Sports

Lady Eagles Cross Country takes silver at State

5 years ago By Jerry Phillips

Body 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

Body 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.

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

Body 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.

Eagles survive and advance in gritty win

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Body 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

Body 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.

Archer City quarterback Ty Bates and Windthorst quarterback Cy Belcher

Zellers, Holliday block Brownfield to move on to regional finals

5 years ago By Will Edwards

Body Bree Zellers was nearly unstoppable, collecting a team-high 15 kills as the Holliday Lady Eagles upset No. 9 Brownfield in a 3-0 sweep (25-17, 25-20, 25-22) on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Jim Ned High School in Tuscola. “Bree was on-fire,” Holliday head coach Wendy Parker said.