim team past visiting Fort Wayne Canterbury, 101-66, on Tuesday night, Nov. 22.
Shaw captured the 50-yard freestyle, in :28.59, and the 100-yard backstroke, in 1:13.18, to help the Lady Vikings push to 2-0 on the young season. She also teamed with fellow frosh Allie Aschliman and seniors Emma Helmich and Emma Gordon to win the 200-yard freestyle relay, in 1:57.80, and the 400-yard freestyle relay, in 4:16.04.
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 9:51 AM
Photo by Steve Clark.
A trio of double-winners wasn't quite enough for the Huntington North High School boys' swim team as it was nipped by visiting Fort Wayne Canterbury, 64-58, on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Senior Cody Barton, junior Conner Mason and sophomore Keegan Mautz all wound up with two gold-medal finishes for the Vikings, 0-1, and the trio also were on a successful relay team.
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 6:07 PM
The Crestview Middle School boys’ eighth-grade basketball team fell short to visiting Norwell, 56-53, on Monday, Nov. 21.
Sam Thompson paced the Cougars, 2-1, with 24 points. Noah Zahn scored 15 points while Reid Johnson dished out seven assists.
Crestview’s seventh-grade squad also lost, 35-25.
Zach Hubbert tallied six points while Brady Henline totaled five for the Cougars, 1-2.
Monday, November 21, 2016 12:40 PM
The Huntington North High School girls’ varsity basketball team upended host Northfield, 58-40, on Saturday, Nov. 19.
The Lady Vikings never trailed against the Lady Norse, leading by as many as 21 points on their way to securing the win, their second against three losses.
Senior Kylie Kaylor and junior Rileigh Johnson led Huntington North with 14 points apiece. Junior Hollyn Anderson chipped in 10 points while corralling six rebounds and dispensing three assists.
Northfield, 2-2, was paced by Ariel Dale, who scored 14 points and collected eight rebounds.
Sunday, November 20, 2016 11:59 AM
Aspen Dirr, a sophomore on the Huntington University women’s cross country team, placed 103rd at the NAIA Women’s Cross Country Championships, held at North Farm Cross Country Course in Elsah, IL, on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Running on the national stage for the second time in as many years, Dirr crossed the finish line in 18:48.49 for her placement among the field of 334 runners. She knocked off over two minutes from last year’s time of 20:58.0 and finished almost 200 spots higher.
Sunday, November 20, 2016 11:00 AM
Photo by Steve Clark.
The Huntington University women’s basketball team got edged by visiting University of St. Francis, 74-73, in the championship game of the HU Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Sunday, November 20, 2016 10:32 AM
The Huntington University men’s basketball team withstood a late run by host Ohio Christian University and a 51-point scoring spree by Marquis Johnson to come away with a 104-100 victory on Saturday, Nov. 19.
The Foresters handled the Trailblazers for much of the contest, going up by double digits, 15-3, just over five minutes into the game. Coach Ty Platt’s squad expanded its advantage to 24 points by halftime, 54-30, and maintained a 20-point cushion as late as the 6:19 mark in the second half.
Saturday, November 19, 2016 2:24 PM
Photo by Steve Clark.
Whitko’s Aly Reiff went off for 46 points and the visiting Lady Wildcats stuck the Huntington North High School girls’ varsity basketball team with a 66-60 defeat on Friday, Nov. 18.
The Lady Vikings led 14-8 after the first quarter and by as many as 11 points in the second. The Lady Wildcats, however, showed why they’re ranked No. 1 in Class 2A, battling back to tie the game up by halftime, 26-26. Whitko seized the lead in the third quarter, 45-43, then outscored Huntington North in the fourth, 21-17, to depart Bob Straight Court with the win.
Saturday, November 19, 2016 1:22 PM
The Huntington University women’s basketball team upended Great Lakes Christian College, 114-28, in the semifinals of the HU Tournament on Friday, Nov. 18, in Platt Arena.
Friday, November 18, 2016 4:57 PM
Photo by Steve Clark.
Huntington North High School senior Alex Wiedenhoeft (seated center) signed a letter of intent on Wednesday, Nov. 16, to continue his cross country and track career at the University of Saint Francis, in Fort Wayne. Present at the signing were his mother, Kelly (seated left), and father, Doug (seated right), and (standing from left) Curtis Hines, HNHS head boys’ cross country coach; Jacob Sweet, USF assistant cross country and track coach; Kyle Allison, USF head cross country and track coach; and Corey Birchmeier, associate head cross country and track coach.
Thursday, November 17, 2016 8:13 AM
Photo by Steve Clark.
Huntington Gymnastics Academy had several members place at its Turkey Tumble competition, held Sunday, Nov. 13, in the Huntington North High School Fieldhouse.
Those members were:
Level 2
Amber Cale: All around, first; floor, first; bars, second; and beam, second.
Sarah Crist: Bars, third; floor, third; beam, fourth; and all around, fifth.
Adalyn Cutting: Vault, third; bars, fifth; and all around, seventh.
Norah Fisher: All around, ninth.
Thursday, November 17, 2016 8:00 AM
The deadline to register for 12th annual Pathfinder Kids Kampus Turkey Trot at a discounted fee is Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Registrations will be accepted through the day of the race, which will be held on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, although the fee is higher for those who register the final two days.
The event starts at 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day at McDonald’s, in Huntington, and includes the Turkey Trot 5K walk/run and the one-mile Turkey Trail. Breakfast will be served by McDonald’s, the host sponsor of the race.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 9:36 AM
The Huntington North High School girls' swim team celebrated the return of Emma Helmich with a 98-85 win over host Bluffton on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
Helmich, a state competitor two years ago as a sophomore who didn't compete for HNHS last year, got a pair of solo wins and was on two winning relay teams, and Allie Aschliman also added two solo wins and two relay victories to help the Lady Vikings get off on the right foot this season.
Alyssa Brinkman also jumped on the gold medal bandwagon for HNHS.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 9:06 AM
Photo by Scott Trauner.
The Huntington University men's basketball team hung on for an 83-78 win over visiting University of Rio Grande on Tuesday evening, Nov. 15.
The Foresters, 5-1, held a 46-32 lead over the RedStorm after the first half of play, but Rio Grande cut the margin to just three points in the opening six minutes of the second half, trailing 51-48. But Mike Bush and Austin Karaszia weren't about to surrender the lead as they combined for 10 of the Foresters' next 13 points to again push the advantage back to double digits.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 8:37 AM
Photo by Scott Trauner.
A 19-6 run by visiting Carroll to finish out the first half doomed the Huntington North High School girls' basketball team in a 73-62 loss on Tuesday night, Nov. 15.
The Lady Vikes, 1-2, were up 23-22 when Carroll started its run, sparked by its pressing defense. When the dust settled at the half break, the Lady Chargers held a 41-29 advantage they weren't giving back.
Juniors Rileigh Johnson and Karmen Koch led the Lady Vikes with 17 and 14 points, respectively. Senior Kylie Kaylor tossed in 11 points and junior Larissa Johnson added eight.