The top-ranked Trojanettes looked every bit the part of reigning state champs at the Lu Allen Memorial Tournament in Graham this past weekend. Windthorst (16-1) posted a 9-1 record on the week including a runner-up finish at the Lu Allen Memorial Tournament, facing off largely against bigger competition.

The Windthorst Trojanettes might be pretty good this year. After breezing through bracket play on Fri., Aug.

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Lady Cats drop opener to Bowie Archer City (0-1) suffered a 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-11) on the road in its season-opener on Monday, Aug. 7, to Class 3A Bowie.

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Sports are back in Archer County and everyone is undefeated. The first day of fall workouts saw hundreds of teenagers return to school to begin preparation for the upcoming football and volleyball seasons on the first day of organized practice, Monday, July 31.

With fall camp opening on Monday for athletes at Archer City, Holliday and Windthorst, I thought now would be the perfect time to take a look at each team’s schedule for the upcoming season and pick out games I’m most excited for.

Windthorst senior catcher Zeke Mayo headlined seven Archer County athletes on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 2A & 3A all-state team. Holliday senior Jaxx Johnson was tabbed as a second team outfielder while Grant Cox, Peyton Marchand, Conner Schreiber, Kolby Teakell and Cooper Turner earned honorable mention all-state honors.