BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON After a week when it took down some of the state’s best Class 6A squads, Springdale has one last Goliath to conquer. The Red Bulldogs (25-8) will face traditional power Jonesboro (29-3) Friday at 1:45 p.m inside the Hot Springs Convention Center. The Golden Hurricane are riding a 14-game winning streak. …

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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON As far as Nashville girls head basketball coach Paul Dean is concerned, there is nothing better than a trip to Hot Springs this time of year. That’s where Dean and his defending Class 4A champion Scrappers (29-3) will be again on Thursday when they take on Farmington (35-1) at noon inside …

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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON Unbeaten Farmington, defending champ Magnolia and host Blytheville have been getting the majority of the publicity  as the top contenders  to win the Class 5A boys basketball tournament this week. That’s expected seeing as how the trio of teams have combined for a 92-2 mark. But Little Rock Christian (24-8) and …

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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON There was a definite scare thrown into the defending Class 2A boy state champions, but the Golden Arrows are still pointing up. Lavaca moved its winning to 19 on Tuesday with a 58-56 overtime win over Sloan Hendrix. The Golden Arrows (32-4) were pushed to the limit by the Greyhounds (27-4), …

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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON As one of the state’s most successful high school girls basketball coaches, Greenwood’s Clay Reeves is always excited about the arrival of the state tournament. This season is no different as Reeves looks for his 10th title overall and his seventh  in 20 years at the helm of the Lady Bulldogs. …

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By DUDLEY E. DAWSON The Magnolia boys basketball lost a superstar in Arkansas freshman Darien Ford arguably one of the most successful high school baseball players in the history of the state. But the Panthers, who lost five of its top six players from last season off a program that has won three state titles …

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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON When Farmington’s girls basketball team lost to Nashville in heartbreaking fashion in last season’s Class 4A state championship game, the pain was real. Cardinals head coach Brad Johnson knew he had to handle the situation emotionally the best he could and it would not just be a short term answer. It …

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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON A nightmarish end to last season’s Class 1A state championship game has fueled the County Line boys basketball team to a dream 2022-2023 season so far. The Indians are 31-0 this season and top-ranked in their classification heading into a Tuesday night road showdown in Fayetteville with conference rival and No. …

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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON Every foe that the Farmington boys basketball team has faced this season has met the same fate -  a loss. The unbeaten Cardinals (25-0, 9-0 in 4A-1 conference action) will put their perfect mark on the line again Friday night when they travel to face Pea Ridge. Farmington head coach Johnny …

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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON One of the Arkansas’ best girls basketball programs will get some national television time Friday afternoon in the GEICO Invitational in Washington D.C. Conway (18-4), ranked 14th nationally in USA Today’s girl rankings, will take on No. 3 and host Sidwell Friends (12-2) at 4 p.m. CST on ESPNU. The other …

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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON Hot Springs Lakeside head basketball coach Eddie Lamb has won over 1,000 games in his high school career,  but that won’t be the thing he remembers most when his long and successful career is over. Lamb believes it will be the lives that he has touched while coaching 30 years with …

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BY DUDLEY E. DAWSON Those who have followed Newport basketball over the years know the legendary playing and coaching career of the late Bill Osier. Osier, who led the Greyhounds to a 1965 state title as a player and four of the school’s six district titles a coach, was honored on Jan. 6 when the …

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