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Wildcat Trey Tanking (shown above, at right) cuts to the basket for two of his 23 points in last Friday's key 68-58 victory over Nemaha Central.

Holton boys get boost from star guards on senior night in win over Nemaha Central

In the eyes of Holton boys basketball coach Ryan Noel, Friday’s final home game against Nemaha Central was a fitting farewell for his seniors. For a group with so much success on the basketball court in its four years at HHS, getting over the hump in a close 68-58 win over Nemaha Central was the...

HHS vs. Nemaha Central basketball 2/20/2015

Jayhawks remain favorites to reign as Big 12 Champs

March Madness is nearly here. In fact, it may start a littler early if the Big 12 Conference has anything to say about it. While the Jayhawks of Kansas seem to take the drama out of the chase for the Big 12 basketball title (winning/sharing the regular season title for 10 straight years), if the...

Former Wildcat Ryann Bowser (shown above, middle) pushes the ball up the court in recent Big 12 match-up between Texas Tech and Kansas. Bowser joined the Red Raiders this season after a highly successful run at Highland Community College.

HHS alum Bowser fulfilling lifelong dream

For anyone who watched Ryann Bowser play basketball for the Holton girls in high school, one trait of hers that likely stood out was the seemingly endless well of tenacity she pulled from whenever she took the court for the Wildcats. It’s that same tenacity that took Bowser to the highest levels...

Jackson Heights boys fend off pesky Valley Falls squad

Based on Jackson Heights’ last match-up with Valley Falls, JH coach Chris Brown knew offense would be at a premium in Tuesday’s home game against the Dragons. With the Cobras’ offense going cold for long stretches, defensive pressure was crucial and Jackson Heights kept it up for most of the game...

Holton's Taryn Weilert (shown above, at right) pulls up for a jumper in the second half of a game against Riverside last Friday. While defense sparked HHS early, the offense opened up in the second half as Weilert and seemingly every player who entered the game for Holton hit some shots on the way to a 60-26 victory.

Lady Wildcats find defensive rhythm in rout of visiting Cyclones

With a rare bye in the middle of last week, HHS coach Jon Holliday got a chance to turn up the intensity of practices for the girls basketball team. That “boot camp,” as he put it, clearly paid off for the Wildcats in Friday’s match-up at home against Riverside. Not that Holton had been slacking...

HHS vs. Riverside basketball 2/13/2015

JH vs. Pleasant Ridge basketball 2/10/2015

Cobra Jordan Wells (shown above, middle) floats a shot up right in front of the basket during Tuesday's league contest against Pleasant Ridge. After a slow first quarter, the JH girls got physical and went into attack mode on the way to a 38-36 victory.

Jackson Heights girls pick up gritty win over Pleasant Ridge

What a difference three days makes. After the Jackson Heights girls faced some of the same struggles early in Tuesday’s game against Pleasant Ridge that it did in a recent loss to Maur Hill, the Cobras made a quicker recovery and managed to pull off a 38-36 victory. The Rams entered the night...

Jackson Heights' Lane Slocum (shown above, middle) goes strong to the basket in a big NEKL showdown with Maur Hill. Slocum's post presence was one of many factors that helped the Cobras pick up a 56-50 victory over the Ravens in overtime.

Cobras shift gears, pull away in overtime for win over Ravens

Defense wins championships. It’s a principle that Maur Hill seems to relish, and one that helped it take control of the Northeast Kansas League title chase through the first half of the season. The Jackson Heights boys were hot on their tails, though, and had Friday’s rematch at home against the...