The Windthorst ISD school board made a commitment to attempt to fit in the replacement of the track and football field in its upcoming fiscal year budget. Athletic Director Chris Tackett presented the options and his preference on companies to perform the task to the board.

Holliday hosted its All-American camp on Monday and Tuesday this week with current high school athletes receiving instruction from a pair of former college volleyball stars. Photo/Will Edwards.

A pair of former Archer County standouts make a return to their old stomping grounds. Josh and Julie Castles return to Archer City as assistant coaches for the 2021-22 school year.

Connor Cox steps up to the plate in the THSBCA All-Star Game in Round Rock on Saturday, June 19. Courtesy photo/Amy Cox.

Archer County was well represented at the 84th Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl as 16 county athletes competed one final time in the annual all-star game. Luke Haehn and Max Owen went head-to-head on the basketball court on Friday. Delaini Hanna, Brittany James, Kacee Teichman and Bree Zellers suited up in Saturday’s volleyball game before Cy Belcher, Ethan Belcher, Layne Briggs, Connor Cullar, Tryston Harding, Crae Jackson, Crosby Jurecek, Callen McCasland, Andrew Scheffe and Kyle Wolf competed in the football game Saturday night. Courtesy photos

After a tremendous year on baseball and softball diamond for all three Archer County schools, I felt these athletes deserved a little extra recognition. With that said, I’m debuting the Archer County News Diamond Dozen. Every one of these athletes and their teammates deserve much more recognition and praise than I can give them. We had a great season with all three schools making the playoffs in both baseball and softball and I can’t wait to see what next year brings.

Archer City Athletic Director Shad Hanna had a big decision on his hands. With the resignation of head baseball coach Wayne Morris and girls assistant Mayson Morris (no relation), Hanna had a pair of positions to fill.

The three high schools in Archer County will be well-represented at the 84th Annual Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl. Archer City, Holliday and Windthorst combined for 16 recent graduates to compete in the football, volleyball and basketball festivities.

After a tremendous year on baseball and softball diamond for all three Archer County schools, I felt these athletes deserved a little extra recognition. With that said, I’m debuting the Archer County News Diamond Dozen. Every one of these athletes and their teammates deserve much more recognition and praise than I can give them. We had a great season with all three schools making the playoffs in both baseball and softball and I can’t wait to see what next year brings. Without further ado, here’s the Archer County News ‘Diamond Dozen’ softball team. The baseball ‘Diamond Dozen’ squad releases in the June 17 edition.

Archer City clinched a berth in the state 7-on-7 tournament set for June 24-25 at Veteran’s Park in College Station. The Wildcats qualified for the state meet by defeating Albany, 20-14, in the championship game on Saturday, June 5, in Archer City.