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Tournament To Feature More Star Power

Subscriber onlyA year ago, NFL greats Ronnie Lott and Tim Brown were last-minute guests at the Southwest Elite 7-on-7 Showcase at Shiloh Christian. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: at 4 a.m.

Three QBs Competing To Be ‘The One’

Subscriber onlyTerry Mounce wants to be a more accurate passer, and the possibility exists that he can be a starter as well. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 21, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Going Long At Arvest

High Schooler Hits two Homers

Subscriber onlyColby Demato stood inside the batting cage inside Arvest Ballpark, and with his facial hair and serious-looking arm bands, he resembled a Minor League Baseball player. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 19, 2013 at 4 a.m.

Title Game Ends on Kicks

Subscriber onlyThe soccer ball sailed higher than Nestor Barroso hoped, and as soon as the penalty kick bounced off the crossbar, Fort Smith Northside’s players rushed Razorback Field. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 18, 2013 at 4:07 a.m.

Salas Solves Equation For Springdale High In Chase For Title

Subscriber onlyAlex Salas has relied on quantum physics to keep him focused during several lopsided games this season. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 16, 2013 at 4 a.m.

Bulldogs In Process Of Rebuilding Line

Subscriber onlyRobert Johnson is doing a lot more teaching this spring, which shows both the potential and inexperience of Springdale High’s defensive front. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 14, 2013 at 4 a.m.

Cameron Deserves Shot

COACH HAS TIGERS FOCUSED

Subscriber onlyMitch Cameron cut large circles in the outfi eld with his riding lawnmower, drowning out the sound of everything else going on around him. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 12, 2013 at 4 a.m.

Speed Enjoying A Quieter Time

Subscriber only J.D. Speed prefers the small-town feel of Prairie Grove. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 9, 2013 at 4 a.m.

Elkins Fails To Slow Down Lavaca

Subscriber onlyTanner Graham trotted toward first base, then threw his arms up as soon as his home run cleared the right-field fence Tuesday evening. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 8, 2013 at 4 a.m.

Lamar Pitcher Silences West Fork

Subscriber onlyZach Leos hasn’t needed to pitch more than once over the past three weeks. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 7, 2013 at 1 a.m.

This Was Futbol

Soccer Played At Its Best

Subscriber onlyThere is football and then there is futbol. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 5, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Red'Dogs Welcome Returners

Subscriber onlyDeandre Murray has attracted plenty of attention following his breakout season in the fall, and colleges have taken notice of Josiah Wymer as well. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 5, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Penalty Kick Gives Har-Ber Conference Title

Subscriber onlyNeither soccer coach disputed the call, and Cole Brothers made sure there wasn’t any confusion, either. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 4, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Scharlau Signs With Arkansas Tech

Subscriber onlyArkansas Tech remained committed to Alex Scharlau, even after he injured his right ankle during a game on March 1. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 4, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Naturals GM to Leave For New Position

Subscriber onlyEric Edelstein is on the verge of making a move that every Northwest Arkansas Naturals player hopes to someday take. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 3, 2013 at 2:22 a.m.

Prohibited From Running, Feole Has Worked Her Way Back

Subscriber onlyTorry Feole couldn’t lift anything with her injured right shoulder, and she was under strict orders: no running. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 2, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Graham Throws No-Hitter

Subscriber onlyTaylor Graham wanted to do something special for her younger sister, Jordan, who broke her arm Tuesday during recess. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: May 1, 2013 at 5 a.m.

17th Hole At Pinnacle Shortened, Louder

Reigning Champion Looks Forward To Change, Crowd

Subscriber onlyConsider it lucky No. 17. Officials with the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship are hoping to attract more attention to perhaps the most recognizable hole at Pinnacle Country Club. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Apr 30, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Online Remarks Prove Costly

scared straight 
for recruits on twitter

Subscriber onlyDavid Hill has less than 500 followers on Twitter, which makes the response he got to a message he posted on April 3 even more impressive. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Apr 28, 2013 at 3:12 a.m.

