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Mount Pleasant’s Xavier Hills finished fifth in the 5A triple jump at this past weekend’s state track meet at the University of Texas-Austin.

Mount Pleasant’s Xavier Hills finished fifth in the 5A triple jump at this past weekend’s state track meet at the University of Texas-Austin.

MP’s Hills, Pewitt’s Hodges both among top-eight at state track meet

Quinten Boyd
Friday, May 20, 2022
Two area athletes traveled to this past weekend’s state track meet at the University of Texas-Austin, looking to bring home state titles in their respective events. Although both fell short of titles, they cemented themselves among the best athletes in the state.
Mount Pleasant’s Keller Thompson was named District 15-5A first team first baseman and a district All-Star nominee. Thompson finished with 43 hits, 12 doubles, 5 home runs, 21 RBI, and 23 runs on the season. PHOTO BY JOHN WHITTEN

Mount Pleasant’s Keller Thompson was named District 15-5A first team first baseman and a district All-Star nominee. Thompson finished with 43 hits, 12 doubles, 5 home runs, 21 RBI, and 23 runs on the season. PHOTO BY JOHN WHITTEN

Tiger baseball scores All-District selections

Drew Barkley
Friday, May 20, 2022
The Mount Pleasant Tigers put up their best season since 2014 and were strongly rewarded with a stout showing on the District 15-5A All-District team this week. Head coach Tommy Stewart led the Tigers to an overall finish of 14-10-3 and a second-place district finish at 8-4.
Mount Pleasant running back Edward Wilder recently signed his letter of intent to play football at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, located in Goodwell, Okla. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Mount Pleasant running back Edward Wilder recently signed his letter of intent to play football at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, located in Goodwell, Okla. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Running Wilder: MP running back signs with OPSU

Quinten Boyd
Friday, May 20, 2022
Mount Pleasant running back Edward Wilder had plenty of games where he showcased what Athletic Director Ritchie Pinckard called the “it factor.” “Ed had a really special lean as a runner,” he said. “He knew how to get north and south and make you miss.
Rivercrest coach Chad Jenkins and players Mark Grider and Cayden Williams embrace Ethan Taylor after game two’s final out. Taylor racked up the complete game win as well as collected the game-winning RBIs to close out the series. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Rivercrest coach Chad Jenkins and players Mark Grider and Cayden Williams embrace Ethan Taylor after game two’s final out. Taylor racked up the complete game win as well as collected the game-winning RBIs to close out the series. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Rebels stretch win streak to six with sweep of Kerens; meet Maud next

Quinten Boyd
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
With five consecutive wins under their belts and four of those wins coming against teams who won or shared district championships, the Rivercrest Rebel baseball team has been hitting their stride at the perfect time.
Connor Young fires off a pitch during game one of Rivercrest’s series against Kerens Thursday evening. Young allowed just four hits and striking out seven batters and added three hits, three stolen bases, an RBI and two runs scored offensively. TRIBUNE PHOTO / DI ANA FITZGERALD

Connor Young fires off a pitch during game one of Rivercrest’s series against Kerens Thursday evening. Young allowed just four hits and striking out seven batters and added three hits, three stolen bases, an RBI and two runs scored offensively. TRIBUNE PHOTO / DI ANA FITZGERALD

Rebels take 1-0 series lead over Kerens into weekend

Quinten Boyd
Saturday, May 14, 2022
As Rivercrest baseball coach Laytner Kennedy impressed on his players, the deeper you go in the UIL playoffs, the tougher the competition will be. “We’ll try to play our baseball, no matter who we play,” Coach Kennedy said after his Rebels defeated Alba-Golden in the bi-district round.
Mount Pleasant’s Guillermo Sanchez was recently named 15-5A boys soccer MVP. The Tigers advanced to the regional tournament, finishing 20-4-4 overall and 11-0-1 in district play. PHOTO BY JOHN WHITTEN

Mount Pleasant’s Guillermo Sanchez was recently named 15-5A boys soccer MVP. The Tigers advanced to the regional tournament, finishing 20-4-4 overall and 11-0-1 in district play. PHOTO BY JOHN WHITTEN

Tiger soccer receives 4 superlative awards; has 8 named all-district

Drew Barkley
Saturday, May 14, 2022
The Mount Pleasant boys’ soccer team had another historic run this season advancing all the way to the regional tournament. The Tigers finished the season 20-4-4 overall and went 11-0-1 in district to complete the undefeated district championship.

CHAAMP falls in Semi-Finals of District Tournament

Adam Roseberry
Saturday, May 14, 2022
The CHAAMP Hawks varsity baseball team traveled to Marshall this past weekend for the NTAA district tournament, where they won their first game before falling in the tournament semi-finals. In their first game of the tournament the Hawks took on the King’s Academy Knights.
Korie Mankins makes a catch during a recent game. Mankins is Rivercrest softball’s lone senior this season. The Lady Rebels fell to Kerens in their best-of-three area round series, 2-0. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Korie Mankins makes a catch during a recent game. Mankins is Rivercrest softball’s lone senior this season. The Lady Rebels fell to Kerens in their best-of-three area round series, 2-0. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Rivercrest softball falls to Kerens in area round

Quinten Boyd
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
The Rivercrest Lady Rebels knew they would have a tough matchup in the area round, taking on the Kerens Lady Bobcats, a team with 24 wins on the season against only six losses and a tie.
Rivercrest’s Kirk Killian prepares to throw to first for game two’s final out as Zane Dees backs him up. The Rebels defeated Alba-Golden in their bi-district series, 2-0. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Rivercrest’s Kirk Killian prepares to throw to first for game two’s final out as Zane Dees backs him up. The Rebels defeated Alba-Golden in their bi-district series, 2-0. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Rebel baseball sweeps A-G, to meet Kerens this weekend

Quinten Boyd
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
The Rivercrest Rebels found themselves in playoff mode early this year. Battling for the final spot out of the district with Linden-Kildare, Rivercrest finished off a sweep of eventual top seed Maud, then defeated the Tigers in their district playoff.
Dayton Granberry sets up in the field during a recent game. Granberry tossed a one-hitter and struck out nine while also going 3-4 from the plate in game one of the Brahmas’ bi-district series against Winnsboro. Unfortunately, the Red Raiders won game one and the series. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Dayton Granberry sets up in the field during a recent game. Granberry tossed a one-hitter and struck out nine while also going 3-4 from the plate in game one of the Brahmas’ bi-district series against Winnsboro. Unfortunately, the Red Raiders won game one and the series. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Brahmas fall in hard-luck series against Winnsboro

Quinten Boyd
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
The bi-district round baseball playoff series between the Pewitt Brahmas and Winnsboro Red Raiders was an even affair for the entirety of the series.
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