BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON Instead of looking behind at what might have been, Hot Springs Lakeside girls basketball program is choosing to look ahead at what the future could become. 
The Lady Rams entered the Class 5A state hoops tournament as arguably one of the favorites after blitzing the 5A-South conference with a 15-1 mark […]

By Kevin Bohannon Mother Nature was undefeated last week with storms across the state, wiping out multiple games for the back half of the week. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by last week’s storms. The rankings did not change much with many teams only having two days to get games in. […]

By Kyle Sutherland It seems like centuries ago since a full slate’s worth of ball has been played, but beautiful weather is in the forecast this week following spring break and then devastating storms in some parts of the state. Just like last week, there were not many changes due to minimal games not being […]

By Kevin Bohannon The stretch run for the 2025 season is upon us now that spring break is in the rear-view mirror. The Robinson Invitational was a success with great games that included a walk-off home run by 6A top-ranked Conway. The rankings this week did not see much movement with teams playing out of […]

By Kyle Sutherland Following a week of rest for many, it is time for everyone to get back to work.  State championship weekend is a little less than two months away and the race for postseason seedings are heating up, the only question is how much play will Mother Nature allow to happen this week?  […]

By DUDLEY E. DAWSON While some finish up their spring break on a beach, athletes from 77 high school baseball teams and 6 states will do so on 8 diamonds in Central Arkansas this weekend. They’ll do so as part of the eighth annual Pulaski Robinson Spring Baseball Tournament, which begins Thursday morning and runs […]

By Kevin Bohannon Spring break is upon us. Some teams will be traveling to the Gulf Coast and South Carolina, others will be playing locally. The biggest event in the state will be the Robinson Invitational with 77 teams coming to Central Arkansas for three days at eight locations. There was movement in the rankings […]

By Kyle Sutherland Spring break has arrived, as has – if you can believe it – the halfway point of the 2025 softball season. Many teams will take the week off to unwind, but some will still be hitting the field to get some games in. The 6A top-ranked Bentonville Lady Tigers will be off after […]

By Kyle Sutherland The Marked Tree boys basketball team just completed its third-consecutive trip to the state championship game at Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs last Saturday. Though they fell just short of winning back-to-back titles, the runner-up finish was a milestone for the program as it marked not only the eighth trip to […]

By Kevin Bohannon Baseball season is underway and teams from across the state will be traveling nextweek for spring break. 77 teams will be in central Arkansas next week for the RobinsonInvitational including defending 5A state champions Valley View, Harding Academy, Conway and Woodlawn.  We are starting to see separation in each classification as conference […]

By Kyle Sutherland Basketball and other winter sports have concluded, so it is officially time to focus on the softball diamond. The 2025 season is two weeks in, but there is still a lot to figure out. With that being the case, win-loss records are a minor concern compared to the strength of schedule teams […]

BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON The Arkansas class 3A state girls basketball title will be decided between a program that is used to playing in the finals and an unbeaten one looking to finish off a dream season. Dover (34-0) will put its unblemished mark on the line when when it faces rival Lamar (33-2) on […]