Mirror, mirror on the wall. . . who’s the strongest of us all?
Nicole Darveaux
March 16, 2012
Students have been dedicating their time to the weight room all year long so they can show off all of the work in a few short hours during the annual lift-a-thon. Students collected pledges for the amount of weight each would lift. The money was used for the weight room. The two lifts that the weight... Read more »
The Rundown – March Edition
Zach P. and Jacob T., Sports Editors of Awesome
March 15, 2012
Basketball winding down, Baseball starting up, looks like its time for the Rundown. Jake and Z going harder than ever Rundown word of the Day: Ham, Definition: not sure Usage in a sentence: We gonna go “Ham” tonight and win this game. Start using it every chance you get people, Z better be hearing... Read more »
Softball season begins
Emmy McManigal, Features editor
March 13, 2012
The sound of a bat cracking, a ball whizzing by, or the pop of leather as a player catches a ball. Yep, it’s softball season. Soon, all of those sweet sounds will be combined with the cheering of fans, the crowd munching on popcorn, and an announcer telling who’s up to bat. Softball practice... 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 »
Spririt Camp
January 31, 2012
The annual Spirit Camp was this past Saturday and the Spirit Squad came together to teach the younger children routines. “Spirit Camp is a fundraiser for the Spirit Squad, and it helps buy many supplies for use,” Karen Beightel, Spirit Squad sponsor, said. The squad usually makes around $600 for... Read more »
Sadowski Tournament
January 31, 2012
Wrestling is a big thing in Holton; a total of sixteen schools attended the Gerald Sadowski Invitational at Holton High School this past weekend. Before going into the Invitational, Coach Cullen Jackson expected more from the athletes this year than last. Jackson wants his wrestlers to try harder every... Read more »
The Rundown – January 19th edition
Jacob Tanking and Zach Porter
January 31, 2012
- Running it down like there’s no next year…. Wait their might not be - Kansas State fell to the Razorbacks of Arkansas… The night of the game, the Holton boys basketball team beat Perry- Lecompton and also beat the odds and didn’t find out the score of the game - ... 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 »
Bowl Games
Dalton Beightal
January 31, 2012
Bowl games, parties and rivalries all add up to make one of the biggest days/games in a football season. Well at least it used to be. It seems to me like there is way too many bowl games. Out of roughly 120 college teams, 70 are required to play in the 35 bowl games. That is well over half and is getting... Read more »
Volleyball team beats three, qualifies for state competition
Emmy McManigal, Features Editor
November 7, 2011
During Sub-state volleyball this year, Holton stole the show. Beating out Perry, Hayden and Wamego, the girls placed first in Sub-state and headed to Salina. Before state, Holton’s record was 39-3. “I think the season is going very well, and the proof shows in our record and the fact that we won... Read more »
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