It wasn’t the start to District 9-5A Div. II the black and gold Tigers hoped for.

The Mount Pleasant Tigers and Lady Tigers began their Fall golf season on Monday with the opening tournament held at Paris Country Club. Both teams performed well with several securing top finishes, an encouraging sign for the rest of the season.

A roundup of recent local volleyball action: The Pewitt Lady Brahmas bounced back from a close loss at Redwater to pick up a close home win over Hooks, 3-2 (12-25, 25-19, 20-25, 27-25, 15-9). Makenzie Bottoms finished with seven kills, six aces and a block.

Every football team wants to start its season undefeated. They’d all love to finish undefeated, as well. Usually, a team will suffer its bumps and bruises along the way. At that point, it’s all in how a team bounces back from its setbacks.

Mount Pleasant High School’s Homecoming is this Friday, Oct. 1.

For college sports fans, the “Runnin’ Rebels” reside in Las Vegas. After Friday night, there’s a new set of Runnin’ Rebels.

The Varsity boys and JV girls both brought home the title last Saturday as both the high school and junior high cross-country teams competed at the Pine Tree Mike Darby Invitational. The Varsity boys posted a team total of 54 points with Jacksonville being the next closest team 12 points behind. The JV girls also won first with a team total of 35 points besting Kilgore who followed with 67 points.

A look at last week’s volleyball action: The Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers traveled to Texas High to take on the first place Lady Tigers Friday evening and will host Marshall Tuesday evening. The Pewitt Lady Brahmas traveled to Redwater for a tight district matchup in front of a packed Dragon Gymnasium.

The Mount Pleasant Tiger freshman football team hosted Mt Vernon on Thursday night in their last non-district matchup before district play starts next week. The Tigers took control from the get-go, scoring in their opening drive and never looking back for the decisive victory.

All incoming high school freshmen through seniors are invited to the third annual High School Showcase at Northeast Texas Community College on Saturday, Oct. 23.