Jordan Mayes is congratulated by his Tiger teammates after hitting a homerun during the White Oak Tournament. The Mount Vernon Tiger baseball team was hungry for a win when they claimed a 9-1 win over Woden in the consolation bracket at the annual White Oak Tournament, Sat., March 7.

The Mount Vernon Tiger track team placed fourth at the Prairiland Patriot Invitational on Tuesday, March 3. The junior varsity team placed third at the event.See the March 12 edition of the Optic-Herald for all the details.

The Saltillo Junior High Lady Lions Basketball team completed another undefeated season.  This is the second year that this group of Lady Lions went untouched compiling a win/loss record of 36-0 for the past two seasons.

The Mount Vernon Lady Tiger softball team suffered a hard loss to Quitman on Tuesday, Feb. 24 with a 0-6 score. The ladies were at bat 25 times and made three hits. See the March 5 edition of the Optic-Herald for more details.