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Lady Cats outlast Windthorst to take over top spot in District 9-2A

5 years ago By Will Edwards

As just about everyone expected, the District 9-2A clash between Archer City and Windthorst lived up to the hype. In a showdown of the district’s top two squads, the Lady Cats (14-4, 7-0) outlasted the Trojanettes (8-13, 4-1) in a five-set thriller, 3-2 (25-23, 14-25, 21-25, 25-17, 15-10) on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Archer City.

The Lady Cats pushed their winning streak to double-digits while snapping the Trojanettes six-match run. Both teams have two more matches before a rematch on Saturday, Oct. 24, in the regular season finale.

Archer City junior Chandler Clark swings in the first set of Archer City’s 3-2 win over the Trojanettes on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Archer City.

Wildcats bounce back with strong all-around performance

5 years ago By Will Edwards

The Archer City Wildcats (3-3, 1-1) snapped a twogame losing streak with a dominant 42-0 win on the road over Electra on Friday, Oct. 9. The Wildcats move to 1-1 in District 6-2A play following the victory.

The Archer City defense swarmed Electra all night, allowing only three first downs in a 42-0 win over the Tigers on Friday, Oct. 9. Photo/Will Edwards

Lady Eagles winning streak halted by Henrietta

5 years ago By Will Edwards

The 17th-ranked Holliday Lady Eagles (16-4, 8-1) saw their 12-match winning streak come to a halt at the hands of the Henrietta Lady Cats in a heartbreaking, fiveset (25-21, 21-25, 16-25, 25-22, 15-12) affair on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The Lady Eagles bounced back with a 3-0 (25- 21, 25-14, 25-18) sweep of Jacksboro on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Sophomore Sydney Linn stretches for a kill in the first set of Holliday’s 3-2 loss at home to Henrietta. Photo/Will Edwards

Young Eagles rise to the ocassion

5 years ago By Will Edwards

In a year of strangeness, Holliday’s 8-6 win over Valley View on the road Friday, Oct. 9, may top the list for 2020.

Freshman Dallas Pecot looks for running room in Holliday’s 8-6 win over Valley View on Friday, Oct. 9. Courtesy photo/Jolene Styles

Tackett logs triple-double as Trojanettes win sixth-straight

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Windthorst’s Tara Tackett continues to fill up the stat sheet, posting a triple-double in the Trojanettes 3-0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-17) win over Bryson on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The talented sophomore logged 10 kills, 14 assists and 14 digs to help Windthorst (8-12, 4-0) run its winning streak to six.

Lady Cats coast to 6-0 in district

5 years ago By Will Edwards

The Archer City Lady Cats (13-4, 6-0) pushed their winning streak to nine with a pair of 3-0 sweeps over Electra (25-12, 25-18, 25-7) and Bryson (25-14, 25-9, 25- 12) on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and Saturday, Oct. 10, respectively.

Archer County Sheriff’s Weekly Report

5 years ago By News Staff

The Sheriff’s Office received 121 Calls for Service during the past seven day period ending Sunday, Oct. 11. On the day of this report there were 25 individuals incarcerated in the Archer County Jail consisting of 23 men and two women. 30 individuals consisting of 18 men and 12 women were arrested and booked into the Archer County Jail during the month of September, 2020.

Senate District 30 runoff gets election date

5 years ago By Jerry Phillips

None of the six candidates got a clear majority of votes for the Senate District 30 unexpired term of Pat Fallon. Shelley Luther and Drew Springer garnered enough votes to face each other in a special runoff election. Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation on Oct.10 setting the date for the runoff on Saturday, Dec. 19. Early voting in this winner take all matchup begins Dec. 9.