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. The series practically came down to a coin flip, but in the end, the Red Raiders edged the Brahmas, 2-0, in the best of three series played at Longview High School Friday.

The Mount Pleasant Tigers could have been called the “Cardiac Cats” this season with several games coming down to the wire and wins coming in the game’s final at-bats. That spirit and unwillingness to give up served the Tigers well in their bi-district playoff series against Nacogdoches.

The Mount Pleasant swim team not only succeeds in the water but also in the classroom as they had three of their swimmers make the Academic All-State team for the 2021-2022 season. To qualify, student athletes must maintain at least 3.75 GPA as a junior or senior.

The MPHS Tiger Dolls held tryouts for Officer and Sergeant positions on Friday, May 6 in the Tiger Doll room at Mount Pleasant High School. The Tiger Doll Officers for the 2022-2023 school year are Captain Chloe Carter, First Lieutenant Anna Kate Fisher, Senior Lieutenant Madison Craig, Senior Lieu tenant Madeline Plascencia, and Junior Lieutenant Genevieve Rubio.

Many of the speakers at Haylee Martinez’s college signing agreed on one thing – Martinez is a young woman who is going to get what she goes after. “If Haylee has her mind made up and determined on what she wants to do, she’s going to do those things,” said Lady Tiger soccer head coach David Zaldivar.

WIth their backs against the wall, the Rivercrest Rebel baseball team made sure they finished their job to give themselves a shot at making the playoffs. In their final home game of the year, taking on district leader Maud, the Rebels took the lead thanks to three runs in the bottom of the sixth to pick up an 8-7 win over the Cardinals, securing the series sweep and remaining in the playoff hunt.

After another strong season that saw the Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers advance two rounds in the playoffs, the District 15-5A All-District team had the Lady Tigers’ stamp all over it. Nine players were selected representative of the immense talent Mount Pleasant put on the field leading to their success.

Mount Pleasant High School Assistant Basketball Coach, Drew Barkley, has been named Assistant Coach of the Year by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC), an award granted to only eight coaches across the state. TABC awardees are nominated by Texas High School basketball coaches and voted on by Regional coordinators and committees.

After coming to a stalemate in the series’ first two games, the Chapel Hill Lady Red Devils and Hooks Lady Hornets needed one more game to determine which team headed to the area round of the softball playoffs.

The Chapel Hill boys doubles tennis team of Braden Buchanan and Vincent Rodriguez found themselves in the hunt for a state championship at last week’s UIL State Tennis Tournament. The Region II champions made the semifinals, but fell to Levi Weertman and Tobi Ellis of Peaster.