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HHS linebackers Indie Allen (shown above, lower left) and Mason Barta (lower right) dive forward to recover a fumble early in Friday's district contest against Jeff West.

Holton football takes control early, starts district play with a win over Jeff West

While the Holton football team started competition in a new district on Friday, the results didn’t look any different than they have the past couple of years. The Wildcats got out to a big lead early and made the plays when needed to earn a comfortable 38-6 win over new district foe Jeff West,...

ACCHS, Wetmore teams gearing up for postseason

The postseason is approaching for the Wetmore and Atchison County teams, meaning the competitive intensity is picking up. That pressure seems to be no trouble for the Cardinal and Tiger cross country teams as both turned in some of the best performances of the week for the area teams. In its...

Wildcat golfer Quinn Holaday (shown above, middle) rolls a putt across the green in action at the Class 4A state meet on Monday.

Hard work pays off for Holaday at 4A state golf meet

Since the Holton girls golf program has been around, the team hasn’t been without a representative at the 4A state meet. That was no different this year as Quinn Holaday qualified for state competition and represented the Wildcats at Dub’s Dread Golf Course in Kansas City on Monday. While the...

Area league standings

Big Seven League football standings Team League Overall Holton 5-0 6-1 Nemaha Central 5-1 5-2 Sabetha...

Jackson County teams get ready for sub-state, regionals

Postseason competition for high school volleyball and cross country teams around Kansas will start this weekend, with squads aiming to keep their seasons alive. For both Holton and Royal Valley volleyball, that will be a tough task as they enter competition in arguably two of the toughest sub-...

Lady Panthers CC continues hot streak with strong finish at Big Seven League meet

Winning a league trophy in the Big Seven in cross country is no easy feat. There are plenty of strong teams year in and year out, but the Royal Valley girls entered Thursday’s meet in Topeka riding some success (albeit after an extended break) and held their own on the way to a third-place team...

HHS volleyball highlights 10/21/14

The Holton volleyball team closes out the regular season with two home matches and two wins against Nemaha Central.

Healthy Cobra football team gets big win over Valley Falls

While a bad case of déjà vu might have started to sink in early for Jackson Heights in a district football game against Valley Falls on Friday, any bad memories brought up at the start of the game quickly became an afterthought on the way to a 34-14 victory. “It was a total team effort on Friday...

Holton vs. Jeff West football highlights

The Wildcat football team starts district play with a big win at home over Jeff West.

Royal Valley’s Hannah Beam (shown above, at right) sends a kill attempt over the net in a league match against Perry-Lecompton on Tuesday night. After smooth sailing early, Beam and the Panthers adjusted in the midst of some adversity and stayed on track to get the sweep over the Kaws.

Panther volleyball comes up big at home in sweep of Kaws

Panther volleyball comes up big at home in sweep of Kaws photo By Kelly Breckunitch With the way the Panther volleyball team started on Tuesday night, an easy sweep looked to be in the cards in a pair of league matches at home against Perry-Lecompton. It may not have turned out to be that...