The Holden girls wrestling team competed at the Lady Mustangs Christmas Clash hosted by Eldon High School on Friday, and Saturday, December 17-18. The Lady Eagles turned in a 12th-place amid the field of 21 teams, and were led by junior Aubree Castaneda who turned in a second-place finish in the 194-pound competition. Castaneda…

Displaying its most potent offensive performance of the season, the Lady Eagles basketball team defeated the visiting Knob Noster Panthers by the final score of 53-31 on Thursday, December 16. As Holden played shorthanded, Holden players Millie Davidson and Abby Wamsley stepped up to lead a balanced offensive team performance that put nine total players…

Playing in Holden’s Courtwarming game, and their first MRVC-East game of the season, the Lady Eagles basketball team fell to Carrollton by the final score of 44-37 on Tuesday, December 7. A 7-3 advantage at the end of the first quarter for Holden was overtaken by the Lady Trojans in the second frame for a…

The visiting Knob Noster boys basketball team used an early advantage to work to a 67-51 conference win over Eagles on Friday, December 10. The Eagles found themselves behind 25-13 at the end of the first quarter in an otherwise evenly played contest. Holden threatened late in the fourth quarter by cutting the Panthers’ lead…

The Holden boys wrestling team won six matches versus two match wins for the Sherwood Marksmen in a commanding Eagles Matwarming win by the score of 54-18 on Thursday, December 9. All six of Holden’s wins came by way of pin with Sherwood wrestlers taking two wins by pin. Holden picked up points from three…

The Holden boys wrestling team competed at the Ray Stockdale Invitational Tournament at Knob Noster Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 4. The Holden team flirted with a top-three team trophy finish throughout the day, settling for fourth place in the end. “We thought we had a good showing,” said Holden wrestling coach John Jones. “We had…

The Holden girls basketball team closed out a three-game stretch last week by picking up a 48-25 road win over Crest Ridge. The Lady Eagles stretched their 13-8 lead at the end of the first quarter to a 25-8 advantage at halftime behind 13 first half points from point guard Millie Davidson. “Our starters came…

With the 2021-22 wrestling season starting this week for the Holden girls wrestling team, the Lady Eagles find themselves with nine team members on the roster. The program continues to see increases after five Lady Eagles represented the team last season. Two years ago, lone Lady Eagles wrestler Tasia Lee finished her freshman season with…

The Holden boys wrestling team kicks off the 2021-22 season this week with a busy schedule. Nineteen wrestlers were set to begin the season grind with a meet at Center High School on Tuesday earlier this week, a meet at Butler on Wednesday, and the annual Knob Noster Tournament this Saturday, Dec. 4. Sixteenth-year head…

  A valid and valuable question to ask at the end of any sports season is, “Am I better off after having had the experience?” To be certain, at the conclusion of any sports season, those involved – players, coaches, parents, fans – certainly hope that they are in fact better from the experience. Better from…