Sports

Holliday’s Bree Zellers inks with Cisco College

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Bree Zellers is a model of perseverance. The Holliday senior overcame an ACL tear in her sophomore year before being sidelined with a torn meniscus her junior season.

Despite the injuries, Zellers lifted the Lady Eagles to new heights in 2020. Holliday made its deepest postseason run since 2012, advancing to the Class 3A Region I Regional Finals before bowing out to eventual state champion Bushland. The Lady Eagles closed the season with a 24-5 record and a district title, largely in part to Zellers’ 261 kills, 42 aces, 25 blocks and 527 digs.

Holliday senior Bree Zellers, surrounded by friends and family, signed to play volleyball collegiately with Cisco College at the Holliday High School gym on Wednesday, Dec. 2.

Jackson, Jurecek, Marchand headline District 5-3A honors

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Holliday senior Crae Jackson nabbed District 5-3A Overall MVP honors while senior Crosby Jurecek picked up Defensive MVP accolades and sophomore Peyton Marchand earned Newcomer of the Year. The Eagles finished the season at 11-2 with a district championship and appearance in the regional semifinals.

Senior Crae Jackson earned District 5-3A Overall MVP honors after combining for over 1,000 all-purpose yards and 11 touchdowns. Courtesy photo/Jolene Styles

Belcher runs at XC state meet

5 years ago By News Staff

Windthorst Freshman Cameron Belcher finished 41st at the UIL State 2A Cross Country Championships with a time of 13:35.30 in Round Rock Tuesday, Nov. 24.

Bates tabbed District 6-2A Offensive MVP

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Archer City junior quarterback Ty Bates garnered District 6-2A Offensive MVP honors after leading the Wildcats to a 6-4 record and berth in the area round of the playoffs. Bates accounted for 36 touchdowns and 2,824 yards of total offense.

Archer City junior quarterback Ty Bates received the District 6-2A Offensive MVP award after accounting for 36 touchdowns and 2,824 yards of total offense. Photo/Will Edwards

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.