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Layne Pinckard drives the ball. PHOTO BY JOHN WHITTEN

Layne Pinckard drives the ball. PHOTO BY JOHN WHITTEN

Tiger Baseball skid continues, playoff hopes still alive

Drew Barkley
Friday, April 22, 2022
The Mount Pleasant Tigers dropped two games last week to push their losing streak to three but with three games left to play, Mount Pleasant’s playoff goals remain intact. The Tigers fell to Hallsville at home 12-5 before losing at Longview on Thursday 7-2.
Ladi Guereca flies into the pit during long jump.

Ladi Guereca flies into the pit during long jump.

Area champs!! Twelve Tiger athletes qualify for Regionals

Drew Barkley
Friday, April 22, 2022
The Mount Pleasant Tiger Track team continued their historic run on Wednesday as they competed in the Area Meet held in Whitehouse and came home as Area Champions. Mount Pleasant posted 105 points on the day to take the title followed by Whitehouse and Tyler both with 78 points.

Chapel Hill track sends 8 to area meet

Quinten Boyd
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Eight Chapel Hill track athletes will advance to the area meet after placing in the top four at the District 13-3A track meet, held last week at Mineola’s Meredith Memorial Stadium. Also running at the meet were Mineola, Winnsboro, Quitman, Mount Vernon, Harmony and Winona.

Rivercrest sends 24 athletes to area round

Quinten Boyd
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
RIvercrest was one of the first area schools to hold their area track meet, and will be well-represented in this week’s area meet in Cooper. In all, 24 Rebel and Lady Rebel athletes will advance to Wednesday’s area track meet.
Hannah Rhea catches a pitch during Chapel Hill’s game against Quitman. The Lady Red Devils defeated the Lady Bulldogs, 3-1. COURTESY PHOTO

Hannah Rhea catches a pitch during Chapel Hill’s game against Quitman. The Lady Red Devils defeated the Lady Bulldogs, 3-1. COURTESY PHOTO

Lady Red Devils split last two games, sit in 3rd place in standings

Quinten Boyd
Thursday, April 14, 2022
The Chapel Hill softball team split their last two district games in a very competitive 13-3A district race. The Lady Red Devils defeated Quitman thanks to two late runs in the sixth, 3-1. The teams were tied at 0-0 and 1-1 until the sixth inning.
Bryce Wertz makes contact during last week’s game against Quitman. The Red Devils defeated the Bulldogs, 5-3. COURTESY PHOTO

Bryce Wertz makes contact during last week’s game against Quitman. The Red Devils defeated the Bulldogs, 5-3. COURTESY PHOTO

Red Devils split games with Quitman, MV

Quinten Boyd
Thursday, April 14, 2022
The Chapel Hill Red Devils split their last two games as the team competes in the midst of a strong district race. In their game Friday, the Red Devils took a lead and held off a last-inning comeback attempt to beat Quitman, 5-3. The two teams combined for six errors in the contest – three each.
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