Sports
By Kendra Moppin
The Royal Valley Panthers and Atchison County Tigers competed at the Class 3-2-1A state wrestling tournament on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28 and March 1, at Fort Hays State University. As a team, the Tiger boys placed fourth out of 73 teams. The top six individuals from each weight...
By Kendra Moppin
Holton High School wrestlers brought home five medals from the Class 4A state wrestling tournament held at Salina on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28 and March 1. The top six wrestlers in each weight class earned medals. Three HHS boys medaled at state and two HHS girls medaled at...
High school boys varsity basketball teams from Holton and Jackson Heights will play in Nemaha Central's 11th-annual Thunder Classic, set to begin Tuesday, Jan. 21 in Seneca.
Holton will open play at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday against St. Marys, while Jackson Heights will take on Troy at 6:15 p.m. that day...
Holton’s varsity wrestling team traveled to Spring Hill on Friday, Dec. 6, to participate in a dual tournament. Results are as follows.
Match #1
Holton defeated Blue Valley Northwest 43-23.
• 106: Tyson Carlson def. unknown (forfeit).
• 113: Double forfeit.
• 120: P. Burk def. Brodyn...
The fourth season of Holton High School girls wrestling has begun, and head coach Mike Lovvorn, who’s led the Wildcat girls wrestling program since its inception, is optimistic about his team’s chances to take the Big East League championship in its first year.
“I think the Holton girls have a good...
The Holton Lady Wildcats wrestling team placed second as a team out of 22 total teams on Saturday, Dec. 7, when they competed in the Spring Hill invitational wrestling tournament.
Medalists in the tournament were freshmen Madison Hawthorne (fourth, 105), Sophia Arredondo (third, 110) and Khloe...
The Royal Valley High School varsity basketball teams split their games against Maur Hill-Mount Academy at home.
The Lady Panthers edged past Maur Hill 56-51 at home while the RV boys team fell 68-44 to the visitors.
The RV girls are now 2-0 overall and the RV boys are 1-1 overall. Royal Valley...
Earlier this week, in conjunction with the 2024-25 college basketball season, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a first-of-its-kind Kansas Jayhawks Top 25 Ranking Tracker Bobblehead. The unique bobblehead will let fans change the team’s ranking each week for many years to...
Jackson Heights High School’s Cobra football team continued to roll over the competition with a 38-6 Class 1A regional playoff win against Northeast Kansas League foe Troy at home on Friday night, Nov. 8, the undefeated Cobras getting their 10th win of the season.
“Our defense stole the show. They...
