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All-around effort carries CMS eighth grade girls over Lakeview

An all-around team effort by the Crestview Middle School eighth grade girls' basketball team led to a CMS win over Lakeview, 33-28, on Thursday, Jan. 6.

Corinne Tester scored eight points, Monica Minton had seven, Tori Rice scored six, Rachel Anderson and Aly Grabner each had five and Morgan Butler added two.
The eighth-graders improved to 9-2 on the season.

The Cougar seventh-graders, however, lost to Lakeview 23-14.

Hannah Williams had eight points and Marissa Jamison scored four as the team fell to a 7-4 record.

CMS eighth boys lose, seventh boys win against Northfield

The Crestview Middle School eighth grade boys' basketball team suffered its third loss of the season, 43-36, at the hands of Northfield on Wednesday, Jan. 5.

Jordan Seabolt scored 16 points for the Cougars, while Caleb Landrum had eight. Ricky Wedlake added seven and Adam Woods scored five.

Crestview dropped to 9-3 on the season.

The Crestview seventh grade boys' basketball team smacked Northfield 42-22.

Improving to 6-5, Riverview was led by Konner Platt, who netted 13. Dakota Hunt had seven points and Mason Mounsey and Trevor Holloway each scored six.

Riverview boys' basketball teams halve with Whitko

Host Whitko proved to be too much for the Riverview Middle School eighth grade boys' basketball team as it beat the Raiders 32-25 on Wednesday, Jan. 5.

Derek Snyder was the scoring leader for Riverview with 13 points.

The eighth grade team fell to 3-10 on the season.

The Riverview seventh grade boys' basketball team was able to edge Whitko 35-32.

Kory Goodrich led the 4-7 Raiders with 12 points.

 

Riverview girls split with Lakeview

Although Lauren Stephan hit the 10-point mark, the Riverview Middle School eighth grade girls' basketball team fell to Lakeview 40-34 on Wednesday, Jan. 5.

Maddi Kennedy added eight points and Natasha Grover had five points for the 2-8 Raiders.

Riverview's seventh-graders defeated Lakeview 36-27.

Hannah Stoffel led the team with 12 points, and Abbey Ness had eight.

The seventh grade team is now 7-3 on the season.

 

Last-second FT sinks Kennedy, Foresters at IWU

Caleb Kennedy's big night almost produced a win for the Huntington University men's basketball team, but host Indiana Wesleyan used a free throw in the final second to beat HU, 99-98.

Kennedy, a junior, tallied 16 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, and his field goal in the final seconds had HU up by two at 98-96. A shot by IWU's Patrick Hopkins with six seconds left tied the contest, and Will Hubertz made the first of two free throws with one second left to give IWU the win.

IWU beats HU women late despite Foresters' final push

A late final push by the Huntington University women's basketball team almost secured a win, but visiting Indiana Wesleyan University had the last word as the Wildcats beat the Foresters 64-61 on Thursday, Jan. 6.

IWU, 15-2 overall, amassed a 14-point lead in the first half and then controlled the scoreboard for much of the second half, leading by nine points with 5:22 left in the contest. A layup by Brita Kuiper at the 5:02 mark, however, sparked the Foresters on a 14-5 run, and following two clutch drives by Sarah Miller, the score was tied at 61-all with just 20 seconds left.

HNHS, HC graduates included on HOF Silver Anniversary Team

Huntington North High School graduate Jenny Eckert Zorger is one of 18 women named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame's 2011 Silver Anniversary Team, based on outstanding accomplishments as a senior basketball player 25 years ago.

Chanda Reeves Cooley, who played for Huntington College after graduating from high school in Bluffton, was also named to the Silver Anniversary Team.

Schenkel leads Lady Vikings back to .500

Kayla Schenkel.
Photo by Andre B. Laird.

Kayla Schenkel's 17 points and 11 rebounds and a second-half upsurge in scoring gave the Huntington North High School girls' basketball team a 42-33 win over visiting North Side on Tuesday, Jan. 4.

The Lady Vikings, 6-6 overall and 2-1 in the North Central Conference, were also able to gain 14 points by taking advantage of 24 North Side fouls. North Side's eight turnovers were another avenue for HNHS scoring, as the Lady Vikes gained 11 points off those turnovers.

Zawadzki and Shively push Foresters past Grace

Kellen Zawadzki.
Photo provided.

Kellen Zawadzki knocked in 30 points and Tyler Shively assisted with 18 to carry the Huntington University men's basketball team to a 76-67 win over visiting Grace College on Tuesday, Jan. 4.

Zawadzki completed 10 of 21 from the field, including 4 of 8 threes, and 6 of 7 from the line for his scoring. Meanwhile, Shively nailed 6 of 6 from the charity stripe and 5 of 8 from the field, going 2 for 2 behind the arc.

Miller's 31 helps lead HU women past Grace in OT

Sarah Miller.
Photo provided.

Four Foresters hit double digits, including 31 points by Sarah Miller, as the Huntington University women's basketball team defeated host Grace College 84-79 in overtime on Tuesday, Jan. 4.

Huntington. 10-5 overall and 2-1 in the Mid-Central Conference, smacked Grace hard in the first half, opening up a 42-23 gap to end the half. But the tides turned in the second half, as Grace outscored Huntington 48-29 to tie the game at 71-71.

Brita Kuiper added 17 points for HU, while Lauren Meese had 15. Kelsey Green had a double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds.

Baker takes all-round battle to lead Lady Viking gymnasts past Dekalb

Lady Viking gymnast Lauren Bradburn performs on the balance beam against visiting Dekalb on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
Photo by Jessica Williams.

Junior Jessica Baker won a tough battle for all-around and led the Huntington North High School gymnastics team to a season-opening 100.250-92.650 victory over visiting Dekalb on Tuesday, Jan. 4.

Baker and Dekalb's Kiya Hill split the four events, with Baker capturing uneven bars and balance beam and Hill taking the vault and floor exercise, but the HNHS gymnast outscored her Dekalb foe, 35.050 to 33.75, to claim all-around honors.

Viking bowler Fruit wins conference JV crown

Eric Fruit of the Huntington North High School junior varsity bowling team won the Hoosier Conference JV Singles Tournament on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at The Bowling Center in Bluffton.

Fruit, the second seed, defeated top-seeded Matt Miles of Norwell 160-156 in the championship match to take the title.
On the road to the final match, Fruit beat Bellmont's Dan Gage 218-194 in the final four and South Adams' Zach Sharp 204-199 in the round of eight. Fruit qualified for the tournament after rolling a 603, with individual game scores of 180, 189 and 234.

Lady Viking Harrison claims conference tourney title

Huntington North High School girls' varsity bowling team member Mikey Harrison rolled a 168 over fellow Lady Viking Alyssa Prickett's 163 to win the Hoosier Conference Girls' Singles Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 28, at The Bowling Center in Bluffton.

To reach the championship match, Harrison beat Southern Wells' Kelsey Miller 207-159 in the semifinal and Ashton Miller of Bluffton 167-126 in the round of eight.
Harrison totaled 446 in three matches, with scores of 154, 148 and 144 to seed seventh for tournament play.

Fields to be inducted into HOF

Former Huntington North High School girls' basketball coach Fred Fields will be recognized for his contribution to Indiana women's basketball by the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

Fields is one of 10 people who are part of the 2011 Women's Induction Class. An induction ceremony will be held in Indianapolis on April 30.

Fields led Huntington North to two state championships, three state finals appearances, six regional championships and 10 sectional championships in his 10 years leading the Lady Vikings.