As the Weather changes, Winter Sports come to a close

Sports
By Robbie Bacheller
Husky Herald Reporter

  Sporting events have a way to speed up the cold winter.

  PHN has competitive teams in a wide variety of sports. Northern has the traditional sports including boys and girls basketball, boys and girls hockey, bowling, and wrestling.

  But some of the lesser known teams are boys swim and dive, competitive cheer, figure skating, and girls gymnastics. And don’t forget about the quiz bowl team.

  The ultimate goal of these varsity sports is to make it to state competition. Before this can be achieved, teams need to get past districts and regionals. On February 26th, the Lady Huskies basketball team defeated Romeo to become the MAC Red champions and then beat them again in the district finals.

  In the alley, our bowling team has been striking out opponents all season long. “We had a pretty solid year. The 10-2 record was a step up from last year. We fell short of making states, but we won the MAC White,” said captain Chris Baunoch (‘16).

  The success didn't come quite as easily to the wrestling team, however. “I mean we did alright, bro. But yeah there is definitely room for improvement next year,” said Brennan Coleman (‘17).

  On the ice, the Port Huron Northern hockey team is grinding out their season, posting a 7-17-1 record. “We've handled the local area teams pretty well; the big name schools in Detroit give us our most trouble, said captain Colton Fockler (‘16). He also noted that the team’s “depth” and roster “loaded with young talent” will lead to good things in the future.

  The winter sport here at Northern that draws the largest crowds is boys basketball, coached by Brian Jamison. After doubling their win total from one year ago, the team’s season can be deemed a success. But the team believes they can do more than that.

  “Our goal is to finish the season strong to make a run deep into the playoffs,” said Billy Fealko (‘17).

  With only a handful of games remaining on the schedules of PHN’s winter sports teams, there is no time to be wasted. Hopefully the countless hours spent at practice will  lead to championships and rewards for Husky Athletics.