Matt Vines

North DeSoto boys tennis player Colt McFerren qualified for the state tournament in the first year of the program.

McFerren drew a first-round match with Teurlings Catholic’s Drew Theriot, falling 6-3, 6-0, in Monroe.

He punched his ticket to the state tournament by finishing as a quarterfinalist in the Division II Region I tournament.

Colt was the only male on the North DeSoto team, which featured five female players.

Three fishing tandems qualify for Northwest LA Championships

Three North DeSoto fishing pairs finished in the top 50 of the Northwest Louisiana High School Fishing League standings to qualify for the organization’s championships.

B.T. McMillian and Conner Roberts finished 15th in the Angler of the Year standings, with Grayson Rayford/Tripp Rogers (21st) and Nicholas Hunt/Colton Moore (27th) finishing near or above the middle of the qualifying pack.

The championships are May 18-19.

Each tandem fished four events in the league season.

The final event was this past weekend on Lake O’ The Pines.

Hunt/Moore were the top North DeSoto pair with a 33rd-place finish in the 67-angler field.

They bagged five fish weighing 9.16 pounds.

McMillian/Roberts took 40th with 7.90 pounds on three fish, with Rayford/Rogers placing 56th with a 3.26 weight on two fish, which included a one-pound penalty.