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53rd annual women’s city bowling tourney set for next 3 weekends
The 53rd Annual Batesville USBC Women’s Bowling Association City Tournament is scheduled to start Saturday at Hollywood Bowl and will continue over the next two weekends, according to a news release from Yvonne Satterwhite. Team play will begin at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on …
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Wayen Brooks leads way in BMS first feature race
LOCUST GROVE — The 17th Annual Schoenfeld Headers Mid-America Street Stock Championship kicked off the Batesville Motor Speedway’s 2013 season as Bald Knob native Wayne Brooks took the checkered flag. He was followed by Tony Anglin of Walnut Ridge and T.J. Herndon of Atwood, Tenn. …
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Lady Southerner softball team digs out ‘quality win’ at home
SOUTHSIDE — The Southside Lady Southerners defeated the Heber Springs Lady Panthers 7-6 in a non-district high school softball game Thursday as Sydney Fuller pitched the win, striking out four and allowing only two hits. Krysta Beeler pitched three innings, striking out four while allowing …
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Mustangs shut out hosts
TUCKERMAN — The Midland Mustangs improved to 2-0 with a 3-0, non-conference high school baseball victory over the Tuckerman Bulldogs here Thursday. Drew Fortson started on the mound, pitched four innings and got the victory. Skylar Litaker worked three innings. Dalton Passmore led Midland’s offense …
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Sports Briefs
Pro baseball NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees closer Mariano Rivera plans to announce this weekend that he will retire after the 2013 season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. A news conference was called for Saturday at the Yankees’ spring training …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, March 8 – Sunday, March 10, 2013.
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T-wolves, Warriors aim for historic win
Cedar Ridge Coach Isaac Middlebrooks and the Timberwolves will enter the Class 2A State Tournament championship game on Saturday afternoon hoping for the same result in a region final a little more than a week ago. The T-wolves defeated the Warriors 60-54 in the 2A …
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Izard County hoops star signs with CRC Pioneers
BROCKWELL — Trenton Hatman, a Class 1A All-State and 2-time All-1A 2-North District selection for the Izard County Cougars, recently signed to attend Crowley’s Ridge College and play basketball for the school in Paragould. The 6-foot, 1-inch guard averaged 25.2 points, two assists, 6.3 rebounds …
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Midland slates softball tourney for Gifted and Talented Program
PLEASANT PLAINS — The Midland Gifted and Talented Program is hosting the Clover Classic Softball Tournament, scheduled for March 30 in Pleasant Plains, according to a release by Midland High School. Play in the co-ed slow-pitch event is slated to begin at 8 a.m. The …
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Scots’ first opponent in national tourney hails from Kentucky
Lyon Sports Information With a 32-team field that includes 209 combined years of national tournament experience, the Lyon College women’s basketball team earned the fifth-seed and is scheduled to play fourth-seeded Georgetown, Ky., in the opening round of the 2013 NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball …
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Mobile Rams sweep Scots
MOBILE, Ala. — University of Mobile brought out its bats in full force on Wednesday, banging out 34 hits as the Rams swept a baseball doubleheader from the Lyon Scots, 6-0 and 15-7, ending the Scots’ winning streak at five games and sending them home …
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Pioneers schedule baseball camp for March 18-19
The Batesville High baseball program will host the Pioneer Spring Break Baseball Camp the mornings of March 18 and 19 at the high school fieldhouse, announced Pioneer Coach Mark Rush. The camp is for kindergarten through sixth-graders, with a session of hitting and pitching instruction …
