DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY|dewayne@mcnews.online
MOUNT IDA – Mount Ida will host the 1A-7 Junior District Tournament to be held February 6-11. Caddo Hills is set to host the 2A-7 Senior District Tournament next year.
Mount Ida and Oden will have short trips this year for the Junior High District Basketball Tournament with Mount Ida playing host. Mount Ida’s Junior Lady Lions won the Conference Title last week with a victory over Bradley and will enter the tournament as the One Seed. The Junior Lions are playing well and look to be a serious threat to win the district crown.
The Junior Lady Timberwolves enter the final week of the regular season with a conference win over Mineral Springs last Friday. The Oden Junior Timberwolves expect to make some noise in the district tournament.
Oden and Mount Ida will travel to Bradley for the 1A-7 Senior District Basketball Tournament which will be held February 13-18. Gracie Summitt led the Lady Lions to a victory over Bradley last Friday. She recorded a Double-Double with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Caddo Hills Junior Lady Indians and Junior Indians will travel to Springhill for the 2A-7 Junior District Basketball Tournament to be held February 6-11.
The Senior High Caddo Hills’ teams will have a shorter trip with the Senior District Basketball Tournament to be held in Dierks February 13-18.
The 1A-7 District Tournaments are bid on by member schools each season.
The 2A-7 District Tournaments are set up on a rotation among member schools.
Junior District Tournament schedule is Springhill (2022-23), Foreman (2023-24), Horatio (2024-25), Acorn (2025-26), Dierks (2026-27), Caddo Hills (2027-28) and Murfreesboro (2028-29).
Senior District Tournament schedule is Dierks (2022-23), Caddo Hills (2023-24), Murfreesboro (2024-25), Springhill (2025-26), Foreman (2026-27), Horatio (2027-28) and Acorn (2028-29).
Caddo Hills will be on the road this week with trips to Horatio on January 26 and Murfreesboro on January 27. The Junior Lady Indians and Junior Indians will play their final home games January 31 as all four teams are set to hot Foreman. Caddo Hills will travel to Acorn on February 2 and Foreman February 10. The senior high teams will close out their season at home against Mount Ida.
Mount Ida will host Oden on January 27 with all four teams set for action. They will play their final home game January 31 against Mineral Springs.
Mount Ida will travel to Dierks on February 3 and Oden on February 7 before wrapping up their regular season schedule at Caddo Hills February 10.
Oden will travel to Mount Ida on January 27 for four games, followed by trips to Taylor on January 31 and Acorn on February 3. They will close their season at home February 10 with Mount Ida.