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NEWS ONLINE 24/7... www.HuronHometownNews.com Vol. 4 Number 67
Around Town
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Milestones,
Church Chat
& Gardening
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Health &
Wellness,
Library &
Classified
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Schools
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Moberg Moriarty ReineckNathan Reineck, son of John and Camille Reineck, attends Huron High
School.Major accomplishments: 3.7 cumulative GPA, member of National Hon-
or Society, Varsity Golf, Over 50 hours of community service, PSEOP stu-dent at BGSU Firelands, University of Findlay classes.
Nathan plans on attending the University of Findlay or OSU and would like to pursue a career in chemical engineering.
Melissa Moberg, daughter of Doug and Kathy Moberg, attends Huron High School.
Major accomplishments: Class President, member of National Honor Society, member of Student Council, Will finish High School with 9 Var-sity Letters (Volleyball, Basketball, Softball), Attended HOBY and Buckeye Girls State, Enrolled in PESOP and University of Findlay Classes, Member
of St. Peter’s Youth Team, Member of the State Championship Volleyball team, First Team All SBC, Second Team All SBC.
Melissa plans on pursuing degrees in secondary education and history while continuing her volleyball career at the college level.
James Moriarty, son of Jim and Terri Moriarty, attends Huron High School.
Major accomplishments: Vice President of National Honor Society, Hon-or Roll most of High School, PSEOP program at BGSU Firelands, Three Varsity Letters in track, two in Cross Country, University of Findlay classes.
James plans on attending either the University of Cincinnati or the Ohio State University and majoring in biomedical engineering.
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Huron High School Student
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Last week, the entire fourth-grade class from Woodlands Elementary traveled to Shawnee Elementary to perform the musical “The Littlest Reindeer” for the pre-K through second-grade classes. Makenzie Bott stars as the Littlest Reindeer while Mackenzie Mullins played Mrs. Claus. Santa was performed by Nathan Polack. Borrowing the theme from Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, this story was about a tiny deer who saves Santa when he gets stuck in a chimney, thus saving Christmas for all.
“The Littlest Reindeer” Saves Christmas
The staff at Huron High School would like to recognize An-nie Hahn for being voted Senior Student of the Month for the month of December. Annie is always will-ing to go out of her way to help other students as well as teachers. She is sensi-tive and respectful to those around her. She has a passion for help-
ing people and that will certainly show as she continues her studies after she graduates. Annie is a mature student who teachers especially enjoy to see on their roster.
On Decem-ber 22, 2009, Bill Steuk was sworn in as Judge of the Huron Munic-ipal Court for a full six-year term begin-ning January 1, 2010. Erie County Com-mon Pleas Court Judge Roger Binette administered the oath of office.
Judge Steuk, a 1989 graduate of San-dusky High School, thanks his family and friends for their support. “I would like to thank my Clerk of Court, Julie Ortega, and Deputy Clerks, Karen Grendow and Diana Krawetzki, for their continued profession-alism and service to this community. I am
very honored to continue to serve the citizens of the City of Huron and Huron Township as judge of their m u n i c i p a l court.”
The Huron M u n i c i p a l Court judge-ship is a part-time position, so Steuk will
continue to practice law part-time with the law firm of Flynn, Py & Kruse, LPA in San-dusky. Judge Steuk received his undergrad-uate degree from the University of Michi-gan in 1993 and his law degree from Ohio Northern University in 1996. He resides in Huron with his wife, Jessica, and their four children.
Judge Bill Steuk Sworn In
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Around Town
FROM THE BENCH
By Judge Bill Steuk,Huron Municipal
court
The Ohio Bureau ofMotorVehiclesnowre-quires that certain cus-tomersprovetheirresi-
dencebeforetheyareissueddriverlicensesorOhioidentificationcards.EffectivethispastOctober, theBMVrequires thoseap-plyingforaneworfirsttimedriverlicenseorstateidentificationcard,thosereplacinga lost licenseor IDcard,or thosemakinganaddresschangeona licenseorIDcardprovide documents that establish the ap-plicant’scurrentOhioresidentialstreetad-dress.
This impacts customers obtaining tem-porarypermits,driverlicenses,commercial
driver licenses, motorcycle endorsementsandStateofOhioidentificationcards. Adocument proving current street addressmust be presented in addition to the pri-mary and secondary documents requiredto prove name, date of birth and socialsecurity number, if those documents donotprovethecurrentstreetaddress.Iftheprimary and secondary documents pre-sented prove the customer’s current resi-dential streetaddress,noadditionalproofof residency is required. For informationinregardstothesechanges,visittheBMVWebsiteatwww.bmv.ohio.gov.
