Both Holton coach Janelle Noel and Royal Valley coach Denise Visocsky were quick to point out before the season how much of a dogfight Big Seven competition could be.
Never did their words ring truer than when the rival Wildcats and Panthers met on the court for a pair of matches in Holton on...
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...
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...
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...
Redemption is not easy to come by, but the Royal Valley football team made it look pretty simple in a non-league match-up against Santa Fe Trail on Friday night.
The Panthers likely weren’t lacking motivation on homecoming night, but the sting of two losses in the team’s previous two meetings (...
On Friday night, it seemed like the only thing that could stop the Royal Valley football team in its home opener against Hiawatha was the clock.
From the opening kick, the Panthers took charge and never looked back, scoring on their first nine possessions on the way to a 61-6 victory to start...