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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON It was a tough decision for successful Texas high school football coach Michael Willians to leave the Lone Star State, but it was the right time and most certainly the right place. Former Pine Bluff star Williams came back to his native Arkansas to take over the Zebras in 2022 and

BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON When you talk to those around the Pine Bluff High School athletic department there is no doubt who the Zebras’ No. 1 super fan has been for the past 40 years. That would be Greg Walker, a team manager since 1985 and man who will be honored with a statue in

BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON When you talk to those around the Pine Bluff High School athletic department there is no doubt who the Zebras’ No. 1 super fan has been for the past 40 years. That would be Greg Jackson, a team manager since 1985 and man who will be honored with a statue in

BY KYLE SUTHERLAND The 2025 prep softball season concluded May 22-24 with the crowning of six state champions at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.  The Bentonville Tigers took down conference foe Springdale Har-Ber for the second consecutive season in the Class 6A championship round and won their seventh state title since 2016. All

BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON No matter what was put in front of the Rogers High School baseball team this season, the Mounties were able to overcome it. That included a trip to Conway for the Class 6A state championship game that ended up being postponed, a short hotel stay and then a return trip home

BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON Harding Academy has built one of the state’s best overall high school sports programs with nearly 40 state championships since 2000 alone. The school will try to add two more championships Friday in Conway. The baseball Wildcats (24-6) will face Brookland (26-10) in the Class 4A title game at 4 p.m.