Stories from Thursday, March 3, 2016

EPC (19-10) trailed the entire game before getting to within one with nine seconds only to see their comeback fall short as they lost 59-58 to Sloan-Hendrix in the 2A North regional tournament last Wednesday to end their season. Sloan-Hendrix jumped out to a 5-0 lead as Brenda McCain hit a three-pointer and Alyssa Nichols scored inside. ...

EPC got off to a slow start and trailed after the first quarter. The Warriors righted the ship in the second quarter as they went on to beat Walnut Ridge 75-54 in the opening round of the 2A North Regional Tournament in Imboden. Walnut Ridge jumped out to a 6-0 lead on back to back three-pointers from Martin Crisler before J'Sebian Brown drilled a three-pointer for EPC and Xzavier Reed got a stick back basket for the Warriors to make it 6-5 Bobcats. ...

When Bay sophomore Bailey Bowers dropped in the second of two free throw attempts with 2.6 seconds showing on the clock in Friday night's1A Regional Tournament semifinals, it looked as though the Lady Yellowjackets had secured a one point victory over Izard County Consolidated and a trip to Saturday night's championship game...

Earle wasted little time avenging last week's district tournament finals loss at the hands of Marked Tree, pounding the Indians 71-41 to claim the 2A North Regional Championship Saturday night at Sloan Hendrix High School in Imboden. The Bulldogs led from start to finish in defeating Marked Tree for the third time in four tries this season. ...

Bay (33-7) raced out to a 12-0 lead and never looked back as the Yellowjackets beat Izard County Consolidated (ICC) 81-63 this past Saturday in Bay to win the 1A-2 Regional Tournament title for the second straight year. Robert McFadden scored the first seven points of the game for Bay with two three-pointers and one of two free throws to make the score 7-0 Bay. ...

Bay (35-7) got off to a slow start as they trailed for most of the first three minutes of the game. The Yellowjackets took their first lead with just under five minutes left in the opening quarter and never looked back as they posted a 68-44 in the opening round of the 1A State Tournament being played at Brockwell...