Area Sports

The Holden football team found an advantage in the second half of its home football game against Mid-Buchanan as the Eagles defeated the visiting Dragons by the final score of 27-13 on Friday, September 1. Holden played to a 7-6 lead at halftime and ultimately forced the normally run-heavy Dragons into using a passing attack…

The Holden softball team defeated the visiting Pleasant Hill Chicks by the final score of 10-0 in a run-rule shortened game on Thursday, August 31. The win came behind a shutout pitching performance by junior Lilee Keller as the Lady Eagles totaled 12 hits as a team at the plate to break in the newly…

What started out as a season-opening toe-to-toe gridiron battle between Holden and Sherwood ended as an Eagles blowout victory by the score of 55-14 on Friday, August 25. With the score at knotted at 14-14 early in the second quarter, the Holden tilted the turf in its favor to take control of the game, allowing…

With new team members being added to the Holden high school cross country teams throughout preseason practices in August, veteran team members and first-year Holden cross country head coach Ben Kiger are approaching the starting line for the upcoming season. Both the Lady Eagles team and the Eagles boys team return a state meet qualifier…

This year’s Lady Eagles softball team enters the upcoming season with a roster of 17 players that includes one senior, multiple experienced returning juniors and sophomores, and one incoming freshmen. Four-year team member and lone senior Faith Brown will provide leadership with three years of starting experience under her belt as a core of returning…

The Third Annual Holden Eagles Football Combine was held at the Holden Middle School practice field on Friday, July 21. The combine is a community event that invites all football players from flag age through high school to interact and participate in skills tests. Food trucks, bounce houses, local vendors, and a silent auction with…

Holden senior baseball player Carson Gard played in the Class 3 versus Class 4 Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game at Southern Boone High School in Ashland on Saturday, June 10. Gard, a versatile utility player who played nearly every position on the field during his time wearing the Holden blue and…

Holden senior baseball player Garrett Smith has been named to the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 3 All-State Team as an honorable mention utility player selection. Smith also received a MHSBCA Honorable Mention selection last year after his junior season. This year’s all-state nod comes for Smith after the pitcher/infielder received First Team…

Note: See This Week’s Image for all Spring Sports Wrap Up Articles. The Holden baseball team featured five returning starters from last year’s district championship team as senior first-year starters, returning underclassmen, and incoming freshmen combined to put a solid lineup on the field. The season was marked by the start of the process to…

                                          Six Holden Eagles baseball players have received postseason recognition for their play on the field from this past season. A total of 11 players have been recognized as all-conference academic performers. All-Conference Senior Garrett…