Stories from Friday, February 21, 2014

Harrisburg hosted Black Rock in their final regular season game this past Friday in Harrisburg. The night started off special and ended the same way as the Lady Hornets (16-8) rolled to a 66-31 victory. Peyton Craft, who is out with an injury, dressed and stood underneath the Harrisburg goal. ...

The Hornets led from their first basket to the final horn this past Friday night as they ended their regular season with a 68-44 win over Black Rock. Brayden Honeycutt nailed a three-pointer to open the game for the Hornets. Black Rock answered by hitting one of two free throws before Harrisburg ran off the next 10 points to go up 13-3. ...

The Trumann Lady Wildcats (10-15) built a big first half lead then almost saw it slip away in the fourth quarter. The Gosnell Lady Pirates used a 17-6 final quarter to make it close but the Lady 'Cats held on for a 56-50 win in the opening round of the 4A-3 District tournament this past Monday being held in Highland...

Trumann's Wildcats (6-17) couldn't find an answer to Valley View's hot offense this past Monday in the 4A-3 district tournament in Highland. The Blazer took the lead early in the game and cruised to a 81-52 victory to end the Wildcats' season. The teams traded baskets over the first couple minutes of the game with A.J. ...

After two close regular season meetings with each team getting a win, Harrisburg (17-8) increased their lead at the end of each quarter before posting a 55-44 win over Earle to advance to semi-finals of the 3A-3 district tournament being played in Harrisburg. The win also qualifies the Lady Hornets for next week's regional tournament in Mountain View...

The Hornets (12-16) game plan looked to be working as they jumped out 8-0 and led 14-11 after one. Earle made adjustments to come back to lead at the half and slowly kept building on their lead on the way to a 73-62 win in the 3A-3 district tournament being held in Harrisburg. The loss ended the Hornets season...

Born in Marked Tree, Mary Smith moved around a lot before settling back there in the house her grandfather bought when she was four years old. Regarding celebrating Black History Month, Smith said, "It's a good thing to do, but I think that as a people, all of us in some way or another have made a great accomplishment in life, even if it's only raising a family. A lot of people make different accomplishments."...