Humboldt girls pound Forest City, 13-3
Humboldt pounded Forest City with 13 hits and muscled their way to a 13-3 victory on June 19 in non-conference softball action in Humboldt. Beth Duffield and Avery Terwilliger each had three hits for Humboldt, which moved to 12-4 on the season. Terwilliger pitched all six innings and gave up six hits.Fort Dodge St. Edmond upended Humboldt's varsity softball team, 11-1 in five innings in Fort Dodge on June 18 at Rogers Park. Humboldt collected 5 hits at bat with Halie George and Beth Duffield both going 2-for-2. Shelbie Miller took the loss pitching for HHS. Humboldt is now 6-3 in the North Central Conference.Humboldt held off Algona, 8-3 Friday night (June 13) in Humboldt. Humboldt slugged 13 hits, led by Avery Terwilliger who was 4-for-4 with 2 RBI. Lauren Friesth doubled and singled and Maddie Thomas singled twice. Lizzie Tecklenburg and Shelbie Miller combined for the win pitching.Humboldt beat Belmond-Klemme, 13-2 in Belmond on June 12 in non-conference action. The Wildcats pounded 11 hits to back Avery Terwilliger's 2-hit pitching over four innings. Kelsey Peters led HHS with a homer, double and five RBI.Humboldt picked up another North Central Conference win Wednesday night (June 11) by turning back Clarion-Goldfield, 11-5 in Clarion.Humboldt built up a 12-1 lead on Clear Lake and held on for a 16-12 triumph over the Lions Tuesday night (June 10) in Clear Lake.8-RUN 4TH POWERS CADETS PAST HUMBOLDT, 12-4Iowa Falls-Alden, the top-hitting team in the North Central Conference, scored eight runs in the fourth inning to down Humboldt, 12-4 in a league matchup in Humboldt Monday night (June 9).Humboldt had seven hits in the game, including a double by Taylor Gidel. Avery Terwilliger took the loss pitching. She worked six innings before giving way to incoming freshman Lizzie Tecklenburg in the seventh.The Wildcats host Aplington-Parkersburg on June 20 and Carroll and Lisbon on June 21st.See complete story in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe for full print and electronic access to the Independent.