Sports

The Many Lady Tiger Softball team are back to back State Champions. City Bank was proud to make a donation to help with their championship rings. City Bank’s Tanya Peterson is shown with Lady Tigers, Jheria Brumfield, Reese Koss, Braley Revere, Kylie Laroux, JR Remedies, Katelyn Springer, Layken Foster and Carolina Knowles

The Many Bass Club held their June Tournament of 2022 on the weekend of June 11 and 12. Summer weather greeted the anglers with high temps in the upper 90’s and light and variable to breezy wind conditions. The water temperatures were in the mid to upper 80’s. The fish were scattered from shallow to deep, and they were caught on a variety of lures and techniques. The big fish were hard to come by. Thirteen anglers fished the tournament and only three five-fish limits were caught and only one double-digit stringer was weighed in.

Tia Holmes put up two shutout performances over the championship weekend to lift the Many Tigers softball team to their second consecutive 2A state championship.

Many started out the scoring after Kirsten Martinez hit an RBI double to the outfield wall to give a 1-0 lead against Port Barre in the second inning.

The third inning saw Cameron Ford launch the game’s only home run to give the Tigers a 3-0 advantage.

BOM is continuing our sponsorship of the Negreet Lady Indian softball program. Pictured left to right: Andrea Payne and BOM’s Kayla Sepulvado.

The Many Bass Club held their third Monthly Tournament of 2022 on the weekend of March 5 and 6. The weather was warm and prefrontal with gusty southeast winds and bright skies. The water temperatures were in the mid to upper 60’s in the back of coves and the main lake temps were in the upper fifties. The fish were in prespawn mode and most of the fish were caught shallow from one to 6 feet deep. Twenty-four anglers fished the tournament and eight of them caught five fish limits. There were seven double digit stringers weighed in.

Many Elementary School is pleased to announce their Leaders of the Week.

Those named during the week of February 22- 25 follow:

Pre-K: Kyson Thomas, Stetson Alford, Jaelynn Garcie, Jarvis Blinks IV, and Evie Dillard.

Kindergarten: Adeline Zamora and Stella Windham.

First Grade: Ava Greyemberg and Tykaya Holden.

Second Grade: Jordan Jackson, Atlan tis Deldrage, Aujarion Brumfield, Jace Carhee, and Jasyia Green.

Third Grade: Paris Hickman, John Jenkins, Iyana Stills, and Rihanna Hansen.

Fourth Grade: Chloe Mains, Brayson McLain, and Amari Parson.

Students named during the week of February 14-17 are:

Pre-K: Drake Goodman, Winsley Sepulvado, Oakley Rousseau, Grayson Jones, and Jacob Green.

Kindergarten: Isabella Remedies, Demi Remedies, Isobel McCormic, and Kyrin Williams.

First Grade: Malachi Smith, Orlanda Garner, Braxton Sweet, and Allie Durrett.

The Many Bass Club held their February Tournament on the weekend of February 5 and 6. The weather was post frontal and followed a severe cold front that dropped the lake temperatures into the forties with morning air temperatures in the twenties. The weather made for a tough bite, but several anglers cracked the code and caught nice stringers. Seventeen members fished and five limits of five fish were weighed in by the anglers. The members had the option to fish either Saturday or Sunday and the top three stringers were weighed in on Sunday.

Gary West had the winning stringer which weighed 17.36 pounds. He caught his fish in the mid-lake area on finesse jigs fishing 20-foot ridges. Michael Woods finished second with five fish that weighed 17.25 lbs. Michael reported that he also caught his fish deep on jigs in the mid-lake area. Daylin Slaughter was the third-place angler with five fish that weighed 11.76 pounds.

Many’s hopes for a repeat in Class 2A took a big hit Friday.

Returning to the Class 2A championship game for the third straight year, the Tigers lost 17-6 to Amite in the Caesars Superdome.

The Tigers’ lone score came from senior running back London Williams, who finished with 101 rushing yards on 22 carries to earn the Most Outstanding Player award for runners-up.

“London set such a great example for those young running backs behind him,” Many coach Jess Curtis said. “Hopefully, we’ll be the ones to adjust and come back a little hungrier.”

On the Tigers’ first drive, they went 41 yards on 18 plays and burned over nine minutes off the clock, but missed a field goal as it was a sign of things to come.

It was a tough time for Many (13-2), as it trailed at halftime for the first time in two years thanks to a 34-yard field goal by Warrior senior Liam Adamson with 1:32 left in the second quarter.

The Many Tigers faced the determined Avoyelles Mustangs on Friday, December 3 and experienced the greatest threat to the repetition of last year’s state championship season. By the end of the game, the Tigers outlasted the Mustangs 40-38 to make it to their second championship game in as many years.

As usual, the strong running game of the Tigers proved nearly unstoppable, with senior London Williams putting 12 carries for 205 yards and five touchdowns on his already impressive season stats. Right behind him was sophomore Jeremiah James with 13 carries for 127 total yards.

Quarterback Tackett Curtis had one completion on three pass attempts for 21 yards and a touchdown. Senior Jack Deville caught the one completion for the touchdown.

On defense, Curtis had 13 solo tackles and five assists. Also of note was Swazy Carheel’s 13 total tackles, Keaton Montgomery’s 15 tackles, and Jayvion Smart’s six.

The Many Bass Club held its October 2021 Tournament the weekend of October 9th on Toledo Bend. The anglers had the option to fish Saturday or Sunday. The fall fishing was tough with bites few and far between. The weather was unseasonably warm and dry for the entire weekend with high temperatures still touching the upper eighties, with water temperatures in the mid- seventies, and sunny skies prevailing. Sunday was quite breezy making it difficult to fish on the open lake. The Lake level was stable at four feet below full pool, and the bass were still reluctant to abandon their summer haunts, but the top two stringers did come from shallow water. Thirteen anglers participated in the tournament, and only four of them weighed in five fish stringers.