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Lady Southerners gain tie for first in 4A-2 District
NEWPORT — The Southside Lady Southerners defeated the Newport Lady Greyhounds 7-2 Wednesday in a 4A-2 District game and assured themselves a tie for first place in the district with either Heber Springs, Lonoke or both. Heber Springs and Lonoke each sit at 4-1 with …
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Melbourne Junior Bearkatz win track meet in Harrison
HARRISON — Led by high-point winner Kyle LeBeouf, the Melbourne Junior Bearkatz track and field team won the Harrison Junior Goblin Invitational here Tuesday. LeBeouf won the long jump, triple jump, high jump, 110-meter and 300-meter intermediate hurdles as the Junior ’Katz totaled 139.5 points …
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Torpedoes swim to title
HEBER SPRINGS — Independence County Youth Athletic Association swimmer Seth Bailey took first place in five individual events and anchored a winning relay as the Torpedoes won first place in male division of the Heber Springs Splash Invitational last week. The Torpedoes scored 253 points, …
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Lyon College golf teams place third, 12th in tournament on Red Apple Inn course
HEBER SPRINGS — The Lyon College golf teams finished third and 12th in the Natural State Golf Classic at the Red Apple Inn course here last week. The Lyon women improved their score by 21 strokes in the second round of the tournament. They shot …
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Coach Middlebrooks selected to assist all-star basketball team
CONWAY (AP) — The head coaches and their staffs have been selected for the 2013 Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star Games, and one of the assistant basketball coaches is from the Guard-circulation area. Isaac Middlebrooks, who directed the Cedar Ridge Timberwolves to the Class …
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Threat of storms KO two events
By press time, only soccer matches and a track and field meet, both involving Batesville High, had been canceled due to the threat of thunderstorms. The River City Rivalry Cup soccer matches set for today at Burns Park in North Little Rock have been called …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding areas for Thursday, April 18 – Friday, April 19, 2013.
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Boston sports fans mourn, cheer
BOSTON (AP) — A win for the Bruins would have been an uplifting end to the city’s emotional return to major sports after the Boston Marathon bombing. A moving “Star-Spangled Banner,” a touching slideshow of marathon scenes and a postgame, stick-raising salute to the capacity …
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Batesville High soccer teams record shutouts in Paragould
PARAGOULD — Batesville shut out Paragould in 5A-East Conference high school soccer matches on Tuesday as the Lady Pioneers won 5-0 and the Pioneers won 3-0. The Lady Pioneers led 3-0 at halftime as Arden Kvern and Kayla Davis each scored with Maddie Mead corner …
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Local athletes win six all-around crowns, 16 event titles at state gymnastics meet
LITTLE ROCK — Six Stars & Stripes Gymnastic Center athletes won all-around titles at the Arkansas State Championships Meet here recently. Summer Fools, a 16-year-old Level 6 competitor, led the way with a sweep. She won the vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise …
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Batesville juniors sweep track titles in Paragould
PARAGOULD — Batesville Junior High’s track and field teams competed on Monday at the same facility and against many of the same athletes they will face today for the 5A-East District championships, and they’ve got to like the results. Batesville swept the Junior Arnold Relays …
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Southerners place second in state weightlifting
The Southside Southerners finished second among Class 4A schools who participated in the Arkansas High School Weightlifting Championship event in Russellville, Participating for Southside were seniors Bo Small, Jake Hendricks, T.J. McGee, Jordan Childress, Emprea Childress and Jordan Bunch, and underclassmen Daniel May, Jalen Haynes, …
