Junction City set to host district tournament
Junction City will host the 2A 8 District Softball Tournament beginning Tuesday with the No. 6 vs. No. 7 game between Ouachita and Fordyce, respectively, at 5 …
Junction City will host the 2A 8 District Softball Tournament beginning Tuesday with the No. 6 vs. No. 7 game between Ouachita and Fordyce, respectively, at 5 …
Smackover’s softball team is currently chasing DeWitt in the 3A 8 race. The Lady Bucks’ road got a bit tougher recently when junior shortstop Taylor Darden und…
In most sports, looking ahead is a bad idea. High school track and field isn’t most sports. El Dorado coach John Koonce has led the Lady Wildcats to back-to…
El Dorado’s success on the track this season has been a team effort. Going into the 5A South Conference Meet on Tuesday at Lake Hamilton, Coach John Koonce wil…
For the first time, El Dorado will host two regular season track meets this season, including the El Dorado Wildcat Relays, which will be held Tuesday at Memor…
A softball player’s senior year probably isn’t the best time to switch to a new position in the field. Then again, most seniors would be eager to do whatever i…
El Dorado’s distance runners traveled to Ruston Saturday and competed in the Louisiana Mile Festival. Zachary McMillon finished 13th overall in the boys’ divis…
The boys’ basketball season in Union County featured new coaches and young teams in difficult leagues. Only Junction City advanced to the state tournament as t…
The softball season started in late February for most high school teams but it felt like it just began last week. Rain, rain and more rain and then Spring Brea…
It was an up-and-down season for girls basketball in Union County. At the end of the year, the top players were at their best whether they won or lost. The New…
PARKERS CHAPEL - Freshman Ava Walker struck out 10 batters Tuesday to lead Smackover past Parkers Chapel 6-4 in non-conference softball action at Swilley Field…
Zyron Brock finished in the top-4 in six individual events at last year’s 5A State Track & Field Championships, including state titles in the 400 and long jump…
Throughout high school, London Ingram competed in volleyball and basketball in the fall and soccer and track during the spring. Her senior year has been differ…
Junction City began its spring break with a jamboree in Louisiana.
The 5A State Track & Field Championships will be held April 29 in Russellville. That might seem a bit off in the distance but not for El Dorado coach John Koon…
El Dorado junior Zachary McMillon, who earned All-State in cross country during the fall, showed out on the track Thursday when he earned the High Point Award …
El Dorado distanced itself from the rest of the boys’ field at the Oil Belt Relays Thursday at Memorial Stadium.
El Dorado’s Oil Belt Relays were so exciting on Thursday, even the rain decided to wait until they were finished.
El Dorado’s Sharnesia Tate added another diamond to her state championship ring on Saturday when she competed at the Arkansas Wrestling Meet of Champions, held…
The Arkansas Activities Association officially released its list of All-State wrestlers for the 2023-24 season. El Dorado’s Sharnesia Tate, Maddie Aguiluz, Kat…
El Dorado introduced two new basketball coaches to its program this past season. Girls’ coach Makara Frazier and boys’ coach Bobby Mullins got off to rough sta…
Cotter rained down 14 3-pointers Wednesday and held off Parkers Chapel 63-57 in the 2A State Basketball Tournament in Mansfield. The Lady Trojans finished the …
After a brief hiatus, Parkers Chapel will make its return to the 2A State Basketball Tournament Wednesday in Mansfield.
El Dorado’s softball team will have a multi-sport feel this year as the Lady Wildcats hope to improve on a 6-12 season. Even the coaches are multi-sport with h…
El Dorado’s girls soccer team enjoyed an 18-2 season last year, including a conference championship and a run to the 5A state semifinals. And then graduation h…
All third-place medals are not the same. El Dorado’s Maddie Aguiluz brought home third place from the 5A State Wrestling Tournament Saturday. It was the se…
El Dorado senior Sharnesia Tate wasn’t satisfied with her second place performance at last year’s state wrestling tournament. So she did something about it. Ta…
El Dorado concluded its basketball season on Thursday, falling twice to 5A South champion Lake Hamilton at Wildcat Arena. The Lady Wildcats dropped a 56-22 dec…
Bradley was the regular-season champion of the 1A 7 District but an upset loss in the tournament dropped the Lady Bears to a No. 3 seed in this week’s 1A 4 Reg…
Parkers Chapel will play Horatio on Thursday at 7 p.m., in the 2A South Regional Tournament, hosted by Acorn. The Lady Trojans are 23-5 after Fordyce forfeited…
In a news release on Wednesday, the Arkansas Activities Association stated: “The Fordyce girls basketball team has been removed from the 2A South Regional Tour…
West Side Christian’s boys’ basketball season ended on Monday in the first round of the Heartland Christian Athletic Association Division II Tournament in Shaw…
What a difference a year makes. Strong’s girls didn’t make the postseason last year. This year, the Lady Bulldogs go into the regional tournament with a No. 2 …
El Dorado senior golfer Keaton Michael signed to play with Southern Arkansas University in a ceremony last week at Wildcat Arena. Michael led the Wildcats to a…
West Side Christian’s girls hit the road Wednesday for the long trip to Shawnee, Okla. The Lady Warriors are scheduled to face Claremore Christian Thursday at …
Hot Springs Lakeside came into Wildcat Arena and took a pair of 5A South games from El Dorado on Tuesday. The Wildcats lost 63-48 in the varsity boys game afte…
SMACKOVER - Smackover advanced in the girls’ bracket of the 3A 8 District Tournament on Monday after beating Harmony Grove 44-31. The Lady Bucks improved to 5-…
Smackover will play host to the 3A 8 Senior District Basketball Tournament. The Lady Bucks will tip off the tournament Monday, as they take on Harmony Grove, b…
Monday’s first round of the Heartland Christian Athletic Association 2A State Basketball Tournament will be a travel day for West Side Christian. The Lady Warr…
Strong’s basketball girls enjoyed a fast finish to the regular season, winning four of their last five games to claim second place in the 1A 8 conference. The …
El Dorado’s cheer team travels to Orlando this week to compete in the National High School Cheer Championships at Disney World’s ESPN’s Wide World of Sports. T…
A large crowd of supporters watched as El Dorado’s Quiston Fairley and Ahmad Young signed letters-of-intent to play college football Wednesday afternoon at Wil…
West Side Christian will move into the postseason portion of its basketball season this week when it travels to Bryant to compete in the Heartland Christian At…
El Dorado’s cheer team hopes to take another step forward this week when it travels to Orlando to compete in the National High School Cheer Championship, which…
Damecia McDaniel saved El Dorado from a disastrous Sweetheart Night on Friday as the Lady Wildcats rallied for a 44-42 win over Texarkana in overtime at Wildca…
Going into Friday’s game, El Dorado had dropped six straight conference match-ups, including a one-point loss at Hot Springs Lakeside and a two-point loss to H…
Benton opened the week as the top basketball team in the 5A South in both boys and girls
El Dorado’s girls got a much-needed conference win over White Hall on Tuesday. The Wildcats let another fourth-quarter lead slip away.
West Side Christian’s Nathan Pearson wants to be a coach one day. He’ll probably be a defensive coach. After all, as a player he’s seen every type of defensive…
At first Katelyn Hayden said she didn’t have a wrestling nickname. But after she thought about it, she remembered, “Actually, one of our coaches calls me, ‘Sal…