The Holliday Lady Eagles and the Jacksboro Tigerettes faced off in the first district softball series of the year on Tuesday, Feb. 25 and Saturday, Mar. 4. After dropping the first game to the Tigerettes in Jacksboro, Holliday climbed back late in the second game to even the series at 1-1.

The Holliday Eagles rattled off two thrilling playoff wins last week, thanks in large part to stellar defensive performances by the squad. In eight quarters played, the Eagles allowed their opponents to reach double digits just three times.

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After a basketball season that featured a host of new faces take the court for Archer City, Holliday, and Windthorst, all three teams managed to still make the playoffs, with the Trojanettes even taking home a Bi-District round trophy.

Due to the inclement weather on Thursday, Feb. 20 and Friday, Feb. 21, the Archer County Classic softball tournament was cancelled, leading to the three Archer County teams to play various teams on Saturday, Feb. 22 and Monday, Feb. 24.

The Trojans ran into a basketball buzzsaw on Friday, Feb. 21 after they faced off with the #2 ranked Lipan Indians in Jacksboro for the Area round of the playoffs. Despite a solid defense showing by Windthorst in the first quarter, the Indians eventually broke through on offense to eliminate the Trojans 6338.

Whit Parkey of Archer City, a member of Archer County 4-H, caught a calf during the 2025 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble, earning a $500 purchase certificate for a show heifer and the chance for up to $16,000 in scholarship awards. Parkey is the son of David W. Parkey and Vanessa R. Parkey. His award was sponsored by Frank and Kay Goldthwaite.

The Lipan Lady Indians proved to be too much for the Windthorst Trojanettes in their area round playoff matchup in Jacksboro on Thursday, Feb. 13. The Lady Indians knocked down eight three-pointers in the game, seven in the first half alone.

It has been a rollercoaster season for head coach Kyle Tucker and his Holliday Eagles basketball team. After starting off district with a 6-2 record, a string of losses in the latter-half of district forced a play-in game against rival Henrietta on Friday, Feb. 14 to decide who will move on to the playoffs.

Baseball season is underway for the Holliday Eagles, taking on the Breckenridge Buckaroos in the first game of the season on Monday, Feb. 17 at home. After going up 3-1 in the bottom of the third, the Eagles demolished Breckenridge in the fourth inning with six runs before tacking on three runs in the fifth to cruise to a 12-2 win.