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Morton, Mavericks topple No. 8 Eagles

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Eastland senior quarterback Behren Morton is as good as they come at the high school level. The Texas Tech commit is the No.

The Eagles defense swarms Eastland quarterback Behren Morton in the third quarter of Holliday’s 28-24 loss to the Mavericks in the 3A-DII regional semifinals on Friday, Nov. 27, in Graham. Photo/Will Edwards

Trojans tame Lions in instant classic

5 years ago By Will Edwards

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.

Kyle Wolf breaks free down the sidelines for a 67-yard gain to set up the go-ahead score by the Trojans late in the fourth quarter of Windthorst’s 18-13 win over Albany in the regional semifinals on Friday, Nov. 27. Photo/Will Edwards

Windthorst imposes will on Wildcats in 11-Mile War rematch

5 years ago By Will Edwards

After battling for a 21-20 win in the regular season on Sept. 11, fourth-ranked Windthorst (11-1) left little to the imagination as to which team deserved to continue playing in the postseason.

Windthorst’s Kyle Wolf pulls down his second touchdown catch of the night on a 14-yard pass from Cy Belcher as Archer City’s Callen McCasland tries to break up the pass. The Trojans defeated the Wildcats 42-7 in their area round matchup in Graham on Friday, Nov. 20. Photo/Will Edwards

Veitenheimer shooting to improve for Sooners

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Few in Archer County and the North Texas area compare to Tatum Veitenheimer. The pig-tailed blonde left Windthorst as the region’s all-time leading scorer with 3,311 career points, averaging nearly 25 points pergame to garner all-state accolades all four years of her illustrious prep career.

Former Windthorst Trojanette Tatum Veitenheimer is prepared to lead the Oklahoma Sooners in her junior season as the team's point guard. Courtesy photo/OU Athletics

Eagles' defense fuels area round win

5 years ago By Will Edwards

The Holliday (11-1) defense stymied S&S Consolidated (6-5) all night, holding the Rams to just 10 first downs and 206 yards of offense in a 44-7 area-round beat down on Thursday, Nov. 19, in Bowie.

Holliday’s Crae Jackson breaks through the line before scoring on an 18-yard touchdown Photo/Will Edwards

Lady Eagles Cross Country takes silver at State

5 years ago By Jerry Phillips

The Holliday Lady Eagle cross country team had a goal to repeat as state champions this year. However, competition at the state level is a field of elite athletes, so duplicating last year’s success was going to take a major effort.

Lady Eagles Cross Country team gets a silver medal at UIL XC State Championships held in Round Rock last Monday. Pictured L to R: Sarah Southard, Hannah Spears, Kynzee Jackson, Simone Mouras, Kyla Coheley, Jaycee Lyons, Kenna Wood, Bailee Bowers Courtesy photo/Glenn Griffin

Lady Eagles bow out to top-ranked Bushland in regional finals

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Bushland proved it deserved to be the top-ranked team in the state. The Lady Falcons (26-2) entered Saturday’s Region I-3A Final having not dropped a set in their previous 14 matches and only losing 10 sets all season. That trend held true in Childress as Holliday (24-5) ran into the Bushland buzzsaw in a 3-0 (25-6, 25-13, 25-16) season-ending loss.

Senior Bree Zellers goes up for a kill in the first set of Holliday’s regional final loss to No. 1 Bushland on Saturday, Nov. 14, in Childress. Photo/Will Edwards

Lopez earns Co-MVP honors for District 9-2A

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Setter Maddie Lopez garnered District 9-2A co-MVP honors after helping Archer City to a 19-5 record, a district championship and an appearance in the regional quarterfinals. Lopez shared the award with Petrolia senior Haygen Fleming. The junior tallied 80 kills, 56 aces, 395 assists, 247 digs and seven blocks to take home the district’s top honor.

Eagles survive and advance in gritty win

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Millsap was not a typical No. 4 seed. The Bulldogs were a two-point conversion away from representing District 5-2A as the No. 2 seed. Holliday (10-1) managed to survive and advance in a 21-13 dogfight with the Bulldogs in a Region II-2A DII bi-district bout.

Holliday head coach Frank Johnson and the Eagles celebrate following a 21-13 bi-district win over Millsap on Friday, Nov. 13, in Graham. Photo/Callie Lawson

Trojans, Wildcats to meet in area round rematch

5 years ago By Will Edwards

For just the second time in history, Archer City (6-3) and Windthorst (10-1) are set to meet in the postseason. The two Archer County rivals meet in Graham on Friday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. with a trip to the Region II-2A Semifinals on the line.