May 2017

Thu
25
May

Humboldt High graduates 115 in class of 2017


Six Humboldt High School seniors were honored with Valedictorian or Salutatorian awards.

Katheryn Curran, Sophia Luu, Ivan Rasmussen, Johnathon Wer-geland, and Abigail Zaugg were named Valedictorians of the Hum-boldt High School graduating Class of 2017 at commencement ceremonies held Sunday afternoon, May 21, in the high school gymna-sium. The Salutatorian honor went to Elizabeth Duffield. Sophia Luu and Ivan Rasmussen were awarded the Marvyl Friesth Award.
The Marvyl Friesth Award orig-inated over 80 years ago following a tragic accident in which a student passed away. Because the class-mates of Marvyl Friesth felt so strongly about the high caliber of living and participation exempli-fied by this young woman, they initiated what has become an an-nual award to the top senior boy and girl.

Wed
24
May

Wildcat boys fall in substate soccer, 3-1


Humboldt's Logan Vitzthum (center) tangles with a Western Christian defender in the second half of the Wildcats' 3-1 loss to the visiting Wolfpack in Humboldt on May 24 in a semifinal round substate soccer contest. At left is Humboldt's Quinn Christensen. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Western Christian of Hull took a 2-0 lead early in the second half and went on to upend Humboldt, 3-1 in a semifinal round substate soccer tournament game in Humboldt Wednesday night (May 24).

The loss ended Humboldt's season at 8-9 overall.

See full story, statistics and game photos in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe today for print/digital access to the Independent by selecting the link on this page to get started!

Wed
24
May

MURIEL VER STEEG

MURIEL VER STEEG, 96, of Zearing, formerly of Humboldt, died Monday, May 22, 2017, at the Zearing Health Care Center in Zearing. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to masonlindhart@gmail.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

Wed
24
May

GENE E. BLAIR

GENE E. BLAIR, 67, Ridgedale, MO, formerly of Gilmore City, died Thursday, May 11, 2017, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, MO.

Wed
24
May

Wildcat girls fall to Lynx in soccer action, 3-1


Humboldt senior Sarah Warden beats a defender to the ball in a home soccer contest earlier this season. The Wildcats will host their post-season tournament opener on May 30. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Humboldt's varsity girls' soccer team ended their regular season on May 23 in a 3-1 loss to the Webster City Lynx in Webster City.

Humboldt, now 3-10 overall on the season, will prepare for their Class 1A Region 3 tournament game at home on May 30 against West Sioux. Action begins at 5 p.m. The winner of the contest will play at Gilbert on June 2.

See full story in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started.

Wed
24
May

Humboldt baseball team tops Ogden, 11-8


Humboldt's Devon Clark slides safely onto home plate in a varsity game in Humboldt in 2016. Clark and the Wildcats begin their season this week with a slate of games. Independent photo.

Owen Newton's home run over the leftfield fence in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Humboldt baseball team to an 11-8 victory over Ogden on Friday (May 26) night in Humboldt. The non-conference win improved Humboldt's season record to 2-1 overall.

HUMBOLDT 9, CHEROKEE 3
Humboldt got back on the winning track by stopping Cherokee, 9-3 on Thursday night (May 25) in Humboldt. The triumph was the 300th career victory for Wildcat head coach Jason Thurm. Devon Clark earned the win on the mound and eighth grader Colby Clarken came in with bases loaded and pitched one inning of relief to preserve the win for Humboldt, 1-1 on the season.

EAST SAC COUNTY 15, WILDCATS 3
The Humboldt boys' baseball team dropped their season opener at home Tuesday night (May 23), falling 15-3 to East Sac County in non-conference play.

The Wildcats will play two games in the Remsen St. Mary's tournament on Saturday.

Wed
24
May
Mon
22
May

Wildcat softball team in 10-4 victory over Webster City


Humboldt senior third baseman Taylor Gidel shown here at the plate for the Wildcats. Independent photo.

The No. 4 ranked Humboldt softball team moved to 4-0 on the season by turning back Webster City, 10-4 on Friday night (May 26) in Humboldt. Humboldt is now 2-0 in the North Central Conference.

HUMBOLDT 7, MANSON-NW 0
Humboldt shutout Manson-Northwest Webster, 7-0 in seven innings on May 25 in Humboldt. Avery Terwilliger pitched a one-hitter for Humboldt while Beth Duffield mad three hits to lead the Wildcats' seven-hit attack.

HUMBOLDT 13, CLARION-GOLDFIELD-DOWS 0
Humboldt moved to 2-0 on the young season by shutting out Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, 13-0 in six innings Wednesday night (May 24). Ellie Jacobson pitched a one-hitter and struck out nine. Jacobson and Carlie Thompson each had three hits to pace Humboldt's 15-hit attack.

HUMBOLDT 8, OGDEN 0
Humboldt picked up an 8-0 victory over Ogden Monday night (May 22) in their season opener.

Mon
22
May

HUMBOLDT GIRLS BACK TO STATE GOLF!!


Humboldt's varsity girls' golf team shown here with their state-qualifying banner after winning the Class 4A Regional title at Denison on Monday, May 22. Front row (l-r): Olivia Birdsell and Brooke Anderson. Back row: Kelly Boleyn, Frances Carlson, Halie George, Avery Terwilliger and coach Jess Harklau. Photo courtesy Jess Harklau.

Humboldt's varsity girls' golf team qualified for the state tournament for the third straight year after winning a Class 4A regional title at Denison on Monday (May 22).

The Wildcats shot 372 strokes to finish ahead of Carroll at 389. Both schools will advance to the state meet in Marshalltown May 30-31. Harlan was third at 408.

Avery Terwilliger was runner-up medalist in the meet in leading the Wildcats. Terwilliger shot an 86. Brooke Anderson carded 91, Olivia Birdsell 95, Halie George 100, Frances Carlson 100 and Kelly Boleyn 103.

See full story and results in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started!

Mon
22
May

DONALD E. MANGLE

DONALD E. MANGLE, 92, Camdenton, MO, formerly of Humboldt, died Sunday, May 21, 2017, at the Laurie Care Center in Laurie, MO. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to masonlindhart@gmail.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

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