Basketball

Beerbower named to All-America team

By Rick Henly on Thursday, March 18th, 2010

HUNTINGTON, IN— The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2010 Division II Women's Basketball All-America teams and Huntington University senior, Courtney Beerbower was selected as an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American... Read More...

Eagles compete at National Tournament

By Rick Henly on Thursday, March 18th, 2010

The Huntington Varsity Eagles and Varsity Lady Eagles are competing at the National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championships in Springfield, Missouri during the week of March 15-20. They each will play 5 games this week in 18U Division I, the top 32 Varsity Home School Basketball teams of the country... Read More...

Saint Francis' MCC basketball season

By Rick Henly on Thursday, March 18th, 2010

The University of Saint Francis men’s basketball team provided a fitting end to a nationally successful basketball season for the Mid-Central College Conference by winning the NAIA Division II National Championship over Walsh (Ohio) University, 67-66, in Point Lookout, Mo., on Tuesday... Read More...

Junior Lady Vikes are champions

By Rick Henly on Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

The eighth grade Junior Lady Vikes played in the Homestead Tournament on Sunday, March 14th.

They won all three games they played on their way to the championship. They defeated Homestead, Columbia City, and Whitko.

They were coached by Heidi Lawson.

PICTURED: Back Row: Paige Coolman, Josie Beaver, Tiffany Burke, Jessie Earhart, Mikayla Carpenter, Erin Rethlake, and Jessie Drew

Front Row: Jessica Thompson, Maddie Klender, Allie Faurote, Alyssa Hiple, Lindsey Foster, and Alexa Shoemaker

Short to become a Forester

By Rick Henly on Monday, March 15th, 2010

HUNTINGTON, IN— Huntington University head coach Ty Platt announced that Antwerp High School standout, TJ Short, has signed a Letter of Intent to continue his basketball career as a Forester this fall. Short, a 6’5” utility player, is averaging 19.5 points and 7.6 rebounds for the Archers as a senior while shooting 68... Read More...

7th Grade Junior Vikes Win Championship!

By Jim Landrum on Sunday, March 14th, 2010

The 7th grade Junior Vikes basketball team brought home the championship hardware from a ten team tournament held at West Noble High School on Saturday by going undefeated in four straight basketball games.

In the first game of pool play, the Junior Vikes defeated Jay County 44 - 36 behind 21 points from Adam Woods and 7 points from Bradin Hiple... Read More...

8th Grade Junior Vikes Results

By Jim Landrum on Sunday, March 14th, 2010

The 8th grade Junior Vikes basketball team competed in an 8 team tournament at West Noble High School on Saturday. The Junior Vikes went 1 – 1 in pool play, before winning their first bracket game and losing in the semi-final round of the tournament.

In the first pool game, the Junior Vikes led 28 – 22 at the half and went on to defeat the South Bend Indians in a tough, physical battle by a score of 48 – 41... Read More...

Eagles travel to Springfield, MO

By Rick Henly on Saturday, March 13th, 2010

The Varsity Eagles and Varsity Lady Eagles will travel this weekend to the National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championships in Springfield, Missouri. This tournament will host over 350 Homeschool basketball teams from all over the country in 5 different age categories for Boys & Girls... Read More...

Sterling Edges Past Huntington

By Jeff Hoover on Thursday, March 11th, 2010

SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Sterling (Kan.) overcame a minimal 33 field-goal percentage to edge Huntington (Ind.) 61-52 in first-round action Thursday at the 19th Annual State Farm-NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship at the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena. Sterling moves past the first round for the 11th time in 14 appearances in the national championship and will put its 27-4 record on the line Friday at 1:45 p... Read More...

Lady Eagles finish second in state

By Rick Henly on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

The Varsity Lady Eagles placed Second in the Indiana Christian Basketball Alliance Girls State Basketball Tournament. This is the fourth time that the Lady Eagles have made it to the I.C.B.A. Championship game. They were State Champs in 2007 and 2008, and Runner-Up Last year.

Coming into the 2010 State Tournament as the Number Two seed, the Lady Eagles faced the Number One seeded Indianapolis Trailblazers for the Championship game and fell short 49-60... Read More...

Eagles win first State Championship

By Rick Henly on Monday, March 8th, 2010

The Varsity Eagles won their first Indiana Christian Basketball Alliance Boys State Basketball Championship. This is the fifth time that the Eagles have made it to the I.C.B.A. Final Four, and their second time to play in the Championship game.

Coming into the 2010 State Tournament as the Number Two seed, the Eagles faced the Number One seeded Indianapolis Homeschool Wildcats for the Championship game and pulled out the win 72-66... Read More...

Vikes in Sectional action

By Jeff Hoover on Friday, March 5th, 2010

After receiving a first round bye in the Sectional, the Huntington North Vikings took on the Fort Wayne North Side Redskins. The Redskins beat Jay County in overtime on Tuesday, 70 to 66. In the first quarter, the Redskins drew first blood when Andy Bachman grabbed an offensive rebound and placed it back up and in... Read More...

Eagle exceeds 1000 Points

By Jeff Hoover on Friday, March 5th, 2010

The Eagles celebrated SENIOR NIGHT with a Boys Varsity game against Keystone Christian School of Fort Wayne. Jed Landis, after being honored as a Senior, took the opportunity to exceed 1000 Points for this season. He needed only 25 points before the contest started, having already scored 975 in his previous 34 games... Read More...

ICBA State Finals in Greenwood

By Rick Henly on Thursday, March 4th, 2010

The Indiana Christian Basketball Alliance will coordinate the Varsity Boys & Varsity Girls State Basketball tournament on Friday 3/5/10 and Saturday 3/6/10. The event will take place just South of Indianapolis at The Gathering Place Athletic Complex, 1477 West Main Street, on the West side of Greenwood, Indiana 46142-1583... Read More...

Lady Foresters look ahead to tourney

By Rick Henly on Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Submitted by Joanne Green

Women’s Basketball
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released its bracket for the 19th Annual State Farm-NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship. The 32 teams are seeded in four brackets of eight teams and the Foresters were given one of the #5 seeds... Read More...