The Archer City ISD School board approved field maintenance for the baseball and softball field prior to the start of the season during its board meeting on Monday, Jan. 20.

The Windthorst Trojans and Trojanettes dominated their respective Olney opponents with a pair of blowouts wins on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

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Both the Archer City Wildcats and the Windthorst Trojans played stiff defense throughout the first half in their first district meeting on the hardwood on Tuesday, Jan. 7, with just one team managing to score double digits in the first two quarters.

The senior/sophomore guard duo of Megg Lindley and Jaylee Belcher combined for nearly 40 points in the Trojanettes road win over the Archer City Lady Cats on Tuesday, Jan. 7. They both accounted for 19 points each in the victory.

The Lady Eagles and Eagles travelled to Iowa Park on Tuesday, Jan 7 in district basketball action against the Lady Hawks and Hawks. Holliday 51 Iowa Park 44 The Lady Eagles scored double digits in each of the four quarters against the Lady Hawks and held them to below 10 points twice in that same span.

The Windthorst Trojans and Trojanettes finished out the week with a sweep over the Electra Tigers and Lady Tigers at home on Saturday, Jan 11. Windthorst 49 Electra 42 Sophomore guard Jayle Belcher feasted on the Lady Tigers throughout the contest, scoring nine, nine, and six points in the first, second, and third quarters respectively, finishing with four in the fourth for a team and career-high 28 points.

The Lady Eagles seem to enjoy winning nail-biting district games, and Friday’s home matchup with the Jacksboro Tigerettes was no different as after being tied at 27-27 in the fourth quarter, Holliday eventually took a 3130 lead before going on a 9-4 run with under two minutes to seal the 40-32 victory.

Defense and rebounding is what set the Holliday Eagles apart in their 62-45 home-court clobbering over a high-powered Jacksboro Tigers on Friday, Jan. 10. The Eagles converted numerous second-chance buckets while also holding the Tigers to average under 12 points a quarter, including back-to-back quarters under double digits.

First-year head coach Kaleb Carver and his Lady Eagle squad notched two much-needed district wins last week. Their first victory came in Henrietta where Holliday overcame a litany of missed opportunities to grab the 43-37 win over the Lady Cats.