Lady Eagles Softball Team Features Nine Returning Senior Players
This year’s Holden Lady Eagles softball team has been in fall preseason preparation the past couple of weeks for its first competition of the regular season which is represented by pool play games in the Greater Kansas City Tournament on Friday, August 29, followed by bracket games in the tournament on Saturday. Nine returning…
Read MoreHolden Football Program Holds Fifth Annual Combine Community Event
The fifth edition of the Holden Football Combine Community Event was held at the Holden High School football field Thursday, July 17. The annual combine event features NFL-style combine drill stations for Holden football players in flag football through the high school level to test their athletic skills in a fun, supportive atmosphere. Also…
Read MoreEagles Baseball Player Postseason Awards Headlined By Three All-State Nods
A total of 10 Holden Eagles baseball players have received postseason recognition, as announced by Holden baseball head coach Jeff Smith following the conclusion of the team’s season. Eagle baseball players Wes Brown, Cohen Drake, and Drake Gard headline the list of seven total players receiving postseason awards for their play on the field this…
Read MoreEagles Secure Final Four State Trophy
Playing in the Holden baseball program’s second-ever Class 3 State Baseball Tournament third-place game, the Eagles fell to Portageville by the final score of 7-4 on Thursday, June 5, at Ozark Mountain Sports Complex in Ozark. With the fourth-place finish, the Eagle baseball team secured the second state tournament final four trophy in the Holden…
Read MoreEagles Soar Past Blue Jays To Advance To Baseball State Tourney Final Four
With a chance to be one of the final four baseball teams playing in the Class 3 MSHSAA Baseball State Tournament, the Holden Eagles delivered on the occasion in shutout fashion by defeating West Platte in the final score of 9-0 at West Platte High School Thursday, May 29. Eagle junior starting pitcher Cohen Drake…
Read MoreHolden Baseball Team Secures District Title
The Holden baseball team used solid pitching, productive late-inning plate appearances, and a diving defensive play to win the Class 3, District 13 Tournament championship game over Windsor by the final score of 2-1 Wednesday, May 21 at Cole Camp High School. The No. 2 seed Eagles came back from an early 1-0 deficit…
Read MoreHolden Track And Field Team Members Qualify For State Meet With Sectional Performances
Sectional qualifiers from the Holden boys and girls track and field teams who earned all-district finishes the week before competed at the Class 3, Sectional 4 Meet held at Archie High School Saturday, May 17. Competing among the combined top-eight finishers from Class 3 Districts 7 and 8, Holden athletes turned in three sectional…
Read MoreOverflow Crowd Celebrates Holden High School Class of 2025 At Commencement Exercises
Holden R-3 High School held Commencement exercises in the high school gym Sunday, May 18, with a capacity crowd. It overflowed into additional seating in the high school cafeteria on hand to celebrate the afternoon ceremony. The members of the Holden senior graduating class of 2025 entered the gym as the high school band…
Read MoreHolden Girls Track And Field Team Places Runner-Up At District Meet
The Holden Lady Eagles track and field team recorded the runner-up finish at the Class 3, District 7 Track and Field Meet held at Holden High School Saturday, May 10. Lady Eagle athletes Kia Harmon, Brionna Johnson, and Addi Wooster claimed district titles in events as a total of seven team members in individual events…
Read MoreKingsville Holds Graduation
Kingsville R-1 School held its Commencement Program for the graduating class of 2025 in Sears Gymnasium at Kingsville School Friday, May 9. Twenty-two graduating seniors were recognized during the program as twenty-one graduates walked across the stage in the gymnasium to receive their high school diplomas, and senior Morgan Mitchell was honored in memorial after…
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