Stories from Thursday, March 13, 2014

Viola's inside game takes over late in win over Caddo Hills

Despite some unfavorable weather, the 2013-14 deer hunt in Arkansas came close to equaling the record set the previous year. Hunters checked 213,199 deer during the season, just under the record of 213,487, according to Arkansas Game and Fish Commission statistics. The season just ended had one distinction, however...

The Melbourne Lady Bearkatz advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Class 3A State Tournament with a hard-earned 53-47 win over Danville March 7 at Charleston High School. Kennedy Cooper paced the Lady Katz (19-9) with 18 points. Sydney Smith followed with 15 points for Melbourne, the number two seed from Region 3...

On March 7, Tom Collen was dismissed as the head women's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas by Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long. Long announced a national search for the next head coach of Razorback women's basketball will begin immediately...

Lady Bears start quick; knock Salem out of opening round in Hampton

The Bradley Lady Bears grabbed a 14-7 lead after the first period of play and went on to defeat the Izard County Lady Cougars 54-32 in opening-round action from the Class 1A State Tournament March 7 at Pioneer Pavilion on the campus of North Arkansas College in Harrison...

They led for the entire first half, but the Calico Rock Pirates saw the Stephens Roadrunners fight back with a big second half effort, leading to a 63-52 Stephens victory in the opening round of the Class 1A State Tournament March 7 at Pioneer Pavilion in Harrison...

Salem ran into a red hot East Poinsett County (EPC) team Feb. 27 in the 2A North regional basketball tournament in Pangburn. The Warriors jumped out to a 15-2 first quarter lead and the Greyhounds could never recover, as EPC posted a 60-46 win. EPC scored the first 11 points of the game before Cody Faulkner hit a jumper with 3:57 left to make it 11-2 Warriors. EPC added two free throws and a basket to go up 15-2 after one quarter of play...

The Izard County Cougars fell behind early and try though they might, just could not make up enough ground -- falling to the Emerson Pirates 70-51 in the first round of the Class 1A State Tournament in Harrison March 7. Izard County, the second seed from Region 2, saw its season end with a mark of 18-18...

With the 2014 class 2 District 2 championship hardware already added to the trophy cabinet at Thayer High School, the hometown Bobcats took the next step in the state tournament, beating South Pemiscot 58-52, after a weather delay and a change of venue...

Henry's clutch trey stuns Hornets; sends Cats to Show-Me Showdown