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Area volleyball teams ready to dive into postseason play this weekend

This weekend, all three Jackson County volleyball teams will make their postseason push as sub-state competition starts on Saturday. For Holton (23-12), a spot at the Class 4A-Division II state tournament is just two wins away and the team will have the added bonus of home field advantage,...

Cobra Zane Richter (shown above, middle) meets an Onaga running back head-on for a stop in the second half of Friday's district football game. Richter helped fuel the team's strong defensive effort in the second half as JHHS pulled away for a 46-8 victory.

JHHS football starts hot, finishes even better in district win over Onaga

It may not have been perfect, but the Jackson Heights football team overcame some early struggles to close out its homecoming game strong on the way to a 46-8 victory over Onaga on Friday. From the way the game started, it actually seemed the Cobras would face little resistance from the Buffalos...

Area alumni making major contributions at collegiate level

After having so much success at the high school level, it’s not surprising to see many Jackson County athletes moving on to the collegiate level and continuing to pile up the accolades. That’s just what several former Cobras, Panthers and Wildcats have been doing this fall, turning in strong...

From left to right, Jackson Heights' Xavier Fritz, Dalton Chartier and Royal Valley's Ninahii Frisby lead a pack of runners at a recent meet in Hoyt. All three turned in solid performances again at Horton last Thursday, helping their teams to fourth and fifth-place finishes respectively.

Cobras, Panthers get taste of postseason in tough Horton meet

Competition is heating up for area cross country teams with regionals drawing near and both Jackson Heights and Royal Valley got a taste of that in the Horton Invitational last Thursday. One of the largest meets of the season (along with the following meet in Sabetha), Horton served as sort of a...

Jackson County teams set to see tough postseason competition

With less than a month until postseason competition starts, area teams learned their fates last week as regional and sub-state assignments were announced. Following the classification changes the previous week, that meant there was plenty of shifting for area teams regarding postseason...

JH home volleyball tri 9/29/2015

Cobra Hannah Williams (shown above, at right) blocks a ball back onto Oskaloosa's side of the net during a match on Tuesday. Williams was a force in the middle and helped JHHS sweep both McLouth and Oskaloosa in the home matches.

Jackson Heights volleyball breaks out of funk with pair of wins at home

Since a big breakthrough at the Lyndon tournament more than two weeks ago, the Jackson Heights volleyball team has been stuck in a rut. To be fair, the Cobras have also faced three of the top four teams in the Northeast Kansas League in their matches following that tournament, but the coaches and...

JH vs. McLouth football 9/18/2015

Jackson Heights' Hanna Davault (shown above, at right) looks to pass late in Thursday's race while Royal Valley's Kiikto Thomas (left) comes up from behind. Davault and the Cobras made some strong debuts in the team's first meet of the season.

Young Cobras start cross country season off on right foot

For the Jackson Heights cross country team, it might have felt like the competition had a head start in Thursday’s Holton Invitational. Most of the teams at the meet, in fact, were running in their second race of the season, while the Cobras were getting set for their first. For a young team like...

Cobras Taylor Abel (shown above, back middle) and Hannah Williams (back right) watch as teammate Bree Williams (front right) sends an attack over the net in a recent match against Onaga. That trio stepped up big, helping JHHS defeat Onaga to split its home opener.

JHHS volleyball battles back to split home opener

Competing on its home court for the first time this season, JHHS volleyball coach Kaylee Mick said her team might have been a little anxious leading up to its non-league matches against Bishop Seabury and Onaga on Thursday night. That may have caused some issues in the first match, a loss to...