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Viking volleyball club accepting participants in grades two to five

The Viking Volleyball Club, a three-tier youth volleyball group held at Huntington North High School, is accepting participants in grades two through five to compete in its first two tiers, with training beginning on Jan. 10, 2016.

The club is run by Trinda Goings, Huntington North’s head volleyball coach. Participants in second and third grade will compete in the club’s Tier A while participants in fourth and fifth grade will compete in Tier B.

Registration now under way for 7th annual Discover Roanoke runs

Registration is now open for the seventh annual Discover Roanoke 10K/5K/1 mile race to be held on April 16, 2016.

The event is open to anyone age 5 and older and features chip timing, overall and age group awards and refreshments. Start time is 9 a.m. for the 10K and 5K and 9:05 a.m. for the one-mile race, all in downtown Roanoke. The event benefits the Roanoke Elementary School PTO.

Those registering prior to April 2 will receive a long sleeve event shirt at check-in.

Gordon gets lone win for HNHS swimgirls in loss to Bellmont

Lady Viking Emma Gordon swims the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard individual medley in action Tuesday evening, Dec. 15, against visiting Bellmont at the Parkview Huntington Family YMCA. Gordon placed second in the race.
Photo by Steve Clark.

Junior Emma Gordon got the only win of the evening for the Huntington North High School girls' swim team in a 100-69 loss to visiting Bellmont on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the Parkview Huntington Family YMCA.

Gordon came home in 1:05.16 to nip Olivia Hamilton by just .16 in the 100-yard freestyle for the lone HNHS triumph on the night as the Lady Vikings fell to 2-6 on the season.

Gordon also picked up second place points for the Lady Vikes as she and Lacey Black went 2-3 in the 200-yard individual medley, in 2:50.25 and 2:56.67, respectively.

Cozad, Barton star but Vike swimmers fall

Viking swimmer Zane Cozad swims the backstroke leg of the 200-yard individual medley during the HNHS swim meet against visiting Bellmont on Tuesday evening, Dec. 15, at the Parkview Huntington Family YMCA. Cozad won the event.
Photo by Steve Clark.

The duo of senior Zane Cozad and junior Cody Barton accounted for four individual wins and was part of a winning relay team but the Huntington North High School boys' swim team fell to visiting Bellmont, 98-68, on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Cozad won the 200-yard individual medley, in 2:19.54, and then came back to claim the 500-yard freestyle, in 5:36.99. Barton triumphed in the 100-yard freestyle, in :55.80, and came back to win the 100-yard breaststroke, in 1:09.64.

Cozad, Barton bring home golds from Norwell swim invite

Zane Cozad (left) and Cody Barton.
Photos by Steve Clark.

Senior Zane Cozad and junior Cody Barton each won an event as the Huntington North High School boys' swim team placed seventh out of nine teams at the Norwell Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 12.

Cozad brought home gold in the 500-yard freestyle. in 5:24.80, and Barton won the 100-yard breaststroke, in 1:06.48, to lead HNHS to a total of 158 points.

Cozad edged Silas Vermilya of Oak Hill by less than a second for his win in the longest race of the meet, while Barton won his race by more than 2.5 seconds.

Vikes go cold, Squires get hot in HNHS hoop loss

Huntington North guard Konner Platt has his defender beaten on this drive to the hoop against visiting Manchester on Saturday night, Dec. 12. Platt scored 21 but HNHS fell, 56-51.
Photo by Scott Trauner.

The Huntington North High School boys' varsity basketball team went cold in the second half, visiting Manchester got hot and the result was a 56-51 Huntington North loss on Saturday night, Dec. 12.

The Vikings, 2-3, were up at halftime, 28-20, but hit only 8 of 24 second half shots from the field for 33.3 percent while Manchester banged in 10 of 15 shots for 66.7 percent, including 4 of 6 from three-point land. The Squires took 35-34 lead after three quarters of play and outscored their hosts by four points in the final frame.