Articles appearing in this column are in-tended to provide broad, general information about the law. Before applying this informa-tion to a specific legal problem, readers are urged to seek advice from an attorney.
BMV Now Requiring Proof of Residence for Certain IDs
A Politician’s ChristmasLastweekItooktheopportunitytoattendaChristmas
partyatNewLifeChurch,achurchwhereGodisveryac-tive. During this joyous time unbeknown to me, I wasaskedtosayafewwordssinceIamalocalelectedTown-shipTrusteeandIhadpreviouslyranforStateRepresen-tative.
Being caught off guard, I spoke on what has been onmymind.Thethoughtsthathavebeenonmymindwere
on how our country has accumulated 9 trillion dollarsof debt in the last 230 years and then in just the last 9months,underfullDemocratcontrolourgovernmenthastakenourdebtloadto12trilliondollars.Withthecurrentproposals of Universal Health Care, Cap & Trade, alongwithgovernmentbaleoutswearelookingatdoublingourcountries debt within a few years. This will do nothinglessthendestroyourcountry,andweasindividualsofthiscountryneedtoresponsivetoourelectedofficialsbeforeitistoolate.
My sincere apology to the great folks at NLC for notkeepingwiththeChristmastheme.
ItsaddensmethatatthistimeofyearwhenwecelebrateourSavior’sbirth,Emmanuel(Godwithus),theonewhocametoearthtogiveuseternallife,thatmymindisstuckonwherethiscountryisheaded.Iamveryconcernedwiththeresentlegislationsandwhatitwillcostus,ourfuturegenerations and how it will effect the longevity of thiscountry?
ItalsosaddensmethatIcannottrusttheDemocratsthatarefullyincontrolofourfutureatthistime.TheycannotcontinuetoplacetheblameonourpastpresidentBush.Even when President Bush was in office the Democratswerecontrolofthemoney(HouseofRepresentatives)forhislasttwoyears.Hehasbeenoutofofficethislastyearduringthetimeofthisgreatincreaseindebthasaccumu-lated.
History seems to be repeating itself. Even during thetimeofChrist’sbirth,whenHerodruled,thepeoplewor-ried what the government would do or require of themnext.Justlikewedonow.EvenourownDemocratStateRepresentative, US Representative, and US Senators be-lievetheyought totaxbusinesses tohelpsolveourownpersonalproblems.
Everytimeanewtaxisaddedtothebusinesseswhereweworktheyareforcetomakedifficultdecisions:paythetax and pass it down to their customers – us, close thedoors,ortaketheirbusinessoverseaswheretheyaremorebusinessfriendly.Thenwherewillwework?
It isneverright to steal fromapersonandgive toan-otherwhomitdoesnotrightfullybelong.Nexttimewhenwearereadytovote,sendourelectedRepresentativesandSenatorsanearlyChristmaspresent,byvotingthoseoutofofficewhoareagainstthe“Republicforwhichwestand”.
Let’sdoourpart locally tohelp those inneedby sup-portingorganizationslikeSalvationArmy,VictoryKitch-en, local food drives, Firelands Habitat for Humanity,Churches,etc.WeshouldnotrelyontheFederalgovern-menttotakecareofourpersonalhardships.Wecannotaffordthat.Themorepeoplearetaxedthelesstheygivetonon-profitorganizationswherealargerpercentofourdonationsgotocuringtheheartaches.
IhavemanyfriendsthatareregisteredasDemocratsandIwouldliketoencouragethemtogetinvolvedandhelpstoptheseunethicallegislationsthataretakingourcoun-trydownadeadlypath.
ThefollowingisaportionofaspeechthatWalterWil-liams, professor of Economics gave at Hillsdale CollegeandthentransposedintotheirImprimisnewsletter,Sep-tember,2009.
Ourgovernmenthasnoresourcesofit’sown,congress-menandsenatorsdonotreachintheirownpockettopayfor the government programs, they reach in yours andmineforthemoney.
The only way our government can give a dollar outthrough government programs is by taking it first fromanotherperson.
Ifaprivatepersonwoulddotheprevious(stealing)nomatterhowsincerethejester,itwouldbeconsideredrob-beryandthatpersonwouldgotojail.
Here’sthequestion:Isitthereamoralbasisforforciblytakingtherightfulpropertyofonepersonandgivingittoanothertowhomitdoesnotbelong?No!
