Harts Bluff ISD has continued its expansion as its early college high school grows, and on Sept. 11, the district hosted its first annual cross country meet.

The Mount Pleasant volleyball team couldn’t get anything to go their way last Friday night in their district and home opener versus Sulphur Springs dropping the match in straight sets. Sulphur Springs put away the Tigers by the score of 25-19, 25-17, 25-14 moving the Lady Tigers to 0-1 in district play.

The Pewitt Brahmas scored first and last in their matchup against Mount Vernon Friday. Unfortunately, the Tigers used a 42-0 mid-game run to roll to a 42-16 win over the Brahmas.

With the varsity Tigers on a bye last week, the JV squad picked up a game versus Liberty-Eylau to stay on track with their development and experience. The Tigers won the game 34-8 behind quarterback Mason McMinn’s dominating performance. The defense also performed well holding the Leopards to one score.

The outcome in Rivercrest’s home opener against Harleton Friday night came down to Childs’ play. More specifically, it came down to Harleton running back Taber Childs’ play.

Mount Pleasant High School Homecoming week kicked off with Tiger Fest, fans were able to shop for school spirit gear; a pep rally and bonfire followed. TRIBUNE PHOTOS / MIRANDA OGLESBY.

Mount Pleasant High School’s homecoming week starts Monday, with Tiger Fest starting at 5:30 p.m., pep rally at 7:45 p.m. and bonfire at 8:15 p.m. at the Tiger Tailgate area outside Sam Parker Field. Dress up days for MPISD students are: Disney Day (Monday), Jersey Day (Tuesday), Class Colors Day (Wednesday), College/Career Day (Thursday) and Western Day (Friday). The Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned at 7 p.m. Friday at Sam Parker Field, and the game starts at 7:30 p.m. TRIBUNE PHOTOS / MIRANDA OGLESBY

Due to the fact that next week’s opponent, Arkansas High, does not have a JV team, the Mount Pleasant JV football team took on another Texarkana-area school Thursday evening. The Tigers proved to be up to the challenge of the schedule change, rolling to a 34-8 win over Liberty-Eylau.

The area’s volleyball teams looked to build momentum going into their district slates in the final few non-district games over the last week. A recap of recent games at Mount Pleasant, Chapel Hill and Rivercrest:

The Mount Pleasant Youth Soccer Association celebrated the beginning of the fall season - and the grand opening of the sports complex, where their games will be held - with a ribbon cutting Thursday evening. TRIBUNE PHOTOS / MIRANDA OGLESBY