Sports

The Calvin Cougars are the district 4-C basketball champions for 2022. Calvin went through the district undefeated with an 8-0 record. The Cougars defeated the Atlanta Bulldogs on Friday, February 11 ^th by the score of 92-64. At the end of the first quarter, the Cougars held a 22-14 advantage. By halftime the lead was extended by one point for a 37-28 score. The third quarter saw Calvin score 29 points to enter the fourth holding a 66-42 advantage. In the fourth, Calvin scored another 26 points to finish out the game winning 92-64. On Senior night for Calvin, Joseph Adams led all scorers with 33 points, Dylan Kyle added 17 and Wayne Curtis Huckaby had 16 including an amazing half court shot to end the third quarter. JB Griffin added 13, while Sidney Anderson chipped in 5 with Caleb Bevill and Scout Anderson adding 3 each. Gunnar Yocum had 2. The Cougars have either won or shared the district championship for three straight years.

Dyllan Lawson, a senior at WSHS, has signed with Louisiana Christian University in Pineville to play for Coach Drew Maddox and the Wildcat Nation.

Lawson, the son of Scotty and Nikki Lawson of Winnfield, played on both side of the ball last season and scored 13 touchdowns for the Winnfield Tigers. The Tigers compiled a 7-5 record and advanced to the second round of the Louisiana High School Athletics Association Playoffs.

The 5’11 175 lb running back and safety with an impressive 654 yards rushing last season on 93 totes. He averaged just over seven yards a carry. He also had 43 yards receiving on four catches for a average per catch of 10.75 yards.

Louisiana Christiana College, formerly known as Louisiana College, is a member of the Sooner Athletic Conference. They finished last season 4-7 overall and 4-5 in league play.

Dyllan plans to major in Pre-Physical Therapy at LCU.

The senior basketball players and cheerleaders invite you to Senior Night at the Calvin High School gymnasium on Friday, February 11 ^th at 5pm. The Lady Cougars will take on the Atlanta Lady Bulldogs and between the games the seniors will be honored. Following the ceremony, the Cougars will play the Atlanta boys. Currently, the Lady Cougars are ranked #11 in the LHSAA power ratings. The Cougars have a 31-1 record and are ranked #1 power ratings.

The Winnfield Middle School Lady Tiger Softball Program won 1 ^st Place in the Annual Montgomery Middle School Tournament by defeating LaSalle and NSU Lab School to get into the finals. The Lady Tigers had to take on NSU Lab School in the finals and won by a score of 7-1 to bring the Lady Tigers record to 5- 0 for the young season.

The Lady Tigers are being led by a strong pitching rotation of Raelyn Bartlett, Karley Caskey, Addison Pharr, Kristen Phelps and Kaylee Vercher. The WMS defense is only allowing 2.8 runs game compared to scoring an average of 10.4 runs per game. The Lady Tigers have committed only one error through five games.

The Coaching staff of Jennifer Frederick and Lyn Bankston tribute the high level plays to hard work on fundamentals of hitting, fielding and knowing where to go with the ball when it is hit. Base running skills have also been a plus and the Lady Tigers use skilled runners that know the game to give them an edge.

SAT DEC.18th (GROVE ST. RECREATION CENTER GYM)

9:00AM—4-6 YR OLD BOYS AND GIRLS 10:00AM—7-9 GIRLS

10:30AM-7-9 Boys

1l:00AM—I0-11 GIRLS

1l:30PM—I0-11 BOYS 12:00PM—12-UP Girls 12:30PM—12-UP BOYS

WHAT EVER AGE YOUR CIDLDS HAS ATTAINED ON FEB 20, 2019, IS THE AGE AT WHICH THEY WILL PLAY TIDS SEASON.

**COACHES SHOULD MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO ATTEND TRYOUTS DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU WILL BE GRADING AND PICKING YOUR TEAMS. EACH LEAGUE WILL BE PICKING TEAMS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TRYOUTS CONCLUDE.

