The cities of Archer City and Lakeside City, saw an increase in sales tax rebates in July than they did in the same time frame in 2024. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for March, 10.2 percent more than in March 2024.

Windthorst ISD will welcome their third Belcher into the mix this year as former Trojan standout Cy Belcher accepted a coaching/ teaching position over the summer break. The oldest son of Scott, the offensive coordinator and head baseball coach for Windthorst, and JJ, a longtime teacher at Windthorst, Cy returns home to be the quarterback’s coach for the Trojans, and will also coach junior high basketball and be an assistant coach in softball.

For the final edition of each county high school’s top three football games to watch, the Windthorst Trojans’ season steps into the limelight. The Trojans dominated on both sides of the ball last season.

A familiar face will be leading the Windthorst Trojanettes softball team this season, as former Windthorst graduate Kelsey Williams will take over as head coach for the 25-26 season. “I’m just really excited,” Coach Williams said.

For the second edition of the top three football games of the 25-26 season, the Archer City Wildcats come into the spotlight. Last season, the Wildcats’ dangerous run-game clawed through defenders with relative ease, but with the quarterback (Landon Smith), and a pair of explosive running backs (Isaac Dieguez and Noah Cornell), as well as those same athletes and several others on the defensive side all graduating, how will this refurbished backfield matchup against this year’s opponents? Week 6, Oct.

The 25-26 football season is quickly approaching for the three high school teams in Archer County. In just 64 days (first kickoff is Friday, August 29), athletes from Archer City, Holliday, and Windthorst will dawn the shoulder pads and take the field under the Friday Night Lights like so many have before.

Archer County has a history of incredible baseball teams, and the 24-25 season was no different. All three county teams made the playoffs, with one even going four rounds deep. A combination of upperand underclassmen filled the rosters throughout the county, and that dynamic allowed returners to cement their legacies, and for newcomers to carve out a name for themselves.

In last week's Softball Diamond Dozen article. The Archer County News incorrectly named Kindle Marek as Kinley Marek.

Following another fantastic year for the Track and Field teams for the county high schools, numerous athletes earned All-State recognition from the Texas Girls Coaches Association and the Texas High School Coaches Association.

District 7-3A was one of the toughest districts for baseball and softball in the entire state. Between the two sports, the district saw two state semifinalists and five regional finalists across the two playoff divisions.