Area Sports

The visiting Knob Noster boys basketball team used an early advantage to work to a 67-51 conference win over Eagles on Friday, December 10. The Eagles found themselves behind 25-13 at the end of the first quarter in an otherwise evenly played contest. Holden threatened late in the fourth quarter by cutting the Panthers’ lead…

The Holden boys wrestling team won six matches versus two match wins for the Sherwood Marksmen in a commanding Eagles Matwarming win by the score of 54-18 on Thursday, December 9. All six of Holden’s wins came by way of pin with Sherwood wrestlers taking two wins by pin. Holden picked up points from three…

The Holden boys wrestling team competed at the Ray Stockdale Invitational Tournament at Knob Noster Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 4. The Holden team flirted with a top-three team trophy finish throughout the day, settling for fourth place in the end. “We thought we had a good showing,” said Holden wrestling coach John Jones. “We had…

The Holden girls basketball team closed out a three-game stretch last week by picking up a 48-25 road win over Crest Ridge. The Lady Eagles stretched their 13-8 lead at the end of the first quarter to a 25-8 advantage at halftime behind 13 first half points from point guard Millie Davidson. “Our starters came…

With the 2021-22 wrestling season starting this week for the Holden girls wrestling team, the Lady Eagles find themselves with nine team members on the roster. The program continues to see increases after five Lady Eagles represented the team last season. Two years ago, lone Lady Eagles wrestler Tasia Lee finished her freshman season with…

The Holden boys wrestling team kicks off the 2021-22 season this week with a busy schedule. Nineteen wrestlers were set to begin the season grind with a meet at Center High School on Tuesday earlier this week, a meet at Butler on Wednesday, and the annual Knob Noster Tournament this Saturday, Dec. 4. Sixteenth-year head…

  A valid and valuable question to ask at the end of any sports season is, “Am I better off after having had the experience?” To be certain, at the conclusion of any sports season, those involved – players, coaches, parents, fans – certainly hope that they are in fact better from the experience. Better from…

Marah Klover 1st Team All-MRVC-East; 1st Team All-District; 1st Team All-Region; 2nd Team All-State Academic; All-MRVC-East Multiple Holden Lady Eagles softball players have received recognition for their play on the field, and their work in the classroom during the 2021 fall season. This year’s postseason award winners are listed below. All-MRVC-East Six players from the…

Hoops action for the Holden boys basketball team is set to begin on the road this season with an away game at Concordia High School on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Third-year head coach Nathan Martin guides an eager and willing Eagles team featuring three returning seniors, and 27 underclassmen into the fray of the regular season.…

Kingsville cross country runners Ryan Bailey, Talitha Hart, Laci Collens, and Brayden Barnett competed at the Class 1 Cross Country State Championships at Gans Creek Cross Country Course on Saturday, November 6. Tigers senior runner Ryan Bailey ran to a 13th-place all-state finish with a season-best time of 17:32. This year’s top-25 finish gives the…