Area Sports

Holden graduate Elizabeth Stout signed a national letter of intent with Kansas Wesleyan University July 31 to compete in track and field. The decorated Lady Eagle athlete who competed in multiple sports at Holden will continue her academic and athletic career at the university in Salina, Kansas as she pursues a degree in nursing. “I…

  Provided by UCM Athletics Four Central Missouri Jennies softball student -athletes garnered 2022 All-MIAA accolades, the conference office announced Wednesday, May 4. Outfielders Peyton Corrigan and Aubrie McRoberts, first baseman Makenzie McAtee, and pitcher Kyleigh Lay all received All-MIAA Honorable Mention honors, with Corrigan also being named to the All-MIAA Gold Glove Team. Corrigan,…

Strong starts to sports competitions, seasons, and careers often signal of future successes to come. A combination of good days and bad days, sunny days and rainy days, surges and setbacks may be met on the path of each athlete and of each team. The goal is to work through the challenges toward a strong…

Eleven total Holden high school baseball players have received postseason recognition. Five players have been recognized for their play on the field during conference and district play. Nine total players have been recognized by the Missouri River Valley Conference for their work in the classroom during the season. Eagle senior outfielder Danny Hartzler has received…

A week after winning the Class 3, District 14 Tournament championship game, the Holden Eagles baseball team fell to Stockton in the sectional round of the Class 3 MSHSAA Baseball State Tournament by the final score of 3-2 on Tuesday, May 24. With all of the runs scored in the game being posted in the…

Lady Eagle track and field state meet qualifiers Elizabeth Stout and Kia Harmon both captured all-state medals with top-eight finishes at the 2022 Class 3 Track and Field Championships in Jefferson City on Friday, May 27. Stout’s medal finish included setting a new Holden school record in the shot put as the senior bettered her…

Five runs scored in the first inning by the Holden baseball team against St. Michael the Archangel in the championship final of the Class 3, District 14 Tournament proved to be plenty for the Eagles as they secured the district title by the final score of 5-1 on Tuesday, May 17. A complete game performance…

Competing at the Class 3, Sectional 4 Track and Field Meet at Odessa High School, sophomore hurdler Masyn Powell, and freshman high jumper Kia Harmon won titles in individual events on Saturday, May 21. Eagle and Lady Eagle athletes competed in 13 total events at the sectional meet with Powell, Harmon, and senior shot putter…

The Holden Lady Eagles track and field team emerged from the Class 3, District 7 Meet held at Dallas County School District in Buffalo as the third-place team on Saturday, May 14. Five Lady Eagles in individual events, and two relay teams from the girls track and field team captured top-four finishes to qualify for…

The Holden Eagles high school track and field team placed eighth out of 13 teams competing at the Class 3, District Meet at Dallas County School District in Buffalo on Saturday, May 14. Hurdler Masyn Powell marked the day by winning the district title in the 110m hurdles as he earned a spot at the…