Due to the inclement weather on Thursday, Feb. 20 and Friday, Feb. 21, the Archer County Classic softball tournament was cancelled, leading to the three Archer County teams to play various teams on Saturday, Feb. 22 and Monday, Feb. 24.

The Trojans ran into a basketball buzzsaw on Friday, Feb. 21 after they faced off with the #2 ranked Lipan Indians in Jacksboro for the Area round of the playoffs. Despite a solid defense showing by Windthorst in the first quarter, the Indians eventually broke through on offense to eliminate the Trojans 6338.

Whit Parkey of Archer City, a member of Archer County 4-H, caught a calf during the 2025 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble, earning a $500 purchase certificate for a show heifer and the chance for up to $16,000 in scholarship awards. Parkey is the son of David W. Parkey and Vanessa R. Parkey. His award was sponsored by Frank and Kay Goldthwaite.

The Lipan Lady Indians proved to be too much for the Windthorst Trojanettes in their area round playoff matchup in Jacksboro on Thursday, Feb. 13. The Lady Indians knocked down eight three-pointers in the game, seven in the first half alone.

It has been a rollercoaster season for head coach Kyle Tucker and his Holliday Eagles basketball team. After starting off district with a 6-2 record, a string of losses in the latter-half of district forced a play-in game against rival Henrietta on Friday, Feb. 14 to decide who will move on to the playoffs.

Baseball season is underway for the Holliday Eagles, taking on the Breckenridge Buckaroos in the first game of the season on Monday, Feb. 17 at home. After going up 3-1 in the bottom of the third, the Eagles demolished Breckenridge in the fourth inning with six runs before tacking on three runs in the fifth to cruise to a 12-2 win.

Windthorst trailed by six heading into the fourth quarter in their Bi-District round matchup with the Anson Tigers on Monday, Feb. 17 in Munday. The Trojans would go on to win 58-50 after holding the Tiger to just four points in the final quarter to notch the first basketball playoff win since 2018.

The three county high schools all had successful years on the gridiron following the 24-25 season. That success saw numerous athletes receive All-State honors from the Padilla Poll and the Texas Sports Writer Association.

The Holliday Lady Eagles hosted the Windthorst Trojanettes on Saturday, Feb. 15 before taking on the Archer City Lady Cats and the Haskell Maidens in double-header action on Monday, Feb.

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