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Thayer Bobcatst vs. Willow Springs Bears 2011
 SCA rivals Thayer Bobcats and the Willow Spring Bears, battle @ Polinski field in Willow, Sept.9-2011 (Final THS 38- WHS 0) 
Pack of Hounds to play college sports
(05/10/12)
Three seniors at Salem High School recently signed letters of intent to play athletics while attending college next fall. MaKollie Koelling signed with Williams Baptist College to be a cheerleader next fall. Cory Arnold signed with Arkansas Tech to play football and Wes Griggs signed a letter to play football for Louisiana College starting next fall...
Lamb wins in Little Rock
(05/10/12)
Melbourne junior golfer Bradley Lamb won the Greater Little Rock Junior Championship at War Memorial Golf Course April 28-29. Lamb carded a 62, winning the Arkansas State Golf Association Junior event by four strokes over Jerrod Sparks of Little Rock (66)...
Greyhounds compete at state meet
(05/10/12)
The Salem Greyhounds took part in the Class 2A State Track and Field Meet on May 3 in Mineral Springs. In the 1,600-meter run, Whitney Rose finished 16th with a time of 6:57.07. In the boys' high jump, Dakota Lowe came in 11th place with a showing of 5-08.00...
Mettler finishes as runner-up
(05/10/12)
Former Izard County Lady Cougar Golfer, Kiley Mettler, now playing for Seminole State College in Florida, tied for runner-up in the NJCAA Region 8 Championship played at Sugar Mill Golf Course in New Smyrna, Florida. Mettler, a sophomore, earned her career best collegiate finish posting rounds of 75 and 79 to finish at +10. Seminole State is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association... 
Salem Elementary Track and Field Day
(05/10/12)
Hannah Dailey hands the baton to Kaitlynn Cawvey, during a relay race at Salem Elementary's Track and Field Day on Thursday, May 3. The students learned that physical fitness is fun and necessary for good health -- and were offered nutritious snacks to refuel between events... 
Salem Greyhounds Baseball
(05/10/12)
SALEM GREYHOUNDS: After going undefeated and capturing the 2A Conference title, the Salem Boy's Baseball team won its district tournament, before moving on to regional play.
Lady Katz' 3,200-meter team best in state
(05/10/12)
The Melbourne Lady Bearkatz finished atop the standings in the 3,200-meter relay at the Class 3A State Track and Field Meet in Prescott May 3. Their time of 10:32.96 was just four seconds off the Class 3A state record turned in by Mansfield in 2008...
Cougars clip Eagles
(05/10/12)
Preston Harmon came out on top of a pitcher's duel with Hillcrest's Hunter Nunnally, and the Izard County Cougars came out on top of the scoreboard with a tight 2-0 win over the Screamin' Eagles in the Class 1A Region 2 Tournament's consolation game May 7 in Brockwell... 
Salem Lady Greyhounds
(05/10/12)
The Lady Hounds finished the 2012 softabll season as 2-2A District Tournament runners-up, falling to Quitman 1-0 in the finals. Salem knocked off Bradford (9-0) and Cedar Ridge (3-2) to earn a trip to the championship game. In the 2A North Region Tournament in Newark, the Lady Greyhounds (16-12) were stopped by the Rector Lady Cougars, 5-3...
Lady Cougars set school record for wins
(05/10/12)
The Izard County Lady Cougars continued their impressive roll of the past few years with a 6-0 win over Mammoth Spring in the finals of the 1A-2 East District Tournament April 30 at the Cougar Sports Complex in Brockwell. Over the course of the past seven years, the Lady Cougars have either won the conference and district, or finished as runners-up...
Melbourne drops Flippin
(05/10/12)
The Melbourne Lady Bearkatz won the 3A-1 East District Tournament championship May 1, knocking off the Flippin Lady Bobcats 6-3 in the finals in Harrison. In the semis, Melbourne (17-6) blanked Yellville-Summit 5-0. Michelle Arnold was the winning pitcher in both games for Melbourne... 
