Stories from Thursday, January 29, 2015

The Mammoth Spring Bears lost to Izard County, 65-50, in the semifinals of the annual Izard County Invitational Tournament Jan. 21 at the Cougars' Den in Brockwell.The game was locked at 11-all after the first period, but the top-seeded Cougars outscored Mammoth Spring 20-6 in the second period to climb in front 31-17 at the half. Izard County led 45-33 after three periods of play...

Izard County locked down the 1A-2 North title in boy senior boys' and girls' basketball with a sweep over Viola Jan. 23. The Cougars (24-6, 9-0) topped the Longhorns (17-13, 2-7) 55-44. Andrew Walker racked up 22 points in the victory for Izard County. Clay Mosley added 11 and Michael Gleghorn had 10...

Melbourne found a pace that it preferred, but Izard County found the place that it liked and the Lady Cougars used it to fashion a 22-point swing in the fourth period to knock off the Lady Bearkatz, 57-47, in the championship game of the senior girls' division at the Izard County Invitational Tournament Jan. 24 in Brockwell...

It sure wasn't easy, but the state's fifth-ranked Class 1A team - the Izard County Cougars - held off the Melbourne Bearkatz, 51-46, for the championship hardware of the senior boys' division in the annual Izard County Invitational Tournament Jan. 24 at the Cougars' Den in Brockwell...

The top-seeded Salem Lady Greyhounds took home the top honors in the junior girls' division of the annual Izard County Invitational Tournament with a 39-27 win over the homestanding Izard County junior Lady Cougars Jan. 24 in Brockwell. The win improves the junior Lady Greyhounds to 17-1 on the season...

The Calico Rock junior Pirates, Izard County tournament champions. Photos/Mullins

The Melbourne junior Bearkatz, Izard County tournament runners-up.

The Salem junior Lady Greyhounds, Izard County tournament champions.

Unable to solve Viola's one-two punch of Lakynn Brown and Haylee Connors, the Hillcrest Screamin' Lady Eagles fell 64-52 at the Longhorn Corral Jan. 20 in 1A-2 North action. Just as they have for most of the season, Brown and Connors had their way with Hillcrest on the low blocks, with the Lady Screamin' Eagles helpless to do much to stop the duo. Brown led Viola with 17 points, while Connors added 12...