The Mount Vernon Lady Tigers basketball team won the Regional Championship on Saturday, February 24 by defeating the Pottsboro Lady Cardinals 53-29 at Heath High School in Rockwall.
The Lady Tigers will advance to the State tournament to be conducted in San Antonio, March 1-3. The Mount Vernon team was backed by a large group of cheering fans during the Regional tournament. The Lady Tigers defeated Sunnyvale 41-40 in the semi-final game. For details from last week’s games, see the March 1 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.