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The Holliday Lady Eagles lost just four seniors from last year’s Area-round qualifying team, and brought back over half of their starting lineup, and head softball coach Billy Arbogast says the expectations are high for his squad.

Archer City softball is coming off back-to-back years of deep playoff runs, and after losing just three seniors to graduation last season, the Lady Cats could be in-line for another exciting postseason stint.

Archer County experienced one of its best seasons on the hardwood. Not only did over half the teams make the playoffs, but two of the teams even secured the district championships for their respective classifications.

Being the first state champions in over two decades would expectedly bring pressure to repeat the next year. For the Holliday boys track team, it isn’t pressure, but instead motivation.

Windthorst senior Conner Schreiber is one of the best pitchers in the area in recent memory. In the last three seasons on the hill for the Trojans, the southpaw has accumulated over 300 strikeouts, and never had an ERA above 1.35 in his three seasons.

For his senior season as an Archer City Wildcat, Shooter Canada has been the go-to athlete the team leaned on when they needed a play made. Whether it be as the anchor of the offensive and defensive line this past football season, to one of the few seniors on the upcoming baseball team, Canada has had to shoulder a heavy burden.

The Archer City tennis program will return five district medalists and four regional qualifiers from their young but talented roster last year, including the district champion in Mixed Doubles. Much like last year, head coach Haley Owen leads a group of mostly underclassmen that will once again be the core strength of the team.