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Kyle Wolf: Silent Superstar

3 years ago By Will Edwards

Windthorst senior wide receiver Kyle Wolf tormented defenses all season. The 6-foot, 2-inch speedster rewrote the Trojans’ record books following a 76-catch, 17-touchdown season which ended with an Offensive MVP award in the state championship game.

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Cavazos leads defense with a heavy heart

3 years ago By Nathan Lawson

Coming into the state championship game, the Mart Panthers had not scored less than 48 points against 2A competition and 32 points all year. The Windthorst Trojans defense, led by coordinator Juan Cavazos, had not given up more than three touchdowns to 2A competition.

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Trojans sweep District 7-2A honors

3 years ago By Will Edwards

The Class 2A-DII state champion picked up well deserved all-district recognition following the Trojans’ run through the postseason. Five Windthorst players received superlative accolades while 15 Trojans earned first team All-District 7-2A honors.

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Tackett claims first state title as head coach

3 years ago By Nathan Lawson

Windthorst head coach Chris Tackett has been coaching on the Trojans staff for longer than his players have been alive, inluding the 2003 state championship. However, last Wednesday night was Tackett’s first as head coach.

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Looking back at the Trojans' road to the championship

3 years ago By Will Edwards

The Trojans’ run to the 2020 Class 2A-DII state championship was anything but easy. Windthorst was the only 2A-DII team to play 16 games, rolling to a 15-1 record with wins over the Nos. 1, 3, and 5 ranked teams in the state.

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Trojans take home third football state championship in school history

3 years ago By Will Edwards

As the old saying goes, ‘To be the best, you have to beat the best,’ and as Ethan Belcher trotted into high school football immortality on a two-point conversion with 26-seconds remaining, Windthorst did just that. The Trojans ended Mart’s quest for a four-peat in a 22-21 classic on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

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County Basketball Roundup

3 years ago By Will Edwards

In one of the most poorly handled officiating performances of the season, Holliday fought off Archer City in a 53-44 decision on Friday, Dec. 18, in Archer City.

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STATE CHAMPS!

3 years ago By Will Edwards

As the old saying goes, ‘To be the best, you have to beat the best,’ and as Ethan Belcher trotted into high school football immortality on a two-point conversion with 26-seconds remaining, Windthorst did just that. The Trojans ended Mart’s quest for a four-peat in a 22-21 classic on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

As Windthorst wins its third state title, this team will forever be enshrined as legends, joining the 1996 and 2003 squads as champions.

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Dorothy May Browning Taylor

3 years ago By News Staff

Dorothy May Browning Taylor, a former resident with life long ties, of Archer City, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 1.

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Holliday mayor Allen Moore swears in for another term

3 years ago By Jerry Phillips

Allen Moore has been serving the citizens of Holliday as mayor for the last 18 years. On Monday, Dec.

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County hears request for RV Park variances

May 8, 2024 - 05:18

The Archer County Commissioner’s Court heard a request for variances from the county’s subdivision regulations for a new RV park in the county during its meeting on Monday, April 22. Dillion Rodgers presented his plans to turn four acres just north of Holliday into a 32 spot RV park.

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