Colton Keener outruns the pack and heads for the end zone for the first of his two touchdowns of the game. The Mount Vernon Tigers suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of the New Boston Lions on Friday, Oct. 9 with a final score of 28-48.

The Mount Vernon junior varsity Tiger football team lost their first district game of the season to the New Boston Lions 0-10. The freshman and junior varsity teams will be hosts for Liberty Eylau on Thursday, Oct. 15 at Tiger Stadium. For more information see the Oct. 15 edition of the Optic-Herald.

Thirty five girls attended the annual Mount Vernon ISD Cheer Camp on Saturday, Oct. 3 in the intermediate school gym. The camp is conducted each year to give girls in kindergarten through sixth grade a chance to learn the basics of cheerleading

Cody Wagner and Sidney Sanders battle for control of the ball as teammates Savannah Stanley, Chris Boekherst and Jamie Reed rush in to lend a leg.