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Buzzard takes home first place at First Federal Golf Outing

LaFontaine Golf Club hosted the First Federal Golf Outing on Thursday, Aug. 12. The team of Tim Owen, Greg Goode, Jeremy Senk and Jay Buzzard took home first place with a score of 58.

The team of Steve Zahn, Barry Christen, Steve Pfister and Dan Boyle captured second place with a score of 60.

The team of Rick DeLaney, Gene Bowers, Andy Burroughs and Rick McCool took home third place with 62.

Closest to the pin winner on No. 2 was Mike Peters, No. 5 was John Kennedy, No. 14 was Mark Welker and No. 17 was Pam Sampson.

Toppers set Mississinewa back on their Silver Heels

"Pony Express" Torres heads to the first sack during the Champion HIll Toppers' victory over the visiting Mississinewa Silver Heels on Saturday, Aug. 14.
Photo provided.

Russ Kaufman, who had been touring the Union Army camps trying to get the army to buy his new and improved beef products, was back in the county and showed he hadn't lost any of his "stuff" by hurling the Huntington Champion Hill Toppers to a 9-5 victory over the visiting Mississinewa Silver Heels on Saturday, Aug. 14, at Olde Republic Field.

Watching the blitzer


Photo by Matt Murphy.

Viking quarterback Kevin Fisher keeps a watchful eye on approaching North Side linebacker Adrian Williams while seeking an open receiver during the Huntington North High School football scrimmage against visitng Fort Wayne North Side on Friday, Aug. 13.

Viking burst


Photo by Matt Murphy.

Viking running back Cody Frazier has a firm grip on the football as bursts through the line during the Huntington North HIgh School football scrimmage against visiting Fort Wayne North on Friday, Aug. 13.

Conley leads HNHS girl golfers to mid-pack finish at Snider Classic

Liz Conley shot an 86 to pull the Huntington North High School girls' golf team into an eighth place finish out of 17 teams at the Snider Girls' Golf Classic on Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Noble Hawk Golf Course.

Laurisa Richard backed up Conley with a 96, Maddie Meese shot a 99 and Shawna Titus had a 102 as HNHS piled up a 383 team score.

Morgan O'Banion was the non-scorer with a 110.

East Noble won the meet overall with a score of 321. East Noble's Katie Sharp was the medalist with a 68.

Lady Viking golfers place fourth at Lady Giant Invite

Although posting a high team score of 394, the Huntington North High School girls' golf team finished fourth out of 15 teams at the Marion Lady Giant Invitational on Monday, Aug. 9.

Liz Conley and Laurisa Richard each fired a 94 to lead the Lady Vikings on the tough course.

Maddie Meese shot a 102, Morgan O'Banion hit a 104 and Shawna Titus shot a non-scoring 115 to round out Huntington North.

Lady Viking golfers


Photo by Jessica Williams.

The members of the 2010 Lady Viking Golf team are (first row from left) Assistant Coach Chelsea Kilty, Lauren McCullough, ShaShawna Titus, Alex Stanley and Laurisa Richard; and (back row from left) Head Coach Scott Winter, Morgan O'Banion, Maddie Meese, Liz Conley and Assistant Coach Don Conley.

Lime City Rockers girls fast-pitch softball team holding tryouts

The Lime City Rockers 12 and under girls fast-pitch team will be holding tryouts for the 2011 season.

The tryouts will be held August 14 and 15 at 4 p.m., at Huntington University's softball field.

This is a newly-formed team that is based out of Huntington and is a travel team that will play throughout the area and state.

To be eligible to play, the player cannot be 13 years old before Jan. 1, 2011.

Players should bring their own glove and cleats, helmet and bat (last two optional).

Lady Vikes place seventh at own invite

The Huntington North High School girls' golf team finished seventh of 11 teams with a score of 376 at its own Huntington North Golf Invitational at LaFontaine Golf Course on Thursday, Aug. 5.

Laurisa Richard led the Lady Vikes with an 89. Liz Conley fired a 92, Morgan O'Banion shot a 96 and Maddie Meese had a 99.

Lauren McCollough was non-scorer with a 133.

Homestead grabbed first place overall with a score of 333, and Homestead's Karley Dobis shot a 74 to take medalist honors.

Lady Vikings start season with fifth place invite finish

The Huntington North High School girls' golf team opened its season with a fifth place finish out of nine teams at the Shenandoah Lady Raider Invitational on Wednesday, Aug. 4.

The Lady Vikings carded a team score of 398, led by Liz Conley shooting an 86. Marion won the event with a 363.
"I'm overall very happy with the way our girls played today," said HNHS Head Coach Scott Winter. "It was an overall very pleasing start to the season."

Larisa Richards backed up Conley up with a 94. Shawna Titus and Morgan O'Banion each had a 109, and Maddie Meese shot a 110.

Champion Hill Toppers lose two to Deep River Grinders

Champion Hill Topper "Lightfoot" Cox raps out a hit against the Deep River Grinders on Saturday at Olde Republic Field at Lake Clare.
Photo by Scott Trauner.

After chasing the geese off the soaked field of play the Saturday afternoon past, many of the Ballists of the Hill Toppers were sure that their style of Base Ball would see them come out victorious against the boys from Hobart. After all, the average age of the Ballists from Lake County was older than that of the Huntington Champion Hill Toppers and in the past the clubs had play even up matches where the locals had done well.