Perry Bryan Wheeler
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Perry Bryan Wheeler, age 83, of Archer City, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Hamilton Hospital in Olney. Services were held at 10 a.m.
#2 Riesel ousts Lady Cats in Regional Semi-Finals
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A true David versus Goliath tale took place in a bestof three series on Thursday, May 16 and Saturday, May 18, as the Archer City Lady Cats led by first-year head coach Kent Kyle and the #2 ranked Riesel Lady Indians battled at Stephenville High School.
Holliday falls in Regional Quarters in Battle of the Eagles
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For the third season in a row, the Holliday Eagles met the Brock Eagles in the Regional Quarterfinal round in baseball. This battle of the Eagles has seen Brock stand victorious the previous two occasions, but Holliday was eager to avenge those losses in their third go around in a bestof three series at Graham High School on Friday, May 17.
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Game 2 of the series started very similar to Game 1, as Holliday once again scored the first run of the game after third baseman Rylan Hutchins knocked in fellow infielder Parker Jones for a two-out RBI-single. Hutchins was stranded though as Brock secured the final out before allowing anymore damage.
Windthorst City Council holds meeting about U.S. 281
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On Wednesday, May 15, the Windthorst City Council held a special meeting for citizens to voice their concerns and ask questions to a Texas Department of Transportation employee on how the agency plans to make Highway 281 safer in general.
Holliday athletes sign NLIs
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Holliday athletes sign NLIs
Windthorst, St. Mary’s to celebrate 132 years
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St. Mary’s Church in Windthorst is celebrating its 132nd Birthday with a celebration the weekend of June 2, 2024.
We would like to invite you to our activities. We will kick it off with a Blooper Ball tournament May 23-25 at the Scotland City Park. Contact Robert Baumer to sign up at 940-782-3465.
Archer County Sheriff's Repor
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The Sheriff’s Office received 158 calls for service this week. As this report is being written there are 21 inmates 7 being female in the Archer County Jail.
Regional tennis results
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By Landon Davis The Archer City High School tennis teams competed at the Regional Tennis meet at Richland Tennis Center in North Richland Hills from May 8 to May 9. Although no athletes moved on to state, multiple teams did finish near the top of their respective brackets.
Lady Cats shutout Lipan 1-0 in Regional Quarter Final
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Alyssa Schroeder committed the sole error in Addie Canada’s no hit performance on the first pitch of the contest on Friday, May 10, in Graham. However, redemption for the error came in the bottom of the fourth when she drove a pitch deep into left field to score Canada on a sacrifice fly. Canada tripled to lead off in the bottom of the fourth to set up the winning and only run of the game thanks to Schroeder’s long fly ball.
