Mount Pleasant has not lost to Pine Tree since 2010 and nothing changed on Tuesday night as the Tigers took their 16th straight victory over the Pirates cruising to another double-digit victory. The Tigers, now ranked #8 by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, improved their overall record to 23-0 on the season and 4-0 in district.

We’re on the heels of what turned out to be a fairy tale December for big bass catching at Lake O.H. Ivie.

Last season, the Rivercrest Lady Rebels and Detroit Lady Eagles split their season series, with Detroit coming out on top in their district playoff for second place. The three meetings were close – Detroit won at home by three, Rivercrest won at home by 11 and Detroit won the district playoff by one. The newest district season kicked off with the Lady Rebels traveling to meet the Lady Eagles Friday.

The state-ranked Chapel Hill Lady Devils and Red Devils are both taking aim at district titles this season. The teams took care of business on the road Friday at Mount Vernon to remain undefeated in district play.

The senior guard duo of Kelcey Morris and Payton Chism put on a clinic at Texas High on Friday night as the Tigers extended their season-long win streak to 22 games with a 77-52 drubbing of the rival Tigers. Morris and Chism combined for 47 of the Tigers’ 77 points with Morris pouring in 23 points and Chism notching 24 points. The win moved the Tigers to 3-0 in District 15-5A sitting atop the league tied with Tyler.

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The Mount Pleasant soccer teams both completed their opening season tournaments over the weekend, with the Tigers finishing 1-1 and the Lady Tigers going 1-0-2. The Tigers traveled to Frisco for the Frisco Tournament.

The girls 7th grade A team from Mount Pleasant Junior High School won the Mount Vernon Junior High basketball tournament on Saturday, January 7. The Lady Tigers defeated Mount Vernon 36-9, Dodd City 48-6, and Gilmer 53-7 to claim the tournament championship. MPJH girls basketball is coached by Crystal Jackson, Genesis Alvarez, Taylor Bernal, Jasmine King, and John Winn.

The Chapel Hill Red Devils and Lady Devils both added another win to their ledgers Tuesday – with only one of the teams playing. The eighth-ranked Red Devils traveled to Winona looking to extend their 17-game winning streak with a victory against the Wildcats.