Signing Hometown Talent: Aiden Jackson and William Jay Pounds

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - City View High School recently honored two of its student-athletes moving on to play their respective sports at the next level by hosting their signings in the school’s athletic field house.

Aiden Jackson, a baseball player, signed with Mission University in Springfield, Mo. As a multi-year varsity letterman for the Mustangs, he played first base and pitcher.

City View head baseball coach Channing Hickman told News Channel 6 Sports on Wednesday that Jackson will also be playing for the Wichita Falls Spudders, the city’s new Cowboy Collegiate League team, this summer before heading to Mission University for his freshman year.

Signing right beside Jackson was senior basketball player William Jay Pounds, who will be playing for Austin College next. As a part of the basketball program at City View, Pounds played three seasons on varsity and found a lot of team success. He made a trip to the state semi-finals, two appearances in the regional finals, and won two bi-district championships.

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