Gary L. Rucker, age 80, of Hereford, Texas, formerly of Archer City, passed away Sunday, Jan.

The Trojans closed out their regular season with a 27-point district road thrashing of the Olney Cubs on Friday, Feb. 7.

In a rematch of last year’s Bi-District matchup, the Windthorst Trojanettes, equipped with an almost completely new roster, faced off against the Stamford Lady Bulldogs at Breckenridge High School on Monday, Feb. 10. The 49-35 Trojanettes victory doesn’t reflect the performance of the night, which saw Windthorst control for most of the contest.

The Holliday Lady Eagles had a tall order to fill for their Bi-District playoff round matchup on Monday, Feb. 10 in Mineral Wells, taking on the high-powered Comanche Maidens. The Lady Eagles kept pace with the Maidens for the entire game, but Comanche eventually held on for the 65-57 win.

After clinching a playoff spot just a few days earlier, the Archer City Lady Cats notched their 18th win of the season, defeating the Petrolia Lady Pirates on Senior Night in the last district game of the season Tuesday, Feb. 4.

The Holliday Eagles were in a must-win situation in their final regular season game on Friday, Feb. 7, taking on the City View Mustangs on the road. A win for Holliday all but guaranteed a spot in the playoffs, while a loss would leave their chances up to other teams.

It came down to the wire in the Wildcats’ home district matchup versus Petrolia on Tuesday, Feb. 4, with Archer City climbing back and narrowly scoring the buzzer-beater at the end of fourth.

The Archer Public Library is excited to announce the addition of a new e-book app made available through E-Read Texas! Patrons who enjoy the library’s Libby app can now also download Boundless for even more e-book and audiobook options. E-Read Texas is a program from the Texas State Library that provides 20,000 e-books and audiobooks to our library. If you are interested in using these e-books, follow these steps: 1. Download the Boundless app on your Apple, Android, or Kindle Fire device 2. Sign in with your library card and PIN/password 3. Browse our collection of e-books and audiobooks 4. Check out a title and start reading!

All good things must come to an end, and unfortunately for the Archer City Lady Cats, their story closed on Monday, Feb. 10, falling in the Bi-District to the Haskell Maidens 52-30.

For their last regular season game of the year, the Windthorst Trojanettes went on the road and flattened the Electra Lady Tigers 64-39. After the Trojanettes managed the Lady Tigers, the Trojans dismantled the Tigers with a 20-point win.