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Tiger Cross Country 4 th at Pine Prairie Meet 

Tyler Hight paced the WSHS cross country teams with a first place individual finish as he led the Tiger team that finished fourth out 13 teams at the Prairie Run hosted by Pine Prairie High. Hight led the race almost from start to finish as he clocked an excellent time of 17:27 for the 3 mile road course. Edward Teal made a big move begin-ning at the 1 ½ mile mark to surge from 17thplace to 8that the finish with a time of 19:38. Cole DeBusk cracked the top 20 finishing in 18thposition at 20:42. Kaleb Hemphill crossed the line in 21:55, followed by Lakameion Evans in 25:22 and Jalyn Carter in 25:30.

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I’m sure I don’t have to remind you that one of my favorite outdoors activities happens each spring when I join a group of friends for a turkey hunting trip to Menard, Texas. It’s something I look forward to like a little kid waiting on Santa and I’m hoping I never get too old that this excursion loses its excitement.

One of the members of our group is slender, sinewy fellow from Ruston who can walk circles around me when it comes to chasing Texas turkeys. He’s Donnie Parkman and each year when we head out west, there’s one thing I know. While the rest of our party sits in comfortable blinds waiting on a turkey to show up, Parkman takes his game to the turkeys. He’s out tromping through the cactus and mesquite following a distant gobble or making his way back through the rough stuff to get where the turkeys are.

The Winnfield Tigers finished 6th in a field of 15 teams at the Hicks Invitational held at Hicks High School in Vernon Parish. Led by junior Tyler Hight who finished 2nd overall, the Tigers made a strong showing in their first team competition of the season. Hight completed the event in 16:37 followed by Edward Teal in 19:42, Cole DeBusk 20:30, Kaleb Hemphill 22:00, Brandon Florence 22:34, Jalyn Carter 24:10, and Lakameion Evans 26:50.

In the girls varsity division, sophomore Grayce McDavid finished 31st in a time of 26:30 with freshman Alia Holden clocking in at 30:00.

The Cedar Creek Invitational at the Lincoln Parish Park, was the site of the most recent action for runners from Winnfield Middle School. In the girls 7-8th grade girls race, 7th grader Chloe James finished 17th in the 2 mile race with an excellent time of 14:40. Annie Heard completed the hilly course in 15:12, followed by Lauren Poole in 16:43, and Breanna May in 17:09.

Runners from WMS raced at the Ruston Junior High Invitational this past Saturday along with 7 other schools from across north Louisiana.

Leading the way for the WMS 7-8th grade girls was Chloe James who finished the 1-mile course in 7:04 to finish 13th in a field of 75 runners followed closely by teammate Annie Heard at 17th place in 7:14. Lauren Poole followed next in a time of 7:38, along with Josie Davidson in 7:46 and Olivia Files in 8:45.

Michael Stroud was the lone boy finisher for the Tigers as he completed the course with a time of 7:22 in the 7-8th grade boys division.

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The typical matchup between the Winnfield Senior High School Tigers and Jonesboro-Hodge Tigers usually results in a tight game, and this year’s game was no exception. Even with a final score of 28-21 and a loss, the young Winnfield Tiger team gave their fans plenty to cheerabout.

Winnfield accepted the kickoff and after an interception, Jonesboro-Hodgemarched in from the 50-yardline.

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Picking up where he left off last year, WSHS junior Tyler Hight raced to a seventh place finish at the Border Dash Cross Country meet hosted by Parkway High School in Bossier City. Runners from Louisiana and Mississippi competed at the event held Saturday at South Bossier Park. This was the first competition of the year for WSHS and WMS runners.

Hight finished 7th overall with a personal best time of 16:55 for the 3-mile course.

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Every April, I head out for southwest Texas for one of my favorite activities. My destination is the Russell Ranch near Menard where I’ll spend a few days hunting Rio Grande turkeys.

I have never seen a Rio here in Louisiana. They don’t live here; our habitat only supports our Eastern sub-species. I wouldn’t have been too surprised last week, though, to see a Rio crossing a road. Why? Hurricanes tend to cause strange things to happen in the bird world.

My first encounter with a displaced bird came in October of 1985 as Hurricane Juan was moving inland off our coast. I identified the first Vermilion flycatcher I had ever seen as it sat on a branch just outside my office window in Ruston.

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Searching for future Eagles!

Do you want to attend a high school that is ranked in the top one percent of ALL high schools in the nation? Do you want to be taught by the number three faculty in the NATION?

Then now is the time to apply to attend the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts for the 2018-19 school year.

The application process is now officially open at LSMSA for current freshmen, sophomores and juniors.

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The City of Winnfield Iron Head Football League has announced that they are now conducting registration for the 2017 Flag Football League. The program is open to boys and girls ages 4 – 12, from throughout the entire Winn Parish.

The deadline for registration is September 8, and the cost is $40. Registration forms received on, or after, Monday, September 5th will be considered late and an additional $15 fee will be assessed.

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On my way to Downsville to visit Jerry Antley, one of this year’s recipients of the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame award, a hen turkey crossed the road. I mentioned the turkey to Antley and he asked a question that is totally in keeping with who he is and how he thinks.

“Did she have any poults (young turkeys) with her?”

One of the main reasons Antley was selected for this prestigious national award is his passion for the wild turkey. Having spent decades as a volunteer for the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) from the local to the national level, it’s not surprising that Antley’s focus would be on these magnificent wild game birds.

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