Erin Rethlake pitched another shutout and Maddi Kennedy had two doubles and two runs batted in to lead the Huntington North High School varsity softball team past host Logansport, 3-0, on Tuesday, May 7.

Rethlake handcuffed the Lady Berries on just one hit in seven innings and fanned 18, with no walks, as HNHS improved to 16-1 on the season. The junior has not been scored upon in her last 11 outings.

Senior Katie Bowers topped off her decorated Huntington University softball career with her fourth all-conference honor recently.

Freshman Emily O'Leary also was named all-conference.

Last year's conference player of the year, Bowers finished second in the Crossroads League with a .456 batting average. She was also second in the league in slugging percentage, at .808; on base percentage, .537; doubles, 16; and total bases, 101; and finished in the top four in five other offensive categories.

The Huntington North High School girls' tennis team was edged by visiting Adams Central, 2-3, on Tuesday, May 7.

The Lady Vikings, 7-6, got wins from Kylie Fredrick at first singles and the No. 1 doubles team of Mariah Zumbrun and Ashley Bard.

The Lady Vikes' second doubles team of Ana Eckert and Emily Karst lost a tough three-setter, 6-3, 0-6, 4-6, for what proved to be the difference.

Fredrick beat Jessica Ripley, 6-1, 6-1, and the No. 1 doubles team enjoyed a 6-2, 6-3 win.

The Huntington North High School baseball team lost a 2-1 pitchers' duel to visiting Logansport on Tuesday, May 6.

The Vikings scored their only run of the game in the first inning, but Logansport pushed across solo tallies in the fourth and fifth innings against Quinton Smith to earn the win.

The Vikings, 11-5 overall and 5-2 in the North Central Conference, were limited to just three hits by Logansport hurler Kyle Jordan.

Krista Wood and Brianna Gregory turned in the only wins for the Huntington University women's track team at the Taylor University Invitational on Saturday, May 4.

Wood claimed top honors in steeplechase in 12:09.40 while Gregory topped the field in the long jump at 15-8.75.

Gregory had a productive meet as she also placed second in triple jump in 32-3.25 and third in the 100-meter dash in :13.04.

Freshman Daniel DeBoni brought home a pair of gold finishes for the Huntington University men's track team at the Taylor University Invitational on Saturday, May 4.

DeBoni took the 100-meter dash in :11.04 and won the 200-meter dash in :22.48 for two of the Foresters' three wins on the day.

Brandon Hunt got the other HU win by running a 1:02.06 in the 400-meter hurdles.

It was a fine day for the great game of base ball in Huntington on Saturday the 27th. Unfortunately for the local team the game was being played in Indianapolis and neither the weather nor the host - the Indianapolis Hoosiers - were particularly making it a fine day our heroes.

The Crestview Middle School girls' track team placed fourth at the Lincoln Junior High School Red Storm Relays on Saturday, May 4.

The Cougars captured two silver medals on the day. The shuttle hurdle team of Katie Jamison, Karmen Koch, Sara Kauffman and Kenzie Estep grabbed one while the sprint medley unit of Koch, Alex Underwood, Savanna Scott and Jenna Henline came up with the other.

The Crestview Middle School girls' soccer team beat Blackhawk, 6-3, in the first round of the Leo Invitational Soccer Tournament on Saturday, May 4, but got blanked by Leo in the championship match, 4-0, finishing second.

Hollyn Anderson supplied a pair of goals for the Cougars against Blackhawk, with Aubrey Eckert, Bri Bates, Jo Neal and Emily Johnson each netting one in the victory. Janessa Dodson and Emmy Ottinger had assists.

Neal, also playing as goalkeeper, recorded 10 saves.

The Huntington Police Athletic League has announced results for play the week ending May 1.

Coaches Pitch
Frederick's Photography kicked its season off in a big way, beating Optimist 17-3. Remax made a similar statement, downing Bailey Love 18-7. Craig Martz won by a much smaller margin against Farm Bureau Insurance 11-10, as did Metro Kiwanis against Bippus Bank, 9-8. A 13-8 victory by Firefighters Local 680 over Andrews 1 and an 8-4 triumph by Horace Mann Apartments over Dirt Trucking rounded out the schedule.

A doubles sweep and a win by Emily Eherenman at third singles earned the Huntington North High School girls' varsity tennis team a 3-2 win over visiting Fort Wayne Snider on Monday, May 6.

The first doubles team of Mariah Zumbrun and Ashley Bard topped Heather Blair and Emily Leitch, 6-0, 6-2, and the second doubles team of Ana Eckert and Emily Karst beat Georgia Baldus and Katsyn Havens, 6-1, 6-4.

Eherenman ran past Martha Manges, 6-2, 6-0, for the clinching win as the Lady Vikes upped their season mark to 7-5.

The Huntington North High School varsity softball team swept a doubleheader from host New Castle on Saturday, May 4, winning 6-1 and 1-0.