Late rally lifts Lady Horns
(05/10/12)
Viola scores twice in 7th to earn another regional tourney crown
Hounds fall to EPC
(05/10/12)
The Salem Greyhounds, top seed out of the 2-2A, ran into a buzz-saw in the opening round of the 2A North Region Baseball Tournament May 4 in Marked Tree. Falling behind in the first inning, the Hounds saw their season draw to a close with a 16-1 loss to the East Poinsett County Warriors, the number-four seed from the 3-2A...
Thayer tops Bears
(05/10/12)
In between winning their district tourney and preparing to compete in regional tournament games, the Mammoth Spring Bears' baseball team had a regularly-scheduled game vs. their across-the-border rivals, the Thayer Bobcats, last week. Seth Brown scored from second base on a Mammoth Spring base hit for a 1-0 first inning lead...
Lady Cougars handle Mammoth Spring
(05/10/12)
Despite the loss, Lady Bears still headed to state tourney for first time ever
Viola fifth too much for Bears
(05/10/12)
The Viola Longhorns rode a seven-run fifth inning to come from behind and knock off Mammoth Spring 10-2 in the championship game of the Class 1A Region 2 Tournament May 7 at the Cougar Sports Complex in Brockwell. Both teams advanced to the Class 1A State Tournament in Taylor... 
MVP headed to CRC
(05/10/12)
Houston Cooper is the prototypical point guard. You know the kind -- the kind that always seems to find his teammates at the exact perfect moment that they need the basketball. The kind that can control things on offense without scoring a point, while also influencing things on the defensive end of the floor by taking his opponent's best player out of the game...
Lady Bears have strong showing in Prescott
(05/10/12)
The Mammoth Spring Lady Bears put on quite a show at the Class 1A State Track and Field Meet in Prescott May 3, finishing seventh in the team standings with 34 points. Powerhouse Acorn once again took top team honors with 144 points. The 4X400-meter relay team of Sydney Peck, Cecily Mask, Leslie Churchwell and Kayla Hale ran to a ninth-place finish with a time of 4:48.21...
Bears district champs
(05/10/12)
With a run in the top of the seventh inning, the Mammoth Spring Bears topped Hillcrest 4-3 April 30, winning the 1A-2 East District Tournament in Brockwell. The third-seeded Bears scored two runs in the third to take a 2-1 lead over the top-seeded Screamin' Eagles... 
Lady Eagles heading to Gulf Shores
(05/10/12)
The Williams Baptist College softball squad won the American Midwest Conference Tournament championship May 4. WBC swept the Pirates from Park University in the best-of-three series. They won game one 5-0 and game two 3-2 in 10 innings. The Lady Eagles will now head to the national tournament in Gulf Shores, Ala... 
Kiwanis champions crowned
(05/10/12)
The Cherokee Village Kiwanis' sixth annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament was held at the Hutson Center on April 28. There were 19 teams in the tournament, with participation from Mountain Home, Batesville and Jonesboro, along with locally-sponsored teams... 
Applications open for coveted elk permits
(05/10/12)
It is time to apply for the most desired ticket in the Arkansas outdoors -- an elk hunting permit. The application period is the month of May, and both the applications and the 28 elk permits are free. There is a new requirement this year. Applicants who are 16 or older must have a current Arkansas hunting license. They also must be at least 6 years old to hunt big game in the state -- elk, deer, bear and turkey... 
Rebels run at state track meet
(05/10/12)
Highland had four athletes compete in the Class 4A State Track and Field Meet May 4 in Nashville. Tyler Delargy took part in the shot put, while Sydney Shackelford ran in the 400-meter race and Katelyn Goodwin ran in the 200-meter. Delargy came in 10th in the shot, with a distance of 40-03.00... 
Black Bear awareness important at this time of year in the Ozarks
(05/07/12)
Resource Scientist Jeff Beringer has a piece of advice for Arkansasoutdoors people and landowners: Be bear aware. Beringer is a bear specialist. When someone sees a bear somewhere in the state, they call him. His phone rings more often each spring, and this year is no exception...
Cougars tie for 1A-2 East title
(05/07/12)
Thanks in part to a 12-2 drilling of the Black Rock Zebras April 24, the Izard County Cougars tied for the 1A-2 East Conference crown with the Hillcrest Screamin' Eagles. Against Black Rock, Preston Harmon tossed a one-hitter, striking out 12 Zebras... |
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