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PREP VOLLEYBALL: Lady Tigers wipe out deficits in two sets to down crosstown rival BENTONVILLE -- Bentonville was forced to wipe out a couple of deficits, but swept rival Bentonville West in 6A-West Conference volleyball at Tiger Arena on Thursday evening.The Lady Tigers claimed a 2... September 29, 2023
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: No. 14 Razorbacks makes quick work of No. 24 Auburn FAYETTEVILLE -- The 14th-ranked University of Arkansas volleyball team made short work of No. 24 Auburn, rolling to a 25-18, 25-10, 25-6 win in a little more than an hour Wednesday night at Barnhill A... September 28, 2023
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Harp hammers 18 kills for Lady Purple’ Dogs FAYETTEVILLE -- Regan Harp finished with 18 kills and eight digs to help Fayetteville remain undefeated in 6A-West Conference volleyball with a 25-20, 25-11, 25-21 win over Bentonville on Tuesday nigh... September 27, 2023
Prep Volleyball Roundup Bentonville 3, Fort Smith Northside 0Tori Otter hammered 14 kills to lead the Lady Tigers to a 25-19, 25-17, 25-16 win over the Lady Bears on Monday.Audrey Adair dished out 33 assists for Bentonville ... September 26, 2023
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Van Buren sweeps past Siloam Springs SILOAM SPRINGS -- Van Buren volleyball Coach Brent Reeves said his team has been playing well lately, and that continued Thursday night.The Lady Pointers (7-10, 3-3 5A-West) put together a 3-0 win (25... September 22, 2023
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Fayetteville use 7-1 spurt to rally for second-set win FAYETTEVILLE -- Fayetteville used a big 7-1 surge to finish the second set for a 25-23 win and went on to a 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-12) sweep of Springdale Har-Ber in 6A-West Conference volleyball on Tu... September 20, 2023
Naturals a tight-knit group this year SPRINGDALE -- The Northwest Arkansas Naturals fell short of postseason play this season, but there are plenty of positives to reflect upon, Manager Tommy Shields said."I think the kids really com... September 19, 2023
Playoff-bound Travelers beat Naturals to close regular season SPRINGDALE -- Arkansas scored four runs in the top of the fifth inning, including a three-run home run, to snap a 3-3 tie en route to a 7-3 win over Northwest Arkansas in the final regular-season game... September 18, 2023
Travelers take advantage of walks, hit batsmen in big win Travelers 10, Naturals 1The Arkansas Travelers scored seven runs on two hits in the first four innings and cruised past the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Saturday night at Arvest Ballpark in Springda... September 17, 2023
Naturals edge Travelers, 2-1 NATURALS 2, TRAVELERS 1Northwest Arkansas scored twice in the bottom of the fourth and held on for the win over Arkansas on Friday night at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale.Leonel Valera drove in a run w... September 16, 2023
Razorbacks prep for Southeastern Conference volleyball FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas volleyball Coach Jason Watson has no problem acknowledging the accomplishment of his team being ranked No. 16 in the country by the American Volleyball Coaches A... September 15, 2023
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Fayetteville sweeps Southside, takes sole possession of first place FORT SMITH -- In a match of unbeaten teams in 6A-West Conference play, Fayetteville senior Regan Harp leaned on her big-game experience Thursday night.Harp earned the first kill of the game with a big... September 15, 2023
Local Roundup PREP VOLLEYBALLShiloh Christian 3, Pea Ridge 0Chloe Blessing hammered 11 kills, while Reece Jones and Audrey Pender added 10 each to lead the Lady Saints to a 25-9, 25-15, 25-13 win over Pea Ridge in ... September 15, 2023
Hernandez drives in game-winner for Northwest Arkansas Naturals 6, Travelers 5 (11)Northwest Arkansas scored twice in the bottom of the 11th inning to claim the win over Arkansas on Wednesday night at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale.Javier Vaz tied the game... September 14, 2023
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Lady Tigers use fifth-set run to claim match BENTONVILLE -- The Bentonville Lady Tigers put together a big fifth-set run to claim a hard-fought 3-2 (25-23, 28-26, 24-26, 25-27, 15-9) win over Springdale Har-Ber in 6A-West Conference volleyball a... September 13, 2023
Northwest Arkansas sits in third place with seven games left SPRINGDALE -- The Northwest Arkansas Naturals come home for their final homestand of the regular season holding on to some slim playoff hopes.The Naturals, who are 31-31 in the second half, sit in thi... September 12, 2023
