Area Sports

  Following multiple competitive matches in a back-and-forth MRVC-East meet at Lexington High School, the Minutewomen emerged on top versus the Holden girls wrestling team in the team score by a final of 42-33 Thursday, Jan. 29. “We were fully exposed at Lexington, but that dual had some outstanding matches” said Holden girls wrestling coach…

  The Holden girls basketball team recorded its first MRVC-East win of the season by defeating the visiting Lady Huskers of Higginsville by the final score of 42-31 Friday, Jan. 23. After four Lady Eagles provided points in the first period to help Holden take a 12-10 lead after a quarter of play, Holden’s defense…

  Hosting Higginsville to open the MRVC-East wrestling duals season, the Lady Eagles wrestling team fell to the Lady Huskers by the final team score of 41-36 Tuesday, Jan. Lady Eagle wrestlers Haley Brooks at 120 pounds and Taylor Hubbard at 170 pounds each recorded wins by pin versus their Lady Husker opponents. Lady Eagle…

  The Kingsville boys basketball team emerged from the Battle of the Hardwood holding the tournament’s first-place hardware after defeating host team Leeton by the final score of 44-33 Saturday, Jan. 10. The Tigers held a 12-5 lead at the end of the first quarter which allowed Kingsville to weather a 9-8 scoring advantage displayed…

  Coming off of a preseason jamboree warm-up at Lutheran (KC) last week, the Holden boys basketball team opens the upcoming season with a home match-up against Sherwood Tuesday, Dec. 2. Returning two leading scorers from last season provides promise for Holden basketball coach Nathan Martin and this year’s team as the season approaches, and…

The Kingsville Tigers boys cross country team left the MSHSAA Class 1 Cross Country Championships in Columbia Saturday, Nov. 8 with a new, unique item for the trophy cases at Kingsville Schools by placing third to gather a top-four state trophy. The third-place state trophy marks Kingsville’s first-ever hardware from a state finals event. “I…

  The Holden softball team recorded MRVC-East wins over Richmond, Lexington, and Higginsville to move to 8-0 in conference play while also recording a non-conference victory at home over Summit Christian Academy last week. Lady Eagles Sack Spartans Playing on the road, the Holden softball team needed just four innings to defeat Richmond in run-rule…

Twenty-one points scored in the first quarter by the Eagles in Holden’s Homecoming game against conference opponent Lexington foreshadowed the final outcome as the Eagles cruised to a blowout win by the final score of 63-3 against the Minutemen Friday, Sept. 26. When the dust settled, six different Eagle players found the end zone for…

  The Holden football team remains undefeated after recording its third consecutive win in a shutout victory over Adrian by the final score of 21-0 Friday, Sept. 12. In a defensive struggle between both teams, the Eagle defense put points on the scoreboard in the second half when linebacker Seth Wright intercepted an Adrian pass…