The Holliday Eagles finished out district play after a two-game series with the Jacksboro Tigers on Tuesday, April 22 and Friday, April 25. Tuesday, April 22 Jacksboro 5 Holliday 2 After a pair of quiet innings to start the contest, senior Steele Skinner gave the Eagles the first lead of the game in the top of the third, slicing a 2-0 pitch in the centerfield gap for an RBI-single.

Sports photos of the week

District 9-2A Youth prevailed at the District 9-2A meet in Hamilton Park in Wichita Falls on Monday, April 21, and Tuesday, April 22. Not only where the Mixed Doubles district champions freshmen, but also the silver in Mixed Doubles, while the gold in Girls’ Doubles were sophomores.

Sophomore starting pitcher Addi Canada gave up just a single hit in the Lady Cats’ Bi-District round shutout win over the Alvord Lady Bulldogs on Friday, April 25. The righty tossed a five-inning clinic that included eight punchouts out of 16 batters faced while throwing only 69 total pitches.

After picking up just three wins last season, the Archer City Wildcats return to the playoffs following their district double-header victories over the Electra Tigers on Thursday, April 17. Archer City 13 Electra 2 The Wildcats got on the board early after catcher Reed Truette knocked in two with a single in the bottom of the first.

The long-awaited rematch between the Archer City Lady Cats and the Windthorst Trojanettes went down in Archer City on Tuesday, April 15. The second meeting between the two had a lot of implications.

Two Windthorst athletes punched their tickets to the state track and field meet following the UIL Region 2-2A Track & Field Championships on Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19. Seniors Nolan Schreiber (3200) and Gabby Hoegger (Discus).

It was a real back-andforth all seven innings in Windthorst’s final district game against Petrolia on Thursday, April 17. A win for the Trojanettes meant a chance to fight for the first-place spot in the playoffs in the Big School division, while a loss placed them firmly as the second seed.

In one of the most anticipated matchups of the year, Holliday’s season hang in the balance as they took on the red-hot Bowie Lady Rabbits on Thursday, April 17 to decide who would take home the final District 7-3A playoff spot.

Was there ever any doubt? In the final two district games of the season, the Windthorst Trojans clinched their third consecutive district championship on Thursday, April 17 after dismantling the Petrolia Pirates 11-1.