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Redbirds lose for first time in 2024 to visiting Knights (4/3/24)MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Redbirds concluded the three-game homestand with a 6-2 loss to the Charlotte Knights at AutoZone Park on Sunday afternoon. The first inning proved to doom Memphis. Charlotte scored three runs on three hits, two errors and a sacrifice fly. The inning included a catcher’s interference, a missed bunt coverage and just one ball leaving the infield against starting pitcher Gordon Graceffo. ...
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Memphis clubs five home runs in 10-3 win over Charlotte (4/3/24)MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Redbirds continued the three-game homestand with a 10-3 victory over the Charlotte Knights at AutoZone Park on Saturday afternoon. Memphis continued to look to the longball to provide production. Of the 10 runs scored, nine came home via home run. The five home runs are tied-second most in the clubs International League history and one off of the Memphis IL-high six home runs in a game set at Omaha last season...
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Redbirds bats explode in sixth en route to opening day win (4/3/24)MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Redbirds opened up the 2024 regular season with a 6-5 victory over the Charlotte Knights at AutoZone Park on Friday afternoon. After the Memphis offense recorded just one run on three hits through five innings, the Redbirds turned to familiar sources of power for a jolt. ...
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Rivercrest Jr. High players escort Redbirds onto field (4/3/24)
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Gosnell Pirates shut out Wildcats, 16-0 (4/3/24)By Joseph Fondren Sports Connection Team TRUMANN— The Gosnell Pirates traveled to Poinsett County Tuesday night and made quick work of the Wildcats from Trumann with a 16-0 victory. The Pirates (12-2, 6-0) plated 10- runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, four in the fourth and one in the fifth...
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Armorel Tigers defeat Indians (4/3/24)By Joseph Fondren Sports Connection Team MARKED TREE— The Armorel Tigers took care of business Thursday night on the road as they improved their 1A-3 Conference record to 2-0 with a 12-0 victory over the Marked Tree Indians. The Indians (3-7,1-2) had trouble from their pitching staff as seven batters were hit. ...
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Lady Tigers fall to EPC Lady Warriors (4/3/24)By Joseph Fondren Sports Connection Team EPC Lady Warriors 15 Armorel Lady Tigers 2 ARMOREL— The EPC Lady Warriors traveled to Mississippi County Thursday night for a non-conference matchup as they defeated the Armorel Lady Tigers, 15-2. The Lady Warriors (6-4,3-2) were led to victory by a stellar performance from freshman Kylee Henderson. Henderson pitched a complete game and allowed two runs. ...
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Stone strikes out six in 2024 debut (4/3/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team LOS ANGELES - Riverside High School alum Gavin Stone pitched five solid innings but did not factor in the decision in the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday at Dodger Stadium. Stone struck out six, including striking out the side in the top of the first, while walking only one. ...
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Osceola hosts Jr. Seminole Relays (4/3/24)
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Harrisburg/Riverside compete at Bald Knob (4/3/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team BALD KNOB - Harrisburg Junior High’s boys and girls track and field squads took part in the Junior Bald Knob Relays Tuesday. No junior Lady Hornets managed a top eight finish in the meet but the boys squad did have a few top eight finishes...
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Lady Rebels defeat Manila Lions, 15-0 (4/3/24)
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Lady Rebels shut out Gosnell (4/3/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team LAKE CITY - The Riverside Lady Rebels remained unbeaten with a 10-0 home shutout of the Gosnell Lady Pirates Thursday. Annalee Qualls slammed a pair of home runs, while going 2-for-4 at the plate to pace the Riverside offense. ...
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Riverside baseball earns 10th win of 2024 season (4/3/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team LAKE CITY - The Riverside Rebels earned their 10th win of the 2024 season and 11th consecutive home victory Tuesday defeating visiting Westside, 8-2, in non-conference baseball action at Riverside High School. Riverside scored a run in the bottom of the first off of losing pitcher Easton Baldridge and scored four times in the bottom of the third to take a 5-0 lead. ...
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Gosnell softball run-rules Corning (4/3/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team CORNING - On a beautiful but cool, windy day visiting Gosnell would blow past the Corning Bobcats winning by run-rule, 24-0, in four innings at Corning. The Pirates offense would score twice in the first, four times in the second, six times in the third and 12 times in the fourth to put away the home team. ...
