Area Sports

  Eagle wrestlers Aiden Christian, Graysen Thieman, Trent Stout, and Payton Tye turned in top-four all-district finishes at the Class 1, District 2 Boys Wrestling Tournament held at Butler High School Friday, Feb. 21, and Saturday, Feb. 22. The Eagles wrestling team composed of Christian, Thieman, Stout, Tye, Conner Carver, Kaleb Catron, Liam Claxton, Noah…

  Lady Eagle wrestlers Haley Brooks, Macey Greene, and Ady Yoder turned in top-four all-district finishes at the Class 1, District 3 Girls Wrestling Tournament held at Nevada High School Friday, Feb. 14, and Saturday, Feb. 15. The Lady Eagles wrestling team composed of Brooks, Greene, Yoder, Hayden Wright, Mila Turpin, Bobbie Diibon, Clara Ferguson,…

The Eagle boys wrestling team recorded a conference team dual meet win over Lexington by the final score of 44-36 during Holden’s Matwarming celebration on Thursday, Jan. 30. “We wrestled tough, and had people win where we needed points,” said Holden boys wrestling coach Matt Hertzog. “We knew we would have to bump around to win.”…

The weather continues to be one of the top stories in Holden as the town ushers in 2025. A major winter storm between Jan. 4-6, which left Holden with anywhere from 8-12 inches of snow, proved to be one of the largest accumulations in decades. Making matters worse, the blizzard-like conditions were accompanied with temperatures…

  The Kingsville boys basketball team played true to its No. 1 seed in the William D. Gordon Holiday Classic Tournament hosted by Drexel High School by defeating the No. 2 seeded host team Drexel Bobcats in the first-place game by the final score of 64-46 on Monday, Dec. 30. The Tigers worked to a…

The Kingsville boys basketball team recorded early-round wins over Chilhowee and Midway last week to earn a spot in the first-place game of the William D. Gordon Holiday Basketball Tournament hosted by Drexel High School. The Tigers defeated Chilhowee by the final score of 70-35 in first-round action of the tournament on Friday, Dec. 27.…

  The Holden girls basketball team finished in third place in the Midway Girls Basketball team by defeating Ewing Marion Kauffman Charter by the final score of 62-25 in the third-place game on Saturday, Dec. 21. The Lady Eagles led throughout the contest as guard Addy Campbell and center Jaci Gower combined for 50 points…

  The Kingsville boys basketball team ignored its No. 4 seed in the Pilot Grove Boys Basketball Tournament by taking first place in the tournament with a win over No. 2 seed Sacred Heart by the final score of 49-31 on Saturday, Dec. 14. The tournament title victory over Sacred Heart occurred two days after…

    Playing the first basketball game on the newly refurbished court in the Holden High School gym, the Holden boys basketball team recorded a win over Concordia by the final score of 64-40 on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Eight Holden players contributed points in the win as the Eagles held a lead in the contest…

First-year Holden cross country head coach Scott Teufel was greeted by a tight-knit group of runners ranging from experienced seniors to incoming freshman as coach Teufel moved up from the assistant role he held last season under previous head coach Ben Kiger. The Holden cross country teams were highlighted by senior fourth-year high school team…