Windthorst’s dominant run on the track and in the field from last season carried over into this year, as both the Trojans’ and the Trojanettes’ track teams torched their competition at the district meet on Wednesday, April 2, taking first place in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions.

It should come as no surprise that a team that returns nearly all of their district champions as well as several other Area qualifiers will have similar success this go around. That’s exactly what Holliday did as they decimated their competition at the district meet in Iowa Park on Wednesday April 2 and Thursday, April 3, sweeping the meet en route to a first-place finish for both the Eagles and Lady Eagles.

It wasn’t a particularly tough week for the Windthorst Trojanettes on the softball diamond, handily defeating the Seymour Lady Panthers 18-0 on Tuesday, April 1 before cruising to a 17-4 victory over the Electra Lady Tigers on Monday, April 7.

In their district double- header on Tuesday, April 1, the Windthorst Trojan pitchers gave up a combined four hits and one run in the two games against Archer City, winning 14-0 and 11-1 to remain undefeated in district action.

The Holliday Eagles notched a pair of wins on Tuesday, March 25 and Friday, March 28 after suffocating the City View Mustangs 4-0 and 14-4 respectively. Tuesday, March 25 Holliday 4 City View 0 For the first game of the series, senior starting pitcher Michael Stewart went nuclear from the bump for the Eagles, amassing a miraculous 16 strikeouts in seven full innings.

After Archer City fell to the Panthers in walk-off fashion on Wednesday, March 26, the Wildcats stormed back with a vengeance, defending their home field and battering Seymour to improve to 2-2 in district.

Both the Holliday Relays in Seymour on Thursday, March 27. The Trojans dominated their competition, compiling total 144 points and beating the next closest team (Anson) by 45 points.

In Holliday’s first district double-header action of the season, the Lady Eagles thrashed the City View Lady Mustangs by a combined 29-1 on Tuesday, March 25. Holliday 13 City View 0 In the first game of the double-header, the Lady Eagles posted 15 total hits in the win.

The fight for the top spot in District 9-2A was always going to be tough. With three of the top teams from last year returning a majority of their roster, it is no surprise that each game has come down to who made the right plays at the right time. The game between the Archer City Lady Cats and the Windthorst Trojanettes on Saturday, March 29 was no different.

Archer County once again celebrated a successful year on the hardwood for the three high school teams. The Holliday Eagles made their way back to regionals, while the Trojans marked their first playoff win under head coach Dylan Stark. The Wildcats, equipped with just two returning starters, saw their younger talent make strides as the season went on.