Senior Brock Spahr placed third at the Marion Boy’s Cross Country Regional on Saturday, Oct. 13, to lead Huntington North to a place at next week’s New Haven Semi-state.
Spahr’s finish helped the Vikings to a third place team total of 96, with the top five teams moving on to the The Plex on Saturday, Oct. 20.
Wabash, placing four runners in the top 10, dominated the meet with 37 points. Bellmont was second with 69 points, Oak Hill was fourth with 101 and New Haven tallied 116.
Placing three runners among the top 20 finishers at the Marion Girls’ Cross Country Sectional on Saturday, Oct. 13, helped Huntington North earn a spot at next week’s New Haven Semi-state.
The Lady Vikes placed fourth to punch their ticket to The Plex on Saturday, Oct. 20, as one of five qualifying teams. HNHS scored 123 points for its placing, with Oak Hill winning with a 57, Norwell placing second with 63 points, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger placing third with 84 and South Adams placing fifth with 126.
The Huntington University men’s cross country team took 13th place out of 36 teams at the Wilmington College Invitational, held Friday, Oct. 12, in Wilmington, OH.
The Foresters were paced in the 8K race by Kevin Moser, who clocked in at 26:39.2 to claim 53rd place out of 241 runners. Nick Childs placed 77th, crossing the finish line in 27:15.7. Aaron Hendryx stopped the timer in 27:28.6, good for 91st. Adrien Gentie took 100th in 27:35.7 while Elijah Chesterman attained 115th in 28:02.6 to cap the team’s score.
The Huntington University women’s cross country team claimed 12th place out of 35 teams at the Jenna Strong 5K Classic, hosted by Wilmington College, in Wilmington, OH, on Friday, Oct. 12.
The Foresters were led by Aspen Dirr, who captured 22nd place in 18:59.9. Saige Norris seized 28th place, crossing the finish line in a personal-record 19:15.7. Olivia Von Gunten stopped the timer in 20:56.4, good for 97th. Bianca Tisdale took 104th, stepping over the end stripe in 21:09.1. Mara McFarland rounded out the team’s scoring runners with a 21:12.1 effort that netted her 106th.
The Huntington University volleyball team opened play at the Aquinas/Cornerstone Classic with losses to host Cornerstone University, 0-3, and the University of Northwestern Ohio, 1-3, on Friday, Oct. 12.
Against Cornerstone, the Foresters lost by scores of 12-25, 22-25, 17-25.
Sophomore Brandy Michie paced Huntington with 10 kills. Sophomore Jenna Tacosik and senior Breanna Levings helped facilitate the Forester offense with 13 and eight assists, respectively. Tacosik also got in on the scoring with three aces.
The Huntington North High School varsity football team closed out the regular season with a 21-14 victory over New Haven on Friday, Oct. 12, at Kriegbaum Field.
After the Vikings and Bulldogs traded touchdowns in the first quarter, Coach Rick Burnau’s squad took the lead with an 8-yard TD pass from senior quarterback Brett Kaylor to junior wide receiver Deven Newcomb in the second. New Haven knotted the game back up with a touchdown in the third quarter, but Huntington North took the lead for good in the fourth when Kaylor punched the ball in from the one-yard line.
Top-ranked Yorktown made quick work of the Huntington North High School volleyball team, ending the Lady Vikings’ season in straight sets in first-round action at the North Side Sectional on Thursday, Oct. 11.
For the Lady Vikes, it’s the second season in a row that they’ve opened sectional play against the Lady Tigers, who are once again ranked No. 1 in Class 4A.
Huntington North fell by scores of 10-25, 7-25, 11-25.
Maddy Robrock paced the Lady Vikings with six kills and an ace. The senior also contributed on defense with a pair of blocks.
Freshman Courtney McKown scored three goals and added an assist to lead the Huntington University women’s soccer team past visiting University of Saint Francis, 7-1, on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
McKown assisted on Tessy Giess’ goal 16 minutes into the contest for the first score of the game, thenn scored two goals in the next 16 minutes to send HU into halftime with a 3-0 lead. Matea Knispel scored around the only USF tally of the game and Abby Adams added a score before McKown scored on a breakway to complete the scoring and her hat trick.
The Huntington University men’s soccer team had to settle for a 0-0 stalemate with host University of Saint Francis on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
HU goalkeeper Gabe Greenfield made six saves in regulation and the two extra periods, but his offensive teammates couldn’t dent USF keepers with 13 shots on frame as HU moved to 8-4-2 overall, 3-1-1 in Crossroads League play.
The Huntington North High School boys’ varsity soccer team lost 5-1 to Homestead in the championship game of the Homestead Boys’ Sectional Soccer Tournament on Monday, Oct. 8, at Warsaw.
Homestead, 11-5-3, scored a pair of goals in the first half and upped the margin to 3-0 before HNHS got on the board on a Carter Mertz goal off a Peyton Miller assist with about 25 minutes remaining in the game.
The Vikings finish the season with a record of 8-8-3.
The Huntington University volleyball team completed a good homecoming weekend by picking up a second win with a five-set victory over visiting Grace college on Saturday, Oct. 6.
Scores were 19-25, 28-26, 25-23, 13-25, 15-10 as HU improved to 9-16 on the season overall , 5-8 in Crossroads League action.
Brandy Michie had a career-best 21 kills to pace HU, including five down the stretch in the second set win.
Paige Eakright added 14 kills for HU and Tailor Schultheis notched 11.
The Huntington University volleyball team squeaked past visitsing Goshen College in a five-setter on Friday, Oct. 5, winning 20-25, 25-15, 25-23, 20-20-15-13.
The Foresters posted a season-high 68 kills against the Maple Leafs, with four different players notching double-digit kill totals. Tailor Schultheis and Paige Eakright led the way with 15 each, Brandy Michie had 13 and Lanie McClanahan added 12.
Ariene Butler led the defensive charge with a career-best 32 digs.
HU is now 8-16 overall , 4-8 in Crossroads League play.
