The Huntington North High School boys’ varsity basketball team steamrolled host Southwood, winning 56-27 on Friday, Nov. 30.
The Vikings built a 15-11 lead in the first quarter and expanded it to 32-21 by halftime. In the second half, the Huntington North defense proved to be virtually impenetrable as the Knights mustered just four points in the third quarter and only two in the fourth. The Vikes tallied 14 points in the third quarter to up their margin to 46-25, then tossed in 10 points in the final frame to cap the win.
The Huntington North High School girls’ varsity basketball team got upended by visiting Norwell, 62-36, on Friday, Nov. 30.
Senior Maddy Robrock and junior Meg McDonald scored 16 and 12 points, respectively, for the Lady Vikings, who drop to 3-6, 0-1 in the Northeast 8 Conference.
Norwell, 7-0, 1-0 in conference, was led by Kaylee Fuelling, who tallied 20 points and Maiah Shelton, who tossed in 19.
Huntington North also lost the junior varsity contest, 41-32.
The Lady Vikes, 5-3, were paced by freshman Grace Sell, who scored 14 points.
The Huntington North High School girls’ varsity swim team fell to visiting East Noble, 106-64, on Tuesday, Nov. 27.
The Lady Vikings were paced by Allie Aschliman, who posted wins in the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly. The junior topped the freestyle in 2:14.79 and the butterfly in 1:06.17.
Laney Shaw also put forth a golden effort for Huntington North, taking the 50-yard freestyle in :28.02. The junior also earned runner-up honors in the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:02.32.
The Huntington University men’s basketball team got a game-high 28 points from Caleb Middlesworth, but couldn’t overcome host University of Saint Francis, losing 80-75 on Tuesday, Nov. 27.
The opening half saw the Foresters get 15 points from Middlesworth and 11 from Nick Macon to go into the half up 40-39. The visitors expanded their margin to seven points at 51-44, just under two and a half minutes into the second stanza, but the Cougars chipped away at the deficit. By the 10:31 mark, thanks to a 17-8 run, the hosts had seized the lead, 61-59, and never trailed again.
Members of Genbu-Kai Karate of Indiana Dojo competed in the Lions Karate Tournament of Champions held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, in Fort Wayne, on Nov.
Members of Genbu-Kai Karate of Indiana Dojo competed in the Lions Karate Tournament of Champions held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, in Fort Wayne, on Nov. 3. Those who placed include (from left) Lexi Newsome, first place, 9 to 10-year-old beginner kata; Lauren Worthman, second place, 7 to 8-year-old beginner kata; Sensei Dawn Anderson; Mason Payton, first place, 7 to 8-year-old intermediate kata; and Logan Worthman, first place, 7 to 8-year-old beginner kata.
The Huntington North High School boys’ varsity basketball team jumped off to a first quarter lead and held on to defeat visiting Mississinewa, 56-50, on Saturday, Nov. 24.
Sawyer Stoltz poured in 18 points and Zach Daugherty added 11 as the Vikings evened their mark at 1-1 on the season.
The Vikes led 17-9 after the first quarter and went into halftime with a 31-23 advantage. They held a 45-37 lead after three quarters.
Freshman Caleb Middlesworth poured in 25 of his career-high 36 points in the first half to lead the Huntington University men’s basketball team to a 103-84 win over visiting Manchester University on Saturday, Nov. 24.
Tom Rohr, of Rochester, streaked to victory on Thursday, Nov. 22, in the 14th annual Pathfinder Kids Kampus Turkey Trot.
Rohr, 19, won the overall title in the 5K with a time of 15:34.8, an average of 5:01 per mile. He was more than 15 seconds ahead of runner-up Nick Johnson, the Huntington University head cross country coach, who won the 30 to 34 men’s age group with a time of 15:50.1.
A defensive struggle in the third quarter flipped the score and momentum as the Huntington North High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost its season-opener to host Homestead, 46-41.
The Vikings were up 25-22 after halftime, but Homestead inched ahead at 29-28 with a 7-3 advantage in a tight battle in the third quarter. The hosts then outscored the Vikings in the final frame, 17-13, to get the win.
Runners head out from the start of the 14th annual Pathfinder Kids Kampus Turkey Trot 5K run/walk from in front of host sponsor McDonald's this morning, Nov. 22. A record number of participants did the annual run/walk or one-mile Turkey Trail, with proceeds going to beneift the children and families served by Pathfinder Kids Kampus.
Host Homestead rained three-pointers on the Huntington North High School girls’ varsity basektball team and beat the Lady Vikes, 74-34, on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
Homestead, 5-0, knocked down 14 treys in 23 tries for a sizzling 60.9 percent mark beyond the arc.
The second-ranked Lady Spartans jumped off to a 13-4 lead after the first quarter, then blitzed the Lady Vikings 22-4 in the second frame for a halftime lead of 35-8. Homestead led 58-24 after three quarters.
Huntington North, 3-4, was led by Maddy Robrock with 18 points. The senior hit 7 of 9 from the field.
