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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...
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...
Nobody can say Friday’s 4A-DII sub-state contest between Holton and Columbus was lacking for drama, as for the second year in a row one yard and one point were the only things separating the winner and the loser.
The stakes were admittedly higher this time around, with a spot in the state...
At first glance, the score of Friday’s Class 2-1A sectional contest between the football teams from Jackson Heights and Olpe tells a one-sided tale.
For much of the game, however, the Cobras and Eagles were locked in a back and forth battle in Olpe and Heights was within striking distance of the...
Given how much playoff success the Holton football program has enjoyed during head coach Brooks Barta’s tenure, it seems only fitting that the coach would pick up his milestone 200th career win in the postseason.
The Wildcats celebrated that on Friday night, as well as what they hope to be the...
Thursday night’s district battle between the Jackson Heights and Valley Heights football teams proved to be a war of attrition. In the end, despite a sloppy first half, the Cobras were able to wear down the Mustangs and pull away for a 24-6 victory.
With the Mustangs’ season on the line, the...
The Jackson Heights football team celebrates on its home field Thursday night after a 24-6 win over Valley Heights in the regular season finale. With the win, the Cobras wrapped up their first district title since 2002.
Like an actual Wildcat, the Holton football team showed its claws after being backed into a corner early in Friday night’s district football game against Perry-Lecompton.
The Kaws drove inside the Holton 10-yard line twice in their first two possessions, but the HHS defense held its opponent to...
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...
Going into the heart of its football schedule, there were bound to be some road bumps for fourth-ranked (Class 4A-DII) Royal Valley. While they presented themselves early in the team’s final non-district game at Sabetha on Friday, the Panthers quickly adjusted course and cruised in the second...
