Sports
In spite of heavy rains early in the week, the past weekend turned out to be pretty agreeable for the 144 golfers competing in the Holton Country Club’s 30th annual member/guest tournament.
When it was over, this year’s tournament saw no changes at the top of the leaderboard as Holton’s Vern...
One former Wildcat is getting set to take her chances in the Cobra pit as HHS alumnus Kaylee Mick (’11) recently accepted the head volleyball coaching position at Jackson Heights High School.
Growing up with a fondness for both volleyball and softball and seeing how the sports could shape young...
It may be difficult to think about football season with the summer months just setting in, but that’s exactly what the Royal Valley High School team was doing last week as the Panthers got together for their summer camp.
While some inclement weather (heavy rain) during the week threw a wrench in...
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...
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...
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...
By all measurable marks, this track season has far and away been a success for the Jackson Heights team. On top of the collective success earned by having one of the largest squads in the county, the Cobras saw that equaled at the individual level in last Friday’s regional at Washington.
In total...
It’s hard to imagine a regional track meet being on par with state as far as level of difficulty is concerned, but last Friday’s Class 4A regional in Hoyt may have come as close as possible in replicating that state-caliber competition.
Truth be told, some events did in fact have the top four...
Considering the hurdles the Holton golf team has had to overcome this season, what was another one to leap over in Big Seven league competition at Lake Perry on Wednesday?
With the heavy rain from the past week, the Wildcats and the rest of the league competition had some hazards to be wary of,...
Like a Blue Moon or Halley’s Comet, there was a rare occurrence in Tuesday’s regional championship game between the Royal Valley and Rock Creek softball teams.
The Panthers, who have scored 244 runs this season (11 per game) and won 18 straight games going into the final in St. George, were held...