IfstealingfromonepersonandgivingittoanotheristhewaytosolveoursocialproblemsthenwhydidtheSovietUnionfall,whyweretheirpeoplesomiserable,andwhyweretheystarvingtodeath?
TheBibledoesencouragesustogivefreelytothelocalchurches so they can take care of the true needs of thepeople, it is not the job of the Federal government, norshoulditbe.
Ibelieveifmoreofus(U.S.citizens)wouldgetinvolvedwewouldallbeabletohaveaMerrierChristmas.
LetustryourbesttohaveaMerryChristmasandaHap-pyHanukkah.
Respectfully,Ed Enderle
Letter to the Editor
Agirl scout troop thathasbeen together sinceKinder-gartenisclosinginonatripthey have been planningfor almost four years. GirlScoutTroop#868ishostingaNewYear’sEvefund-raiserto help them achieve theirgoalof a trip to theGrandCanyon. The girls decidedin the fourth-grade thatthey wanted to go to the
canyon,andplantotakethetripattheendoftheireighth-gradeyear,saidMissyFaulkner.
SoonDec.31, theywillbewatchingchildrenages3 to12attheUnitedMethodistChurch,338WilliamsSt.,Hu-ron,sotheirparentscancelebratetheincomingnewyear.Thegirlscoutswillwatchanychildrenofthisagewhoaredroppedoffatthechurchfrom9p.m.to1a.m.Anemer-gencyformwillneedtobefilledoutforeachchildupondropoff.
Formoreinformation,[email protected]
Girl Scout Troop to OfferNYE Baby-sitting
Wishing you a safe and joyous holiday.
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BGSU Firelands will be closed Dec. 24,Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 for the Christmas andNewYear’sholidays.Alladministrativeof-fices, includingAdmissions,FinancialAid,Registration and Student Services, will be
openDec.28-31andJan.2.SpringsemesterclassesbeginJan.11.For
more information about BGSU Firelands’classes,programsandevents,call419-433-5560orvisitwww.firelands.bgsu.edu.
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Church Chat
Christ Episcopal Church120 Ohio St., Huron419-433-4701Sunday—9 a.m. and Adult
Sunday School 10:30 a.m.www.christchurchhuron.com
First Presbyterian Church225 Williams St., Huron419-433-50188:30 Early Service9:30 Sunday School10:45 Late Service
Grace Orthodox Presbyte-rian Church
Kalahari Resort, Nia Con-vention Center
Rt. 250, Huron
[email protected]—Sunday 4:00 p.m.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
1608 St. Rt. 113, Milan;419-499-3683Rev. Dr. John C. JordanWorship and Holy Commu-
nion—Sunday, 10:30 a.m.
Huron United Methodist Church
338 Williams St., Huron419-433-3984www.huronumc.orgOn Sundays:8 a.m. - Praise Service/Soul
Anchors Praise Band9 a.m. - Sunday School
-Kindergarten thru Adult10 a.m. - Celebration Ser-
vice/pipe organ and choir
6:30 p.m. - Junior High Confirmation Class
6:30 p.m. - Senior High HYM
Refreshments and Nurs-ery are available all Sunday morning.
Lifepoint539 Cleveland Rd. W., Huron419-433-4156Sunday—10 a.m., and
nursery available.Sunday school—10 a.m. for
K-6th grade.“Grounded” youth group
for grades 6-12—Sundays, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
3-5 grade Boys Youth Group—Sundays, 6-7:30 p.m.
3-5 grade Girls Youth Group—Sundays, 6-7:30 p.m.
“The Biggest Loser” cam-paign drive focuses on weight loss, new visitors and faith-
fulness in attendance. Call Pastor Brenton for more in-formation.
Lighthouse Assembly of God Church
820 Cleveland Rd. E., Huron419-433-8889www.lighthouseagc.orgSunday service—10:30 a.m.Sunday school—9:30 a.m.Adult Bible Study--6 p.m.
Sunday.Youth Group—6 p.m.
SundayFood Pantry—9 a.m.-3
p.m. Wednesdays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays.
Salvation Army Service Unit—10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursdays, by appointment only.
St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church
15617 Mason Rd., VermilionRev. Dr. Karl Fry, Pastor440-967-9886www.lutheransonline.com/
stmattvermlcmsSunday School/ Bible Study
9:30Ladies Bible Fellowship 9:15Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
St. Peter’s Catholic Church430 Main St., Huron419-433-5725 Saturday—5 p.m.Sunday—8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
The Chapel4444 Galloway Rd., Sandusky419-627-0208www.chapel-sandusky.orgSaturday service--5:00 p.m.Sunday service—9:00 and
11:00 a.m.Jr. High Youth Group—
Sundays 5-6:30 p.m.
