Prep
RSSUCA, all aglitter, prepped for stars
The stars will be out this week in Conway. Continue reading...
COMMENTARY: Summer Busier Than Before
Athletes Train Year-Round
My head was apparently stuck in the 1970s as I approached Springdale Har-Ber coach Chris Wood following the Wildcats’ spring game a few weeks ago. Continue reading...
Tabler Wins Twice To Capture Title
Players Endure Heat, Long Matches To Take Home Colgate Division Crowns
Mallory Tabler made the most of the limited time she had between matches Sunday afternoon. Continue reading...
Archie, football hero, devoted father to sons
When Peyton Manning spoke to a crowd of more than 1,100 on June 1 in Little Rock, he had a very direct message to the more than 300 high school athletes who were being honored as All-Arkansas Preps by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Continue reading...
QB Peavey ready to go to work for Razorbacks
Arkansas quarterback commitment Rafe Peavey of Bolivar, Mo., said he’s all Hog after visiting with Coach Bret Bielema and offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jim Chaney on Friday. Continue reading...
High school football report
LRSD still looks to fill 2 openings The Little Rock School Board didn’t act on McClellan’s head coaching vacancy during a special meeting Thursday night, meaning two of the district’s five high schools remain without head coaches in mid-June. Continue reading...
Lake Hamilton takes title again
Lake Hamilton Coach Jerry Clay said he believed the Wolves could beat any team in the Shootout of the South 7-on-7 passing tournament. Continue reading...
7A champs pass chemistry test
Bentonville Coach Kristina Henry insisted she wasn’t sick — she was just a little hoarse, she said — the week after leading the Tigers to a Class 7A girls state soccer championship. Continue reading...
Hernandez Displays Devotion To Tennis
There’s no doubt that Seth Hernandez is totally devoted to tennis. Continue reading...
How they were selected
Members of the All-Arkansas Preps soccer teams were nominated by their coaches and by college coaches in the state, and were selected by a committee of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette staff members and high school coaches. Continue reading...
Small player makes big plays
One thing first-year assistant coach Matt Cole was surprised to see at his first few practices with Fort Smith Southside was the sight of diminutive senior Wesley Carson possessing balls in the air over larger defenders. “He wins 90 to 95 percent of the balls in the air. Continue reading...
Wichita State hires Hogs hitting coach Butler to replace Stephenson
Two weeks after Todd Butler was part of an Arkansas team that ended Wichita State’s season, he’s been hired as the Shockers’ new head coach. Butler, Arkansas’ hitting coach and recruiting coordinator the past eight seasons, will be announced as Wichita State’s coach today, the Wichita Eagle reported Saturday, citing sources. Continue reading...
Arkansas’ Suggs signs with Marlins; signee Denney inks with Red Sox
Arkansas junior closer Colby Suggs, who wasn’t drafted out of Sulphur Springs (Texas ) High School, has signed with the Miami Marlins. Suggs, a second-round draft pick last weekend in the major-league baseball amateur draft and No. 73 overall, is receiving a $600,000 signing bonus according to Baseball America. Continue reading...
Ex-Mountie Kirby Still Enjoying Success
QUARTERBACK’S DREAM LIVES ON
Cody Kirby thought his long-held dream of playing professional football was over. Continue reading...
