Area Sports

Lady Eagles Wrestlers Defeat Higginsville Team The Holden girls wrestling team defeated the Higginsville girls team by a 12-6 score at Higginsville High School on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Lady Eagle wrestlers Charlie Gregg at 132 pounds, and Faith Brown at 159 pounds each took wins over their Lady Husker opponents. The Lady Huskers picked up…

The Holden boys wrestling team placed ninth out of 12 teams at the Butler Wrestling Invitational Tournament on Saturday, January 9. Carson Moreno and Daylen Greene took first-place finishes in their respective weight classes on the day. Moreno at 106 pounds collected his first-place medal with a win by fall over Knob Noster wrestler Levi…

Playing in the first round of the Stover Tournament, the Holden Lady Eagles basketball team (first seed) fell to the California girls junior varsity team (eighth seed) by the final score of 55-48 on Saturday, January 2. Following a frenetic first quarter in which the two teams combined for 35 points, Holden held a 22-13…

The Jamestown Eagles boys basketball team (fourth seed) jumped out to a 16-11 lead after one quarter of play, and held on for a 52-46 win over the Holden Eagles (fifth seed) in the first round of the Stover Tournament on Saturday, January 2. A three-point basket by Holden guard Josh Taylor cut Jamestown’s lead…

  In a come-from-behind performance, the Holden boys basketball team defeated the visiting Orioles of Concordia by a final score of 60-52 on Tuesday, December 15. Momentum in the game shifted shortly before halftime when Eagle senior guard Daniel Taylor connected on two free throw shots after being fouled on a three-point basket with seconds…

Lady Eagle sophomore wrestler Aubree Castaneda led the Holden girls wrestling team to a 30-6 win over the visiting Lady Bears team during Holden’s Matwarming meet last Thursday, December 3. Castaneda recorded a win by pinfall over Lady Bear Josie Johnston in the 174-pound match. Lady Eagles Charlie Gregg at 127 pounds, Tasia Lee at…

The Lady Eagles basketball team picked up its first win of the season with a 48-41 victory over the Sherwood Lady Marksmen last Tuesday, December 1. Holden worked to a 25-16 advantage at halftime in the game, and held off Sherwood with key plays in the second half. “It was good to get a win,” said…

The Eagles boys basketball team tips off the 2020-21 season this coming week on Holden’s home court when Concordia comes to town Tuesday, November 24. This year’s Eagles basketball squad will look to team depth as second-year head coach Nathan Martin and assistant coach Ryn Beenken incorporate some new systems on both offensive and defense.…

What the Kingsville boys cross country team lacked in quantity at the Class 1 Cross Country Championships last Saturday was made up for with quality. All three Tiger runners – seniors Luke and Grant Engel, and junior Ryan Bailey – competing at the state meet at Gans Creek Cross Country course in Columbia ended the…

The Kingsville Lady Tigers cross country team competed at the Class 1 State Cross Country Championships held at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia last Saturday, November 7. The Lady Tigers team of senior Lauren Heick, sophomores Ella Ratajczyk, Talitha Hart, and Madison Morgan; and freshman Laci Collens placed 13th on the day as…