The Archer City Lady Cats had a steep hill to climb for their Area-round matchup on Wednesday, April 29 and Thursday, April 30 as they took on the 2A-D2 No. 7 Honey Grove Lady Warriors at Darwin Field on North Central Texas College campus in Gainesville.

The Holliday Eagles’ hopeful baseball season came to an end on Wednesday, April 29 in Graford. After stumbling out of the gates at the start of district play, the Eagles clawed their way back to earn the final playoff spot for District 7-3A.

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For the third straight-season, the Archer City Lady Cats mopped up their competition to sweep in the Bi-District round of the 2A softball playoffs. This year’s unlucky contestant was the Nocona Lady Indians.

Postseason softball is upon Archer County, and the Holliday Lady Eagles rang in the Bi-District round with a series sweep over the Eastland Lady Mavs on Thursday, April 23, and Friday, April 24. The series wasn’t particularly close, with the Lady Eagles outscoring the Lady Mavs 36-6.

The Holliday Eagles had one final district series to secure their spot in the Class 3A-D1 playoffs. A win over the Jacksboro Tigers on Tuesday, April 21 or Friday, April 24 guaranteed the No. 2 seed, while a loss put them in a play-in with the Bowie Jackrabbits.

The Windthorst Trojanettes had a tall task for their Bi-District round series on Thursday, April 23, and Saturday, April 25 in Bowie. Their reward for finishing second in District 9-2A and taking the second seed in the Division 2 bracket was the stateranked Muenster Lady Hornets.

Although the game had no playoff implications, the second clash between the Archer City Lady Cats and the Windthorst Trojanettes on Monday, April 13 was as tight and hard-fought as a rivalry game could be.

After finishing third last year, the Windthorst Trojans earned the 2A Area 9-10 Championship in Graham on Friday, April 17 with a team score of 126, their first of the 2020s. Three Trojans claimed Area championships in their respective races, while a total of eight individuals and two relays advance to the 2A-Region II Track and Field Championships in Springtown on Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2.

Going into their final district series of the season versus the Seymour Panthers, the Archer City Wildcats needed to win just one of those games to claim the top spot in the 2A-D2 playoffs. The Black and Gold did more as they followed a 9-4 win over the Panthers on Tuesday, April 14 with a 5-3 victory on Friday April 17 to complete the series sweep and head into the playoffs on a high note.