Stories by Marty Cook

  • Gamecocks defense grits and snares it

    Arkansas opened Saturday’s game against South Carolina with a long scoring drive, but Gamecocks Coach Steve Spurrier made his point as well on the drive.

    by Marty Cook October 13, 2013

  • No brainer

    There are certain sacrifices Doug Loughridge is willing to make, but not getting in amongst the offensive linemen and coaching isn’t one of them.

    by Marty Cook August 25, 2013

  • Travelers get rolling, cruise

    SPRINGDALE — Arkansas Travelers right-hander Manny Correa just needed a little confidence boost, and 10 early runs seemed to do the trick.

    by Marty Cook July 23, 2013

  • Taking the plunge

    SELF PORTRAIT Date and place of birth: March 12, 1966 in Baton Rouge, La. Occupation: Cofounder /president, HP Engineering Inc. Family: Wife Shannon; daughters…

    by Marty Cook March 31, 2013

  • Tesfaye loses way, paces UA

    Arkansas’ women’s teams gave local fans something to cheer about Saturday morning at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival.

    by Marty Cook October 14, 2012

  • Siloam bones up on Watson Chapel

    SPRINGDALE — Siloam Springs Coach Bryan Ross joked he wouldn’t mind if the Panthers opened their season Friday instead of tonight.

    by Marty Cook August 30, 2012

  • 100-tackle man

    Alma Coach Todd Dilbeck started working on Alex Burris when he was in the seventh grade.

    by Marty Cook August 26, 2012

  • 4-2A Conference preview

    Tom Harrell has won more than 100 games in his 26 years at Mountainburg, but never clinched a conference title. This year, Harrell and the Dragons may have a…

    by Marty Cook August 26, 2012

  • Mountainburg eyeing title run

    Tom Harrell has won more than 100 games in his 26 years at Mountainburg, but never clinched a conference title.

    by Marty Cook August 25, 2012

  • UA counting on newcomers

    Arkansas Coach Robert Pulliza hopes defense will be the missing ingredient that pushes the Razorbacks volleyball team into postseason play this year.

    by Marty Cook August 24, 2012

  • Linemen Rebels’ priority

    Fort Smith Southside will get its first opportunity at outside competition during a preseason scrimmage at Alma on Tuesday.

    by Marty Cook , Rick Fires August 19, 2012

  • Arkansas soccer ready for new start

    The bunting is hung, the jerseys are cleaned and pressed, so that must mean Arkansas’ women’s soccer team is ready to start another year.

    by Marty Cook August 17, 2012

  • Pirates beef up chances

    Pirates beef up chances Cedarville Coach Mark Shelton expects a much better team than in his first season at the school, when the Pirates went 0-10 and were ou…

    by Lane Kramer , Marty Cook August 15, 2012

  • Making do with less

    Margaux Isaksen had her pre-Olympics training all planned out.

    by Marty Cook August 12, 2012

  • No looking back for Spearmon

    Wallace Spearmon plans to run with his second chance. Spearmon, a former threetime national champion at Arkansas, won his third U.S. title in the 200 meters ea…

    by Marty Cook August 7, 2012

  • Dollins paces Tigers to title

    Bentonville Coach Barry Lunney has confidence in first-year starting quarterback Reese Dollins.

    by Marty Cook July 22, 2012

  • Bentonville ready to step into 7-on-7

    Bentonville Coach Barry Lunney didn’t want to wear out his players this summer, so he has stayed away from a busy schedule of 7-on-7 football tournaments.

    by Marty Cook July 20, 2012

  • Striving for perfection

    Macy Manning wants it made clear she’s not an airhead, a nerd or a jock. Manning laughs about the stereotypes people try to pigeon-hole on her. It’s not every …

    by Marty Cook July 15, 2012

  • State sports briefs

    GOLF Hardscrabble hosts Ben I. Mayo The Ben I. Mayo junior golf tournament begins today at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith. The tournament will be a Pl…

    by Marty Cook July 9, 2012

  • McGreevy Closes Strong To Take Title

    Max McGreevy knew he would have to handle his emotions if he wanted to win his first American Junior Golf Association tournament Thursday.

    by Marty Cook July 6, 2012

  • McGreevy shakes off start, wins

    Max McGreevy knew he would have to handle his emotions if he wanted to win his first American Junior Golf Association tournament Thursday.

    by Marty Cook July 6, 2012

  • Embracing the heat

    The LPGA’s NW Arkansas Championship will return to Pinnacle Country Club in June 2013, hopefully with a bit cooler temperatures.

    by Marty Cook July 3, 2012

  • Aye, Ai

    The LPGA NW Arkansas Championship came down to experience.

    by Marty Cook July 2, 2012

  • NW Arkansas Championship Report

    Munoz cheers 65, country — Azahara Munoz started the final round six shots back at the LPGA’s Northwest Arkansas Championship so she figured her chances of wi…

    by Marty Cook July 2, 2012

  • One cool customer, so far

    Even on another day when the temperatures approached 100 degrees, Veronica Felibert didn’t show any signs of feeling the heat.

    by Marty Cook July 1, 2012

  • Warming up at Pinnacle

    Veronica Felibert came prepared to play her way into the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship through the Monday qualifier.

    by Marty Cook June 30, 2012

  • LPGA report

    Umbrella provides little relief — There was no escaping the heat, especially for the afternoon groups, at the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship on Friday.

    by Lane Kramer , Marty Cook June 30, 2012

  • Aiming for the green

    Stacy Lewis makes good money on the LPGA Tour, but she doesn’t make PGA Tour money.

    by Marty Cook June 29, 2012

  • Championship report

    Pak out to regain old form — Se Ri Pak is back at Pinnacle Country Club for the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship after a two-year hiatus.

    by Lane Kramer , Marty Cook June 29, 2012

  • Lewis makes donation to UA

    Former University of Arkansas golfer Stacy Lewis donated $100,000 to the Razorbacks women’s golf program Wednesday to help build an indoor facility for putting…

    by Marty Cook June 28, 2012

  • Mississippi WR ready to help Hogs

    Olive Branch (Miss.) Coach Scott Samsel knew D’Arthur Cowan could be a special football player when he saw Cowan as a sophomore. Seeing promising athletes is …

    by Marty Cook June 27, 2012

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