Stories from Friday, October 18, 2013

Delicious rice dishes, beauty queens and racing Wiener dogs. Where else but Wiener during the 37th annual Arkansas Rice Festival held Oct. 12. Even rain, including a few downpours, did not hamper the enthusiasm of the crowd filling the streets. During the heaviest rain the inside exhibits, including the rice lunch was the place to be...

Arkansas State used three fourth quarter scores to pull away from Idaho for 48-24 victory. Idaho had cut the lead to 31-24 but J.D. McKissic electrified the crowd with a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown that knocked the air out the Vandals. ASU got of the gate quickly as Adam Kennedy hit Julian Jones for an 80-yard touchdown on the Red Wolves first play of the game. ...

The Trumann Junior Wildcats (2-4) hosted Valley View last Thursday night in junior high football action at Wildcat Field. The visiting Junior Blazers jumped out to a 16-0 first quarter lead and never looked back as they went on to a 54-20 victory. Trumann got the ball first to start the game and were forced to punt on their first series with 5:30 left. ...

Trumann (0-6, 0-3 4A-3) hosted the Gosnell Pirates in a 4A-3 conference game this past Friday night at Wildcat Field. The visitors scored on every possession of the game as they downed the Wildcats 49-8. Gosnell got on the board first as they scored with 9:56 left in the opening quarter. ...