Scrappy Eagles Baseball Team Looks To Lean On Pitching Depth As Season Approaches
The Holden high school baseball team opens regular season play this week with a home game against Crest Ridge scheduled for Friday, Mar. 15. This year’s Eagles team features a roster of just over 40 players with several returners from last year’s conference and district runner-up squad that turned in an overall record of…
Read MoreHolden Cheer Squad Wins Awards At State Game Day Competition
On Sunday, Feb. 25, the Holden High School cheer squad competed at the Missouri Cheerleading Coaches Association (MCCA) 2A State Game Day cheer competition at Drury University in Springfield, MO. At the competition, the team competed in three categories: timeout cheer, band chant, and fight song. The team scored fifth in timeout cheer, fifth…
Read MoreFive Eagles Wrestlers Led By State Champion Finish From Daylen Greene At State Meet
The Eagles boys wrestling team closed out the 20th season of the Holden wrestling program with five wrestlers competing at the Class 1 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships at Mizzou Arena in Columbia on Wednesday, Feb. 21, and Thursday, Feb. 22. Eagles state qualifiers Daylen Greene, CJ Reifsteck, Andrew Johnston, Aiden Christian, and Trent Stout turned in…
Read MoreHolden Girls Basketball Team Ends Regular Season With Win
The Holden girls basketball team played the role of spoiler in Higginsville’s Senior Night game by defeating the Lady Huskers in a 40-35 final score on Thursday, Feb. 15. The final quarter of the conference contest featured a comeback effort by the Lady Eagles after Lady Huskers held a lead through a majority of…
Read MoreFive Eagles Wrestlers From Holden District Third-Place Team Qualify For State Meet
The Holden boys wrestling team will send five wrestlers to the Class 1 State Championships in Columbia as seniors Daylen Greene, CJ Reifsteck, and Andrew Johnston, along with juniors Trent Stout and Aiden Christian earned top-four finishes at the Class 1, District 2 Boys Wrestling Tournament held at Butler High School Friday, Feb. 16, and Saturday,…
Read MoreFour Lady Eagles Wrestlers From Holden District Runner-Up Team Qualify For State Meet
The Holden girls wrestling team turned in a district runner-up finish at the Class 1, District 3 Girls Wrestling Tournament held at Nevada High School Friday, Feb. 9, and Saturday, Feb. 10. Lady Eagle wrestlers Haley Brooks and Ady Yoder wrestled to individual district championships in their weight classes as Macey Greene and Charlie…
Read MoreHolden Boys Wrestling Team Celebrates Senior Night
The Eagles boys wrestling team hosted Higginsville for Holden’s Senior Night dual meet with the Huskers recording a hard-fought win by the final score of 36-30 on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Holden seniors and four-year team members Daylen Greene, CJ Reifsteck, and Andrew Johnston, along with foreign exchange student Gerard Costa were recognized on the mat prior…
Read MoreHolden Girls Wrestling Team Wins Senior Night Dual Meet
The Holden Lady Eagles wrestling team capped off its Senior Night activities by defeating the visiting Higginsville Lady Huskers by the final score of 40-24 on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Lady Eagle seniors Charlie Gregg, MaReya May, and Faithann Brown were recognized prior to the dual meet against Higginsville in which all three Holden seniors…
Read MoreEagles Boys Basketball Team Clinches Cougar Classic Consolation Trophy
The Holden boys basketball team ignored its No. 8 seed in the F&C Bank Cougar Classic Tournament by placing fifth with a win over No. 6 seed Leeton by the score of 49-44 in the tournament consolation game on Friday, Jan. 26. Following a first-round loss to host team Crest Ridge in first-round play,…
Read MoreLady Eagles Basketball Team Captures Cougar Classic Third-Place Trophy
The Holden girls basketball team concluded its appearance at the F&C Bank Cougar Classic Tournament by securing the third-place trophy with a win over Concordia by the final score of 46-40 on Saturday, Jan. 27. The route to the third-place game for the Lady Eagles included a first-round win over No. 6 seed Sherwood…
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