Thomas Stokes races to the finish line at the Mount Pleasant Cross Country Meet. Joshua O’Rand placed 12th in the junior varsity boys division of the North Lamar Cross Country Meet on Saturday, Oct. 17 at North Lamar.

Mathew Bench (24) of the Youth League Cowboys pressures quarterback Clay Huizinga (54) of the Bears as he makes a pass to C. T. Penny.

The Mount Vernon Tiger football team will be hosts for the Pleasant Grove Hawks Friday night at Tiger Stadium. Kick off will be at 7:30 p.m. The Hawks defeated Atlanta 42-14 last week and are 1-1 in District 16-3A competition. The previous week, they fell to Libery Eylau 34-14. For more informations see the Oct. 22 edition of the Optic-Herald.

Marisa Summerlin tips the volleyball across the  net for the Lady Tigers. She scored three points for  the ladies in their game against Pittsburg.