Boys Holliday 67 Quanah 44 The Eagles went on the road to open the season on Tuesday, Nov. 23, and secured a 67-44 win over the Indians.

Windthorst’s JV went 1-3 at the Bowie JV Tournament from Nov. 22-23. Abby Schroeder averaged 13.8 points per game and was the leading scorer in all four games including a 28 point outing in the 61-30 win over Burkburnett. In the win over the Lady Dogs, Isabel Bussey added 12 points and Gabby Hoegger had 10. Windthorst suffered losses to Lipan (29-21), Muenster (45-14) and Bridgeport (40-27).

If the regular season edition of Holliday and Bells was a heavyweight bout, the playoff edition was the Rumble in the Jungle. The Eagles executed a perfect rope-a-dope defense, bending but not breaking to the Panthers before connecting on the knockout punch in overtime to send Bells to basketball, giving Holliday a 21-14 win.

In a matchup that will be talked about for years to come, Windthorst held on for a 42-40 win over Archer City in an all-Archer County Area showdown. The Wildcats (8-3) left it all on the field while the Trojans (11-1) move on to the regional semifinals where they’ll meet Santo (11-1) on Friday, Nov.

With volleyball season concluded, girls hoops is back underway in Archer County. Holliday 57, Vernon 23 The Lady Eagles opened up their season with a 34-point victory on the road, taking down Vernon 57-23 on Tuesday, Nov.

After a banner year by Archer County schools on the volleyball courts, district honors were announced for Archer City, Holliday and Windthorst. The Lady Cats (32-12) went unbeaten through District 9-2A and advanced to the regional semifinals.

Holliday’s defense grounded DJ Brown and the high-powered Leonard offense in the second half, holding the Tigers to just 92 yards and kept the offense out of the endzone after the break in a 35-28 thriller.

Archer City senior Kameron Moss makes a leaping interception in the Wildcats' 42-40 Area loss to Windthorst on Thursday, Nov. 18, in Iowa Park.

Windthorst ISD has approved the proposed design of the new football field and track. Paragon Sports Constructors will start on the project in January with a projected timetable of six to eight weeks to complete the project. Courtesy/WISD