Stories from Thursday, November 22, 2012

Last Friday, Circuit Judge Randy Philhours dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission by the St. Francis Lake Association that challenged the rule banning permanent duck blinds on Wildlife Management Areas. Judge Philhours ruled that the lawsuit was filed in the wrong venue and said that the suit should have been filed in Pulaski County...

Registration for the adult flag football league is $400 if paid by December 9th ($500 after that). Season to start December 15th with games played on Sunday afternoons. Taking the first 8 teams to pay. Games will be 8 on 8 with contact blocking like last few years. Text 870-761-1426 for more info...

Jammar "Mookie" Sturdivant of East Poinsett County made it official last Wednesday as he signed his letter of intent to continue his basketball career at Arkansas State University. The EPC gym was packed with friends and family members for this honor...

Boys action Harrisburg fell to 0-2 on the young season as they hosted Valley View this past Monday and lost 67-40. Ayson Lamb led the Hornet with 11 points. The Junior Hornet didn't fare well either as they lost 59-26. Bay got 33 points from Tyson Oliver as they moved to 10-2 on the season with a 68-64 win over Riverside this past Monday night. Dylan Loven scored 16 points for Bay on the night...

The Trumann Wildcats hosted the Weiner Cardinals this past Monday in their high school basketball opener. Trumann (1-0) had four players in double digits as they posted a 75-56 win. Grayson Dye opened the scoring in the game drilling a three-pointer for a 3-0 lead less than a minute into the game. ...

The EPC Warriors faced the Carlisle Bison for the third straight year in the Class 2A high school state football playoffs this past Friday in Lepanto. Carlisle, for the third straight year, ended EPC's season with a 37-26 victory. "They beat me my last year of high school so I'm 0-4 against them," EPC coach Brian Weathers said...