Stories from Thursday, March 15, 2018

TRUMANN - Mr. James Robert Berger, 82, departed this life on Sunday at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born Wednesday, March 13, 1935 in Ratio, Ark., to the late Homer and Ellie Hicks Berger and lived the last 32 years in Trumann. He was a truck driver and of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Sue Berger and second wife, Shirley Berger; one grandson, Christopher Mathis; one sister, and his parents, Homer and Ellie Hicks Berger...

LEPANTO - Maerine Tippitt Martin, 46, was born February 1, 1972 in Newport, Ark. to Perry and Evenlyn Stephens Whitehead. She was a factory worker and of the Baptist faith. Maerine passed away March 10, 2018 at her home in Lepanto. She is survived by her companion, Carl Martin of Lepanto; one stepson, Ken Martin of Brookland, Ark; one brother, Lynn Carmen of Miss.; four sisters, Catherine Renfro, Deborah Burk and Wilma Payne of Trumann and Etta Long of Harrisburg, and two step-grandchildren. ...

Harrisburg went 3-0 to claim the championship trophy at the Batesville-Southside tournament last weekend.

Jay Morgan and Cade Gartman took home top honors out of 80 boats last weekend at Greers Ferry Lake. The duo catch was 14.39 pounds.

Bay's Nathan Higgins tossed a three-hit shutout while striking out 11 batters as the Yellowjackets stung Trumann 17-0 in their season opener this past Friday in Trumann. Bay jumped out a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Andrew Oester led off with a single as Higgins followed with a single. ...

Marked Tree's Harley Daniels tossed a three inning no-hitter this past Monday as the Lady Indians beat West Memphis 18-0 at Marked Tree. West Memphis got two runners on via errors in the top of the first inning only to see them left on base when Daniel coaxed a ground ball out. ...

Kloey Harlson struck out 12 and allowed only two hits in Harrisburg's 8-0 win over Gosnell this past Monday in Gosnell. Jehlian Wright had three hits, two runs scored and four RBIs, Harlson had two hits and three RBIs, Ansley Wixson had a hit, two runs and a RBI, Jayden Roark had two hits a run scored, Anna Walker had a hit and two runs scored, Gretchen Morgan had a hit and run scored as Caitlyn Adams and Hayden Hopkins had a hit each...

For the second year in a row, Marked Tree (31-2) had to settle for being the second best basketball team in Class 2A. The Indians let an eight point lead slip away as Earle (29-7) went on to a 69-52 win last Thursday at Bank of the Ozarks Arena in Hot Springs...