Freshmen finish strong

Abigail Heitzman and Alys Gomez, Reporters, J1
March 1, 2013

Even though the freshman boys lost to Sabetha 36-40, and the girls lost 32-40, both teams think they have something to look forward to next year. According to the coaches, the freshmen had worked hard all season, and played their best in their last games, coming to a close finish. Austin Frakes, a freshman... Read more »

Holliday earns hundredth consecutive league win

Shari Riley and Maddie Foster, J1 Reporters
February 28, 2013

Jon Holliday, coach of the Holton girls varsity basketball team for 10 years, recently won his hundredth consecutive league win. While proud of that milestone, Holiday is even prouder of his teams. After Holliday won the hundredth consecutive league win, there was a great feeling of accomplishment. ... Read more »

Freshman recovers from injury while playing on varsity

Megan Rhule, Emily McKinsey, Sonora Sheldon, Journalism I Reporters
February 27, 2013

Freshman Mackenzie Moore fights through pain to win games on a weekly basis. About a month ago, Moore was practicing with the rest of the varsity team when she fell and sprained her ankle.  After a doctor checked her out, Moore learned that she would not be able to practice for four weeks. “Being... Read more »

Sunflower Showdown

Emily Nevil
February 12, 2013

KU Jayhawks win against K-State Wildcats Monday, February 11th at Allen Fieldhouse. After three continuous loses KU comes back with a score of 83-62. Fans were going wild all day Monday wondering who would win this game. Rivals KU and K-State, both Kansas colleges work hard throughout their seasons to... Read more »

Tournament week kicks off

Jason Yingst
January 14, 2013

Tournament week is upon us and the boys and girls will be heading their separate ways. The boys will be participating in the 54 annual Tonganoxie Invitational, while the girls will be participating in the Basehor Linwood tournament. The boys are the third seed and are matched up with Atchison in the... Read more »

Wildcats look forward to tough test with Blue Jays

Zach Porter
January 8, 2013

The Holton Wildcat basketball team will have their first test of the new year, facing the Sabetha Blue Jays tonight. The Blue Jays go in with a solid 5-2 record, while the Wildcats are 4-3. “They always come out firing, no matter where we play,” Ryan Haefke, 12, said. “We’ll have to play well... Read more »

Girls Basketball

Emily Degenhardt
December 17, 2012

The varsity girls basketball team started out slow this season with a six-point loss to Wamego. They got into the swing of things in the next couple games winning by 14 over Hayden, 31 over Royal Valley, and 45 over Hiawatha, which marked their 100th consecutive league win. It was also a good night for... Read more »

Student section themes

January 31, 2012

You might have noticed something different about this year’s student section. Thanks to Justine Powls, Victoria Harshaw, and Connor Gooderl, they have created student section themes. There is a new theme for every basketball home game. Themes in the past have been Men in Black, Taking Care of Business,... Read more »

Freshman b-ball recap

Garett Beecher
January 31, 2012

Not only are the freshman boys new to the high school basketball program, so is their coach Matt Hundley.  Hundley previously has been an assistant at Nemaha Valley for 9 years and an assistant at Holton for 6 years. The boys began the season with a disappointing loss to Wamego in their home opener,... Read more »