Smith’s 44-yd kick the difference in mud bowl

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With sloppy field conditions everywhere, Holliday’s Parker Smith booted a 44-yard field goal that bounced off the crossbar and through with 8:59 remaining in the fourth quarter to lift the second-ranked Eagles to a 3-0 win over City View (3-5, 2-2) on Friday, Oct. 28.

Trojanettes ravage DeLeon in bi-distr ict sweep

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Fresh off its biggest win this decade, fourthranked Windthorst wasted no time in continuing its postseason journey. The Trojanettes made quick work of DeLeon in a 3-0 (25-12, 25-6, 25-10) sweep to advance to the area round on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Weatherford.
Windthorst poses with the bi-district championship trophy and banner following a 3-0 sweep of DeLeon on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Weatherford. The Trojanettes advance to meet Sonora in the area round. Courtesy photo

Volleyball Roundup : Regular season wrap-up

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Archer City, Holliday and Windthorst wrapped up the 2022 regular season with several playoff warmup matches on Friday and Saturday. The Trojanettes snapped (34-8) the Lady Eagles’ (40-3) 30-match winning streak with a stunning fiveset upset over Holliday (14-25, 25-21, 6-25, 25-22, 15-13) on Friday, Oct.
The fourth-ranked Windthorst Trojanettes celebrate an upset win of third-ranked Holliday on Friday, Oct. 28. Photo/Wiil Edwards

Lady Eagles buck Breckenridge in bi-district

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After seeing its 30-match winning streak snapped on Friday, Holliday started a new run with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 26-24) bi-district sweep of Breckenridge on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Graham. While it may not have been the cleanest performance of the season, the Lady Eagles are moving on to the area round following the sweep of the Lady Bucks.
Holliday’s Katy Piper goes up for a block in the first set of the Lady Eagles’ 3-0 sweep of Breckenridge on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Graham. Photo/Will Edwards

Bi-district win eludes Lady Cats

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Archer City’s trip to the postseason was short-lived despite leaving it all on the court. The Lady Cats suffered a narrow, 3-1 (17-25, 25-20, 27-25, 25-21) defeat to Tolar in the bi-district round on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Albany.
Archer City’s Jill Liles goes for a kill in the Lady Cats’ 3-1 loss to Tolar on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Albany. Photo/Jenny Schroeder

Trojans lose the battle, win the war

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Windthorst suffered a 20-13 loss to Seymour in a district championship showdown with the Panthers but due to the margin of defeat, still escaped Baylor County with the No. 1 seed for the postseason.
Windthorst’s Tyler Camacho, Jorge Moreno and Drew Anderle bring down Seymour’s Keegan Gilbreath in the first quarter of the Trojans’ 20-13 loss to the Panthers on Friday, Oct. 28. Photo/Will Edwards
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