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Rivercrest Colts top Corning in baseball action (4/3/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team CORNING - Rivercrest overcame an early Corning lead picking up four runs in the second inning and went on to defeat the Bobcats 5-1 Tuesday in Conference 3A-3 baseball action at Corning. The Colts would get one on in the top of the first but would be unable to advance the runner. ...
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Colts rebound from conference loss with win over Raiders (4/3/24)By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team WILSON – After a disappointing loss to conference rival Gosnell Thursday, Rivercrest bounced back Friday with a 5-1 win over Nettleton. Conner Vaughn pitched a complete game, three-hitter and didn’t surrender an earned run. The senior lefty struck out five and issued three bases on balls, while the Colts (7-3) offense plated two runs in the second and fourth innings and one in the third...
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Manila softball defeats Bay, 17-7 (4/3/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team MANILA - Sierra Watts scored three runs and drive in two, while going 3-for-4 at the dish to pace Manila to a 17-7 non-conference win over the Bay Lady Yellowjackets Thursday at Manila. Jesie Kroeger smacked a two-run double while driving in 4 runs in a 2-for-4 effort at the plate. Madison Tune scored three runs, while going 2-for-3 and picking up an RBI for the Lady Lions (2-5). Anna Garner also went 2-for-4 and scored three runs and had an RBI...
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Poinsett County Sports Roundup... (4/3/24)By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team Trumann (1-7, 1-3) dropped two games last week losing 15-0 to Gosnell (12-2, 6-0) and 8-6 to Pocahontas. The Wildcats' offense only produced one hit against Gosnell as Coda Cameron singled in the bottom of the first inning for Trumann. The Pirates plated 10 runs in the top of the first inning before adding four runs in the fourth and one in the fifth...
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Lady Lions trail early, fall to West Memphis (4/3/24)MANILA – The West Memphis Lady Blue Devils scored seven first inning runs and cruised to a 15-2 win over the host Manila Lady Lions Friday. Despite answering with a run in its half of the inning, Manila (2-6) had dug itself too deep a hole as the Lady Blue Devils scored five more in the second. That chased Lady Lion pitcher Hadley Cohn who was relieved by Diem Warrenfells...
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Pirates recognize 2023 district baseball championship team (3/20/24)Gosnell High School hung a banner recognizing the 2023 Pirates baseball team which won the Conference 3A-3 championship. Coach Aaron Coots Pirates then proceeded to make a deep run in the Class 3A playoffs reaching the quarterfinals where they fell to Bismarck 5-0, ending the 2023 season with a record of 24-9...
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Team to travel over Spring Break (3/20/24)Gosnell will travel to Little Rock over Spring Break to play in the Eagle Baseball Invitational hosted by Baptist Prep. The Pirates begin play in the tournament Thursday against Class 2A powerhouse and two-time defending state champions Woodlawn. Also in the Pirates bracket depending how they fare Thursday is Bismarck, the team that eliminated the Pirates from the Class 3A state tournament last year. The Lions open play against Palestine-Wheatley Thursday at 1 p.m...
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Chickasaw boys finish fifth at Jr. Peco Relays (3/20/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team POCAHONTAS - The Blytheville boys paced three area junior high track and field squads with a fifth place finish at the Jr. Peco Relays held Monday at Pocahontas High School. Blytheville scored 59.5 points to capture fifth place ahead of sixth place Westside (42 points)...
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Stone earns spot in Dodgers rotation (3/20/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team Riverside High School and University of Central Arkansas product Gavin Stone has earned a spot in the Los Angeles Dodgers five-man pitching rotation to start the 2024 Major League Baseball season. Stone made his major league debut last season and it began with a rough start as Stone’s earned run average topped out at 14.40. But Stone would show promise in some late season innings last year and his 2024 Spring training has been outstanding...
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Trumann girls post eighth place finish in Peco Relays (3/20/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team POCAHONTAS - Trumann finished in eighth place in the annual Peco Relays held Thursday at Pocahontas High School. The Lady Wildcats track and field teams finish was the best among the six area schools who competed in the event which was won by Valley View’s 131 point effort...
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Area girls teams compete in Junior High PECO Relays (3/20/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team POCAHONTAS - The Trumann and Harrisburg girls Junior High track and field squads took part in the Junior High PECO Relays Monday at Pocahontas High School. While the junior Lady Hornets did not score any points, they did compete in eight events and just missed scoring a point in the 4x400 Meter relay finishing ninth with a time of 6:42...
