It is (almost) officially spring time again which means it’s time to get back on the dirt. While some teams will have to wait a week or two until basketball and other winter sports have concluded, baseball teams will take the field for Opening Day starting Monday. Here are seven teams to watch from each […]
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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON When long-time and highly successful Star City girls basketball coach Becky Yarbrough decided to leave for Pulaski Academy, it was a not an easy decision. But the opportunity to retire from teaching, move closer to family, focus solely on coaching and do so at a school with abundant resources was just
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……………….. The action on the field may be over, but now is the time to honor the best in Arkansas high school football for the 2024 season with the Fearless Friday Awards.
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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON It may be a new classification, but it still is the same old winning ways for Farmington’s girls basketball program. The Lady Cardinals (21-1, 8-0) will go for their 51st straight conference victory when they visit RAlma Friday night. Farmington, who won the last two Class 4A state titles, downed Silom
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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON In a seismic change in the Arkansas high school football landscape, Little Rock Parkview head football coach Brad Bolding is making a triumphant return “home” to North Little Rock. Bolding, whose Patriots won the last three Class 5A gridiron state championships, was officially hired by the North Little Rock school board
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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON Under long-time head coach Raymond Cooper, Little Rock Mills has been a traditional high school basketball power in Arkansas and it doesn’t look like that is changing this season. The Comets (17-1) are off to a sizzling start and will take a 10-game winning streak into Friday night’s home game with
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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON The Arkansas Class 3A state football championship game on Saturday night offers either Salem (11-3) or Bismarck (13-0) the chance to nab its first-ever gridiron title. Those two teams will meet at 6:30 p.m. at War Memorial Stadium in a game that will be televised by the Arkansas PBS stations. Salem
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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON Arkadelphia’s football team spent a couple of hours practicing Thursday at Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium – a place Badgers head coach Trey Schucker said his program expects to end every season. They’ll do so this Saturday at noon when Arkadelphia (12-2) meets unbeaten Elkins (14-0) of the Class 4A state
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By DUDLEY E. DAWSON There were some that thought Elkins might have missed its best shot to win a Class 4A state title last season as several talented players graduated and headed on to college. But Elks head coach Zach Watson could see the potential in what was coming back and he’s proven to be
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The Bryant Hornets avenged their 2023 semi-final loss to Bentonville, beating the Tigers 28-23 in the Class 7A championship at War Memorial Stadium. Trailing 13-7 at halftime, Bryant regrouped and turned things around in the second half, outscoring Bentonville 21-10 – scoring the final 14 points of the game. Senior quarterback Jordan Walker was named
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