The Windthorst Trojanettes handedly obtained their first district win of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 1, demolishing the Petrolia Lady Pirates in a 3-0 sweep at home.

The Windthorst Trojanettes and the Archer City Lady Cats have a storied rivalry on the volleyball court, including several heavyweight bouts, but the Big Blue has had the upper hand as of late, winning the last four meeting between the two. On Saturday, Oct. 5, the Lady Cats had their first opportunity to turn their fortunes around as they hosted the Trojanettes in the duo’s first matchup of the year.

The Windthorst Trojans improved to 2-0 in district after pitching a 62-0 shutout over the Munday Moguls on Homecoming Night Friday, Oct. 4. Seven different skill players scored on the night for the Trojans, including a pick-six by the Big Blue defense.

The Spartans Junior High combined together and played one game at Munday on Thursday, Oct. 3. The Spartans defeated Munday Junior High 30-0. The Spartans had two touchdown runs by John Crenshaw, and one by Stony Belz. Belz also threw a touchdown pass to Aiden Teague. Colton Berend ran a two-point conversion in, and Barrett Wolf caught a two-point conversion in the win. The Spartans will play Archer City Junior High on Thursday, Oct.10 at home. Good job Spartans.

The Holliday Boys’ and Girls’ track teams got the clean sweep at the district cross country meet in Burkburnett on Monday, Oct. 7, with the Boys’ nabbing six of the top-10 spots, while the Girls’ hoarded seven top-10 placements, both taking gold in the team scores.

The Archer City Lady Cats played one of their most complete volleyball games of the season against the Olney Lady Cubs on Tuesday, Oct. 1, bringing out the brooms after beating the hosting Lady Cubs 25-17, 25-14, and 25-21.

The Wildcat’s once again flexed their offensive muscles under the Friday Night Lights, this time in their first district game of the season. After making the trek to Munday to take on the Moguls on Friday, Sept. 27, the Archer City rushing attack punished their lowly opponents to the tune of 400 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns, securing the first win in district 57-12.

As the district cross country meet approaches, runners from Archer City, Holliday, and Windthorst competed in several meets to improve their times and better prepare for the district meet. Archer City runners participated in the Olney Cross Country Invitational on Wednesday, Sept.

The Archer City Lady Cats fell in their home district-opener to newcomer Nocona Lady Indians on Saturday, Sept. 28. Last season, the Lady Indians went undefeated in their district, so the young Lady Cat squad had a tough matchup to open district play, and despite a hard-fought battle by the youthful crew, Nocona would secure the 3-0 sweep after winning 25-15, 25-17, and 25-12.

The rivalry between the Holliday Eagles and the Jim Ned Indians is just a few years old but has already produced quality matchups not just in football, but also in every other sport the two teams face off in. On Friday, Sept. 27 at Indian Stadium in Tuscola, fans were treated another bruising battle between the Eagles and the Indians, a contest that came down to a fourth quarter, game-winning field goal.