Much like their football counterparts, the Holliday Lady Eagles graduated a magnitude of skill and experience from last year, but head coach Kimberly Hargrove believes the versatility of this year’s squad will be the defining characteristic of the team.

Legacy is a big part of the history of Windthorst, especially in high school sports. The Trojans and Trojanettes own multiple state titles in a variety of sports, including volleyball.

Brothers Jaxon and Aiden Stark were destined to become star athletes. The older sons of current Windthorst coaches Dylan and Heather Schreiber Stark, the youngest son Mason is in middle school at Windthorst, the athletic genes from both families poured into their kids.

The 25-26 Windthorst Trojanettes will be strong in a variety of ways, but possibly their biggest strength will come from the sheer amount of varsity experience each player has. This year’s squad returns 12 athletes from last season’s state semifinals run, and head coach Allison Bussey is confident in the team’s defense to once again be a strong point.

Varsity experience is one of the key elements for a successful football team, and for the 25-26 Trojans, they will lean heavily on that aspect. Going into this year, the Windthorst football team graduated just seven seniors from last year, while returning over half of the starters on both sides of the ball.

WHS Cross Country The Windthorst Cross Country teams will be in very different situations for the 25-26 season compared to last year. The Trojans will look to build on their second- place finish at the state meet, while the Trojanettes hope to see improvement from a respectable 24-25 campaign.

Being a lineman in football is a thankless job. Despite arguably being the most important position on the field, offensive and defensive linemen rarely receive any recognition for their efforts.

Archer City senior Serenity Jones will step into a big role for the Lady Cats for the upcoming volleyball season. She’ll be one of the few returners with varsity experience and will look to leave her mark for her final season.

The Lady Cats will look to build on a promising season from last fall for the upcoming volleyball year. Although the team lost just three seniors to graduation, it will be a majority of sophomores and juniors leading the charge for Archer City.

“Three yards and a cloud of dust,” the age-old adage describes an offensive philosophy that aims to overwhelm opponents with tough, physical plays on ground. The 25-26 Archer City Wildcats will look to follow that motto as they return four offensive linemen from an offense that had almost 4000 rushing yards, 48 rushing touchdowns, and averaged 332.3 rushing yards per game last season.