Going Long At Arvest
Colby 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…
Stories by Alex Abrams
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Title Game Ends on Kicks
The 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 Razorb…
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Salas Solves Equation For Springdale High In Chase For Title
Alex Salas has relied on quantum physics to keep him focused during several lopsided games this season.
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Bulldogs In Process Of Rebuilding Line
Robert Johnson is doing a lot more teaching this spring, which shows both the potential and inexperience of Springdale High’s defensive front.
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Cameron Deserves Shot
Mitch Cameron cut large circles in the outfi eld with his riding lawnmower, drowning out the sound of everything else going on around him.
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Speed Enjoying A Quieter Time
J.D. Speed prefers the small-town feel of Prairie Grove.
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Elkins Fails To Slow Down Lavaca
Tanner Graham trotted toward first base, then threw his arms up as soon as his home run cleared the right-field fence Tuesday evening.
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Lamar Pitcher Silences West Fork
Zach Leos hasn’t needed to pitch more than once over the past three weeks.
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This Was Futbol
There is football and then there is futbol.
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Red'Dogs Welcome Returners
Deandre Murray has attracted plenty of attention following his breakout season in the fall, and colleges have taken notice of Josiah Wymer as well.
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Penalty Kick Gives Har-Ber Conference Title
Neither soccer coach disputed the call, and Cole Brothers made sure there wasn’t any confusion, either.
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Scharlau Signs With Arkansas Tech
Arkansas Tech remained committed to Alex Scharlau, even after he injured his right ankle during a game on March 1.
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Naturals GM to Leave For New Position
Eric Edelstein is on the verge of making a move that every Northwest Arkansas Naturals player hopes to someday take.
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Prohibited From Running, Feole Has Worked Her Way Back
Torry Feole couldn’t lift anything with her injured right shoulder, and she was under strict orders: no running.
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Graham Throws No-Hitter
Taylor Graham wanted to do something special for her younger sister, Jordan, who broke her arm Tuesday during recess.
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17th Hole At Pinnacle Shortened, Louder
Consider it lucky No. 17. Officials with the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship are hoping to attract more attention to perhaps the most recognizable hole at Pi…
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Online Remarks Prove Costly
David 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.
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PREP BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Springdale Har-Ber’s Thompson Questionable After Injury
Springdale Har-Ber could be without its top pitcher for Thursday’s 7A/6A-West Conference doubleheader against Rogers Heritage.
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Springdale Tops Bentonville
Bentonville’s players watched Friday night as a few of their shots hit every part of the goal except the back of the net.
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Prep Baseball Notebook: Mounties Look To Keep Momentum
Rogers 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 doubleheade…
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Prep Track Notebook: Jones Coming On Strong For Heritage
Rogers 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 …
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Redlarczyk Top Female Finisher
Two years ago, Tiffany Redlarczyk finished the Hogeye Marathon while lying on a stretcher as paramedics pushed her the last 100 meters of the race.
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Lady Mounties Finish Strong
Mike Harper admitted he was disappointed with his team’s lackluster start to Thursday’s game against Springdale High.
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Batres Leads Springdale High
Erick Batres is playing with more confidence, which doesn’t bode well for anyone other than his Springdale High coaches and teammates.
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Let There Be Baseball
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 coache…
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PREP SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: Springdale Har-Ber Shows Progress At Plate
Springdale Har-Ber has displayed improvement at the plate after struggling to score runs last season.
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PREP BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Springdale Looks To Be More Aggressive
Springdale 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 Bent…
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NOTEBOOK: SOCCER
No Lag For Lady Bulldogs
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Not A Prank To Laugh About
Good-natured pranks between rival schools are a part of sports.
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Smith Signs With Lyon
Alex Smith feels a sense of relief, and he believes his play this season has reflected that.
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Tigers Sweep Bulldogs
Bentonville leadoff hitter Chris Mizelle reached base on an error, setting the tone for what was to come over the next few minutes.
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Thompson Has Quickly Proven Herself
Springdale High softball coach Ashlee Friend had some hesitancy at first about letting Kelcee Thompson join the team in the winter.
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PREP BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Pitching, Defense Carries Har-Ber
Springdale Har-Ber posted consecutive shutouts over spring break to lower its team earned run average to 1.18 on the season.
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PREP TRACK NOTEBOOK: Jones Looking Strong In Hurdles
Senior Deion Jones is making big strides in several events, Rogers Heritage boys track coach Jay Miles said.
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Eckwood Proves Himself For ‘Dogs
Tereke Eckwood felt the need to almost apologize for not playing as well as he had hoped in early December.
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Thompson Jumps Right In For Greenland
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.
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PREP ROUNDUP
Prep Roundup
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PREP BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: War Eagles Look To Bounce Back From Loss
ROGERS — 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 dow…
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Barton Not So Bad After All
The ceiling didn’t collapse. A sink hole didn’t swallow up the basketball court.
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Bulldogs Had Productive Season End In Bad Way
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…
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Bentonville Comes From Behind To Beat Springdale
Chris Mizelle didn’t bother being patient and instead aggressively raced around second base and headed for third.
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Prep Roundups
The Siloam Springs baseball team picked up its first win of the season Thursday against Alma in the Best Sports Classic.
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Make That Two In A Row
Jessieville guard Payton Lamb admitted she was “kind of embarrassed.”
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Bulldogs Cruise To Victory
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.
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Champs Rise To Top Again
Alan Barton knows his players, and it seems the Greenland girls basketball coach knows his comic book crimefighters as well.
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Lady Bulldogs Look To Continue Turnaround
Even as the losses mounted, Springdale High girls basketball coach Heather Hunsucker found reasons to be optimistic toward the end of the season.
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Injury Slows Down ’Dogs
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.
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Scharlau More Than Just A Shooter
A player can be called much worse things than a “shooter,” but Alex Scharlau didn’t want to be known as that, either.
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OVERTIME: Class 7A State Basketball Tournament
Freshman Sensation Kyra Collier broke out onto the scene during Wednesday’s Class 7A State Tournament in Bulldog Arena.
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Playing Through The Pain
The pain in Rose Robinson’s back is manageable as long as she keeps battling in the paint and moving during a basketball game.
