Body It was another week of tournament volleyball for Archer City, Windthorst, and Holliday. After home games for Archer City and Windthorst, and an away dual for Holliday on Tuesday, Aug. 19, all three competed in another volleyball-filled weekend.

Body Holliday Cross Country will have a big target on its back heading into the 2526 season. Both the Eagles (2nd) and the Lady Eagles (1st) are ranked in the top three for the 3A Pre-Season Poll by the Cross Country Coaches Association of Texas.

Body Being a wide receiver at Holliday High School has seen an uptick in usage over the last three years. For the longest time, the Eagles ran the Wing-T offense, a run-oriented offensive scheme that brought Holliday a ton of success on the gridiron.

Body For the third straight year, third-year head coach Kyle Atwood and his Holliday Eagles will have a different starting quarterback making plays for them, but Coach Atwood and his crew aren’t rattled by the change at all.

Body Holliday has a rich history of quality volleyball teams year-in and year-out, and long-time Lady Eagle Bennett Luig plans to maintain that consistency for her senior season.

Body Much like their football counterparts, the Holliday Lady Eagles graduated a magnitude of skill and experience from last year, but head coach Kimberly Hargrove believes the versatility of this year’s squad will be the defining characteristic of the team.

Body Legacy is a big part of the history of Windthorst, especially in high school sports. The Trojans and Trojanettes own multiple state titles in a variety of sports, including volleyball.

Body Brothers Jaxon and Aiden Stark were destined to become star athletes. The older sons of current Windthorst coaches Dylan and Heather Schreiber Stark, the youngest son Mason is in middle school at Windthorst, the athletic genes from both families poured into their kids.

Body The 25-26 Windthorst Trojanettes will be strong in a variety of ways, but possibly their biggest strength will come from the sheer amount of varsity experience each player has.

Body Varsity experience is one of the key elements for a successful football team, and for the 25-26 Trojans, they will lean heavily on that aspect.