Stories from Thursday, March 9, 2006

After working to learn to play an instrument for seven or eight years in high school and even more in college, there continues to be no place for musicians to play their instrument after they have finished their educational careers. Well, now there is an opportunity to play again...

Tribune Sports Staff Alisha Gilmer scored seven of her 11 points in the fourth quarter, including a big three-point play to put the Lady Warriors ahead to stay as East Poinsett County advanced to the semifinals of the Class AA State Tournament with a thrilling 60-57 win over Hampton Thursday night at Jessieville...

Tribune Sports Staff It took some three weeks for the Lady Indians softball team to win their first game last year. This year they have already passed that milestone as they are now 1-2 just one week into the season. Before that win, though, the Tribe had to experience two sound defeats at the hands of Brookland and Rivercrest...

Tribune Sports Staff The Marked Tree Indians baseball team had a busy week as they opened the season with five straight away games, going 3-2 on the week and season so far. And considering they began the year 0-10 last year, coach Matt Wright was, needless to say, much encouraged with this beginning and the outlook for the season...

Tribune Sports Staff East Poinsett County advanced to the second round of the Class AA State Basketball Tournament despite a dismal free throw shooting performance with a 47-44 victory over Greenland Wednesday afternoon at Jessieville. The Lady Warriors, who improved to 25-1 on the season, jumped to a 17-10 first period lead and increased their advantage to 31-19 at the half. The Lady Pirates battled back in the third quarter, pulling within 45-34 entering the final frame...

Tribune Sports Staff It has been 11 years since East Poinsett County last won a state championship in senior girl's basketball. Saturday afternoon's 55-49 victory over Bergman gives the Lady Warriors a chance for another state title. Sade Madden poured in 17 points while Samantha King added 16 more as the Lady Warriors rallied from a one-point halftime deficit to post their 27th victory of the year against one loss in a game that punched their ticket to this Friday's 3:30 championship game against defending state champion Strong at North Little Rock's Alltel Arena. ...

Arnold "AJ" Crowson, 72, of Athens, Ala. died in February 2006. Formerly of Payneway, he was a retire auto maker. He was preceded in death by his parents, Goldie and Dude Crowson, and one brother, William Crowson. Survivors include three sisters, Margaret Shelton and Helen Goucher, both of Texas, and Shelia Hubbard of California; one daughter: Maidalee Sweeny of Michigan; one son, Wayne Crowson of Alabama; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren...

Trinity Baptist Church invites everyone to attend a special service at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. Guests are invited to come hear what the Lord is doing in people's lives. A revival will be held at the church at 7 p.m. each night on Monday, March 13 through Wednesday, March 15. Bro...

Reba Cash Hancock of Hendersonville, formerly of the Dyess area, passed away Sunday, March 5, at the age of 72. She was preceded in death by her parents: Ray and Carrie Cash; one son: Ricky Lynn Burlison; three brothers: Roy Cash, Jack Cas, and John R Cash; one sister: Louise Cash Garrett and twin granddaughters...

Courtesy of Marion Salute "Lord, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days. That I may know how frail I am. Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my age is nothing before You: Certainly every man at his best state is but 'vapor.'" Psalms 39:4-5 (NKJV)...

Tribune Sports Staff While much of the attention of the EPC sports world has been focused on the Lady Warriors basketball team which will be playing to the state AA championship this Friday, the Warrior baseball team was quietly opening its season with a 2-3 record...