RoughRiders scores seven runs late to blow out Naturals ROUGHRIDERS 11, NATURALS 2Frisco jumped to a 4-0 lead after two innings and cruised to the win over Northwest Arkansas on Sunday evening at Riders Field in Frisco, Texas.The RoughRiders snapped the Na... September 11, 2023
Northwest Arkansas snaps 3-3 tie en route to road win Naturals 6, RoughRiders 3Peyton Wilson's run-scoring double snapped a 3-3 tie in the top of the eighth to help Northwest Arkansas down Frisco on Friday night at Riders Field in Frisco, Texas.The N... September 9, 2023
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Fayetteville downs Bentonville West CENTERTON -- Regan Harp hammered a match-high 25 kills to go with 12 digs and led Fayetteville to a hard-fought 3-1 (25-16, 23-25, 25-23, 25-16) win over Bentonville West on the road Thursday night.Th... September 8, 2023
Five RoughRider pitchers combine on two-hitter RoughRidgers 4, Naturals 0Five Frisco RoughRiders pitchers combined on a two-hitter to blank the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Wednesday night at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas.Singles by Cayden... September 7, 2023
Ex-Razorback Wallace homers for Naturals Naturals 7, RoughRiders 3Former Arkansas Razorback Cayden Wallace hit a three-run home run in a four-run third inning to help Northwest Arkansas claim a win over Frisco on Monday night at Riders Field... September 5, 2023
Bonafacio hits home run in Naturals’ loss CARDINALS 6, NATURALS 4Victor Scott II and Aaron Antonini both homered to lead Springfield to a win over Northwest Arkansas in Texas League baseball Sunday evening at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale.Jor... September 4, 2023
Springfield downs Northwest Arkansas CARDINALS 10, NATURALS 8The Springfield Cardinals jumped out to a 9-1 lead after three innings and held on for the win over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Saturday night at Arvest Ballpark in Spri... September 3, 2023
Naturals use big fourth inning to grab lead, hold on for win NATURALS 6, CARDINALS 3The Northwest Arkansas Naturals used a three-run fourth inning to grab the lead and cruised to the win over the Springfield Cardinals on Friday night at Arvest Ballpark in Sprin... September 2, 2023
Badgers limit Razorbacks to .160 hitting percentage FAYETTEVILLE -- After being pushed to the brink a night earlier by No. 21 Arkansas, top-ranked Wisconsin volleyball was in control most of the evening and claimed a 25-22, 25-16, 25-17 win over the Ra... September 1, 2023
Razorback volleyball sets attendance record of 4,299 FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas volleyball team saw leads in the third and fifth sets slip away as top-ranked Wisconsin claimed a hard-fought 21-25, 25-20, 26-24, 22-25, 15-13 win over the ... August 31, 2023
Razorbacks face top-ranked team for first time since 2016 FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas volleyball Coach Jason Watson didn't mince words when asked about the challenge ahead of the No. 21 Razorbacks when they take on top-ranked Wisconsin today a... August 30, 2023
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Fayetteville takes victory in four sets BENTONVILLE -- Fayetteville shook off an opening-set loss to claim a 23-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-20 win over Bentonville in Tiger Arena on Tuesday night.The Lady Bulldogs (4-1, 2-0 6A-West) scored the fin... August 30, 2023
Gillen, Head lead Arkansas past Tulsa FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas volleyball Coach Jason Watson wasn’t sure the Razorbacks played their best, but the No. 25 Razorbacks took care of business with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-11, ... August 28, 2023
Former Razorback Wallace hits first Double-A homer SPRINGDALE -- Northwest Arkansas enjoyed a 5-1 lead after six innings, but Tulsa scored nine runs over the final three innings to claim a 10-6 win on Saturday night at Arvest Ballpark.Shortstop Austin... August 27, 2023
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Balanced offense helps Lady Mounties to victory ROGERS -- The Rogers Lady Mounties notched their first win of the season against crosstown rival Rogers Heritgae in high school volleyball Thursday night in Mountie Arena.Rogers Coach Christina Lawren... August 25, 2023
Naturals rally falls short Drillers 9, Naturals 6Tulsa scored nine runs in the top of the second inning and held on to defeat Northwest Arkansas on Wednesday night at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale.The Drillers sent 12 batters t... August 24, 2023
Har-Ber edges Shiloh Christian SPRINGDALE -- Springdale Har-Ber out-fought Shiloh Christian to claim a 25-15, 22-25, 25-19, 22-25, 15-9 victory at Wildcat Arena.The Lady Wildcats (2-0) took control in the fifth set of the see-saw m... August 23, 2023
