Being the best at a specialized event in track and field is tough business. It takes hours and hours of practice of doing the same movements with very slight tweaks, hoping to shave even a tenth of a second, or add another quarter inch to throw or height. Nowhere is that grit and determination more imbodied than in senior Trojanette discus thrower, Gabby Hoegger.

Senior Wildcat Isaac Dieguez is a pillar for the Archer City athletic program. A football and baseball varsity athlete since freshman year, Dieguez has been one of the main reasons for the Wildcats success for the last few years.

Last season, the Trojanettes had just one senior and a crew of freshmen and sophomore players filling the roster. One year later, that senior is gone, and those same athletes, now juniors and sophomores, will be expected to lead the way this season.

Trojanettes The Trojanettes continued their streak of playoff appearances in basketball, despite losing heavy-hitters Rylee Wolf and Cameron Belcher, both 1000 career point scorers, to graduation. The young Trojanettes still managed to win in the Bi-District round and finish with an overall record of 13-14, including a district record of 8-4.

Lady Eagles Coming into the season, the Holliday Lady Eagles’ basketball team had a lot of unknowns. From losing star players Bailee Bowers and Kenna Wood to graduation, to former Holliday Eagle Kaleb Carver making his head coaching debut, how well the Red and White would do on the hardwood would be a bit of mystery.

The Holliday Boys’ and Girls’ track teams had six individuals and three total relay teams make it to the state meet last year. They came home with seven total medals, including three golds. This year, Boys’ head coach Kory Atwood and Girls’ head coach Glenn Griffin both have high expectations going into this season.

Holliday senior Carly Duggins, affectionately referred to as “CD” by her coaches and teammates, is coming off a breakout junior season on the hill. In 139.2 innings pitched, last year’s 7-3A District Pitcher of the Year collected a whopping 22 wins and 82 strikeouts after taking over starting pitcher duties following the graduation of Lady Eagle great Addi Lindemann. This year, the hard-throwing righty plans to reach and even exceed her performance from her junior season.

Trojan senior Cash Armstrong is a quintessential Windthorst athlete, finding success on the football field as well as the baseball field for his entire career. For his final season dawning the Blue and White, Armstrong just hopes to be the best teammate he can.

Trojanettes For the first time in four years, the Trojanettes will be without star distance runner Cameron Belcher. The now University of Houston runner, along with state hurdlers Saige Anderson and Annikah Frank, along with legs in the regional qualifying 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 relay teams will need to be replaced.

It can be hard for a team to not become complacent, and after the success of the Holliday softball program in the last five years, head coach Billy Arbogast believes “the standard is the standard.”