BASKETBALL
Kapita signs with pro team in France
Arkansas signee Ted Kapita won’t be playing for the Razorbacks. Kapita has signed to play for a professional team in France, CBS Sports reported Tuesday.
Kapita, a 6-9 power forward ranked among the top 50 high school players by several recruiting services, signed with Arkansas last spring after playing at Huntington Prep in West Virginia.
Kapita didn’t enroll at Arkansas in August for the fall semester because he wasn’t academically certified by the NCAA clearinghouse. He had planned to attend Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio, and if later cleared by the NCAA could have enrolled at the UA for the spring semester or next summer.
— Bob Holt
Lefevre to head UALR operations
Max Lefevre was named director of basketball operations for the UALR men’s team by Coach Chris Beard on Tuesday. Lefevre worked with Beard for two seasons at Angelo State, helping the Rams to a 47-15 record. Angelo State won a record 28 games and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division II Tournament in Lefevre’s second season.
Before joining Angelo State, Lefevre worked for MOKAN Basketball, a grassroots organization based in Kansas City, Mo.
CROSS COUNTRY
Arkansas women start strong
The Arkansas women’s team opened its season with two victories at the Cowboy Preview on Tuesday in Stillwater, Okla.
Set up as a dual meet, Arkansas faced Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Tulsa in head-to-head competition. The Razorbacks, who claimed four of the top 10 spots, were led by fifth-place finisher Kelsey Schrader. Arkansas also claimed seventh, ninth and 11th place overall to earn victories against Oklahoma and Tulsa, but fell short against Oklahoma State.
SOCCER
UAPB women get road victory
The UAPB women scored a goal in each half to earn their first victory of the season, 2-1 over Lyon College on Tuesday at J. Marshall Huser Field in Batesville.
Karissa Fenwick scored in the 30th minute to give UAPB (1-3) a 1-0 lead, which they held until halftime. Lyon (1-3) tied the match at 1-1 in the 50th minute on a goal by Joyce De Freitas Barbosa. Rebecca Holmes scored the game-winning goal for UAPB in the 70th minute off an assist from Ciera Fenwick.