Kaylynn Rosen threw the first two innings of game one before being relieved by Lady Viking ace Erin Rethlake. New Castle had taken a 1-0 lead against Rosen, but Rethlake pitched a perfect game the rest of the way to dash the Lady Trojans' hopes of cushioning their advantage.

Huntington North, 15-1, 4-0 in the North Central Conference, grabbed the lead with a five-run fourth inning and grew it with another score in the fifth.

The Huntington North High School girls' varsity tennis team lost by a tally of 1-4 to both Muncie Central and Richmond on the road at a North Central Conference three-way meet on Saturday, May 4.

The first doubles pair of Mariah Zumbrun and Ashley Bard accounted for both of the Lady Vikings' wins, topping Richmond's Julia Hays and Kaitlyn Harrison, 6-1, 6-1, and Muncie Central's Samantha Bartholome and Maggie Burnies, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.

The pair of losses snips the Lady Vikings' six-match win string, dropping their record to 6-5.

Huntington North High School senior Noah Reed (front row center) signs a letter of agreement to play basketball at Defiance College on Friday, May 3. With Reed are (front row from left) his parents, Kathy and Tom Reed and (back row from left) HNHS basketball coach Rob Irwin, HNHS sophomore basketball coach Joe Bradburn and Reed's Amateur Athletic Union coach Casey Adams.

The Huntington North High School varsity baseball team split a doubleheader with visiting New Castle on Saturday, May 4, winning the first game 3-2 and losing the second 6-2.

In game one, a dominant pitching performance by Connor West limited the Trojans to five hits. The junior hurler threw a complete game and improved his record to 5-0, ceding one earned run and fanning 13 while walking only one.

New Castle's Michael Bear also went the distance on the mound, surrendering nine hits and three earned runs while striking out five.

Although the Huntington North High School boys' varsity track team only captured one title at the North Central Conference Track and Field Championships at Indiana Wesleyan University's track and field stadium on Friday, May 3, it used a series of competitive finishes to place second with 104 points.

The Vikings' lone championship on the day came from Cordell Lewis in the 3,200-meter run. The senior crossed the line in 9:57.34 and was shadowed by teammate Charles Mettler, who finished second in 9:59.81.

A team from Bippus State Bank heads down North Jefferson Street in Huntington on Saturday, April 4, during the Huntington PAL Baseball Parade celebrating the opening of the season.

The Huntington North High School girls' varsity track team captured six titles at the North Central Conference Track and Field Championships at Indiana Wesleyan University's track and field stadium on Friday, May 3, and won the meet 156 points.

Alyssa Hiple smacked a home run and Erin Rethlake extended her scoreless streak to eight appearances as the Huntington North High School varsity softball team defeated host Norwell 10-0 on Thursday, May 2.

Rethlake pitched all five innings, yielding only one hit while fanning 10.

The southpaw hasn't allowed a run since facing Carroll on April 18.

The homer was Hiple's second of the season and the junior went 2 for 3 at the plate with two runs batted in and as many runs scored.

The Huntington North High School girls' varsity tennis team whitewashed host Kokomo, 5-0, on Thursday, May 2, for its sixth consecutive win.

The Lady Vikes, 6-3, got straight set wins from first singles player Kylie Fredrick and the first doubles team of Mariah Zumbrun and Ashley Bard, while Kari Bard at second singles, Emily Eherenman at third singles and the No. 2 doubles team of Ana Eckert and Emily Karst all hung tough to get three-set wins.

Fredrick ran past Morgan Mohr, 6-2, 6-1, while Zumbrun and Bard were 6-0, 6-2 winners over Katy Volikas and Brooke Grider.

The Huntington University softball team lived up to its billing as the No. 3 seed in the Crossroads League tournament by placing third in the two-day tourney held April 1-2 at Marian University.

The Foresters went 3-2 over the tourney, beating Grace College 8-4, losing to Bethel College 3-0, blanking Spring Arbor University 5-0, defeating Taylor 3-2 and losing to top-ranked Marian 8-0.

The Foresters finished their season with a 23-18 record.
Katie Knous hit a two-run home run among three hits and Annie Weaver had a triple in the Foresters' win over Grace.

The Huntington University baseball team lost to Mount Vernon Nazarene University for the second time in two days to end their run at the Crossroads League baseball Tournament on Thursday, May 2.

The Foresters, finishing the season at 12-25, fell to MVNU, 6-3, on Thursday after losing their tourney opener to the same third-ranked squad on Wednesday, 6-2, in 14 innings.

HU, ranked sixth, went to Thursday's play on the strength of beating No. 7 Bethel College 7-2, in the team's second game on Wednesday, May 1.

Adam Christner hit a first inning home run to set

Huntington North track and cross-country standout Cordell Lewis signed his letter of intent to continue his running career at Wabash College on Wednesday, May 1. Also on hand for the signing were Lewis' mother, Robin Lewis and (back row, from left) Scott Bower, HNHS head track coach; Curtis Hines, head cross country coach; and Matt Ditzler, assistant cross country coach.

