COUSHATTA – Following an historic season in which Red River volleyball won a program record 10 matches, eight Lady Bulldogs were recognized on the Division IV District 2 squad.

 

Three Red River players graced the first team as Ava Dickey, Hope Williamson and Anyah Ashton earned top billing.

 

Making the second team was Gabriel Bounds, Anyla Young and Caitlyn Jones.

 

Denelle Mitchell and Ashlee Procell were honorably mentioned on the squad.

 

Red River made the playoffs for the third straight season, but the No. 28 seed Lady Bulldogs had their best postseason showing this season at No. 5 Calvary Baptist in a 25-7, 25-11, 25-16 defeat.

Red River freshman Logan Mims placed 65th in the Division IV Boys state championship cross country meet this past month.

 

Mims clocked a 20:03.4 in the three-mile race, averaging 6:41 each mile.

 

The Division IV field drew 155 racers.

 

Only 15 racers that beat Mims were freshmen or younger, meaning he was one of the top young runners in Division IV.

 

The Riverdale girls basketball team has been extremely busy in the early-season stretch with 10 games already under their belts, winning seven.

 

When the Lady Rebels win, they do so in big ways with six wins by more than 25 points, including holding two opponents (Mount Olive Christian and Louisiana School) to single-digit points.

 

But a challenging schedule has results in some learning opportunities with losses to Riverfield (51-42) and Ben’s Ford Christian (63-47).

 

Riverdale has won its last two games – 70-23 over FTCA and 59-31 against West Side Christian this week.

 

The Lady Rebels will host Silliman Institute on Saturday at 2 p.m. in a rematch of a season-opening loss (51-47).

 

The Riverdale boys did open the season with a 61-29 win against Mount Olive Christian but have lost its last five contests.

 

The Red River boys basketball team which returns the majority of its state runner-up squad has started the season 4-0.

 

The Bulldogs have won every game by double digits, including three victories of 30 points or more.

 

Red River most recently topped Byrd (75-33) on Tuesday and handled Jonesboro-Hodge (74-40), Montgomery (90-33) and North Caddo (87-72) to start the season.

 

The Lady Bulldogs basketball team has recorded notable results as well in its 3-1 start.

 

Defense led the day in a good early-season win (29-26) against North DeSoto on Tuesday.

 

It’s the only close game Red River has played as the Lady Bulldogs blitzed North Caddo (59-17) and Jonesboro-Hodge (53-25) before falling to state power Lakeview (74-49).