The Eagles and Lady Eagles wrestling teams hosted Father Tolton Academy and Clinton for Holden’s Senior Night Meet on Monday, January 31. The Holden boys team took wins over both Father Tolton, and Clinton. The Lady Eagles team defeated the Clinton girls team in the team dual score. Prior to the wrestling matches, senior wrestlers…

    The Holden girls wrestling team competed at the Class 1, District 3 Girls Wrestling Tournament at Raymore-Peculiar High School on Saturday, February 5, and Monday, February 7. Lady Eagle sophomore wrestler Charlie Gregg turned in third-place finish to capture a top-four state qualifier spot. The Holden team of Gregg, Valarie Justice, MaRaya May,…

The Holden boys wrestling team placed seventh among 15 teams competing at the Odessa Invitational Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 29. Eagles wrestler Daylen Greene led Holden with a firstplace finish in the 120-pound weight class. Greene took two wins by pin, and a win by technical fall to earn his spot in the 120-pound title…

  In a field of 21 teams competing at the Brookfield Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 22, the Holden boys varsity wrestling team placed seventh. With nine Eagle wrestlers conpeting for the varsity squad, Holden captured five top-three individual finishes. Senior Logan Yoder turned in Holden’s lone first-place finish. Competing at 132 pounds, Yoder totaled four…

Coming off of a home loss to Warrensburg a week earlier, the Lady Eagles basketball team responded with a 46-34 road win over Odessa on Friday, Jan. 21. Leading the Lady Eagle charge were Abby Wamsley with 15 points, and Millie Davidson with 14 points as Holden led throughout the contest to play the role…

Playing on the road, the Holden girls basketball team defeated Knob Noster by the final score of 45-34 on Thursday, Jan. 13. “It felt like we came out a little sluggish,” said Holden coach Ben Kiger. “Then, we came out in the second quarter, and Liz (Stout) had a good quarter. It was good to…

  The Holden girls wrestling team placed seventh among 14 teams at the MRVC Girls Wrestling Tournament at Odessa High School on Friday, January 14. Lady Eagle wrestler Charlie Gregg led the Lady Eagles by totaling four wins versus one loss on the day in a third-place medal finish in the 130-pound bracket. Gregg swept…

The Holden girls basketball team captured the third-place trophy at the Stover Tournament by defeating Jamestown by the final score of 43-24 on Friday, January 7. An 11-3 advantage at the end of the first quarter eased Holden into the contest for the remainder of the game. “We got off to an 11-3 lead, and…

The Holden boys basketball team overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to defeat Jamestown by the final score of 68-63 in the consolation semifinal round of the Stover Tournament on Wednesday, Jan. 5. Balanced scoring with three Holden players hitting double digits boosted Holden to the win in which Jamestown held a 34-23 halftime lead. “In…

The Lady Eagles basketball team gained a spot in the championship semifinals at the Stover Tournament by defeating Cole Camp in the first round by the final score of 40-31 on Wednesday, Dec. 29. After playing to a 16-16 halftime tie, the Lady Eagles found a 12-3 advantage in the third quarter to separate from…