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.

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After a whirlwind offseason, Archer City athletic director Bradan Ritchey has rounded out his coaching staff for the 2023-24 year. OUT: Zac Dunnam (Head Baseball; Ast.

Former Holliday standout Kimberly (Berend) Hargrove is coming home to lead the Lady Eagles volleyball program. Hargrove most recently served as an assistant at Brock before returning to Holliday.

Archer County’s softball diamonds will look drastically more different in the coming season. Windthorst head coach Alyson Deatherage and Archer City head coach Mallory Mooney, former college teammates at Midwestern State, informed their respective districts their wish to resign. Both coaches accepted assistant positions, Deatherage at City View and Mooney at Keller Central.

It was another successful season on the baseball diamonds of Archer County. All three programs made the postseason with Holliday and Windthorst each advancing to the third round. These kids deserve all the recognition they can get for all their hard work.

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