Area Sports

  Sectional qualifiers from the Holden boys and girls track and field teams who earned all-district finishes the week before competed at the Class 3, Sectional 4 Meet held at Archie High School Saturday, May 17. Competing among the combined top-eight finishers from Class 3 Districts 7 and 8, Holden athletes turned in three sectional…

The Holden Lady Eagles track and field team recorded the runner-up finish at the Class 3, District 7 Track and Field Meet held at Holden High School Saturday, May 10. Lady Eagle athletes Kia Harmon, Brionna Johnson, and Addi Wooster claimed district titles in events as a total of seven team members in individual events…

  The Holden Lady Eagles track and field team placed first to claim the team title at the MRVC-East Track and Field Meet held at Higginsville High School Friday, May 2. The Holden girls team totaled 140 points versus Lexington’s 130 second-place team score in the six-team competition as top-three finishes earn conference medals, top-six…

Kingville high school track and field athletes Blake Utterback, Kiersten Murkin, Peyton Kee, and Maja Englebrecht competed with the Lone Jack-Kingsville team at the Oak Grove Invitational Meet at Oak Grove High School Friday, Apr. 25. For the Lone Jack boys team, Utterback placed sixth in high jump with a height of 1.6m.   On…

  The Holden baseball team faced off against Knob Noster in the first-place game of the Holden Classic Baseball Tournament Friday, Apr. 18, with the Eagles falling to the Panthers in the title game by the final score of 11-3. The Panthers accumulated 13 total hits in the game as a combined pitching effort from…

  The Eagles and Lady Eagles track and field teams both recorded team victories during Holden’s Senior Night Holden Eagle Invitational Meet at Holden High School Friday, Apr. 11. The Holden boys track and field team totaled 80 points to edge second-place team Pleasant Hill’s 78 team points. The Holden girls team racked up 105.5…

  An MRVC-East pitching duel between Eagles pitcher Wes Brown and Panthers pitcher Trent Gallagher required an extra inning play on Monday, Mar. 31, with Holden securing the victory over Knob Noster by the final score of 1-0. Holden relief pitcher Kale Tryon helped the Eagle cause by pitching for the final out in the…

  A no-hit, shutout performance delivered by Eagle starting pitcher Cohen Drake combined with a 10-hit day from Holden batters led to a home win over Sherwood for the Holden baseball team by the final score of 11-0 on Monday, Mar. 24. Following two scoreless innings from both teams to open the game, the Eagles…

The Holden high school baseball team opened the season at home with a win over Aurora by the final score of 4-2 on Saturday, Mar. 22. Eagle starting pitcher Wes Brown held the Houn Dawgs to one run through five innings before reliever Tucker Kauffman took to the hill with three runners on to close…

  The Holden high school baseball team opens regular season play this week when the Eagles host Aurora for a varsity game starting at noon this Saturday, Mar. 22. The Eagles enter the season under first-year head coach Jeff Smith who previously served as an assistant on the coaching staff under departed head coach Charlie…