The Holliday Eagles are in crunch time when it comes to making the playoffs, and their two-game clash with the Bowie Jackrabbits showed they are not willing to go down without a fight. Wednesday, April 15 Bowie 5 Holliday 4 Despite scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth, the Eagles couldn’t secure that tying run against Bowie, falling to the Jackrabbits by one.

It has been a banner year for the Windthorst Trojans this season. Not only did they win the district championships in football, basketball, cross-county, and track, but they also closed out district baseball a perfect 10-0 to claim the District 9-2A title.

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The Holliday Lady Eagles’ quest to go undefeated in district as well as win the district championship came down to the final two games against the Bowie Lady Rabbits on Tuesday, April 14 and Friday, April 17.

The Holliday Lady Eagles and the Windthorst Trojanettes battled in an impromptu warmup game before playoffs on Monday, April 20. Both teams showed off their ability to batter softballs as they combined for 25 hits.

Both the Holliday Eagle and Lady Eagle track teams were the only squads to put up over 100 points at the 3A Area 7-8 Championships in Jacksboro on Thursday, April 16. The Lady Eagles amassed 153 points, 60 points ahead of the next-closest team.

The Holliday Eagles extended their district win streak to four after a pair of solid victories over the Vernon Lions on Tuesday, April 7 and Friday, April 10. With these wins, head coach Jason Kress and his squad keep their playoff hopes alive.

The Windthorst Trojans picked up two more district victories this week, winning their series against the Olney Cubs by a combined 381. This marks their second district series of the season putting up over 30 combined runs.

The Archer City Wildcats bounced back from their series against the Windthorst Trojans last week with a series-split against the Petrolia Pirates, giving them the inner-lane for No.1 seed for District 9 in the 2A-D1 playoffs.

The Holliday track teams soared sky high at the District 7-3A meet on Monday, April 6, and Thursday, April 9, with the Eagles and Lady Eagles both winning their respective divisions. This marks the third-straight track season that Holliday was able to do so.