For most of the season, Pewitt’s Iddy Thomas would warn anyone who would listen about the dangers of kicking to him on kickoff returns. “Iddy would say at practice, ‘They better not kick to me!’” Pewitt Head Coach Cedrick Dorsey said.

The Mount Pleasant Tiger cross country team participated in the Region II 5A Cross Country meet on Tuesday held at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie. As a team, the Tigers finished in 6th place overall out of 23 teams with all their runners finishing in the top 50.

The area’s volleyball teams completed their regular seasons in volleyball with two making the playoffs and one of those two needing an extra game to determine their seed going into the playoffs. A recap of the final week of the volleyball regular season.

The Mount Pleasant Tiger JV football team found themselves in a battle in the first half against a band of Pine Tree Pirates looking to raid the Tigers’ undefeated record. The Tigers stepped up on both sides of the ball in the second half to keep that record unblemished.

The Tiger and Lady Tiger golf teams finished out their fall season on Tuesday with a tournament held at the Tempest Golf Club in Gladewater. The boys’ team took first place with a team total of 328 narrowly edging out district opponent Hallsville with a 329.

The Mount Pleasant ISD Athletic Hall of Fame 2021 honorees were inducted before the Oct. 22 Tiger football game. Inductees were Jackie Barrett, Holly Akers Brackeen, Corwin Elliott, Johnny Greene, Barry Hamilton and Hayes Lesher. COURTESY PHOTO

The Harts Bluff Bulldogs traveled to Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie, Texas on October 26, 2021. Both boys and girls teams from Harts Bluff competed in the Region 3 1A race, with both teams finishing 7th place overall out of 18 teams.

Going into the final weeks of the regular season, this space will examine potential playoff matchups in the bi-district round. First place teams meet fourth place in the other district, while the second place and third place squads meet each other.

The Mount Pleasant swim team began their fall season last week competing in the Grace Fall Invitational held in Tyler. The Tigers and Lady Tigers showed a good start to the season finishing in the middle of the pack individually and as a team in 5th place out of 14 teams.