Lady Vikes dig deep to defeat Marion

Sarah Fryman (left) and Madi Canady.
Photos by Steve Clark.

The Huntington North High School girls' varsity basketball team dug down and used a 12-2 surge in the third and fourth quarters to hang a 68-57 loss on host Marion on Saturday, Dec. 12.

With the score tied 44-44 late in the third quarter, the Lady Vikings used their spurt to fuel their ninth victory against three defeats. They held a 50-46 lead heading into the final quarter, and expanded their margin to the final count with an 18-11 fourth quarter advantage.

Thin Foresters fall to OCU

Huntington University guard Kyle Hartman lofts a shot over Ohio Christian defenders in the Foresters' 71-52 loss on Saturday, Dec. 12, at Platt Arena.
Photo by Scott Trauner.

The Huntington University men's basketball team couldn't overcome the absence of three starters and fell to visiting Ohio Christian University, 71-52, on Saturday, Dec. 12.

With Daniel Woll, Zach Rutland and Devon Merder all out, the Foresters fell behind 37-22 after the first half on their way to falling to 5-7 on the season.

Derek Hinen led the way for the Foresters with 19 points, while Josh Rutland had a season-high with nine points off the bench.

HNHS matmen fall three times at New Haven

Zack Johnson at 113 pounds and heavyweight Jerry Gardner went undefeated on the day, but the Huntington North High School wrestling team went 0-3 at a super dual meet at New Haven on Saturday, Dec. 12.

The Vikings lost to the host school, 42-32, fell 54-18 to Columbia City and lost to Leo, 51-15.

Jarrett Rennaker at 170 pounds won his class at the Goshen Invitational for junior varsity wrestlers.

Lady Vikes again take early lead, crush foe

Photo by Steve Clark.
Karmen Koch.

For the second consecutive game the Huntington North High School girls' varsity basketball team took an early lead and cruised to a win, this time downing host New Haven, 59-26, on Friday, Dec. 11.

The Lady Vikes, 8-3, ran out to a 16-6 lead after the first quarter of play and never looked back, widening the margin to 30-8 by halftime and going into the final frame with a 44-16 lead.

South Adams cruises past HNHS swimgirls

Three individual second place finishes wes the best the Huntington North High School girls' swim team could muster in a 119-50 loss to host South Adams on Thursday, Dec. 10.

Senior Kaitlin Biehl and freshman Macy Lange each picked up one of those runner-up finishes as well as a third place to lead the Lady Vikings, now 2-5. Biehl was runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle, in 2:31.04, and came back to place third in the 100-yard backstroke, in 1:22.63, while Lange was runner-up in the 100-yard breaststroke, in 1:21.20, after picking up third in the 50-yard freestyle, in :28.38.

Barton's twin wins highlight boys' swim loss to SA

Photo by Steve Clark.
Cody Barton.

Cody Barton’s pair of wins was the highlight of the night for the Huntington North High School boys’ swim team as it took a 110-56 drubbing at the hands of South Adams on Thursday, Dec. 10.

Barton, a junior, won the 200-yard individual medley, in 2:19.27, and came back to capture the 100-yard breaststroke, in 1:09.09, for the only two wins the Vikings, 3-3, would get on the night.

HNHS wrestlers defeat Norwell

The Huntington North High School varsity wrestling team defeated visiting Norwell comfortably, 69-12, on Wednesday, Dec. 9.

Four wrestlers recorded pins for the Vikings. Zack Johnson and Adrien George felled their opponents at 113 and 145 pounds, respectively, while Eli Parrett and Chandler Updike stuck their challengers to the mat in the 170 and 182-pound matches, respectively.

HU women log most lopsided win in program history

The Huntington University women’s basketball team logged its most lopsided win in program history, obliterating Great Lakes Christian College, 113-12, on Wednesday, Dec. 9.

The 101-point margin of victory shatters the Foresters’ previous record of 62 points, set against Grand Rapids Baptist in 1984.

All 13 of Huntington’s players scored in the win, which snaps a four-game losing streak for the Foresters, 6-5.