The Lady Eagles softball team ended a very busy stretch last week with the MRVC-East Softball Crown in their trophy case. Holden defeated Leeton, Richmond, Higginsville, and Carrollton in succession early in the week. The Lady Eagles closed out the week with a doubleheader sweep of Lexington to officially claim the MRVC-East championship sitting at…

  Video submitted by Wayne Griffin. The Lady Eagles softball team distanced themselves to a 17-7 win over Higginsville in a run rule shortened game on Holden’s Senior Night last Thursday. Senior Lady Eagle players Kierstin Redhair and Luxy Pearce, and team manager Andrew Hyatt were introduced on the field with their parents in a…

The Higginsville football team (5-1, 2-0) played the role of spoiler in Holden’s Homecoming and Senior Night game last Friday as the Huskers reaped a 44-0 win over the Eagles (0-4, 0-2). Senior Eagle football players Daniel Taylor and Andrew Catron, and team manager Sam VanHooser were introduced in a Senior Night ceremony before the…

  In a closely contested game through four innings, the Lady Eagles softball team exploded for seven runs in the fifth frame to boost them to a 12-5 win over visiting Richmond last Thursday. A two-run home run by Liz Stout in the sixth inning that scored Camille Davidson closed out scoring on the night as…

Volleyball Thurs., 9/24: Lexington at Holden, V only at 5 p.m. Tues., 9/29: Higginsville at Holden, V at 5 p.m., JV at 6. Thurs., 10/1: Holden at Richmond, times TBD. Sat., 10/3: Holden at Archie Tournament, 9 a.m. Softball Thurs., 9/24: Richmond at Holden, V at 5 p.m., JV at 6:30. Fri., 9/25: Holden at…

  The Holden high school sports teams returned to action this week after a two-week layoff of competitions and activities. The two-week break was implemented in an attempt to curb the spread of Covid-19 after positive cases were discovered among the student population in early September. On Tuesday this week, the Lady Eagles softball team…

In this fall sports season of unknowns due to the corona virus, wins and losses take on a more dramatic stance. The Holden softball team eased some of the early-season tension by picking up its first MRVC-East win of the season in a 11-8 victory over visiting Knob Noster last Tuesday. Holden plated three runs…

Following a two-hour lightning delay, three Tiger boys runners and both of the Lady Tigers competitors collected medals at the St. Mary’s Invitational Meet held at St. Michael the Archangel High School last Saturday. Luke Engel led the Tigers with a fifth-place finish in a time of 19:46. Grant Engel placed eighth by clocking a…

Eagles cross country runners Michael Rinella, Logan Yoder, Brian Johnson, and Zack Willis each ran to medal finishes at St. Mary’s Invitational Meet last Saturday. The Eagles boys team placed sixth with 144 points, just behind Knob Noster with 125 points. A two-hour delay due to lightning after a morning of heavy rain made for…