Wildcats

Holton's Justin Pool (shown above, middle) fights for some extra yardage, while teammates Justin Wells (#76, at left) and Will Wright (#9) work to clear a path for the running back in Friday's game at Hiawatha.
  From the way the game started on Friday, it looked like the Holton football team was primed to open up and roll to a big victory on the road in Hiawatha. While the Wildcats took a commanding 27-0 lead into halftime, they got bogged down in a quagmire in the second half as sloppy play persisted in...
Holton's Courtney Boswell (shown above, back left) and Shari Riley (back right) look on as teammate Ashlyn Weilert (front) dives forward to return a serve in a match against Sabetha. That trio has anchored the back row for the Wildcats' strong defense, which helped the team to a sweep of Jeff West in its most recent matches.
  In the span of a week now, the Holton volleyball team has faced off against the top three teams in the Big Seven League standings (prior to Tuesday night). With the Wildcats dropping three of four matches to Sabetha and Nemaha Central last week, that forced the team to discuss some hard truths...
Holton running back Will Wright (shown above, at left) tries to elude a defender in early game action against Silver Lake on Friday. Wright and the Wildcat offense had a big night, but came up a little short in a 23-22 overtime loss to the Eagles.
  When it comes to cinema, there is an unspoken truth that sequels are never better than the original. If last Friday’s football game between Silver Lake and Holton was any indication, then the same principle clearly does not apply to the realm of sports. The season-opener in Holton between the...
  High school football season kicks off with week one games this Friday, holding plenty of enticing match-ups for fans around Kansas to get excited about. In Jackson County alone there will be some high stakes right away, especially with Holton getting ready to host Silver Lake in another much-...
Holton's Megan Rhule (shown above, at left) and Shari Riley (middle) look on as teammate Hayley Thompson (diving, at right) lays out to save a ball during a recent practice. All three played key roles in the team's two wins to open the season on Tuesday.
  There is always some nervousness going into the first volleyball game of the season, Holton High School volleyball coach Janelle Noel admitted, and you can never know for certain how a team will perform. While the Wildcats had some rough patches here and there on the road in Leonardville on...
Holton quarterback Justin Rieschick (shown above, middle) lobs a pass to a running back as the Wildcats worked on their routes during practice on Tuesday.
  On the surface, last season seemed like a pretty typical one for the Holton High School football team. The Wildcats rolled to a 9-2 overall record, claiming league and district titles in the process, and they were only derailed in the playoffs by a team (Columbus) that eventually represented the...
Benedictine's Bryce Barnett (shown above, at left) and Ottawa's Christa Hill (right) were selected as the first ever recipients of the Riederer family college scholar athlete award.
  Participation in collegiate sports can be quite a balancing act along with a full academic load, something Holton native and former NFL strength and conditioning coach Russ Riederer knows all too well. That is why Riederer and his family have set up a scholarship in memory of his late mother,...
Holton High School football coach Brooks Barta (shown above, at right) stands with his son, Mason (left), in front of the field where the pair have had a lot of shared experiences. Another experience the two will share is playing college football for Kansas State, as Mason recently committed to KSU. Now, however, the two are preparing for their final season together on the HHS football field.
  Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The son of a highly regarded prep football coach in northern Kansas gets set to wrap up a sterling high school career before suiting up collegiately for the Kansas State University football team. Holton High School senior Mason Barta is in that position...

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