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Greyhounds beat Pioneers with rebounds
NEWPORT — The Newport Greyhounds won the rebounding battle and a non-conference high school basketball game with the Batesville Pioneers here Friday. “We got out-rebounded 31-19 and all their points came in the paint. They totaled 13 put-back baskets,” Batesville Coach Tim Fulks said Sunday …
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Lyon women improve to 7-1
SPRINGDALE — For the sixth time in seven basketball victories, a different Lyon College woman led the team in scoring. Whitney Keith’s 17 points led the winners and 11 Scots scored Saturday afternoon as 23rd-ranked Lyon cruised to an 80-42 win over the Ecclesia Lady …
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Pioneer wins Burlsworth Award
Luis Guzman was recently recognized as the Brandon Burlsworth Award winner for the Batesville High School football team, according to a news release from the Brandon Burlsworth Foundation. The senior played noseguard for the 10-4, Class 5A State Playoff runners-up. The award recognizes student-athletes “of …
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Aggie freshman wins Heisman
NEW YORK (AP) — Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy, taking college football’s top individual prize Saturday night after a record-breaking debut. Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o finished a distant second and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sport events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Monday, December 10, 2012 through Friday, December 14, 2012.
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Paragould man wins WR Christmas race after 4-minute detour
Within sight of the finish line on Main Street, Steve Lovell and Chris Cone stopped and argued over who should win the White River Christmas Half-Marathon. “We came to a compromise to go through (the finish line) together, though I pushed him across ahead of …
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Batesville’s Jayme Shell returns to all-state team
Batesville’s Jayme Shell returned to the Arkansas Activities Association’s Class 5A All-State volleyball team after helping the Lady Pioneers to a 17-11 record and their first state tournament semifinal appearance. Shell, a senior, averaged 21 kills and 12 digs per game while being selected to …
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Southside’s Farrier named to Class 4A all-state squad
SOUTHSIDE — Southside’s Courtney Farrier was the only Guard-circulation area volleyball player to be named to an all-state volleyball team for the 2012 season. The senior helped lead the Lady Southerners to a 20-8 season, the best in school history, and was selected the the …
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5 circulation area teams qualify for Lyon semis
The Southside girls and Cedar Ridge boys joined circulation area teams Concord boys and Cedar Ridge and Cave City girls in the semifinals of the Lyon College High School Tournament after Thursday night’s action. The Cedar Ridge Lady Timberwolves face off against the Pocahontas Lady …
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All-state basketball player signs with Lyon College
Lyon College women’s basketball Coach Tracy Stewart-Lange has announced a strong first recruit for the 2013-14 class when Cabot all-state player Elliot Taylor signed a letter-of-intent. Taylor, the daughter Tanya Britt Taylor, a former Lyon basketball player and Hall of Fame inductee in 2001, and …
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BJHS, Forrest City split 5A-East District contests
FORREST CITY — Batesville and Forrest City split 5A-East District junior high basketball games here Thursday. The Junior Lady Pioneers defeated their hosts 45-8 as Madison Stave, Haley Cole and Cassie Blake scored eight points apiece. Batesville led 12-3 after one quarter of play, 26-5 …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sports events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Friday, December 7 – Saturday, December 8, 2012.
