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Cavemen win big in Sharp County event
CAVE CITY — The Cave City Cavemen hammered the Bald Knob Bulldogs 13-5 here Thursday in the Sharp County Tournament, collecting 15 hits in six innings. Aaron Gann pitched the win as Layne Davis and Devin Burns came on in relief in the fifth and …
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King wins six events in opener
HEBER SPRINGS — Southside’s McKenzie King won six events and the Heber Springs Junior Panther Relays high-point award in a season-opening track and field meet here Tuesday. The Junior Lady Southerners finished third in the team scoring with 110.83 points as King won the 100- …
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Vandy downs Arkansas
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Vanderbilt Commodores finally are winning just the kind of close games they couldn’t finish earlier this season. Kedren Johnson hit all four of his free throws in the final 19.8 seconds, and the 10th-seeded Commodores upset No. 7 seeded University …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, March 15 – Saturday, March 16, 2013.
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To register first in nationals Scots must manage fast pace
Lyon College Coach Tracy Stewart-Lange kept it simple when talking about what the Scots must do for another first. Asked what the Scots must do to give themselves the best chance to defeat the Georgetown Tigers tonight in Frankfort, Ky., thus collecting their first NAIA …
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Pioneers sweep district-opening doubleheader
PARAGOULD — Right on time, the Batesville Pioneers got back in the win column. Wednesday evening, after two straight non-conference losses, the Pioneers swept the Paragould Rams in a 5A-East District-opening doubleheader, winning 8-2 and 9-4. It was an efficient performance, Batesville Coach Mark Rush …
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Lady Cougars wallop Izard County Invitational foes
BROCKWELL — The Izard County Lady Cougars blew away their softball competition as they shut out the Mountain View Lady Yellowjackets and crushed the Highland Lady Rebels Wednesday in the Izard County Invitational Tournament. Molly Taylor pitched the complete seven innings, striking out 12 and …
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Viola Longhorns win 2 in tourney
BROCKWELL — In the Izard County Invitational Tournament on Wednesday, the Melbourne Bearkatz defeated the Izard County Cougars 11-1 and the Viola Longhorns shut out Melbourne 8-0 and Izard County 14-0 in this round-robin tournament. No other details were available by press time.
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Mustangs slate home run derby
PLEASANT PLAINS — The Midland baseball team is sponsoring a home run derby Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Midland baseball and softball fields in Pleasant Plains, according to a news release from Midland Coach Donnie Branscum. The derby will be split into a high …
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A&M wins on first try in SEC Tournament
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Texas A&M Coach Billy Kennedy says he planned to play Elston Turner no matter what. Turns out his senior guard had the same plan, even with his broken left pinkie. Turner scored 22 points even with some of his left fingers …
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Sports Briefs
Pro basketball PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James scored 27 points and the Miami Heat became the fourth team to win at least 20 consecutive games in a season, rallying to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 98-94 on Wednesday night. Dwyane Wade added 21 as the Heat …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Thursday, March 14 – Friday, March 15, 2013.
