Parkers Chapel ready for stretch run
A lot of coaches have listed health as a potential factor in their team’s success. Parkers Chapel coach Justin Welch might be the first to introduce “contact tracing” as a concern.
The Lady Trojans i...
January 18, 2021
Wildcats focus on themselves
El Dorado’s basketball week was unexpectedly open after Hot Springs and Pine Bluff canceled games due to COVID. Those games have been tentatively rescheduled, Hot Springs at Wildcat Arena on Saturday,...
January 17, 2021
Lady Wildcats eager to get back on court after layoff
The last time El Dorado’s varsity girls’ basketball team played it dropped a 46-45 decision to Hot Springs Lakeside in Wildcat Arena on Jan. 8.
The Lady Wildcats saw both of their games canceled last...
January 16, 2021
El Dorado staying busy during week off
What was supposed to be a busy week for El Dorado was turned into a mid-season break after games with Pine Bluff on Tuesday and Hot Springs on Friday were canceled due to those schools dealing with CO...
January 13, 2021
West Side Christian enjoying hot start
West Side Christian enjoyed its best boys’ basketball season in school history a year ago. But the Warriors graduated 42 points per game from that team.
As the late Billy Tubbs once said, the program...
January 11, 2021
El Dorado knocks off Rams
El Dorado closed out its non-conference schedule with a 3-8 record. But the only record that matters is 1-0 after Friday’s 73-58 conference-opening victory over Hot Springs Lakeside at Wildcat Arena.
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January 9, 2021
Lakeside edges Lady Cats 46-45
El Dorado’s varsity girls saw their second half surge fall short Friday in a 46-45 league-opening loss to Hot Springs Lakeside at Wildcat Arena.
The Lady Wildcats, who trailed by 16 in the first half...
January 9, 2021
El Dorado set to face Hot Springs Lakeside
El Dorado’s varsity basketball teams didn’t earn a lot of victories during non-conference play. Starting tonight, none of those early-season wins or losses will matter anyway.
El Dorado hosts Hot Spr...
January 7, 2021
Spring Hill holds off Parkers Chapel
PARKERS CHAPEL – On an unseasonably warm January evening, Parkers Chapel’s Lady Trojans picked a bad time to go cold.
The Lady Trojans made just one field goal in the fourth quarter and let a 10-poin...
January 6, 2021
Parkers Chapel to face Spring Hill
Parkers Chapel’s senior girls play host to Spring Hill on Tuesday in a key league matchup. The Lady Trojans are 6-1 overall, including four wins in a row, and sit at 4-0 in conference. The perennially...
January 4, 2021
Smackover ready to take on Dumas
It took a few games for Smackover to find its basketball self once the season began. The Buckaroos seem to have hit their stride, winning four of their last five games.
Smackover, which won at Parker...
January 4, 2021
Dragons' Johnson named top player
Junction City running back Jamal Johnson switched to jersey number three as the Dragons made their run to the 2A state football playoffs. Three has become the school’s number of the featured running b...
January 3, 2021
El Dorado sophomore earns area Rookie of the Year
Entering the 2020 football campaign, El Dorado was returning both of its quarterbacks and its top receiver from a year ago. So how much of an impact could a sophomore actually make on the offense?
If...
January 2, 2021
Lady Wildcats’ comeback effort falls short
El Dorado’s Lady Wildcats gnawed a 22-point fourth quarter deficit down to three Tuesday but couldn’t climb all the way out in a 75-70 non-conference loss at Maumelle at Wildcat Arena.
Carshaila Rozi...
December 30, 2020
Second quarter haunts Wildcats in loss to Hornets
Maumelle outscored El Dorado 17-1 to start the second quarter and would end up pulling away for a 71-59 victory Tuesday night in non-conference action at Wildcat Arena. The Hornets improved to 8-2 beh...
December 30, 2020