Eagles, Tigers and Outlaws — oh yeah!

Pulse Staff

The Acorn senior teams and the Cossatot River Lady Eagles will compete in the basketball State Tournaments after punching their tickets in Regional Tournament action that concluded Saturday.

The Tigers finished second in the Class 2A-South Regional Tournament in Fordyce Saturday with a 73-69 loss to the hometown Redbugs. The Acorn boys reached the finals with a 54-50 victory over Dierks Friday night. As the No. 2 seed from the south, the Tigers will open up in the Class 2A State Tournament at Rector High School Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. against the Rector Cougars.

Acorn’s Lady Tigers finished fourth in the 2A-South Regional at Fordyce. The Acorn girls lost Saturday’s consolation game to Horatio 41-35. The Lady Tigers dropped a 36-35 decision to Rison in Friday night’s semifinals. The Acorn girls, as the No. 4 seed from the south, will open up the state tour- nament in Rector Wednesday at 1 p.m. against the Riverside Rebels.

The Dierks Outlaws take on the Bay Yellowjackets at 8:30 p.m. on March 1 also in Class 2A action.

The Cossatot Lady Eagles finished fourth in the Class 3A Region 1 Tournament in West Fork Saturday with a 48-39 loss to Flippin. The Lady Eagles dropped a 45-32 decision to Valley Springs in Friday’s semifinals. As the No. 4 seed, the Cossatot River girls will open up the Class 3A State Tournament at Lamar High School Tuesday at 1 p.m. against the McGehee Owls.