Sports

Local tournament a slam dunk

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Last weekend’s Titus Regional Medical Center Tiger Town Tournament brought together 12 teams from across the region in small and large school divisions. In the large school pool were Mount Pleasant, Longview, Nacogdoches, Denton Braswell and Dallas Lincoln. Making up the small school division were Chapel HIll, Alvarado, Bowie, Clarksville, DeKalb, Avinger, Maud and Linden-Kildare. Bowie took home the small school title with a 59-44 win over Chapel Hill. Mount Pleasant won the large school title after going undefeated in the pool. For more results, see page 7. TRIBUNE PHOTOS / QUINTEN BOYD

Tigers take TRMC large school crown, CH finishes second

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The Mount Pleasant Tigers hosted 12 teams in their annual TRMC Tiger Town Tournament held at Willie Williams Gym Dec 9-11. Two divisions, large school and small school, competed for the tournament championship with the large schools playing a round robin and the small schools playing traditional pool and bracket play. The Mount Pleasant Tigers brought home the championship winning all their games versus some stiff competition. Chapel Hill also performed well before falling in the championship game to Bowie in a hard-fought rematch from earlier in the tournament.

Tigers clobber Jefferson, 83-37

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The Mount Pleasant Tigers pushed their win streak to four games on Tuesday night as they easily handled the Jefferson Bulldogs in a non-district matchup. Every player scored for the Tigers as they controlled the game from the tip.

Red Devils ground Hawks, 53-33

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The Chapel Hill Red Devils used an offensively effective second and third quarter to ground the Pleasant Grove Hawks, 53- 33, Tuesday night. The Devils outscored PG in the middle quarters, 21- 13, then topped it with an 18-point fourth quarter on their way to the victory.

Lady Tigers stomp Sulphur Springs to open district, 73-25

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The Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers wasted no time in making a statement on Tuesday night with their district opening victory over the Lady Wildcats. The Lady Tigers jumped out to an 11-7 advantage before using a 12-0 run late in the second quarter to blow the game wide open.

Sic ‘em, Tre: Emory signs with Baylor Bears

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In 2020, after suffering a season-ending injury, Tre Emory admitted nights like Wednesday’s seemed just out of reach. “It was hard when I was in the hospital,” he said “I almost gave up but I remembered I had a future to live for so I couldn’t give up.” Emory stopped and looked at his mother, Ashley Brown, with a smile.

Red Devils finish 2nd at Tiger Town Tourney

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The Chapel Hill Red Devils took part in the Titus Regional Medical Center Tiger Town Tournament, held at Mount Pleasant High School. The Red Devils were part of the small school bracket with Alvarado, Avinger, Bowie, Clarksville, DeKalb, Linden-Kildare and Maud.