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Champs at Norwell


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The sixth-grade Junior Lady Vikings basketball team recently won a championship at Norwell. Team members are (front row from left) Chloe Kauffman, Jadyn Bennett, Chelsea Swada, Grace Sell and Kenadie Working; and (back row from left) Assistant Coach Kamie Tomasek, Addy Wiley, Kendra Sandlin, Meg Camomile, Leah Campbell, Hailee Kline and Head Coach Stacy Wiley. Not pictured are assistant coaches Dathen Strine, Clint Gradeless and Brian Double.

HU softball team sweeps No. 24 IWU

Huntington University’s Marty Harris (left) takes a crack at the ball in the first of two softball games against visiting Indiana Wesleyan University on Saturday, March 19. The Foresters swept the Wildcats, 6-5, 8-0.
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The Huntington University softball team swept visiting Indiana Wesleyan University, edging the Wildcats in extra innings, 6-5, before dominating them, 8-0, on Saturday, March 19.

With the wins, the Foresters improve to 8-6 overall, 3-1 in Crossroads League play, while the Wildcats fall to 8-6, 2-2 in conference.

O'Leary's first-game walk-off HR gives HU women split

Natalie McGuire (left), a junior on the Huntington University softball team, makes contact with the ball in the first of two games versus visiting Grace College on Thursday, March 17. The Foresters won the game, 5-3, but lost the second contest, 14-4.
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A walk-off home run by senior Emily O’Leary gave the Huntington University softball team a 5-3 win in the first of two games versus visiting Grace College on Thursday, March 17.

After their dramatic win in the opener, the Foresters went on to lose the nightcap, 14-4, to fall to 5-5 overall, 1-1 in Crossroads League play.

In the first tilt, Grace and Huntington scored a run apiece in the second inning. The Lancers took the lead with a pair of scores in the third, but the Foresters countered with two runs of their own in the fourth to knot things up at 3-3.

Madonna sweeps HU diamond men

The Huntington University baseball team got swept by host Madonna University, 5-1 and 16-11 on Wednesday, March 16.

There was no shortage of offense in the nightcap as the Foresters, 3-13, banged out 14 hits while the Crusaders, 9-9, racked up 21.

No player had a better game than Huntington’s Brock Gower. The senior centerfielder went 3 for 4 at the plate, belting two home runs and batting in seven runs.

Sixth-grade champs


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The sixth-grade Junior Lady Vikings were the champions of an event at Homestead High School on March 5. Team members are (front row from left) Jadyn Bennett, Kenadie Working, Chelsea Swada, Grace Sell and Chloe Kauffman; and (back row from left) Head Coach Stacy Wiley, Kendra Sandlin, Meg Camomile, Leah Campbell, Addy Wiley, Hailee Kline and assistant coaches Kylie Kaylor and Ellie Lawson. Not pictured are assistant coaches Kami Tomasek, Dathen Strine, Clint Gradeless and Brian Double.

IU Southeast beats down HU netmen

The Huntington University men’s tennis team mustered only win against host Indiana University Southeast in a 1-8 loss on Saturday, March 12.

Giovanni Martinez picked up the Foresters’ lone victory, dispatching Trent Wallace, 6-3, 6-1, at second singles.

In the first match, Joseph Straznicky fell to Nick Roby, 4-6, 4-6. Volodymyr Kohut lost the No. 3 tilt to Jonathan James, 1-6, 0-6. Daniel Strom, at fourth singles, was a 2-6, 0-6 loser to Jacob Rankin while Mark Lewandowski dropped the fifth match to Bryson Mills, 0-6, 1-6.

HU softball team steamrolls Wright State

The Huntington University softball team steamrolled Wright State University Lake, winning 13-0 and 4-0 on Saturday, March 12, at Garrett High School.

In game one, the Foresters, 4-4, mercy-ruled the Lakers. Lea Buckenmyer picked up the complete game win by striking out nine of the 16 batters she faced while giving up just two hits in a game shortened to just five innings.

Viking trackboys take three runner-up spots at Fremont Hoosier State Relays qualifier

The Huntington North High School boys’ varsity track team took second in shot put and two relays at the Fremont Hoosier State Relays qualifier, held at Trine University on Saturday, March 12.

Jared Coolman tossed the gray ball 48-2.5 to each his silver placement at the meet, which was unscored. The 800-meter relay team posted a time of 1:37.43 while the 4,000-meter distance medley relay team clocked in at 11:15.31 for their runner-up performances.

HU baseball team short twice to Georgetown

The Huntington University baseball team came up short twice to host Georgetown College, 4-3 and 6-5, on Wednesday, March 9.

In the opener, the Foresters, 2-9, entered the seventh inning trailing by a pair of runs, 4-2. After a groundout by junior Dalton Combs, Coach Mike Frame’s squad came to life at the plate, banging out three consecutive singles to load the bases. Junior Michael Crowley, junior Andy Roser and freshman Jake Hansen produced the hits, with senior Allen Shannon and sophomore Dan Wilcher coming on to pinch run for Crowley and Roser.

Futsal champs


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Huntington United won the inaugural High School Futsal Tournament, held at the Parkview Huntington Family YMCA on Saturday, March 5. Huntington United defeated Real Madrid, 15-8, in the championship game of the six-team tourney. Team members are (front row from left) Caleb Smith and Kolton Foster and (back row from left) Hannah Smith, Jacob Foster, Reid Dillon and Sean Reust.

Puterbaugh blanks MU as Foresters sweep on softball diamond

Senior Emily Puterbaugh pitched a 4-0 complete game shutout in the opener of a doubleheader sweep over host Manchester on Tuesday, March 8.

The Foresters, 2-4, liked winning their first game of the season so much they took the nightcap, 9-5,  with the game ending due to darkness.

Puterbaugh got the ball rolling by limiting the Lady Spartans to just four hits with 12 strikeouts and two walks.

Andrews Lions Club taking baseball registration

The Andrews Lions Club is currently accepting registrations for its baseball leagues.

The club offers four leagues: T-ball, ages 4 to 6; coaches pitch, ages 6 to 9; little league, ages 10 to 12; and pony league, ages 13 to 16.

The club directs girls who wish to play softball to register through Huntington County Baseball and specify on their registration form that they want to play for the team(s) from Andrews.