Stories from Thursday, September 29, 2016

Bait sales have been steady at Lake Poinsett with goldfish being sold for those who are putting out lines for catfish with nightcrawlers being the choice of those catfishing with poles. Minnows are the top choice for those going after crappie with crickets and redworms being the top sellers for those fishing for bream...

Trumann Pee Wee teams hosted Rector this past Saturday.

Arkansas State lost to Central Arkansas in college football action this past Saturday in Jonesboro.

Harrisburg hosted Ridgefield Christian School this past Tuesday in volleyball action.

The Harrisburg Lady Hornets lost a tough five set match, 25-15, 27-29, 25-16, 18-25, 16-14, with Piggott last Thursday in high school volleyball action at Harrisburg. Olivia Deckelman led Harrisburg with 18 kills and four service aces as Emily Newcomb fisnished with 26 assists and 12 digs while going 27 or 29 serving. ...

Harrisburg (2-2, 0-2 4A-3) could not find a way to stop Cave City's offense as the Junior Cavemen jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead on their way to a 30-0 win in 4A-3 conference play this past Thursday at Hornet Stadium in Harrisburg. Cave City got the ball first to start the game and promptly put together a scoring drive that took up almost three minutes to make it 6-0. ...

EPC (3-1, 1-0 2A-3) used two Trevor Walker touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away from Marked Tree (2-2, 0-1) for a 36-16 win in a game marred by a scuffle in the fourth quarter that resulted in nine player ejections, five from Marked Tree and four from EPC. All nine players will also have to sit out of next week's game...