Tuesday, March 16 Bowie 7, Holliday 6 Bowie rallied for a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh to upset the eighthranked Eagles, 7-6. Holliday surrendered a bases-loaded, one-out single in the final frame to suffer their first district loss of the year.

Archer City traveled to Seymour on Thursday, March 18, for the Seymour Run and Gun. The Wildcats finished second behind the Panthers, falling short of the title by four points. The Lady Cats finished fourth behind Stamford (211), Seymour (129) and Throckmorton (122).

Monday, March 15 Windthorst 15, Olney 0 The Trojanettes pounded out 17 hits and plated 11 runs in the home half of the first in a 15-0 rout of Olney. Bree Kirk (3 R, 2 RBI) and Camryn Latham (2 R, 3 RBI) each went 4-for-4, combining for three doubles.

Holliday’s Hayden Strealy leaps over the hurdle en-route to a first-place finish in the 110 hurdles with a time of 16.65. Photo/Ravyn Fager Archer City’s Chris Allen scoops up a throw in the Wildcats’ 10-1 loss to Gunter on Friday, March 12.

For the second-straight week, the Holliday Lady Eagles and Windthorst Trojanettes dominated the track and field circuit. Holliday hosted its first track meet since the late 1990s and took first place, more than doubling second-place Breckenridge (114) with 260 points at the Hero Relays. Windthorst held off Quanah, 174 to 171 to record their second-straight win at the Munday Mogul Relays.

Jill Liles amd Cade Strickland won a championship in mixed doubles at day one of the Seymour Tournament on Monday, March 15. Chase Curry won the boys singles championship. Layne Briggs and Luke Haehn took second place in boys doubles. Chandler Clark and Jaxton Barrett placed second in mixed doubles. Seth Deerinwater won the consolation bracket in boys singles. Sara Schroeder and Caitlyn Hilbers placed third in girls doubles on Tuesday, March 16. Courtesy photo

Tuesday, March 9 Archer City 12, Graford 2 (Game 1) Maddie Lopez went 2-for-4 with a home run and a triple and Emma Gray went 2-for-3 with a double as the Lady Cats downed Graford 12-2. Jill Liles (4-7) struck out 10 while allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks.

On Saturday, Feb. 28, Holliday High and Middle School students performed at the Region Solo and Ensemble contest in Burkburnett. These students received a Superior Rating and advanced to the State contest: Carley Koski on oboe and piano, Carter Koski on piano, Maddie Reynolds on marimba, Bailey Marks on marimba, Andrew Draper on trombone and Sarah Rivers with a vocal solo. Tanner Wike also received a superior rating on a horn solo and Carter Koski received an excellent rating on his alto sax solo. Courtesy photo

Eli Alvin Hoff, a 15-year-old freshman at Highland Park High School, was recently named an eagle scout. He is the son of Trecie and Randy Hoff and brother to Audrey and CeCe. His grandparents are Cherry and Grady Schenk of Scotland and Barbara and Neil Hoff of Windthorst.

The Archer Public Library now offers Libby by OverDrive! Borrow e-books, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed e-books to your Kindle e-reader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started for new users and a streamlined experience for current OverDrive app users. Learn more at overdrive.com/apps/libby/.