Archer County Basketball Roundup

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Girls Tues., Feb. 1 Archer City 68, Petrolia 65 (OT) The Lady Cats needed overtime to keep their hopes of a third-straight district title alive, holding off Petrolia 68-65.
Archer City’s Elijah Jackson shoots over a pair of Petrolia defenders in the first half of the Wildcats’ 44-43 overtime loss to the Pirates on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Photo/Will Edwards

BREAKING: UIL announces realignment

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The biennial University Interscholastic League reclassification and realignment for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years will be released Thursday, Feb. 3 at 9:00 a.m. CST. The new alignments, established by enrollment figures submitted to the UIL by its member schools in October, will serve as the football districts for the next two school years.

Here is how Archer County shakes out:

Football

Region II - District 7-2A DII

Archer City

Haskell

Petrolia

Seymour

Windthorst

Royal announces early 2022 schedule

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The Royal Theater stage will feature the return of the Texasville Opry for three shows in 2022. In addition, thanks to grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts, Brave Combo and The Legend of Big Bend, an orchestral, audio-visual experience performed by Montopolis, are a part of the Royal Theater Live lineup.
The Legend of Big Bend is a multi-disciplinary art exhibit that includes music, film, and audio interviews. There will be an orchestra on the floor of the Royal and a big screen presentation of breathtaking images of Big Bend National Park on June 4. Courtesy photo

Dine-in returning for Scotland KOC sausage meal

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Make plans now to come to Scotland Sunday, Feb. 13, Super Bowl Sunday, for the annual German Sausage meal. The Scotland Knights of Columbus are pleased to announce that, once again, patrons can enjoy that one-of-akind dining experience this year. The German sausage meal sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Scotland Council #1715 has become a Super Bowl Sunday event for the past 42 years.
The Scotland Texas Knights of Columbus German Sausage Meal will return with in-person dining on Sunday, Feb. 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Courtesy photo

Joe Siegler

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Joe Seigler, age 60, of Archer City, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 26, in Wichita Falls.
Joe Siegler