The 24-25 volleyball season featured a lot of young talent itching to make names for themselves, as well as stalwart upperclassmen looking to lay it on the line for one final year. The Archer City Lady Cats’ playoff streak continued, the Holliday Lady Eagles soared through their playoff competition for a Regional Finals round appearance, and the Windthorst Trojanettes overcame so many odds to battle to the State Semifinals round for the 25th time in school history.

The Holliday Eagles trekked to Nocona to take on opponents in the Tres Ninos Shootout on Thursday, Dec. 5 to Saturday Dec. 7. The Lady Eagles finished the tournament that featured a mix of Class 2A, 3A, 4A, and 5A teams with a 1-4 record.

For the eighth time in seven years, the Holliday Eagles took on the #1 ranked Gunter Tigers to write another chapter in the two’s bitter rivalry on the gridiron on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the stunning Coach Kenny Deel Stadium in Melissa. This meeting marks the sixth time these squads have met in the playoffs, with the Tigers taking all six previous matchups.

The Windthorst ISD school board approved the district’s Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) rating during its meeting on Monday, Dec. 9.

I was lined up at running back and the play that was called had a strong chance of coming to me. I was to run a bubble screen, and I often found myself open as a result of that route.

Paul and Nila Dowlearn-Owners of Wichita Valley Nursery. Paul’s recent books, “The Lazy Man’s Garden” and “Touch the Earth” are available at the Nursery, 5314 S.W. Pkwy, Wichita Fall, Texas.

The Archer City Council approved the city’s 2025 holiday closing schedule during its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 26.

Jordyn Berend was sworn as the new Archer County Attorney on Monday, Dec. 2, by 97th District Judge Trish Coleman Byars.