Sports
With winter sports like basketball and wrestling starting to pick up for collegiate teams, more area alumni are getting opportunities to shine…and shine they have as several graduates from Holton, Jackson Heights and Royal Valley have made their impact felt in recent weeks.
Some of the top recent...
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...
Wetmore cross country wrapped up the 2015 season by taking all of its boys and girls to the Class 1A state meet in Wamego this past weekend and holding its own amongst some tough competition.
Aaron Achten was the only individual runner to claim a state medal, taking fifth in the boys race, but...
At present, no team may be more aptly named than the Kansas City Royals. Pick your regal metaphor and it makes sense, whether you prefer to think that KC was crowned champs on Sunday night or that they ascended to their rightful throne after a 7-2 victory over the New York Mets wrapped up 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...
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...
With regional and sub-state competition held over the weekend, teams from Wetmore and ACCHS had to bring their “A” game. Most of them did, too, as the Cardinals and Tigers had a good deal of success this past week.
In regional cross country action, Saturday was marked by a number of outstanding...
Holton’s volleyball team certainly had a daunting task if it wanted to make it to the Class 4A-DII state tournament, as it hosted top-ranked Topeka Hayden in sub-state competition on Saturday.
Holton had no cakewalk getting to that match-up either, as the team started tournament play against a...
This weekend, all three Jackson County volleyball teams will make their postseason push as sub-state competition starts on Saturday.
For Holton (23-12), a spot at the Class 4A-Division II state tournament is just two wins away and the team will have the added bonus of home field advantage,...
For much of the season, the Royal Valley boys cross country team has been chasing down plenty of tough competition, focusing in particular on Big Seven foes Hiawatha and Sabetha.
The Panthers finally caught up to their prey and pounced at the league meet in Perry on Thursday, as the RVHS boys...
