Matt Vines

Pair of Riverdale girls land on podium at state track meet
JACKSON, Miss – Two Riverdale Academy girls track and field athletes landed on the podium in their respective events at the overall MAIS state track meet in Jackson this past weekend.

Junior Makayla Pickett claimed third in the discus with a throw of 82-7 in Class 2A.

As just a sixth grader, Dally Bell has a medal around her neck with a third-place effort in the 800 meters (2:42.12) in Class 2A.

Zane Givens was the only Rebel who qualified for multiple events at the state championships, placing sixth in the 100 meters (12.15) and seventh in the 200 meters (25.23).

Julia Grace Riggs just missed the podium with a fourth-place showing in the shot put with a 28-7.

The 4×1 boys relay placed eighth with a time of 52.37.

Riverdale’s Caskey/Pearah finished in top third at state championships
Riverdale Academy anglers Colton Caskey and Brayden Pearah rode the strength of their first day to finish in the top third of the Louisiana Youth Bass Nation high school championships this past weekend on Lake D’Arbonne.

The Rebel pair finished 23rd with a two-day total of 13.86 pounds.

Caskey and Pearah sat at No. 9 after the first day with a bag of 11.90 on what Caskey called a stingy Lake D’Arbonne in a Facebook post, but the body of water proved much stingier on day with a two-pound bag.

The winning weight checked in at 30.59, but only eight boats netted a total of more than 20 pounds.

Caskey/Pearah entered the championships ranked third in the North and seventh in the West division in the Angler of the Year Standings.

Two Red River track and field athletes competing at state
Logan Mims and Khylee Winn will represent Red River High at the LHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Championships at LSU’s Bernie Moore Stadium.

Mims is ranked eighth in the nine-participant field in the 1600 meters (4:59.57) while Winn enters ninth in the girls high jump (4-8).

The Class 2A state meet will be Friday.