Matt Vines
DeSoto Parish track teams stand out at Yellow Jacket Relays
DeSoto Parish track and field teams won 16 different events Tuesday at Yellow Jacket Relays at Lee Hedges Stadium.
North DeSoto’s boys and girls teamed up for 13 of those wins while the Mansfield boys accounted for three wins. That’s in addition for various top-three finishes across the board as well.
Mansfield was most effective in the short distances as Nick Davis took the 200 meters (21.93), Jaden Youngblood captured the 110 hurdles (14.47) and the 4×100 relay won with a 43.12.
The North DeSoto boys accounted for seven wins.
Lake Bates won the 400 (52.12), Dylan Compton took the 800 (2:08.25) and North DeSoto won the 4×400 relay (3:41.93) and the 4×800 relay (9:12.07). In the field, Marques Hampton won the shot put (50-9), Javonte Taylor the high jump (6-6) and Landon Foust the pole vault (7-6).
The North DeSoto girls captured six victories.
Kendall Odums won the shot put (30-9) and the discus (107-7), Natalie Cobb took the high jump (4-8) and Molly Wiley won the pole vault (8-6).
The girls added wins in the 4×100 relay (50.20) and the 4×200 relay (1:48.17).
The meet drew 17 teams including Huntington, Calvary Baptist, Byrd, Captain Shreve, Parkway Northwood and Evangel Christian.
NDHS softball opens district tournament with win against Woodlawn
Instead of a traditional district schedule, District 1-4A members opted for a tournament setting to decide the district champion.
North DeSoto, the No. 1 seed based on this past year’s district finish, took care of Woodlawn in the opening round, 16-0.
The next district tournament game is against Evangel on March 19.
NDHS (14-0) remains undefeated this season pending Thursday night’s score against Brusly.
Softball Roundup
Besides the loss to North DeSoto, Logansport (14-1) has cruised through the rest of its schedule undefeated.
The Lady Tigers topped Evangel (10-7 score), Stanley (11-10), Mansfield (16-0), Byrd (16-1), East Beauregard (4-0) and Center High (14-3) in a busy week of softball.
Stanley (6-6) has recovered from a five-game losing streak to win its last three, beating Beekman Charter (7-6), Bastrop (11-5) and Haughton (13-6), it’s second win against a District 1-5A opponent.
Mansfield (3-7) ended a five-game slide with an 18-13 win against Pleasant Hill. In Mansfield’s losing streak, the Lady Wolverines lost every game by double digits.
North DeSoto baseball on hot streak, Mansfield undefeated
The North DeSoto baseball team has rattled off seven straight wins that includes four shutouts dating back to late February.
The Griffins (9-2 record) handled Logansport (10-0 score), Ouachita (7-4), Loranger (12-3), Oak Grove (5-4), Woodlawn (15-0) and North Caddo (11-0).
North DeSoto’s Woodlawn win is the District 1-4A opener.
Mansfield started the season 3-0 with a doubleheader win against Woodlawn (7-1 and 12-3) and a shutout of Booker T. Washington (15-0).
Logansport (4-5) went 1-2 in its own tournament with a win against Castor (17-10) and losses to Red River (8-1) and East Beauregard (9-5). The Tigers begin district play next week with two games against Montgomery.
Stanley (8-2) has stood toe-to-toe with many of the small schools across the region, winning six of its last seven.
Stanley went 2-1 in the Logansport Tournament, knocking off Castor (14-4) and Calvin (12-0) before falling to Red River (6-0).
The Panthers beat Southwood (13-3) before starting District 3-B play with a walloping of Florien (22-4).
NDHS Wrestling hosting raffle for Kimbre Jones
The North DeSoto wrestling team is raffling a rifle to help support Kimbre Jones, a member of the NDHS wrestling family.
Jones was recently diagnosed with a form of lymphoma.
Funds raised will be used to offset medical and travel costs.
The rifle is a Browning A5 Wicked Wing 28” Barrel.
Tickets for the April 12 drawing are $10 or 12 tickets for $100. Payments/donations can be made via Pay Pal to @NDWA23 or via Venmo to @Kaydee-Cogar. Add “gun raffle” in payment comment.