book of his poems, Verse Memorials, was published in 1857. Politics, however, was never far from his mind. In 1857, President James Buchanan appointed Lamar to serve as US Ambassador to Nicaragua. Shortly afterward, Buchanan named him to serve as ambassador to both Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Just like in their two previous playoff rounds the Windthorst Trojanettes once again notched another 3-0 playoff sweep, this time coming in Regional Semi round matchup. The Trojanettes made the nearly two-hour drive down to Abilene to face off against the Plains Cowgirls on Tuesday, Nov. 12, overcoming nerves to eventually secure the gold ball trophy and advance to the Regional Finals round.

The Holliday Lady Eagles’ make their triumphant return to the Regional Finals round of the playoffs after a 3-0 three set steamroll over the Odessa Compass Academy Lady Cougars on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at Merkel High School. This victory ends Holliday’s short, one year break from the Regional Finals, a round they made it to three consecutive seasons (2020, 2021, 2022) before the 23-24 year.

In a game that decided the playoff fate of several teams around the district, the Archer City Wildcats and the Seymour Panthers battled in the final regular season game of the year on Friday, Nov. 8. For a possible second place finish in district, the Wildcats’ ground-game once again ran rampant on their opposing defenders, tallying over 300 rushing yards enroute to a 38-30 victory.

Lady Eagles travelled to De Leon to face off against the Blanco Lady Panthers on the hardwood on Saturday, Nov. 9. After dropping their first set in a volleyball game since Oct. 11, the Lady Eagles proceeded to torch the Lady Panthers, winning the final three sets 25-18, 25-17, and 25-17.

The Windthorst Trojanettes secured their second sweep of the playoffs on Thursday, Nov. 7 after caging the Albany Lady Lions 25-12, 28-26, and 25-16 to advance to the Regional Semifinal round.

In one of the most anticipated matchups of the year, the Holliday Eagles battled the Jacksboro Tigers at Tiger Stadium on Friday, Nov. 8 to crown the 3A-2 Region II District 6 champion. The last these two teams met; the Tigers won in a 49-48 overtime thriller in the regional playoff round. This season, the Eagles eyed their fifth consecutive district championship, as well as a bit of revenge for last season’s defeat.

It wasn’t the prettiest way to win on the gridiron, but Windthorst secured their third consecutive district championship on Friday, Nov. 8, defeating the Petrolia Pirates 26-20 in the Trojan’s final regular season game of the year.

The Windthorst Trojanettes battled the Memphis Lady Cyclones in volleyball Bi-District playoff action in Vernon on Monday, Nov. 5. The Trojanettes never trailed over the course of the match, winning handedly in a 3-0 clean sweep.

The Windthorst Trojan defense has been unjustly overlooked by many not part of the Windthorst faithful. Since Sept. 13 of this year, the Trojans haven’t allowed more than five points scored in a game, and on Friday, Nov. 1, that run of dominance continued against the Electra Tigers, holding the Tigers to just six points.