HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Junction City cancels game
Junction City canceled its game Friday night at Blytheville after learning of one player testing positive for covid-19, the school announced in a news release.
Junction City Superintendent Robby Lowe told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that the player was with the team as of Monday, then was sent home Tuesday from school after not feeling well. Lowe said there were at least two other players who are considered close contacts with the infected player and are currently quarantining.
The football team had left Junction City at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Lowe said. He called Blytheville Coach Brad Smith about noon when the team was in Little Rock to let him know of the positive test and the cancellation of the game.
The Dragons (2-1) are off Oct. 2 before they are scheduled to return to action Oct. 9 against defending Class 2A state champion Fordyce. Lowe said the status for the Fordyce game will be known next week after the Arkansas Department of Health completes its contact tracing with the football program.
-- Jeremy Muck
VOLLEYBALL
UALR loses twice to La.-Lafayette
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (0-3, 0-2 Sun Belt) lost two matches to Louisiana-Lafayette (8-0, 4-0) on Friday at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock.
The Trojans lost 37-35, 25-21, 15-25, 23-25, 15-13 in the first match, and 25-15, 25-19, 25-23 in the second.
In the first match, the Trojans were led by Laura Jansen, who had 23 kills. Nathalia Vigineski had 31 assists, and Leigh Maher had 36 digs.
In the second match, Jansen led the Trojans with 14 kills. Alyssa Nayar had 18 assists, and Maher had 20 digs.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
UALR beats Texas State
Morgan Smocovich and Doro Gruelich scored for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (1-1, 1-0 Sun Belt) in a 2-0 victory over Texas State on Friday night at the Coleman Sports Complex in Little Rock.
Smocovich scored in the 49th minute and Gruelich scored in the 62nd minute.
Saskia Wagner made three saves for the Trojans.
CROSS COUNTRY
UALR men, women fourth in Texas
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock men and women finished fourth at the Texas-Arlington Invitational in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.
The men finished with 84 points while North Texas won with 28 points. Texas State was second with 47 points and Texas-Arlington was third with 58 points.
The women finished with 67 points while North Texas won with 32 points, Texas State was second with 53 points and Texas-Arlington was third with 64 points.
Spencer Cardinal finished fifth for UALR's men in 20 minutes, 51.2 seconds.
For the women, Mia Patria of UALR finished fifth in 12 minutes, 14.7 seconds.
-- Democrat-Gazette Press Services