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Lillie Mount Vernon High School’s Varsity Tiger Baseball team fell to Atlanta in the first playoff game bi-district May 5 andò. The Rabbits shut out the Tigers 8-0 and 12-4.

The Mount Vernon Varsity Tiger Softball team will meet the Hooks Hornets in round three of the 2023 playoffs for the Regional Quarter Final title. The first game of the series will be at 6 p.m.

Braden Bennett of Mount Vernon committed to play football for the University of Mary Harden - Baylor as a Crusader. “Braden took his time choosing a school,” said his grandmother Cathy Bullard.

Track and Field Head to State David Soto, Hayden Deaton, and Faith Acker will compete Thursday, May 11, at the UIL Class 3A State Meet. Soto will compete in the 3200-meter run at 9:15 a.m., Deaton in high jump at 11:30 a.m., Acker in shot put at 12:30 p.m., and Soto completes the day in the 1600 at 7:50 p.m.

Avery High School Bulldogs Baseball: The Bulldogs baseball team will continue their playoff march in a three-game series against Miller Grove on May 4 at 6 p.m. at Sulphur Springs High School with a second game at 5 p.m., and a third game, if necessary, immediately following.

The Mount Vernon High School Varsity Tiger Softball team claimed the University Interscholastic League Bi-District Championship and will face West Rusk for the Area title games Friday and Saturday. The varsity softball team will play the Raiders of West Rusk at 6 p.m.

The Mount Vernon High School Varsity Tiger Baseball team will battle the Atlanta Rabbits for the District. 13-3A Bi-district title at Hooks High School field.

The Mount Vernon High School Varsity Track and Field teams are sending three students to state competition after some record breaking performances at the Region II University Interscholastic League meet in Whitehouse High School April 28 and 29.

Three Winnsboro student-athletes – David Soto, Hayden Deaton, and Faith Acker - have earned berths in the UIL Class 3A State Track and Field meet set for May 11 in Austin. The top two finishers in each discipline advanced out of the Region 2 meet on April 28-29 at Wildcat Stadium, Whitehouse.