Area Sports

Competing in cold, windy conditions, the Lady Eagles track and field team won the first place team trophy at the Holden Invitational Meet on Friday, April 8. The Holden boys track and field team placed fourth at last Friday’s home meet. “It was a busy cold night, and our kids competed very well,” said Holden track…

  The Holden baseball team rallied for a come-from-behind win against St. Michael the Archangel on Friday, April 8 as the Eagles took a 2-1 victory in extra innings in their first home game of the season. Senior center fielder Hunter Higgins delivered the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the eighth inning to secure…

The Holden high school track and field teams competed at the six-team Warrensburg Meet on Tuesday, March 29. Lady Eagle thrower Liz Stout captured first place in the shot put with a season-best distance of 11.43m. The senior also took first place in the discus with a toss of 28.9m. Klara Tschoepe placed second in…

In a rematch of last year’s Class 3, District 13 Baseball Tournament championship game, Holden played to an 8-7 win over Warsaw on Friday, April 1. This year’s game resembled last year’s title game in that the contest was moved to an alternate site with an all-weather turf field as Warrensburg High School served as…

The Holden girls track and field team placed third among 14 girls teams competing at the Butler Bear Invitational Meet on Friday, March 25. Lady Eagle athletes racked up several top-eight placings to contribute to the team’s showing. “I am overall very pleased with how we’ve done with our official full meet,” said Holden track and…

The Holden boys track and field team racked up 111 team points to win the Butler Bear Invitational Meet on Friday, March 25 with 15 boys team competing on the day. Eagles athletes collected multiple medal finishes as Holden outdistanced the home team Butler Bears who placed second as a squad with 89 points. “I…

The Holden baseball team opened the season by collecting two wins on the road in a doubleheader at Reeds Spring High School on Saturday, March 19. Game one of the two-game set went to Holden by the final score of 15-6 in a back-and-forth contest. In the second game, Holden took the win by the…

The Holden high school baseball players are digging in their cleats for the upcoming season under first-year head coach Charlie Castle as the players vie for playing time, and look to find their roles on the team. Coach Castle takes over head coaching duties for former head coach David Riley who spent 22 seasons in…

Success and experience displayed last season by upperclass team members on this year’s Eagle boys track and field team, combined with a talented crop of incoming freshmen bodes well as first-year head coach David Diener surveys the approaching season. Three team members advanced to the sectional track meet last season, and return this year to…

The Holden girls track and field team is approaching the starting line for the upcoming season with a sizable roster under first-year head coach David Diener. Forty-three team members make up the Lady Eagles’ roster heading into the season as coach Diener replaces Spencer Gudde who served as the head coach of the high school…