The Huntington North High School varsity softball team dropped 13 runs on visiting Marion in the fourth inning of their contest on Wednesday, May 1, trouncing the Giants for the second-straight game, 19-3.

The Lady Vikings, 12-1, 4-0 in the North Central Conference, beat Marion on the road 17-5 in their previous game.

A grand slam by Tori Newsome spotlighted Huntington North's huge fourth inning. Huntington North already led 6-0 after plating four in the first and two in the second and the scoring barrage guaranteed a Lady Viking victory.

The Huntington North High School boys' varsity golf team fell to host Homestead by just 10 strokes, 178-188, on Wednesday, May 1.

Grant Meese and Zac Tackett carded matching scores of 45 and Dakota Wibel and Connor Hoke each shot a 49 for HNHS.

Jacob Vinson and Sebastian Eckert were non-scorers with a 51 and 56, respectively.

Gunnar Smith fired a 42 to lead the Spartans. Chris Eigner and Nick Kocks both submitted a 45 and Sam Kuntz had a 46.

The Huntington North junior varsity fell by an even closer margin than their varsity counterparts, 202-206.

The Huntington North High School varsity baseball team trailed host Marion 4-3 after three innings during their game on Wednesday, May 1, but solid hitting and pitching helped the Vikings take command and win big, 14-4.

Huntington North put four runs on the board in the fourth and seven more in the sixth while shutting down Marion out to take its record to 10-3 and 4-0 in the North Central Conference.

Heaston Schwob and Braydin Stell each homered for the Vikings en route to submitting identical 3 for 4 performances at the plate with four runs batted in.

The Huntington North High School girls' varsity tennis team swept doubles play and nearly pulled off the same feat in singles action against visiting Manchester on Wednesday, May 1, winning 4-1.

The Lady Vikings, 5-3, have now won five in a row.

Ana Eckert and Emily Karst blanked Reily Ruppert and Allison Smith at second doubles, 6-0, 6-0, and Mariah Zumbrun and Ashley Bard defeated Brittany Ogden and Michaela Pattison at first doubles, 6-0, 6-3.

The Nun Run and Brother Boogie will be held on Saturday, May 25, offering courses for runners and walkers that include the grounds of both Victory Noll and St. Felix Catholic Center, in Huntington.

The course for the 5K Nun Run is mostly on roads, but sections of the course go through Memorial Park and the nature preserve at Victory Noll.

Participants in the 10K Brother Boogie will cover the same course as the Nun Run, but will also run through neighborhoods on Huntington's north side.

Both events begin at 9:15 a.m. at St. Felix Catholic Center, 1280 Hizfield St.

Alyssa Hiple, Audrey Hiner and Kaylynn Rosen each went 4 for 4 and combined for nine runs batted in to lead the Huntington North High School varsity softball team to a 17-5 win over host Marion on Tuesday, April 30.

The Lady Vikings, 11-1, got off to a fast start with three runs in the first inning, then scored two in the third and posted a seven-spot in the fourth. They got five more runs in the fifth, and after Marion could only come up with two in the bottom half of the frame, the game was ended on the 10-run rule.

Winning three field events couldn't make up for the Huntington North High School girls' track team having only two wins on the track as it lost to host Fort Wayne Snider, 73-58, on Monday, April 29.

Paige Coolman and Onna Doering went 1-2, respectively, in the discus, Alexis Wygant and Lauren Sands did the same in the pole vault and Maddie Klender won the shot put with Caitlyn Sands placing third for a big chunk of the HNHS scoring.

The Huntington North High School varsity baseball team rallied from a 5-0 deficit in the fourth inning to hang a 9-5 loss on visiting Marion on Tuesday, April 30.

Devon Goelz went 4 for 4 with two runs batted in and two runs scored to lead the Vikings, 9-3 overall and 3-0 in the North Central Conference.

Aly Grabner had three hits and Alexandra Kreider struck out 13 batters to lead the Huntington North High School junior varsity softball team to an 8-2 win over host Jay County on Tuesday, April 30.

Kreider gave up only three hits on the afternoon as the Lady Vikes improved to 3-1 on the season.

Corinne Tester added a pair of hits for HNHS.

Host Whitko put a damper on the big bats of the Huntington North High School junior varsity softball team and did some big hitting of its own as it topped the Lady Vikings 15-5 on Monday, April 29.

The Lady Vikings, 2-1, were limited to three hits, all singles.

Whitko reached losing pitcher Alexndra Kreider for eight hits and seven walks.

OnTurf Sports is hosting 56 baseball teams for the fourth annual Spring Fling Tournament May 3-5 in Huntingon County.

Games will be played at Homier Park, in Huntington; Roanoke Park, in Roanoke; and Andrews Park, in Andrews.

Teams from Indiana and northwest Ohio will compete for the championship in seven age groups, 8 and under through 14 and under. The public is invited to attend.

For more information, visit www.onturfsports.com.