Area Sports
Seven Lady Eagles Wrestlers Compete At State Championships
Seven Lady Eagles wrestlers competed at the Class 1 Girls Wrestling Championships at Mizzou Arena in Columbia on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 22-23. Freshman Macey Greene turned in Holden’s top finish by placing second in the 115-pound weight class. Charlie Gregg and Haley Brooks both placed fifth in their weight classes as Greene, Gregg,…
Read MoreThree Eagle Wrestlers Qualify For State Meet
Three members from the Eagles boys wrestling team will represent Holden at the Class 1 State Championships with Daylen Greene, CJ Reifsteck, and Kale Tryon each turning in top-four finishes at the Class 1, District 2 Tournament held at Versailles High School on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 17 – 18. With nine wrestlers competing…
Read MoreHolden Girls Wrestling Team Wins District Championship
The Holden girls wrestling team established a new milestone for the Lady Eagles wrestling program, as well as for the entire Holden High School wrestling program by winning the Class 1, District 3 Girls Wrestling Tournament at Clinton High School held on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10 – 11. Seven of Holden’s nine Lady…
Read MoreAiden Morarity Reaches Career 1,000 Points Mark, Sets School Record
Holden high school basketball player Aiden Morarity scored the 1,000th point of his career on January 27, in a game against KC Lutheran in the Crest Ridge Boys Basketball Tournament. Morarity’s accomplishment comes during his junior year after entering this season with 615 total points scored during his freshman and sophomore seasons. He…
Read MoreEagles Secure Senior Night Win In Courtwarming Game
The Holden boys basketball team celebrated both a Senior Night victory, and a Courtwarming win by defeating Carrollton in the final score of 77-62 on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Holden senior basketball players Josh Taylor, Tyler Hankins, and Travis Bruns were recognized on the court before the varsity boys basketball game. Earlier in the evening, Taylor…
Read MoreLady Eagles Capture Courtwarming Win Over Carrollton
The Lady Eagles basketball team emerged victorious on Holden’s Courtwarming night by defeating conference foe Carrollton by the final score of 55-31 on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The win over the Lady Trojans avenges a loss suffered by the Lady Eagles at Carrollton that was settled in a 60-41 score in December. “After watching our first…
Read MoreEagles And Lady Eagles Wrestlers Win Senior Night Meet
Senior Night celebrations for the Holden wrestling teams ended on a high note as both the Eagles and the Lady Eagles defeated Lexington on Thursday, Jan. 26. Prior to the action on the mat, Holden Eagle senior wrestlers Tasia Lee, Aubree Castaneda, Jordan Sylvester, Alex VanHooser, Lilly Guinn, Kody Conard, Joseph Powell, and Ruben Wiesmann…
Read MoreTigers Edged By Miami In Kingsville Homecoming Game
The visiting Miami Eagles held off a late comeback effort from Kingsville as the Tigers fell by the final score of 56-48 in Kingsville’s Homecoming game on Friday, Jan. 20. The visiting Eagles worked to a 27-20 halftime lead which allowed the visitors to absorb a 29-28 scoring advantage posted by the Tigers in the…
Read MoreLady Tigers Secure Homecoming Victory
The Kingsville girls basketball team built to an early lead on the Lady Tigers’ way to a 54-29 Homecoming win over visiting Miami on Friday, Jan. 20. Twelve points from junior Lady Tiger guard Laci Collens, and five points from senior guard Ella Ratajczk put Kingsville ahead 17-2 at the end of the first quarter…
Read MoreTop Individual Placings Lead Lady Eagles Wrestling Team To Program’s First Conference Title
The Holden girls wrestling team added a milestone victory to the Lady Eagle wrestling program’s record books on Friday, Jan. 13, by collecting the Holden girls wrestling program’s first ever conference championship. The team returned from the MRVC Girls Wrestling Tournament at Center High School with the MRVC-East championship trophy in hand. With all…
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