The Izard County Consolidated Schools Cougars baseball team defeated the White County Central Bears, 12-2. Gavin Stephens led the Cougars with 2 doubles, 4 RBI and 1 run scored. Wyatt Buchanan added a hit, 1 run scored, 3 RBI. Kasen Black, a double, RBI, 1 run scored. Xander McCandlis, RBI, 2 runs scored. Porter Burton, a hit, RBI, 1 run scored. Caden Wiseman, a hit. Garrett Roberts, 4 runs scored. Noah Mosley, run scored, and Tyler Morehead, 1 run scored.
The Salem Lady Greyhounds were victorious over Hoxie, 13-2 on Friday, April 14. Callie Hall took the win for Salem. She lasted six innings, allowing two hits and two runs while striking out nine and walking one. Salem Lady Greyhounds totaled 20 hits on the day. Allison Smith was 3 for 4, Olivia Dockins was 1 for 3, Jena Jasper was 3 for 5, Livy Smith was 3 for 5, Katie Fish was 3 for 3, Katy Walling was 2 for 4, Callie Hall was 2 for 2 with a 2-run homer, Haydyn Friend was 2 for 4, Maddy Miller was 1 for 5.
The Viola Lady Longhorns softball team beat Shirley 4-2. Haylee Crotts threw 7 innings, gave up 2 earned runs on 8 hits and struck out 5.
The Salem Lady Greyhounds ended the week with a loss on April 7 to Tuckerman 9-1. Haydyn Friend was 1-3 with 1 RBI, Katy Walling went 2-3 at the plate and Callie Hall went 3–3 at the plate. On April 3, the Lady Greyhounds got the win over Cave City 14-4.
In a double-header on April 4, the Viola Longhorns faced Koshkonong, Missouri, in a non-conference matchup. The Longhorns pulled away with two wins over the Bluejays; 9-1 in game one and 4-3 in game two.
The Viola Lady Longhorns softball won big over West Side 11-1 on April 6 with 13 hits and 2 errors. West Side had 2 hits and 3 errors.
Izard County High School will host the 10th Annual North Arkansas Senior Showcase on April 15 at the Cougar Den in Brockwell to honor the outstanding graduating high school senior basketball players in the North Arkansas area. The high school boys’ and girls’ games will be broadcast on KSAR 92.3 FM by the “Ole Coach” Gary Cooper and Bob Harpole. KSAR and Skeeter Kell Athletics are the sponsors of the event. The players selected are the best high school graduating seniors from schools in north Arkansas. There will also be the finals of the dunk contest, a three-point shooting contest, and an obstacle course contest between games by the players. The preliminary contests will be held before the games. The girl’s game will begin at 5 p.m. and the boy’s game will be at 7 p.m. KSAR will broadcast the event and player interviews will be broadcast before the games. Admission is $6 per person. Also, Senior Showcase programs with team rosters, player ads, and Showcaser game records will be available for $5 each at the games. The Coaches for the Showcase are: Boys – Cody Edgar of 2A Regional Runnerup Cedar Ridge and Jason Qualls of Melbourne; Girls – Josh Bateman of 3A State Champion Salem and Scott Small of 1A State Champion Mammoth Spring. Boys—Jaron Burrow of 3A State Champion Manila; Riley Whiteaker and Blake Moody of Calico Rock; Jaxon Sanders of Melbourne; Dylan Munroe and Sean Parkinson of Highland; Reece Hipp of Rosebud; Dalton Steward of Salem; Harper Rorex, Braden Cox, and Cade Grisham of 2A-2 Conference Champions Sloan Hendrix; Hunter McKinney and Jerrit Pectol of Cedar Ridge; Beck Morrow, Samuel Fletcher, and Camryn Vickers of 3A-2 Conference Champions Mountain View; Cayden Burgess of Pangburn; Tyler Hill, Ashton Grisham, and Garrett Roberts of Izard County: Brayden Morgan of Rural Special; Tanner Durham of Hillcrest; Quentin Sewell of Lead Hill; and Alexander Gillam of White County Central. Girls—Jenna Lawrence, MVP of 4A State Champion Farming