PREP BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Springdale Har-Ber’s Thompson Questionable After Injury

Subscriber onlySpringdale Har-Ber could be without its top pitcher for Thursday’s 7A/6A-West Conference doubleheader against Rogers Heritage. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams, Henry Apple, Rick Fires, Paul Nielsen, Vernon Tarver Posted: Apr 23, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Springdale Tops Bentonville

BULLDOGS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TIGERS’ MISSED SHOTS ON GOAL

Subscriber onlyBentonville’s players watched Friday night as a few of their shots hit every part of the goal except the back of the net. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Apr 20, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Prep Baseball Notebook: Mounties Look To Keep Momentum

Subscriber onlyRogers High will look to take another step toward the Class 7A State Tournament when it travels to Siloam Springs today for a 7A/6A-West Conference doubleheader. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams, Paul Boyd, Rick Fires, Paul Nielsen, Vernon Tarver Posted: Apr 17, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Redlarczyk Top Female Finisher

North Little Rock's Tim Richard Wins Hogeye Marathon

Subscriber onlyTwo years ago, Tiffany Redlarczyk finished the Hogeye Marathon while lying on a stretcher as paramedics pushed her the last 100 meters of the race. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Apr 15, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Prep Track Notebook: Jones Coming On Strong For Heritage

Subscriber onlyRogers Heritage’s Deion Jones has already shown he’s a force to be reckoned with in the hurdles at the upcoming 7A/6A-West Conference track and field meet and even the state meet. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams, Henry Apple, Paul Boyd, Rick Fires, Vernon Tarver Posted: Apr 15, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Lady Mounties Finish Strong

Rogers High Routs Springdale High After Slow Start

Subscriber onlyMike Harper admitted he was disappointed with his team’s lackluster start to Thursday’s game against Springdale High. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Apr 12, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Batres Leads Springdale High

Junior Goes On Scoring Spree To Lead Bulldogs Past Heritage

Subscriber onlyErick Batres is playing with more confidence, which doesn’t bode well for anyone other than his Springdale High coaches and teammates. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Apr 10, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Let There Be Baseball

Subscriber only And on the seventh day, no baseball was played. The past week has been filled with plenty of spring storms, causing high school baseball and softball coaches to cancel their games, sometimes only a few hours before the first pitch was scheduled to be thrown. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Apr 7, 2013 at 5:12 a.m.

PREP SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: Springdale Har-Ber Shows Progress At Plate

Subscriber onlySpringdale Har-Ber has displayed improvement at the plate after struggling to score runs last season. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams, Henry Apple, Paul Boyd, Rick Fires, Vernon Tarver Posted: Apr 4, 2013 at 5 a.m.

PREP BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Springdale Looks To Be More Aggressive

Subscriber onlySpringdale High coach Billy Ray Rutledge wants his hitters to be more aggressive after watching them be a bit too passive in last week’s doubleheader with Bentonville. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams, Henry Apple, Paul Boyd, Paul Nielsen Posted: Apr 2, 2013 at 5 a.m.

NOTEBOOK: SOCCER

Subscriber onlyNo Lag For Lady Bulldogs Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams, Henry Apple, Paul Boyd, Rick Fires, Paul Nielsen, Vernon Tarver Posted: Mar 31, 2013 at 3:42 a.m.

Not A Prank To Laugh About

Subscriber onlyGood-natured pranks between rival schools are a part of sports. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 31, 2013 at 3:25 a.m.

Smith Signs With Lyon

Subscriber onlyAlex Smith feels a sense of relief, and he believes his play this season has reflected that. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 29, 2013 at 4:14 a.m.

Tigers Sweep Bulldogs

Bentonville Scores At Least One Run In Every Inning But Second

Subscriber onlyBentonville leadoff hitter Chris Mizelle reached base on an error, setting the tone for what was to come over the next few minutes. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 28, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Thompson Has Quickly Proven Herself

Springdale High Junior Emerging As Pleasant Surprise For Bulldogs

Subscriber onlySpringdale High softball coach Ashlee Friend had some hesitancy at first about letting Kelcee Thompson join the team in the winter. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 28, 2013 at 5 a.m.

