After finishing the season 27-1 and as high as #3 in the state rankings, the Mount Pleasant Tigers' accolades continue to roll in with the Tigers top scorers earning a tremendous honor. Senior guard Zaveion Chism-Okoh and sophomore guard Payton Chism were selected to the 5A Region 2 All-Region Team as only two of only [...]
Lady Tiger sophomore basketball player Paris Beard was recently named to the 5A All-Region team by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. Beard was the leading scorer for the district champion Lady Tigers averaging 18.3 points per game along with 6.4 steals and 5.3 rebounds. Beard led the Lady Tigers two rounds deep in the [...]
After two weekends competing against nineteen other East Texas teams at the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) District Tournament, the Mount Pleasant High School Speech and Debate came away with overall Team Sweepstakes, Debate Team Sweepstakes, 2nd place Speech Team, and Student of the Year awards, with six team members qualifying for the National [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Theatre department competed in the UIL One Act Play competition on Thursday, March 4. Three members of the production earned individual awards for their performances. Sophomore Pearl Murrillo was named to the All-Star Cast for her portrayal of Woman in Queenly Spanish Garb. Senior Lexie Humber earned Honorable Mention All-Star [...]
Senior guard Zaveion Chism-Okoh recently signed a letter of intent to head to Link Year Prep, located in Branson, Missouri, next season. Chism-Okoh led the Tigers in scoring at 16.2 points per game and was the Tigers main scorer from the outside with 51 three-point makes. He was also called upon many times to stop [...]
Head Lady Tiger softball coach Jeremy Tarrant recently won his 300th game at the helm of the one of the most successful programs in East Texas. Tarrant has been the head coach at Mount Pleasant for the past 11 years and has also had stops in Pittsburg and Ferris. His overall cumulative record is now [...]
The Mount Pleasant Tiger basketball team was well represented in the District 15-5A All-District selections with an incredible 27-1 season that ended on Tuesday. The Tigers had all their starters recognized for their accomplishments along with several key role players. Head coach Joey Chism was named Coach of the Year for the fourth time in [...]
With a district championship and playoff victories under their belt, the Mount Pleasant Lady Tiger basketball team had eight players earn honors for their performance on and off the court this season. Paris Beard earned the District 15-5A Offensive Player of the Year award by posting 18.3 points per game, 5.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and [...]
February 2021 was another historic moment for the Mount Pleasant High School Speech and Debate team. UIL State Congress had already been postponed from January to February due to COVID-19 concerns. But the rescheduled dates of February 14-15 would have them come face-to-face with the worst winter storm Northeast Texas had seen in years. Preliminaries [...]
The Mount Pleasant High School Bass Fishing Team continued its season in the first tournament of the spring semester at the Texas High School Bass Association (THSBA) tournament on Lake Bob Sandlin on February 27. First for the Tigers, the team of Mya Clark and Makayla Houchin placed 9th out of 91 teams with 2 [...]