Sr. High Youth Group—Sundays 7-9:00 p.m.
Latitude group ages 18-29—Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
4511 Galloway Rd., Huron419-626-9860Bishop: Bill ReelSacrament service—9:30
a.m. SundaysFamily History Center Wed.
10 am-2pm, Thur. 9am-9pm, 1st & 3rd Sat. 9am-5pm
Zion Lutheran Church930 Main St., Huron419-433-4711www.zionhuron.orgSunday–Traditional 8:00 &
10:30 amContemporary 9:15am
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MilestonesAudrey HerberMay 16, 1922-Dec. 17, 2009
Audrey Herber, 87, of Huron passed away early Thursday morning, Dec. 17, 2009, in Erie County Care Facility.
She was born May 16, 1922, in Sandusky, daughter of the
late Jeanette (Boss) and Harold Lickfelt. A homemaker, Audrey enjoyed collecting many different things.
Audrey is survived by her two sons, James Herber of Crown City, Ohio, and Steven (Patti) Herber of Per-rysburg, Ohio; son-in-law, Larry Wren of Sandusky; six grandchildren; nine great-grand-children; and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Herber Jr., in 2001; daughter, Jean A. Wren in 2002; and her parents.
Friends were able to call 3-5 p.m. Sunday in Groff Funer-al Home, 1607 E. Perkins Avenue, Sandusky. Funeral ser-vices were at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home with the Rev. Wally Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow in Meadow Green Memorial Park, Huron.
Memorial contributions may be made to Stein Hospice Services, 1200 Sycamore Line, Sandusky, OH 44870.
Condolences may be shared with her family at grofffu-neralhomes.com.
OBITUARY
Huron United Methodist Church, 338 Williams St., Christmas Eve Services will be offered at 7 and 9 p.m. Both will conclude with a candlelight singing of “Silent Night”. The early service will feature our “Soul Anchors” praise band, projected songs, and a children’s pageant. The later service will incorporate Chancel Choir, pipe or-
gan and special music. Pastor’s Cherub Chat will be of-fered at both. In between, from 8 to 9 p.m., there will be refreshments available in the Fellowship Hall. The public is invited.
The Sunday after Christmas, Dec. 27, there will be only one worship experience at 9 a.m., with Children’s Church.
The following is a breakdown of upcoming services and other events:
Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 247:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Service with Children’s Nativity
and Candlelight9:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Traditional Service with Can-
dlelight Sunday, Dec. 27One service only at 9:00 a.m. Worship Service with Children’s Church – no Sunday
School
Sunday, Jan. 3 – Epiphany, Communion and Wesley Covenant
8 a.m. Praise Service9 a.m. Sunday School10 a.m. Celebration Service with Children’s ChurchSunday, Jan. 10 – Baptism of the Lord8 a.m. Praise Service9 a.m. Sunday School10 a.m. Celebration Service with Children’s ChurchConfirmation Class (seventh- and eighth-graders) and
Huron Youth Ministries (HYM) for Senior High youth will resume at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 10.
Parent’s meeting for registration for LOGOS (Wednes-day after school program for Kindergarten through grade 12) will be on Sunday, Jan. 10 at 11:15 a.m. or Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Huron United Methodist Church. LOGOS begins on Wednesday, Jan. 27.
Mary Strayer, MaSter Gardener
The large bell-shaped or lily-like flow-ers of the amaryllis, and its hybrids, make excellent pot plants or gifts for everyone.
When growing in containers, amaryllis prefers a sandy loan soil mix. You can mix your own by combining one part leaf mold or composted manure, one part loamy soil, and one part coarse sand.
Amaryllis bulbs usually grow to be 2 to 3 feet tall, and each stalk can have from 2 to 6 blossoms. Repotting can be done anytime after the plants have gone through a dor-mant or rest period, which is late summer or early fall. This is why we see them for sale this time of year in our USDA Zone 5 area. You can order these bulbs from catalogs, or you can purchase them in your general merchandise stores, plus you can find different or special varieties at your local greenhouses.
Amaryllis come is an assortment of colors. Mostly we find red, white, pink, variety of oranges and occasion-ally a yellow bulb for sale. Some are even red and white striped!. However, careful scouting around will bring any number of an assortment from gardening catalogs. This year I found an amethyst-colored amaryllis, and one called ‘Pink Diamond’. Pink Diamond is a large flowered ama-ryllis with sprinkles of angel dust on its petals, which gives the plant its name.