PREP BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Pitching, Defense Carries Har-Ber

Tigers Score 36 Runs During Three Games At Central Arkansas Invitational

Subscriber onlySpringdale Har-Ber posted consecutive shutouts over spring break to lower its team earned run average to 1.18 on the season. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams, Henry Apple, Paul Boyd, Rick Fires, Vernon Tarver Posted: Mar 26, 2013 at 5 a.m.

PREP TRACK NOTEBOOK: Jones Looking Strong In Hurdles

Pair Of Multi-Sport Athletes Give Springdale High A Boost In Jumping Events

Subscriber onlySenior Deion Jones is making big strides in several events, Rogers Heritage boys track coach Jay Miles said. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams, Paul Boyd, Rick Fires, Paul Nielsen, Vernon Tarver Posted: Mar 25, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Eckwood Proves Himself For ‘Dogs

Subscriber onlyTereke Eckwood felt the need to almost apologize for not playing as well as he had hoped in early December. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 24, 2013 at 3:38 a.m.

Thompson Jumps Right In For Greenland

Subscriber only Kiana Thompson doesn’t know how high she can jump, but if she wanted to, she could measure her vertical jump by simply going around her house. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 17, 2013 at 5:01 a.m.

PREP ROUNDUP

Subscriber onlyPrep Roundup Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams, Henry Apple, Graham Thomas Posted: Mar 16, 2013 at 5 a.m.

PREP BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: War Eagles Look To Bounce Back From Loss

Subscriber onlyROGERS — Rogers Heritage baseball coach Keith Kilgore believes his team is ready for 7A/6A-West Conference play despite ending the Best Sports Classic on a down note. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams, Henry Apple, Paul Boyd, Paul Nielsen, Vernon Tarver Posted: Mar 12, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Barton Not So Bad After All

Subscriber onlyLITTLE ROCK — The ceiling didn’t collapse. A sink hole didn’t swallow up the basketball court. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 10, 2013 at 4:20 a.m.

Bulldogs Had Productive Season End In Bad Way

Subscriber onlySPRINGDALE — Springdale High boys basketball coach Brad Stamps tried to maintain his composure, but his voice cracked as he talked about a disappointing end to a productive season. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 10, 2013 at 3:51 a.m.

Bentonville Comes From Behind To Beat Springdale

Subscriber onlyBENTONVILLE — Chris Mizelle didn’t bother being patient and instead aggressively raced around second base and headed for third. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 9, 2013 at 3:38 a.m.

Prep Roundups

Subscriber onlyThe Siloam Springs baseball team picked up its first win of the season Thursday against Alma in the Best Sports Classic. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams, Rick Fires, Paul Nielsen, Vernon Tarver, Graham Thomas Posted: Mar 8, 2013 at 3:52 a.m.

Make That Two In A Row

Subscriber onlyLITTLE ROCK — Jessieville guard Payton Lamb admitted she was “kind of embarrassed.” Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 8, 2013 at 3:29 a.m.

Champs Rise To Top Again

'Legion Of Doom' Hopes For Storybook Ending

Subscriber onlyGREENLAND — Alan Barton knows his players, and it seems the Greenland girls basketball coach knows his comic book crimefighters as well. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 7, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Bulldogs Cruise To Victory

Subscriber onlySPRINGDALE — Springdale High baseball coach Billy Ray Rutledge wanted his players to be more aggressive at the plate, especially when they’re behind in the count. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 7, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Lady Bulldogs Look To Continue Turnaround

Subscriber onlySPRINGDALE — Even as the losses mounted, Springdale High girls basketball coach Heather Hunsucker found reasons to be optimistic toward the end of the season. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 3, 2013 at 3:23 a.m.

Injury Slows Down ’Dogs

SPRINGDALE LOSES SCHARLAU, THEN WATCHES GAME SLIP AWAY

Subscriber onlyFAYETTEVILLE — Alex Scharlau made his way to the bench after halftime, but rather than strolling there as usual, he needed the help of a pair of crutches. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 2, 2013 at 2:36 a.m.

Scharlau More Than Just A Shooter

Subscriber onlyFAYETTEVILLE — A player can be called much worse things than a “shooter,” but Alex Scharlau didn’t want to be known as that, either. Continue reading...

By Alex Abrams Posted: Mar 1, 2013 at 5:01 a.m.

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