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TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD Mount Pleasant’s Zay Barksdale hauls in a pass during Friday’s scrimmage against Pleasant Grove. The Tigers will scrimmage at Greenville Friday evening.

TRIBUNE PHOTO / QUINTEN BOYD Mount Pleasant’s Zay Barksdale hauls in a pass during Friday’s scrimmage against Pleasant Grove. The Tigers will scrimmage at Greenville Friday evening.

Tigers sharpen skills in scrimmage with Pleasant Grove

Sports Editor Pleasant Grove head football coach Josh Gibson is not a man prone to hyperbole.

Rivercrest wins opener at home over Chapel Hill

It was a very happy return for Rivercrest volleyball Coach Sara Beth Upchurch. After two years coaching at North Lamar, Coach Upchurch returned to Rivercrest, now coaching a volleyball team with seniors she coached in their junior high careers.
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Chapel Hill prepares to welcome students back

Chapel Hill ISD is so excited to welcome students back to school on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. To help prepare families for a successful year of learning on “The Hill,” families will be invited and scheduled for oneon- one meetings at “Meet the Teacher” on Monday, August 15, 2022.
Front Row, pictured left to right: Cailyn Johnson, Mackenzie Bowers, Hadley Kump, Kaylee Tompkins, Abigail Thrapp. Back Row, pictured left to right: Assistant Coach Cody Morris, Hannah Rhea, Kayda White, Soraya Solis, Varsity Manager Makaylee Montgomery, Ella Waldon, Keira Hawkins, Head Coach Bretley Beasley. COURTESY PHOTO

Front Row, pictured left to right: Cailyn Johnson, Mackenzie Bowers, Hadley Kump, Kaylee Tompkins, Abigail Thrapp. Back Row, pictured left to right: Assistant Coach Cody Morris, Hannah Rhea, Kayda White, Soraya Solis, Varsity Manager Makaylee Montgomery, Ella Waldon, Keira Hawkins, Head Coach Bretley Beasley. COURTESY PHOTO

Chapel Hill Lady Devil Volleyball season underway

The Lady Devils opened play last Friday night in Redwater for a series of scrimmages. Head Varsity Coach Bretley Beasley was excited about what she was seeing both on and off the court. “The varsity girls played very well together.

MP ISD SCHOOL CALENDAR

Monday, August 15 • MPISDConvocation,Willie Williams Gym, 8:30 a.m. • MPISDTigerShareFair, MPHS campus, 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 16 • MPISDnewteacherbreakfast, MPISD Administration Building, 8:00 a.m. • Volleyball: MPHS9th,JV& Varsity vs. Atlanta (away), 4:30 p.m.
Mount Pleasant meets the Tigers Thursday

Mount Pleasant meets the Tigers Thursday

Mount Pleasant meets the Tigers Thursday

An enthusiastic crowd filed into Sam Parker Field Thursday evening for the annual Meet the Tigers event. The crowd recognized MP football, cross-country, volleyball and student trainers as well as the Goin’ Gold Band, the color guard, cheerleaders and the Tiger Dolls.
Landon Fuller, a Sachse High School junior, claimed the Skills Challenge championship during the MPHS Alumni weekend. Landon is the son of former MPHS basketball players Marion and Lanetra McCowan-Fuller.

Landon Fuller, a Sachse High School junior, claimed the Skills Challenge championship during the MPHS Alumni weekend. Landon is the son of former MPHS basketball players Marion and Lanetra McCowan-Fuller.

Tiger basketball alums fill the bus and the hoop at alumni weekend

The 2nd Annual MPHS Alumni Basketball Game & Events were held at Willie Williams Gymnasium on the campus of Mount Pleasant High School Saturday July 30th.