Stories from Thursday, January 28, 2016

Destany Lovell scored 19 points for Harrisburg but it wasn't enough as the Junior Lady Bearcats posted a 46-31 win this past Monday night in Harrisburg. Brookland opened the scoring with a basket inside and Lovell answered with a basket inside for Harrisburg to tie the game at 2 with 5:02 left. The Junior Lady Bearcats scored 18 straight points over the next five minutes taking a 20-2 lead at the end of the first quarter...

Harrisburg had a seven point lead going into the fourth quarter only to see Brookland outscore the Lady Hornets 26-8 to take a 62-51 4A-3 conference with this past Monday in Harrisburg. Keely Edwards traded baskets with Brookland over the first minute and half before hitting one of two free throws to give the Lady Hornets a 5-4 lead. ...

Three area high school athletes were recently named to All-Star teams by the Arkansas Activities Association. Abby Wallace of Harrisburg was named to the East volleyball squad as Rachel Lard and Alexis Slaughter were named to the East cheer team. Lard and Slaughter were both selected as All-Americas at summer camp in Panama City Beach, FL with Lard also earning all-state honors. ...

Spring sign ups will begin Tuesday, January 19 and end Friday, February 26. Sign ups can be made through Scott Shankle at the Trumann Sports Complex Monday-Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Late sign ups with an additional $15 fee will be February 27 through March 4. No sign ups will be accepted after Match 4...

Markel Perry scored 16 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for Marked Tree (14-5, 9-3) but it wasn't enough as the Earle Bulldogs took a 58-52 win in 2A-3 conference basketball action last Tuesday (1/20) in Earle. D'Angelo Griffin added 16 points and LaQuentin Miles tossed in 14 points...

Four quarters of play wasn't enough to settle the score in the Bay (21-4) versus EPC junior high basketball game this past Tuesday night in Lepanto. The Junior Yellowjackets outscored the Junior Warriors 8-6 in the overtime period to take an exciting 55-53 win...

Bay (25-5) outscored EPC 24-10 in the final quarter turning a six point deficit into a 64-56 win this past Monday night in a non-conference match-up in Lepanto. Taylor Layne canned a three-pointer to open the game giving Bay an early 3-0 lead before Clay Malone drilled a three-pointer for EPC to make the score 3-3. ...