Northwest Arkansas takes four of six at Corpus Christi on recent road trip SPRINGDALE -- Northwest Arkansas Naturals manager Tommy Shields said over the weekend it's still a little early to be talking playoffs, but there's now less than four weeks left in the regular... August 22, 2023
Naturals snaps 2-2 tie with three-run top of the eighth Naturals 5, Hooks 2Northwest Arkansas took advantage of a throwing error by Corpus Christi second baseman Will Wagner that snapped a 2-2 tie in the top of the eighth as the Naturals went on to win Sun... August 21, 2023
Wichita downs Northwest Arkansas HOOKS 7, NATURALS 5Corpus Christi grabbed the lead with a four-run bottom of the fourth, but had to hold off a late charge by Northwest Arkansas on Saturday night at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christ... August 20, 2023
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Multiple defending state champions will look to repeat A half-dozen teams from the Northwest Arkansas and River Valley regions advanced to the high school state volleyball finals a year ago. A couple came away with state titles.It's an area that has b... August 19, 2023
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Arkansas opens season ranked in Top 25 FAYETTEVILLE -- Many coaches don't pay much attention to preseason rankings, but Arkansas volleyball Coach Jason Watson is one that does.His Razorbacks are ranked 25th in the country in the Americ... August 18, 2023
Naturals get three runs in seventh inning for 4-2 win NATURALS 4, HOOKS 2Northwest Arkansas scored three runs in top of the seventh inning to take a 4-2 lead and the Naturals held on for the win over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Wednesday night at Whatabu... August 17, 2023
PREP VOLLEYBALL: Otter strong at the net for Bentonville volleyball in benefit win BENTONVILLE -- Class 6A Bentonville claimed four of the five sets against Class 3A Hackett in an Arkansas Activities Association benefit match Tuesday night at Tiger Arena.The Lady Tigers won 25-22, 2... August 16, 2023
Wichita edges Northwest Arkansas in extra innings Wind Surge 9, Naturals 8 (10)Patrick Winkel's one-out, RBI double snapped an 8-8 tie in the top of the 10th inning and carried Wichita to a one-run win over Northwest Arkansas on Sunday afternoon ... August 14, 2023
Wind Surge scores six with two outs in the fifth, beat Naturals SPRINGDALE -- Wichita used a pair of big innings to cruise to a 13-3 win over Northwest Arkansas on Saturday evening at Arvest Ballpark.The Wind Surge jumped to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first, the... August 13, 2023
Former Razorback makes quick climb to Double-A SPRINGDALE -- Cayden Wallace acknowledged the strong feelings that were evoked when he returned to Northwest Arkansas this week.The 22-year-old third baseman from Greenbrier enjoyed a standout college... August 11, 2023
PRO BASEBALL: Naturals top Wind Surge as Bonifacio ties team home run record SPRINGDALE -- Jorge Bonifacio tied the Northwest Arkansas career home run record and the Naturals went on to a 10-6 win over Wichita on Thursday night in front of an announced crowd of 3,499 at Arvest... August 11, 2023
Wind Surge edges Naturals, 2-1 SPRINGDALE -- Wichita second baseman Dalton Shuffield hit a two-run home run with one out in the second inning and the Wind Surge held on for a 2-1, rain-shortened win in five innings over the Northwe... August 10, 2023
Wind Surge pitcher silences Naturals SPRINGDALE — Wichita starter Pierson Ohl allowed one run over eight innings to lead the Wind Surge to a 5-2 win over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Tuesday night at Arvest Ballpark.The Wind ... August 9, 2023
PRO BASEBALL: Former Razorback Wallace among additions to Naturals roster SPRINGDALE -- Northwest Arkansas played .500 ball on its recent 12-game road trip and returned to Arvest Ballpark leading the Texas League North Division.The Naturals split six games at Springfield an... August 8, 2023
Shrum, McCullough hit back-to-back home runs to give Naturals the lead Naturals 9, Cardinals 8Dillan Shrum and Morgan McCullough hit back-to-back home runs to give Northwest Arkansas the lead and the Naturals held on to win their third straight game Sunday night at Hammo... August 7, 2023
Three Naturals pitchers combine on a shutout Naturals 5, Cardinals 0Dillan Shrum hit a three-run home run and three Northwest Arkansas pitchers combined on a three-hitter in victory over the Springfield Cardinals on Saturday night at Hammons Fie... August 6, 2023
Northwest Arkansas scores six in ninth inning to snap four-game losing streak Naturals 13, Cardinals 9The Northwest Arkansas Naturals scored six runs in the top of the ninth to rally past the Springfield Cardinals and snapped a four-game losing skid on Friday night at Hammons F... August 5, 2023
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