• Eagles hand Lyon baseball first AMC setback

    Lyon Sports Information After an extended series opener that included a combined six double plays and a gutsy pitching performance by Lyon College ace Talan Roepcke helped give the Scots a 5-4 win in 11 innings, Williams Baptist College erased an 8-1 deficit in the …

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  • Lady Pioneers winless; Lady Eagles win 12-5

    VILONIA — The Vilonia Lady Eagles scored nine runs in the first inning as they downed the Lady Pioneers 12-5 Thursday in non-district action. Junior Karley Berkheiser led off for the Lady Pioneers and allowed five hits before she was relieved by Courtney Norcross in …

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  • Pioneers slam Raiders, 13-3

    The Batesville Pioneers hammered the Riverview Raiders 13-3 Thursday as they scored 10 runs in the bottom of this five-inning non-district contest. The Pioneers scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning and added three more in the bottom of the third. The …

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  • Sports Briefs

    College basketball AMES, Iowa (AP) — The remarkable job that Iowa State’s Fred Hoiberg has done in turning around his alma mater apparently got the attention of several colleges and NBA teams. The Cyclones responded by opening their wallet to keep “The Mayor” in office …

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  • Sports Calendar

    Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, March 29 – Saturday, March 30, 2013.

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  • Lyon women place fourth in opener for spring golf

    Lyon Sports Information MAUMELLE — Three of the four Lyon College women golfers improved their scores on the second day of the Mustang Invitational at The Country Club of Arkansas, enabling the Scots to move up one spot in the final round and finish fourth …

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  • Lady Longhorns clip Lady Cougars

    VIOLA — The Viola Lady Longhorns defeated the Izard County Lady Cougars 5-2 Wednesday in a 1A 2-North District game. Molly Taylor struck out seven in a losing cause. Makayla Gross hit two for four with two runs batted in, and Alex King added one …

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  • Scots return to Top 25 in NAIA Div. I poll

    Lyon Sports Information KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a 6-year absence from the national rankings, the Lyon College baseball team re-emerged on the ‘elite map’ on Tuesday, receiving 130 points and earning a No. 25 ranking in the first regular season NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top …

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  • Lyon softballers sweep Stephens

    Lyon Sports Information The Lyon College softball team has changed paths and is now heading up the American Midwest Conference standings. Since Josh Hatfield took over the interim head coaching duties, the Scots have posted a 5-5 record and Wednesday afternoon they captured their fourth …

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  • BHS annual baseball, softball tournaments slated for first pitches Saturday morning

    Donnie Branscum knows about the long haul — whether it’s the lifetime journey or all those little day trips that make up a life. So, we’ll take the 64-year-old Midland High School baseball coach’s word for it about one of those smaller journeys. “Depth of …

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  • BracketRacket: A floor, big shocker and the Noid

    Welcome to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. Today’s menu includes a time-lapse of the Final Floor being built, one great big shocker, some hatin’ on Ohio State’s Aaron Craft, a familiar name atop a bracket challenge and intense loyalty by Domino’s …

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  • Sports Briefs

    Pro basketball CHICAGO (AP) — The Miami Heat’s 27-game winning streak was snapped Wednesday night by the Chicago Bulls, 101-97, when a furious comeback by LeBron James and his teammates fell short. The Heat finished six games short of the record held by the 1971-72 …

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