Liles powers Lady Cats to area round

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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.
Liles powers Lady Cats to area round

Big innings fuel Holliday’s bi-district win

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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

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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.
Resilient Trojanettes find a way to win

Archer City advances five to state tennis tournament

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Archer City punched five tickets to the UIL State Tennis Tournament in San Antonio during the Region II-2A tennis championships at Richland Tennis Center on April 26-27. “I am so proud and excited for the five we have advancing to state as well as all the athletes who represented Archer City at the regional tournament,” Wildcats’ coach Haley Owen said.
Archer City advances five to state tennis tournament

Lady Cats drop pair against Lady Pirates, miss trifecta

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The Archer City Lady Cats were district champs in volleyball last fall and in basketball this winter. The Lady Cats had not lost a district game in any of the three team sports. Last Saturday, they had a chance to complete the trifecta with perfect district records, but the Petrolia Lady Pirates were standing in the way. Archer City had beat Petrolia 12-7 back on Tuesday, March 30 to set up the final showdown in the last district matchup of the regular season.
Archer City’s Jill Liles delivers a pitch in the first inning of the Lady Cats’ 17-13 loss to Petrolia on Saturday, April 24. Photo/Will Edwards

Five compete in regional golf tournamenent

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Holliday’s Makayla Smith and Carson Hall each posted top-15 finishes at the Shady Oaks Golf Course in Baird for the Region I-3A tournament while Archer City’s Kameron Moss, Shae Parr and Katelyn Casillas competed at the Old Brickyard Golf Course in Ferris in the Region II-2A meet.
Holliday’s Carson Hall lines up a putt at the Region I-3A Golf Tournament at Shady Oaks Golf Course in Baird. Courtesy photo/Clay Strealy

County Baseball Roundup

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Tuesday, April 20 Holliday 11, Nocona 1 Cooper Turner (4-0) scattered five hits for one run while striking out seven as the Eagles closed out the district slate on a high-note behind an 11-1 win over Nocona. Holliday owns the No.
Windthorst celebrated its district championship following a 17-0 win over Petrolia on Friday, April 23, in Henrietta. Courtesy photo

Seven qualify for State track and field meet

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All three county high schools will be well-represented at the UIL State Track & Field Meet in Austin on May 6 and 7. Holliday saw a trio of athletes advance while Archer City and Windthorst each had two post top-two finishes at the regional meets on April 23-24.
Holliday’s Hannah Spears and Jaycee Lyons finished first and second in the 1600 and 3200 to both advance to state at the Region I-3A Track Meet in Abilene on Friday, April 23. Courtesy photo/Jolene Styles

Lady Eagles ‘fearless’ in extra-innings win over Jacksboro

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“We had to play fearless; I thought when things got scary, we played fearless.”

Holliday head coach Billy Arbogast had one mantra in the Lady Eagles’ district championship game against Jacksboro: be fearless.

There was no fear in the eyes of left fielder Sydney Linn in the bottom of the sixth when the go-ahead run stood on third as she pulled down a line drive to escape the jam.

Holliday celebrates with the district championship trophy following a thrilling 7-6 win over Jacksboro in nine innings on Monday, April 26, in Henrietta.

Archer County Softball Update

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Tuesday, April 13 Archer City 15, Chico 0 (Gm. 1) Six different Lady Cats collected multiple hits, including three-hit games from Mallory Maxwell and Emma Gray as Archer City thumped Chico, 15-0.
Holliday’s Payton Murray recorded an outfield assist on a 9-4-5 putout in the Lady Eagles’ 15-0 win over Bowie on Tuesday, April 13. Photo/Will Edwards
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