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2 gold medals no sweat for Spears

5 years ago By Jerry Phillips

The first event of the day at 9 a.m. in the morning at the 2021 UIL State Track and Field Championships last Thursday, May 6, was the Girls 3A 3200 Meter Run. Holliday High School had two qualifiers for the event, junior Hannah Spears and sophomore Jaycee Lyons. Both were also qualifiers in the 1600 Meter Run which was the next to last race later in the evening at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus in Austin.

Belcher’s no-no lifts Trojans to area

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Windthorst (20-12-1) got a pair of dominant pitching performances from Cy Belcher (8-3) and Kyle Wolf (6-3) to knock off Chico in bi-district on Thursday, May 6, in Bowie. The Trojans move on to meet Cooper in the area round at Denton Ryan High School.

Eagles punch ticket to area

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Holliday (28-3) manufactured just enough offense in game one to come away with a hard-fought 3-2 win before tossing a combined one-hitter in a 12-0 rout in game two to knock out Peaster in bi-district.

McCasland signs with Fort Hays State football

5 years ago By Jerry Phillips

Callen McCasland has been wearing black, white and gold since he was in the third grade. At Fort Hays State he will wear black and gold, but he will be a Tiger instead of a Wildcat.

McCasland signs with Fort Hays State football

County Baseball Roundup

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Tuesday, April 27 Petrolia 13, Archer City 7 Archer City was unable to overcome seven errors in a 13-7 loss to Petrolia. Justin Browning (5-5) was tagged with the loss, allowing eight runs (five earned) on seven hits with three walks and a strikeout over 3.0 innings of work.

Liles powers Lady Cats to area round

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Archer City got a masterful pitching performance from Jill Liles to keep the Lady Cats’ season alive, tossing a one-hitter in game two to clinch the series. At the plate, the sophomore left her mark, going 5-for-8 with two runs and two RBI, driving in a crucial insurance run in the bottom of the fourth.

Big innings fuel Holliday’s bi-district win

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Holliday (30-1) capitalized on a pair of big innings in game one and game two to complete the series sweep of Peaster in the bi-district round on April 29-30. The Lady Eagles move on to meet Ballinger (17-7) in area. Game one and of the series are tabbed for Friday, May 7, beginning at 5 p.m. in Stamford. If necessary, game three is slated for Saturday, May 8, at 11 a.m.

Sophomore Addison Lindemann was nearly unhittable in Holliday’s bi-district sweep of Peaster to send the Lady Eagles to the area round. In 10.0 innings in the circle, she fanned 23 Lady Greyhounds while allowing just four hits.

Resilient Trojanettes find a way to win

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Things looked dire for Windthorst in both contests of its bi-district series against Lindsay. Down to their final out and trailing 7-6 in the opener, the Lady Knights committed a bases-loaded error to allow the tying run to cross before Bree Kirk delivered a walkoff single back through the box to lift the Trojanettes to an 8-7 win on Thursday, April 29, at Sunrise Optimist Park in Wichita Falls.