To plant your amaryllis in a pot, choose a pot that is 1 to 1 ½ inches larger than the bulb because amaryllis like to be a bit pot bound. Make sure you have a drain hole in the pot, and fill the pot halfway with potting soil mixed to the di-rections above. Amaryllis kits come with premixed soil, so there is no worry there. Spread the roots of the bulb gen-tly with your fingers, and place it into the pot. Cover the
bulb so that 1/3 of the bulb remains above soil line. Wa-ter well, sit in a bright sunny warm window, and watch the amazement begin. Most all bulbs will push one bloom stem, but some have sent up two bulb stems, and most stems have at least four – and some six flowers. The flow-ers are 4 to 5 inches across on the standard varieties, while the miniature bulbs have flowers about 3 inches across.
When the last of the flowers die off, cut the stem down to within 1 inch of the bulb and sit aside to rest. If the second stem does not appear in a couple of weeks, you may sit the plant away from bright light, but keep at least at 55 degrees for a few months. The remaining leaves will whither and die, so just cut them off, and don’t worry about it because the plant needs a rest period. Remember to water the plant lightly during these months so the bulb does not shrink.
When spring rolls around next year and the night-time temps are around 60 degrees, you can sit the amaryllis pot outside in a part shady area, and it should start sending up leaves again. Don’t forget to water regularly to keep the soil slightly moist. Some more vigorous plants bloom again in the summer months outside, but some wait and bloom when you bring them inside next fall. Most bulbs start to multiply, and you will have some to share after blooming this year. Whatever they do they are lovely, and well worth the wait for the blooms.
For more information, email Mary at [email protected]. Happy Gardening.
Gardening with Mary
Amaryllis Beautiful Idea for Holiday Season
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Dentistry from the Heart. The cancellation fee policy is in place to ensure scheduled appointments are kept, and we wanted to use that money in a positive way to help those who most need it,” Stefano said. “Our patients are usually great about making their appointments, but for those who don’t cancel in advance, they can feel a bit better knowing that their cancellation fee is actually going toward a good cause locally.”
Dr. Stefano has donated her patients’ no-show fees to local charities and designated in-need individuals, in-
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Peggy Miller, Executive Director of Cancer Servic-es, receives a donation from Lata Stefano, DDS.
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Derek Enderle, son of Joe Enderle and Sharon Enderle, attends Huron High School.
Major accomplishments: Soccer Varsity Letter Junior and Senior year, 50 hours of community service, 3.4 grade point average, Part of fi rst Huron soccer team to make it to Regionals, Post secondary option-Firelands Campus, Biddy soccer.
Derek’s dream is to attend the Ohio State University. At this time he is undecided on what his major will be.
Corey Barnicle, son of Doug and Angie Masterson, attends Hu-ron High School.
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chairman, Biddy soccer.Corey plans on attending Columbus State Community College
for a year. Then will attend Ohio State University for Atmospheric and Climate studies. He hopes to have a career as a Meteorologist or a professional storm chaser/weather guide.
Clinton Boos, son of Mary Boos, attends Huron High School.Major accomplishments: National Honor Society member,
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The Huron High School Student Council has been very busy this holiday season with activities to help the community. Led by President Katie Zimmer, the Student Council – along with help from the Art Club – made Christmas cards for the soldiers who are stationed overseas. They also have been volunteering their time to the Salvation Army by ringing the bell at the Huron Drug
Mart. In addition, the students also helped with a Coin war to help a fellow student in a diffi cult time. Some upcoming events the Student Council will be participating in include a student/faculty volleyball game, Valentine activities, and more. The Stu-dent Council meets every other Wednesday after school to plan different events.
It looked like it was going to be a very tough weekend for the young girls’ varsity basketball team. Friday night opened with a tough SBC match up against a well-coached Perkins Pirates team. The second game, on the following afternoon, saw Huron travel to Monroeville for a non-conference tune-up against the Eagles.
On Friday, it was Parents Night, and the Tigers were once again facing an opponent that already had several games un-der its belt. (The State Volleyball championship had put Hu-ron behind schedule this season.) The young Pirates, starting two freshmen, came out hard and fast, jumping out to 12-0 lead. The Perkins press gave the Tigers fi ts and the game even-tually spiraled out of control. At the end of the fi rst quarter, the score was already 17-4, Pirates.
