Matt Vines
North DeSoto sprinter Dylan Compton broke the program’s 800-meter record with a 2:01.79 at the Mansfield Wolverines Invitational this past week.
Compton finished fourth in the event at a meet loaded with talent from Huntington, Alexandria Senior High, Parkway, Tioga and Mansfield among others.
North DeSoto’s girls finished sixth with both the North DeSoto boys and the Mansfield girls taking eighth in their respective competitions.
Other top boys finishes include North DeSoto’s boys 4×100 relay taking third (43.71) and Javonte Taylor finishing third in the high jump (6-0) and triple jump (43-10.50),
On the girls side, North DeSoto’s Yazmin Furgerson took second in the discus (100 feet), Mikayla Mondello finished second in the javelin (115 feet) and the 4×100 relay captured third (50.37),
For Mansfield, LaJordan Boykins captured third in the 200 (26.03) with LaBrasia Ross taking second in the 400 (1:01.51).
Softball Roundup
North DeSoto carried its undefeated record into Thursday night’s matchup with Brusly, a Division II Non-Select semifinals whom the Lady Griffins eliminated this past season en route to a third state championship.
NDHS (18-0) rolled through the St. Amant Tournament with big wins against East Ascension (10-3 score), Mt. Carmel (11-2) and Archbishop Chapelle (10-0) before adding a Wednesday victory at Grant (7-1).
North DeSoto has scored double-digit runs in five of the last six outings while holding their opponents to a combined six runs over that span.
The Lady Griffins welcome Natchitoches Central on Monday before playing in a District 1-4A tournament semifinal against Evangel on Tuesday with Pine Prairie visiting Thursday.
The train keeps steaming along in Logansport as the Lady Tigers extended their winning streak to nine games with two more wins that past week.
Logansport (16-1) blanked Hornbeck 18-0 and opened District 3-1A play with a 19-0 win against Northwood-Lena.
Logansport hosts LaSalle on Tuesday and visits St. Mary’s as league play continues.
Stanley stayed on its hot streak by winning its sixth straight game with a 26-11 slugfest over Weston. The Lady Panthers knocked off Haughton (13-6 score), Monterey (12-2) and Holden (8-7) and played Glenbrook on Thursday night.
Mansfield stopped a skid with wins against Pleasant Hill (18-13) and Lakeview (21-10) but have dropped four straight.
The Lady Wolverines (4-11) lost to Negreet, Winnfield, Doyline and Ringgold.
Baseball Roundup
Stanley remained perfect in District 3-B play as the Panthers took care of Florien 5-0 on Tuesday.
The Panthers (11-3) topped Hornbeck (4-3) and Florien (15-5) in the Converse Tournament before falling in the finale to Many (10-0).
Stanley enters the meat of district play with a double-header against Zwolle on Tuesday and Thursday.
Logansport snapped a four-game losing streak with a 2-1 win against Montgomery on Wednesday, avenging a one-run loss to Montgomery on Tuesday.
The Tigers (5-8) fell in close fashion to Many (2-1), Converse (8-4) and Montgomery (6-5).
After starting the season with three wins, Mansfield has dropped its last two, losing to Ringgold 13-4 and Doyline 10-0.
District 3-2A play begins Tuesday when Many visits with Lakeview swinging by Thursday.