Cross country practices for students at Mount Vernon Junior High and High School started at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26 at the school. The coach for the teams this year will be Rick Gates.See the Aug. 27 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.
Dominick Araiza and Sidney Edge line up to receive a serve from across the net. The Mount Vernon High School junior varsity and freshman Lady Tiger volleyball teams split their games against Sulphur Springs on Friday, Aug. 14. For more information, see the Aug. 20 edition of the Optic-Herald.
Marisa Summerlin dinks the ball over a Sulphur Springs player’s attempted block. Mount Vernon Lady Tigers coach Joe Thomas heads into each new volleyball season looking to build a solid team.
Registration to participate in the 2009 Franklin County Youth Soccer league is set for 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 at Dairy Queen. The cost to participate in the program is $30. See the Aug. 20 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.
Kellan Carroll drops back to pass the ball during Tiger’s scrimmage on Saturday in Queen City. The Tiger football teams scrimmaged against both Queen City and Paul Pewitt on Saturday, Aug. 15. They won 3-0 against Queen City and lost 6-3 to Pewitt.For more information, see the Aug. 20 edition of the Optic-Herald.
