Area Sports

The Holden volleyball team opened the Class 3, District 13 Volleyball Tournament at Clinton High School with a first-round win over Knob Noster. In the semifinal round, the Lady Eagles fell to eventual district champion Pleasant Hill. Versus Knob Noster In the two teams’ second meeting in five days, and third meeting on the season,…

For the second season in a row, the Holden Lady Eagles volleyball team has added an MRVC-East Volleyball Championship trophy to the Holden High School trophy cases. The Lady Eagles claimed this year’s crown with a 3-1 road win over Knob Noster last Thursday, October 22 in the team’s second road win of the week,…

  The Lady Eagles softball team completed its season sweep of all MRVC-East opponents by defeating Knob Noster 18-8 on the road last Monday, October 12. Holden posted runs in all but one inning in the win that completed the undefeated MRVC-East Championship season for the Lady Eagles. Camille Davidson totaled four hits, and four…

The Lady Eagles softball team ended a very busy stretch last week with the MRVC-East Softball Crown in their trophy case. Holden defeated Leeton, Richmond, Higginsville, and Carrollton in succession early in the week. The Lady Eagles closed out the week with a doubleheader sweep of Lexington to officially claim the MRVC-East championship sitting at…

  Video submitted by Wayne Griffin. The Lady Eagles softball team distanced themselves to a 17-7 win over Higginsville in a run rule shortened game on Holden’s Senior Night last Thursday. Senior Lady Eagle players Kierstin Redhair and Luxy Pearce, and team manager Andrew Hyatt were introduced on the field with their parents in a…

The Higginsville football team (5-1, 2-0) played the role of spoiler in Holden’s Homecoming and Senior Night game last Friday as the Huskers reaped a 44-0 win over the Eagles (0-4, 0-2). Senior Eagle football players Daniel Taylor and Andrew Catron, and team manager Sam VanHooser were introduced in a Senior Night ceremony before the…

  In a closely contested game through four innings, the Lady Eagles softball team exploded for seven runs in the fifth frame to boost them to a 12-5 win over visiting Richmond last Thursday. A two-run home run by Liz Stout in the sixth inning that scored Camille Davidson closed out scoring on the night as…

Volleyball Thurs., 9/24: Lexington at Holden, V only at 5 p.m. Tues., 9/29: Higginsville at Holden, V at 5 p.m., JV at 6. Thurs., 10/1: Holden at Richmond, times TBD. Sat., 10/3: Holden at Archie Tournament, 9 a.m. Softball Thurs., 9/24: Richmond at Holden, V at 5 p.m., JV at 6:30. Fri., 9/25: Holden at…

  The Holden high school sports teams returned to action this week after a two-week layoff of competitions and activities. The two-week break was implemented in an attempt to curb the spread of Covid-19 after positive cases were discovered among the student population in early September. On Tuesday this week, the Lady Eagles softball team…

In this fall sports season of unknowns due to the corona virus, wins and losses take on a more dramatic stance. The Holden softball team eased some of the early-season tension by picking up its first MRVC-East win of the season in a 11-8 victory over visiting Knob Noster last Tuesday. Holden plated three runs…