Picked to finish last. That was the district expectation for the Archer City Wildcats coming into the season. Just a season before, first-year head coach Collin White and his crew finished with just three wins. Fast forward a year later, the Wildcats nearly quadrupled their wins, and even secured a playoff spot. Although the season came to an abrupt end on Thursday, May 1 against the Nocona Indians, the ‘Crazy Cats’ season should be seen as resounding success.

The Holliday Lady Eagles’ playoff road was as tough as they come. After a tight 2-1 series win over Peaster, the undefeated district winner from District 8, in the Bi-District round a week prior, the Lady Eagles took on a strong Jim Ned Lady Indian team in the Area round on Saturday, May 3.

The Windthorst Trojanettes notched their first Bi-District round win in two years on Friday, April 25, completing the series sweep over the Nocona Lady Indians to advance to the Area round. This win marks a lot of firsts for the squad.

The Windthorst TrojThe Holliday Lady Eagles are in one of the toughest softball districts in the state. The District 7-3A softball is about as cutthroat as a district could be in the state of Texas. The top four teams in the district are perpetual playoff teams that usually make deep runs year-in and year-out.

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.

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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.