During the fi rst part of the second quarter, Huron went on an 8-1 run to make it 18-12. Led by Junior Lauren Volz’s 10 point fi rst half, she was able to get her team back within eight points, 24-16. But that was as close as the Lady Tigers would ever get. Eventually, Perkins would win the game, 50-27. Sophomore Sierra Ward would chip in eight points to go with Volz’s 10 (and four steals) for the home team.
The weather turned to sleet Saturday morning during the Biddy Basketball session that starts every weekend for the Lady Tigers. The mood seemed somber and the Huron girls desperately needed a win to regain their confi dence. The JV team opened the afternoon with their fi rst win, 39-24. Brit-tany Mayer, a 5-foot, 7-inch freshman, led the reserve Tigers to victory with 14 points, 13 rebounds, 5 steals and 4 assists.
As the varsity game started, it felt like déjà vu as the home-town Eagles came out strong, fi nishing the opening quarter up 18-7. Senior Devon Grendow opened the second period with a mid-range jumper to start the Tigers on a quarter long 12-4 run. Volz would fi nish the fi rst half with 12 points, but she was just getting started. Huron trailed 22-19 as the third stanza began. With 5:49 left in the third, Melissa Moberg hit two free throws that gave the Tigers their very fi rst lead of the season, 23-22. Then Volz would hit a short jumper for two points and Grendow would add a three.
All of a sudden, the whole team came alive. Gina Munafo would make a steal followed by Volz receiving an excellent feed from point guard Caroline Estel for another bucket. By
the end of the third period, Huron led 36-32 and would not trail again. Volz would see to that by sinking 10 of the team’s next 12 points as the Lady Tigers went on a 12-2 run to blow the game open.
The fi nal score was Huron 58, Monroeville 44. Lauren Volz paced the way with 32 points. Caroline Estel hustled her way to eight points, six assists, and fi ve rebounds. Sophomore Si-erra Ward was becoming a force inside with six rebounds. Se-nior captain Devon Grendow helped keep Huron in the game early on with seven points.
The senior-laden varsity boys’ basketball team is creating a buzz because of their solid play. They have had two road con-ference games and converted both of them into victories for their new head coach. On Saturday night, the team traveled to The Den to take on the St. Mary’s Central Catholic team. While the small gym in downtown Sandusky is never an easy place to play for visiting teams, Coach James stated in a post game interview with WLEC that learning how to win games like this would be critical to their future success.
The evening started with the Huron reserves losing a tight one in the fi nal second, 37-36. Then the varsity game began with the Tigers on fi re. Zach Grieves, Brian Bollenbacher, and Eric Volz all hit three pointers during a fi rst-period long 18-10 run. Grieves opened the second quarter with two more three-point plays. The fi rst was a long fi eld goal behind the arc and the second was via a made foul shot following a strong drive to the hoop. With 5:57 left in the opening half, Huron had built a 26-12 lead. SMCC did not just lie down on their home fl oor, however. They promptly went an 11-3 run to close the quarter down by just six points, 29-23. This was the second game in a row that the Tigers jumped out to a large early lead, only to squander it and let the opponent back in. As Coach James would state later, this is all part of the maturing process for the young men.
The Panthers came out of halftime continuing to hold Hu-ron in check. With 1:21 left in the third quarter, St. Mary’s fi -nally took the lead 37-35. Center Steve Bowers would hit two free throws at the end of period to tie the game at 37 a piece. With both teams settling into a tough man-to-man defensive struggle, Brian Bollenbacher was able to sink a three pointer to give Huron a 42-37 lead two and half minutes into the fi nal quarter. From that point on, every time the Panthers would threaten to tie the game, either Zach Grieves or Steve Bowers would hit a critical shot to maintain Huron’s slim margins.
Huron had a dismal night from the charity stripe convert-ing on 8 of 17 attempts. Still, with 48 seconds left, Tiger Brian Bollenbacher stepped to the line and hit the two biggest shots of the night to give Huron its fi nal margin of victory, 52-48. SMCC had two attempts to try and pull out a victory, but Hu-ron’s tough all-around defense shut down the Panthers to seal the win. Zach Grieves and Steve Bowers led all Tiger scorers
with 13 and 10 points, respectively.
Point guard Brian Bollenbacher (20) uses Zach Grieves as a screen to break the Panther press.
Tiger Men Off to 2-0 Start in SBC
Caroline Estel puts pressure on the Perkins point guard.
Lady Tigers Get First Win Against Eagles
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