Stories from Thursday, July 11, 2013

The Trumann Football Program will be having a parent meeting on Monday July 15th at 6:00 p.m. in the Trumann High School Auditorium. Parents of athletes in grades 7-12 are asked to attend. Expectations, rules, and guidelines for the upcoming season will be discussed. Any questions please call the Trumann High School Office at 870-483-5301. There will also be a shoe sale at this meeting...

Arkansas State senior defensive lineman Ryan Carrethers (Nashville, Tenn.) has been named to the 2013 Bednarik Award Watch List, announced Monday by the Maxwell Football Club. Carrethers is the first Arkansas State player to ever be named to the watch list for the Bednarik Award, presented annually since 1995 to the college defensive player of the year. Carrethers is one of two Sun Belt Conference players that made the list, joined by Western Kentucky linebacker Andrew Jackson...

Arkansas State football senior kicker Brian Davis (Brentwood, Tenn.) has been named one of 30 players to the 2013 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Watch List, announced Wednesday by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. While Davis was a semifinalist for last year's Lou Groza Award, the 2012 second team All-Sun Belt Conference performer is making his first career appearance on the preseason watch list. ...

J.D. Rainwater and the Riceland Ricemen cruised along for five innings against Fat City Swamp Cats this past Saturday at Nettleton. The Ricemen held a 4-0 lead going into the sixth inning before Fat City scored twice in the bottom half and left the bases loaded as the Ricemen went on to claim the 4-2 win...