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Wildcat offense halted by Holcomb in 4A-DII title game

In more ways than one, Holton was in a familiar position in Salina on Saturday in the Class 4A-Division II state championship action. The Wildcats were making their seventh state title game appearance over the weekend, but some bad habits from earlier in the season came back to bite the team...

The Wildcat offensive line (shown above) fires off the ball in the second half of the sub-state game against Columbus. Now, HHS is getting set for its final test against Holcomb in the 4A-DII state title game this weekend.

Holton set to take on Holcomb with state title on the line

As the high school football season draws to a close with only the state championship game remaining, Holton’s final goal is fairly simple. The team just has to “finish.” Following a comeback victory over Columbus in the sub-state round, HHS coach Brooks Barta is hoping his team has learned its...

Holton's Indie Allen (shown above) takes a flying leap at the end of the triple jump runway, soaring into the pit during one of his attempts in the finals. Allen ended up taking fourth in the event, walking away from his final high school meet with a state medal.

Wildcats get bang for their buck at state track in Wichita

Even in taking just a small group of athletes to the state track meet in Wichita, the Wildcats of Holton managed to pull off something pretty special this weekend. The HHS girls had four athletes competing in four events, one of those being a relay, at the Class 4A state track meet and every one...

Cobra Mason Hamilton (shown above, at right) hands the baton off to teammate Korby Strube (left) during a preliminary race of the 4x400m relay at state track in Wichita this past weekend.

Heights track team claims one medal, just misses on several more at state meet

For the positive results the youth movement has yielded for the Jackson Heights track team this spring, with a number of freshmen and sophomores qualifying for state track this past weekend, the final meet of the season was highlighted by some senior moments. Going in, it looked like veteran...

Northeast Kansas track athletes capture a bounty of state medals

Jackson County’s six state medals earned over the weekend were just a drop in a pretty full bucket as the Big Seven, Northeast Kansas and Twin Valley leagues had a fruitful trip to Wichita for the state track meet. Among the Wetmore and Atchison County schools, four athletes walked away with...

Jackson Heights' Lane Slocum (shown above, at right) goes up for a put back in a Class 2A state quarterfinal game against Central Plains, but it wasn't quite enough as the Cobras fell to the Oilers 67-42.

Cold shooting night hinders Cobras at 2A state basketball tournament

MANHATTAN—Experience can be so crucial in state tournament competition, no matter the sport. So, while the Jackson Heights and Central Plains boys basketball teams entered their Class 2A state quarterfinal game on nearly equal footing as far as tournament experience was concerned, individual...

HHS senior Lucas Lovvorn (shown above, at left) looks for his shot in the 4A 160-lb. championship match. Lovvorn went on to win by 12-5 decision over Chanute's Brady Vogel to claim his second straight individual state title.

Holton wrestlers claim third straight state trophy

While a third straight team championship might not have been in the cards for the Holton wrestling team at the 4A state tournament in Salina over the weekend, what the Holton wrestlers did on Friday and Saturday may have been equally as impressive. For the third straight year, the Wildcats...

4A 160-lb. state title match (Lovvorn vs. Vogel)

4A state wrestling highlights 2015

Teammates Anna Lee Johnson (shown above, middle front right) and Erica Pruyser (middle front left) share an emotional moment after the Panthers defeated Iola to claim the third-place trophy at the 4A-DII state volleyball tournament.

Panther volleyball ends historic season by claiming first ever state trophy

For a team playing in its first state tournament in program history, which spans 40 years, there were bound to be some jitters for the Royal Valley volleyball team over the weekend, especially when the Panthers found themselves playing for a third-place trophy. That certainly could have added to...