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Carter Chism and the Mount Pleasant Tigers ran their district record to 3-0 Friday with a home win over Texas High. Mount Pleasant hosted Pine Tree Tuesday and will travel to co-district leader Longview Friday. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Carter Chism and the Mount Pleasant Tigers ran their district record to 3-0 Friday with a home win over Texas High. Mount Pleasant hosted Pine Tree Tuesday and will travel to co-district leader Longview Friday. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

MP wins first two games of 2024

News Staff
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
The Mount Pleasant Tigers kicked off 2024 with two district wins. The Tigers started the new year with a 56-46 win on the road at Hallsville. Mount Pleasant returned home Friday to host Texas High.
Texas Whitetails = Big Bucks

Texas Whitetails = Big Bucks

Texas Whitetails = Big Bucks

News Staff
Saturday, January 6, 2024
You can keep those topsy-turvy Wall St. stocks. I’d like to have a dime for every dollar spent on Texas white-tailed deer hunting each year. Hunting whitetails is a huge deal around here. And business is apparently pretty good.
Reggie Webster and the 17th-ranked Mount Pleasant Tigers kicked off district play Tuesday with a win at Hallsville, 56-46. Mount Pleasant is 2-0 in district play, also defeating Whitehouse, 38-20. The Tigers played at home Friday night against Texas High and will take on Pine Tree at home Tuesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Reggie Webster and the 17th-ranked Mount Pleasant Tigers kicked off district play Tuesday with a win at Hallsville, 56-46. Mount Pleasant is 2-0 in district play, also defeating Whitehouse, 38-20. The Tigers played at home Friday night against Texas High and will take on Pine Tree at home Tuesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Tigers kick off district with wins over Hallsville, Whitehouse

News Staff
Saturday, January 6, 2024
Tigers kick off district with wins over Hallsville, Whitehouse
Jaci Caplinger drives for a layup during Harts Bluff’s game against Como-Pickton. The Lady Bulldogs went 1-2 in their final games of 2023 and opened 2024 at New Diana Tuesday afternoon.

Jaci Caplinger drives for a layup during Harts Bluff’s game against Como-Pickton. The Lady Bulldogs went 1-2 in their final games of 2023 and opened 2024 at New Diana Tuesday afternoon.

HB teams pick up wins before, after Christmas

News Staff
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
In their respective final games before Christmas, the Harts Bluff Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs were searching for a win in their home matchup against Como-Pickton.
Smith County archer Logan Tidwell made only six hunts this season and brought down three bucks in three different East Texas counties. Tidwell, 37, has never paid a lease fee. He spends his most of his time on small tracts of property close to home where he is able to secure access for free. (Courtesy Photo, Logan Tidwell)

Smith County archer Logan Tidwell made only six hunts this season and brought down three bucks in three different East Texas counties. Tidwell, 37, has never paid a lease fee. He spends his most of his time on small tracts of property close to home where he is able to secure access for free. (Courtesy Photo, Logan Tidwell)

Triple Dipper

News Staff
Saturday, December 23, 2023
We’re headed down the home stretch of another Texas deer season. While rutting activity is waning across much of the state, it’s just now about to get cranked up down south. Some of the year’s best hunting in the Brush Country and Mexico always happens around the Christmas rush.
Kai Price and the Mount Pleasant Tigers are ranked 17th in Class 5A and won at Royse City last week. The Tigers opened district play Tuesday at home against Whitehouse. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

Kai Price and the Mount Pleasant Tigers are ranked 17th in Class 5A and won at Royse City last week. The Tigers opened district play Tuesday at home against Whitehouse. TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD

State-ranked Tigers, Devils pick up road wins last week

News Staff
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
And now, a round up of local basketball action from last week: In their lone game last week, the 17th-ranked (TABC) Mount Pleasant Tigers won on the road at Royse City, pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 52-44 win.
Mount Pleasant safety/linebacker Antez Jeffery signed his letter of intent to play college football at Texas A&M Commerce during a signing event Thursday afternoon. COURTESY PHOTO / JOHN WHITTEN

Mount Pleasant safety/linebacker Antez Jeffery signed his letter of intent to play college football at Texas A&M Commerce during a signing event Thursday afternoon. COURTESY PHOTO / JOHN WHITTEN

Hard-hitting Jeffery to fly on defense at TAMUC

News Staff
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Antez Jeffery and his family all wore matching shirts for his signing event Thursday afternoon. The shirts featured a picture of Jeffery and the quote, “Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly longer than others.
Crappie anglers at Lake Fork and Lake O’ the Pines are reminded to abide by special “no cull” rule currently in effect. Anglers are required to keep every crappie they catch, up to a legal limit of 25 fish, regardless of size. It is illegal to release any crappie on either lake during the three-month period spanning December 1 to February 28.

Crappie anglers at Lake Fork and Lake O’ the Pines are reminded to abide by special “no cull” rule currently in effect. Anglers are required to keep every crappie they catch, up to a legal limit of 25 fish, regardless of size. It is illegal to release any crappie on either lake during the three-month period spanning December 1 to February 28.

“No Cull” Crappie

News Staff
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Crappie fishermen headed to Lake Fork and Lake O’ the Pines in eastern Texas between now and February 28 are reminded of a special “no cull” regulation that is now in effect on those two impoundments.
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