SEARCY — The Batesville Lady Pioneers started their track and field seasons with 12th- and 13th-place finishes, respectively, at the Searcy Lions Relays here Thursday. Heber Springs’ boys and Cabot’s girls won the team titles. The top individual finishers for Batesville were Lady Pioneer Halle …

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PLEASANT PLAINS — The Midland Mustangs remained undefeated as they shut out the Shirley Blue Devils 17-0 Monday in their 1A 2-South District game, improving  to 2-0 in the district and 5-0 overall. Skylar Litaker and Drew Fortson combined for a no-hitter, striking out all …

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The Vilonia Lady Eagles kept the Batesville Lady Pioneers winless, taking an 8-0, non-conference victory as starter Leah Thomason threw three innings of no-hit softball. Freshman Sydney Wader finished and kept the Lady Pioneers hitless until Sarah Hayes reached on an infield single in the …

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Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Tuesday, March 12 – Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

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LITTLE ROCK — The Cedar Ridge Timberwolves battled with the East Poinsett County Warriors for four quarters in a Class 2A State Tournament basketball championship game Saturday, and it looked like the T-wolves were destined to walk away from Little Rock’s Barton Coliseum as state …

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Lyon Sports Information The Lyon College baseball team looked like a squad to be reckoned with on the opening weekend of American Midwest Conference play as the Scots pounded out 46 runs on 47 hits in a 4-game sweep of the Park Pirate. After posting …

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The Lyon women’s basketball team will depart this afternoon for Kentucky and their second straight appearance in the NAIA Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament, and Athletic Director Kevin Jenkins is inviting the public to see them off. The Scots are scheduled to board a …

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Lyon Sports Information GULF SHORES, Ala. — It was a tough weekend at the Gulf Coast Invitational for Lyon College’s softball Scots as they managed just seven hits against a trio of NAIA Division I Top 15 teams and fell to another unranked foe. On …

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PLEASANT PLAINS — The Southside Lady Southerners walloped the Midland Lady Mustangs 11-4 in non-district action as Sydney Fuller struck out five from the circle and hit four for four, including a double, at the plate. Fuller scattered nine hits. Both teams led off with …

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TUCKERMAN — The unbeaten Midland Mustangs defeated the Marmaduke Greyhounds 10-7 on Friday and tacked on an 11-3 win over the Pangburn Tigers here Saturday at the Tuckerman Tournament. The event was originally scheduled as the Cedar Ridge Timberwolf Classic in Newark, but due to …

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LITTLE ROCK — The Stuttgart Ricebirds broke a tie game with a 2-run fourth inning and held on for a 5-4 high school baseball victory over the Batesville Pioneers here Friday on the University of Arkansas-Little Rock’s Gary Hogan Field. “Frustrating game,” Batesville Coach Mark …

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Batesville High swept aside another soccer foe, clobbering the Riverview Lady Raiders and Raiders 9-0 and 7-0, respectively, in Pioneer Stadium Friday night. Anna Richards and Summer Strecker scored four goals apiece, recording a double hat trick. Lainey Rumans tacked on the other goal. Rumans, …

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