Stories from Thursday, February 14, 2019

A last second shot at the buzzer ended the Junior Wildcats season last Wednesday as they fell to Manila 41-40 in the 3A-3 district tournament in Piggott. Manila took the early 3-0 lead with a three-pointer before Azani Smith scored back to back baskets for Trumann to make it 4-3 Junior Wildcats. ...

Marked Tree only scored two points in the third quarter as Earle built a 22 point lead before posting a 53-36 win over the Junior Indians last Thursday in the championship game of the 2A-6 junior boys’ district tournament in Marianna. BJ Marshall scored inside to give Marked Tree an early 2-0 lead before the Junior Bulldogs scored the next nine points to take a 9-2 lead with 3:28 left. ...

Trumann had trouble controlling Hoxie’s Jaecie Brown, who scored 28 points, in the Junior Lady Wildcats 36-30 loss this past Saturday in the 3A-3 junior high girls’ district finals at Piggott. Jaidyn Chappell scored inside to give Trumann the early 2-0 lead before Hoxie scored back to back baskets to go up 4-2 with 3:26 left. ...

Marked Tree got three straight three-pointers from Trayvius Brown to open the game building a 9-0 lead and ever looked back as Marked Tree beat KIPP Delta 78-34 in the opening round of the 2A-6 senior boys’ district tournament this past Monday in Marked Tree...

Bre Ward scored 18 points to lead the EPC Lady Warriors to a 48-32 win over Barton clinching a spot in the regional tournament his past Tuesday in the 2A-6 district tournament in Marked Tree. Keragan Gordon added 11 points as Tileyah Ward netted 10 points for the Lady Warriors. The EPC Warriors also secured a spot in the regional tournament with a 44-43 win over Marianna Lee...

Trumann got out to a fast start over Walnut Ridge this past Tuesday before going on to a 55-40 win over the Bobcats in the 3A-3 district tournament at Manila. The win secures Trumann a spot in the 3A 3 regional tournament in Trumann. Ben Turner threw down a two-handed slam dunk for Trumann’s first points of the game as Dedrick Coleman got inside for a score to make it 4-0 Wildcats. ...

A representative with BNSF Railway spoke to the Marked Tree City Council Monday night about a proposed project to close the railroad crossing at Elm Street, which is the only crossing in town that goes over the tracks rather than under them. The representative, John Caufield, said it was primarily a safety concern. ...

Lake Poinsett State Park Superintendent Seth Boone released an update recently to keep the public informed of the current status of the Lake Poinsett Project. According to the update, the current total expenditures and commitments since July 1, 2017 to the present come to $1,033,254...