TRYOUTS ARE MANDATORY

The City of Winnfield Recreation Department will end it’s registration for it’s annual youth basketball league Friday December 17th. Registration fee is $40.00. Tryouts times are the same as previously posted, and will be held on Dec. 18th’ Boys and girls ages 4-15 are eligible for this exciting program. Don’t let this deadline pass you by. Sign your child up today. The times for each age group will be posted in the Winn Parish Enterprise this week. For more information concerning WYBL Youth Basketball, contact Recreation Director, Anthony Hall at 628-3413, and the City of Winnfield would encourage any support that anyone can give to support the youths of today!! Remember: OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE!!!!

The Calvin Boys’ basketball team recently won three straight games to run their record to 13-0. The team startd with a hard fought victory at Saline on Tuesday, November 30 ^th . Coming out on top with a 66-65 win, Calvin came back from 14 down in the fourth quarter. Wayne Curtis Huckaby hit two three’s to get the comeback started. John Bradley Griffin drove the lane with 5 seconds to go for the go ahead score. Joseph Adams and Wayne Curtis Huckaby each scored 23 on the night, Dylan Kyle added 15, Scout Anderson and Gunnar Yocum each had 2, and JB Griffin added 3. ^nd

On Thursday, December 2 ^nd , Calvin traveled took on class 2A D’Arbonne Woods in the Quitman Tournament. Calvin won by the score of 65-31. Team leading scorers were Wayne Curtis Huckaby with 29, Joseph Adams with 18, and Dylan Kyle with 10.

The Calvin Lady Cougars swept the Calvin High School Tournament winning 3 games straight to clutch the first place trophy. Thursday the Lady Cougars met with the Lady Panther of Dodson sealing their bid for the second round with a 67-31 victory. Leading scorer for the night was freshman Cat Womack with 19 points, followed closely by Becky Peters with 14, Jaydan Pullig with 12, and Lilly Barnes chipping in 10.

In the second round contest, the Lady Cougars were up against the Saline Lady Bobcats. After a rough start in the first quarter, the Lady Cougars came back fighting for their spot in the finals. Senior Jaydan Pullig put up 23 points, going 15 for 18 from the free throw line to help claim the 51-37 win. Becky Peters added 10 points to the board with Cat Womack adding 7.

The Winnfield Tigers’ hopes of corralling the Avoyelles Mustangs and avenge an early season loss to their district foe didn’t have the ending they were hoping Friday night down in Moreauville.

Instead, the Mustangs defeated the Tigers by a 30-21 margin and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2A state high school football playoffs with a 30-21 victory over the Winnfield Tigers Friday night. Winnfield’s season is over with a 7-5 record.

Both teams had won their first round playoff games a week ago after losing their regular season finale. When they met in regular season play on September 30, Avoyelles claimed a 40-12 win.

The Tigers trailed 8-0 at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter was full of scoring with each team getting into the end zone twice. Winnfield got their first points on the board early in the second period on a 15-yard pass from Malachi Jackson to by Keithan Hamilton. The Tigers attempt for two failed, leaving them down 8-6.

On Thursday, November 18, 2021 the Winnfield Tigers traveled to Calvin to take on the undefeated Cougars. Winnfield Jumped out to an early 26-10 lead to end the first quarter. The Cougars battled back and outscored Winnfield in the second quarter 18-11. Dylan Kyle hit a big 3 pointer to send the teams to halftime with the Tigers leading by a score of 37-28. The third quarter saw Winnfield outscoring the Cougars 23-18 to take a 60-46 leading into the fourth quarter. Wayne Curtis Huckaby scored 17 points in the fourth quarter and Joseph Adams chipped in 8 to help the Cougars tie the score to end regulation. With 5 seconds to go in overtime and the game tied, Wayne Curtis Huckaby was fouled and hit a free throw shot to help give the Cougars the hard fought win by the final of 82-81.