Matt Vines

Riverdale quartet to play in MAIS All-Star game Friday
EAST POINT – Three Riverdale girls basketball players and one Riverdale boys player have been selected to play in Friday’s MAIS All-Star game.

The Lady Rebels will be represented by Mary Claire Jones, Hanna Huddleston and Makayla Pickett.

The Rebels will have Tanner Carlisle sporting the Riverdale red in the boys game.

Girls coach Trey Pittman will be on staff.

The girls play at 1 p.m. with the boys following at 2:30 p.m. at Madison-Ridgeland Academy.

Both teams had successful playoff runs as the Lady Rebels were Class 1A runner-ups and advanced to the overall state tournament for the second straight season.

The Rebels won a game in the regional tournament and competed admirably in two regional losses and their quarterfinals loss in the Class 1A state tournament as Carlisle helped developed an incredibly young supporting cast.

Red River baseball/softball
The Red River baseball team recovered from its offensive struggles earlier in the week to knock off North Webster, 7-1.

The Bulldogs (4-4) didn’t dent the scoreboard in a 10-0 loss to Evangel and a 15-0 loss to Glenmora.

For the softball team, offense wasn’t a problem as the Lady Bulldogs demolished Ringgold, 19-6.

The Lady Bulldogs (2-1) fell to Simsboro this past Thursday (13-7) but will have ample opportunity this coming week with games at Dodson on Monday, against Lakeside on Tuesday and at Montgomery on Thursday.