It was another historic year on the volleyball hardwood for all three Archer County programs. Windthorst won its record-breaking 14th volleyball championship, Holliday advanced to the regional finals for the third-straight season and Archer City continued its playoff streak.
A pair of turnovers in the final five minutes of regulation spelled disaster for the upset-minded Windthorst Trojans in a 3228 regional semifinal loss to Collinsville on Friday in Springtown. Windthorst (8-5) saw its 2022 campaign come to an end despite playing its best game of the year.
Holliday got a bit of a scare in its area round meeting with Scurry-Rosser on Thursday in Weatherford. A slow start by the offense and several big plays from the Wildcats had the Eagles staring down the barrel of a 10-0 deficit early in the second quarter.
Windthorst and Sterling City met Thursday night in a playoff showdown between programs just two seasons removed from a state championship. Nevermind the fact Sterling City’s state title was won in the six-man ranks.
One of the state’s most prestigious volleyball programs is back in the title game. The Windthorst Trojanettes are one win away from building monument No.
Fourteen years after its last state title, Windthorst became the state’s alltime winningest program, bringing home state title No. 14 following a backand-forth five set (25-12, 20-25, 25-23, 14-25, 15-12) win over Lindsay (39-10) in Friday’s title game matchup.