Stories from Friday, April 12, 2013

Peyton Carter pitched a four hit shutout as the Marked Tree Lady Indians (13-2, 7-1 2A-3) downed Marmaduke 9-0 last Friday in girls high school softball. Carter struck out 11 batters and walked one. Carter also helped her own cause at the plate collecting three hits and driving in a run...

Trumann 10-6, 5-2) travelled to Highland last Friday for a 4A-3 baseball with Highland and came away with a 6-5 win. Nate Maxwell picked up win with Cameron Jones getting the save. Jay-Ryan Woods and Josh Evans both two hits and RBI to lead the Wildcats at the plate. Matthew Montgomery had a hit, a RBI and scored on a run as Maxwell and Jones both added a hit. Maxwell drove in a run and Jones scored one time...

Trumann hosted Brookland this past Tuesday in 4A-3 baseball action at Wildcat Field. The 'Cats took the early lead before the Bearcats battled back to take the lead. Trumann recaptured the lead only to see Brookland score two in the top of the seventh and hold on for the win...

Caleb Harston tossed a one-hit shut out as the EPC Warriors beat Rector 9-0 in 2A-3 conference baseball action at Lepanto. EPC got things rolling in the bottom of the first as Aaron Scaled walked, stole second and advanced to third on Clay Malone's sacrifice bunt. ...

even area players will suit up for the Sun Classic basketball games to be held at Jonesboro High School on Sunday, April 14. Allen Buchanan of Marked Tree will dress out for the white team while Jammar Sturdivant of EPC, Tyson Oliver and Dylan Loven of Bay and Darius Ivy of Marked Tree will dress out for the blue team...

Bay's Hannah Willard will continue her basketball career as she signed her letter of intent to play for Crowley's Ridge College last Wednesday in front of family and friends at Bay High School. "I'm really excited that I get to play at the next level, especially right in my back yard where my parents can come watch me," Willard said. ...

Officials at the city and county level met in Harrisburg this week for their quarterly Intergovernmental Cooperative Council meeting to give updates on how each city is doing. For Trumann, Mayor Sheila Walters said the Maxie Theatre had been donated to the Fine Arts Council and is being cleaned and renovated. ...