Stories from Monday, February 27, 2017

Trumann (6-19) played a close first half with Westside trailing 22-17 at the half. The Wildcats couldn't find a way to stop the Warriors' offense in the second half as Westside handed Trumann a 59-40 loss this past Wednesday in the 4A-3 district tournament in Pocahontas...

Harrisburg (13-11) got outscored 18-11 in the final quarter as Cave City hit six of eight free throws in the last minute and a half for a 48-39 win over the Lady Hornets in one 4A-3 district semi-final game this past Wednesday in Pocahontas. Cassie Armstrong got Harrisburg on the board first with a three-pointer as Cave City canned a three-ball to make it 3-3 almost halfway through the quarter. ...

The Lady Yellowjackets breezed through the four-team bracket of the 1A girl's district tournament at Bay High School last week. The squad rolled over Rector in the first round 55-19 to advance to Friday's finals against Maynard, and then rode a big night from Whitlee Layne to a 74-41 win for the championship...

The Bay Yellowjackets quest for a third straight 1A state basketball championship continued last week, as the boys squad easily advanced to regional play from the district tourney. In their two games at Bay High School, the Yellowjackets beat their two opponents by a combined score of 141-79, with senior Taylor Layne accounting for over a third of the points...

Marked Tree and EPC school are only 10 miles apart but the teams traveled over three hours to meet in the 2A-2 district finals this past Saturday in Cotter. The Indians (18-8) jumped out early and never looked back as they downed the Warriors (19-8) 77-66 to claim the title, their second in a row...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Michael Darwin McCarty, 57, of Arlington, Tex. passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 16, 2017. Michael was born on October 9, 1959 in Trumann, Ark. After graduating from Trumann High in 1978, he received his Bachelor of Science degree from Arkansas State University in 1984. ...

BAY - Mrs. Jimmie Pearl Hopkins, 73, departed this life Wednesday, February 22, 2017. She was born Saturday, May 15, 1943 in Haskell, Tex. and lived the last 15 years in Bay and was formerly from California. Mrs. Hopkins was retired from Circle City Hospital in California. She was preceded in death by one brother, one sister, and her parents...