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Kingsville cross country runners Talitha Hart, Brayden Barnett, and Ally Sosa competed at the Class 1 State Championships at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia on Saturday, Nov. 7. Hart closed out her senior season by placing 97th in the girls’ race as she finished her Lady Tiger cross country career as a four-time…

Holden cross country runners Zach Willis, Rett Hankins, and Ava Young closed out the season by competing at the Class 3 State Championships held Saturday, Nov 5, in cold conditions on a rain-soaked Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia. Willis ended his senior season, and Eagle cross country career with a 39th-place finish in…

Kingsville senior cross country runner Talitha Hart will return to the state championships for the fourth time in her career after turning in a top-30 finish at the Class 1, District 4 Meet hosted by West Platte High School at Platte Ridge Park on Saturday, Oct. 29. Sophomore Tiger runner Brayden Barnett from the Tiger…

Holden cross country runners Zach Willis, Rett Hankins, and Ava Young turned in state-qualifying top-30 finishes at the Class 3, District 4 Meet hosted by West Platte High School at Platte Ridge Park on Saturday, Oct. 29. Willis, Hankins, and Young all are set to return to Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia for…

Both Lady Eagles runners competing at the MRVC-East Cross Country Meet ran to medal finishes with freshman Malea Brewington, and sophomore Ava Young taking top-10 finishes. The two runners placed back-to-back on the course at Richmond High School on Wednesday, Oct. 19, with Brewington in ninth place, and Young in 10th place. For Young, it…

The Holden boys cross country team placed third among five teams at the MRVC-East Cross Country Meet held at Richmond High School on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The Eagles were led by senior Zach Willis who repeated as MRVC-East Champion in a first-place finish. Willis clocked a time of 17:13 in the defense of his conference…

Holden senior cross country runner Zach Willis capped off the final conference appearance of his career by repeating as MRVC-East Champion. Running as the Holden boys team’s number-one runner last season, Willis captured his first conference championship which also represented his first all-conference medal placing. In his freshman season, Willis placed 13th at the MRVC-East…

  Lady Eagles Rally In Win Over Lady Panthers After finding themselves in a 5-0 hole early in their Class 3, District 7 quarterfinal game against Knob Noster on Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Lady Eagles worked back to win the game by the final score of 13-9. The Lady Panthers plated a single run in…

    The Eagles football team defeated visiting Carrollton by the final score of 52-0 in Holden’s Senior Night game on Friday, Oct. 14. A defensive performance highlighted by two interceptions by Eagle senior defensive back Bryce Faust, and another interception by senior Josh Taylor that was returned for a touchdown set the defensive tone.…

The Lady Eagles volleyball team recorded a 3-0 win over visiting Carrollton in Holden’s Senior Night match on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Lady Eagle seniors Tristyn Powell, Sara Ayler, Gracie Carver, J’Lee Jones, GiGi Jones, and Natalie Moss were recognized on the court prior to the volleyball team winning the match in set scores of 25-22,…