Sports

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.

The Calvin Cougars won the Calvin Basketball Tournament by winning three straight games from November 11-13 ^th . First, the Cougars defeated the Dodson Panthers by the score of 69-24. Leading scorer for the Cougars was Wayne Curtis Huckaby with 25 followed by Joseph Adams with 16. Scout Anderson and Dylan Kyle pitched in 7 each.

On Friday night, the Weston Wolves came calling and the Cougars were once again victorious. Final score of 83-57 saw Dylan Kyle as the top scorer with 31, followed by Wayne Curtis Huckaby with 22 and Joseph Adams with 17. John Bradley Griffin rounded out the scoring for the Cougars with 7.

The Winnfield Tigers used two fourth quarter touchdowns to put the icing on the cake to defeat Delcambre in round one of the LHSAA Class 2A Football playoffs last Friday night.

The Tigers racked up 233 yards on 36 carriers for three touchdowns in route to a 30-13 victory in picking up their seventh win of the season. Malachi Jackson led all rushers with 109 yards on a dozen totes and one score. His TD run was from six yards out. Dyllan Lawson had 65 yards rushing on 12 carriers and provided the Tigers with a touchdown and two runs for the PAT.

The Tigers got on the scoreboard in the first quarter at Stokes Walker Stadium when Manuel Espejel intercepted a Panther pass and raced 12 yards into the endzone. Lawson converted the two-point try for an 8-0 Tiger lead. They never relinquished the lead the entire night.

An 80-yard scamper into paydirt put Delcambre on the board, and their PAT kick was good bringing them to within one point, 8-7.

The Calvin Cougar basketball team has started their 2021-2022 campaign. The Cougars defeated the Saline Bobcats in the Saline Jamboree on Thursday, October 28 ^th by the score of 41-33. Seniors Joseph Adams and Wayne Curtis Huckaby combined to score 33 points. Dylan Kyle scored 6 and Sidney Anderson chipped in a bucket. The Cougars led the entire game to get the season started.

Next, the Cougars traveled to Alexandria Senior High to take on the Class B Fairview Panthers in the LHSAA Tip-Off classic. The Cougars found themselves down at halftime by 6, with a score of 40-34. In the second half the Cougars went on a 41-28 run to finish with the win, final score was CHS 75- Fairview 68. Team leader’s in scoring were Joseph Adams with 33, Wayne Curtis Huckaby with 22 and Dylan Kyle with 9.

The City of Winnfield Recreation Department has started taking registration for it’s annual youth basketball league until Friday December 17, 2021. Registration fee is $40.00. Tryouts will be held on December 18 ^th , and the tryout times will be posted in the Winn Parish Enterprise. Boys and girls ages 4-15 are eligible for this exciting program. Don’t let this deadline pass you by. COACHES ARE NEEDED in all age groups. For more information concerning WYBL Youth Basketball, contact the recreation director, Anthony Hall at 628-3413, also the City of Winnfield encourages everyone to support this program. Our youth needs programs such as this. Remember that our children are our future. Please come out and join us. There is so much talent in Winn Parish.