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Rivercrest boys finish fourth in Peco Relays (3/20/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team POCAHONTAS - The Rivercrest boys track and field team turned in a solid performance at the annual Peco Relays held Thursday at Pocahontas High School. The Colts scored 69 points to finish in fourth place behind meet winner West Memphis, runners up Valley View and third place Forrest City. The host Redskins finished fifth with a total of 65 points...
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Barnes signs letter of intent (3/20/24)Trumann's Lindie Barnes signs letter of intent to cheer at Southern Arkansas University. Pictured are (front, from left) Kim Barnes (mom), Lindie Barnes and Trevor Blakenship, SAU Head Cheer Coach; and (back, from left) Bud Barnes (dad) and Luke Barnes (brother). (Courtesy photo)...
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Marked JH Boys finish sixth at West Memphis Invite (3/20/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team WEST MEMPHIS - The Marked Tree junior boys track and field squad finished sixth at the West Memphis Junior Invite Monday at West Memphis High School. The Junior Indians scored 38.5 points, finishing well behind first place West Helena Central (136 points) which edged second place Forrest City (134 points). Host West Memphis West finished third with 91.5 points. The team from Osceola Junior High finished in 10th place with 15 points...
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Osceola Junior girls place fourth in West Memphis Invite (3/20/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team WEST MEMPHIS - The Osceola junior girls finished in fourth place Monday at the West Memphis Junior High Invite at Hamilton Shultz Stadium. The Junior Lady Seminoles scored a total of 54 points, well behind first place West Memphis West (147 points), Forrest City (141.5 points) and West Helena Central (88 points). The Marked Tree Junior Lady Indians finished fifth with a total of 47 points...
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Armorel Tigers easily handle Maynard Tigers (3/20/24)Armorel Tigers 18, Maynard Tigers 2 MAYNARD— The Armorel Tigers traveled to Maynard Monday night and easily handled 1A-3 Conference opponent, the Maynard Tigers, in an 18-2 victory in three innings. Sophomore Ben Braswell pitched the three innings for AHS allowing two runs on two hits and four walks. Braswell struck out seven Maynard batters...
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Pirates host Bobcats (3/20/24)By JOSEPH FONDREN Sports Connection Team Gosnell Pirates 10, Corning Bobcats 0; Gosnell Pirates 16 - Corning Bobcats 1 GOSNELL— The Gosnell Pirates hosted 3A-3 Conference foe the Corning Bobcats Monday night in a doubleheader where the Pirates cruised to a 10-0 and 16–1 victory, respectfully...
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– Blytheville Chicks – (3/20/24)Chickasaw pitcher fires a pitch to the plate in the second inning against the Trumann Wildcats. The Wildcat beat the Chicks 24-3. (Photo By Joseph Fondren)
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“Battle of the Paddles” pickleball tournament set (3/20/24)The Arkansas State University chapter of the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association will hold a “Battle of the Paddles” pickleball tournament beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 20 at the Trumann Recreational Center,16179 Grove Road...
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AAA releases 2024-2026 basketball conferences (3/20/24)The Arkansas Activities Association has released the conference and regional pairings for the 2024-2026 cycle. Let’s start with a look at Class 1A. The new look 1A-3 will have eight schools. Current members Armorel, Crowley’s Ridge Academy, Hillcrest, Marked Tree, Maynard and Ridgefield Christian will be joined by Earle which drops down from Class 2A and KIPP Blytheville. ...
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Colts release 2024 football schedule (3/20/24)By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team WILSON - Rivercrest head football coach and athletics director Johnny Fleming released the 2024 football schedule Friday. The Colts the defending Class 4A state runners up will compete in Class 3A next season in the 3A-3 Conference...
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Womack tosses one-hitter in 11-0 win over EPC (3/20/24)By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team Klaire Womack just missed throwing a no-hitter as she allowed one hit while striking out 12 batters in an 11-0 win for Riverside (6-0) over the EPC (3-3) in Lepanto. Annalee Qualls doubled leading off the game for Riverside as Kaylee Cox flew out for the first out. ...
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Lady Hornets hold on for win over Corning (3/20/24)By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team Harrisburg (4-2) held off a late rally from Corning (6-2) to post a 14-11 win this past Thursday in Harrisburg. The Lady Bobcats got a lead-off hit and added another hit with two outs before a line out left the runners on base. ...
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Rivercrest dedicates new baseball/softball complex (3/20/24)The Rivercrest School District dedicated its renovated Baseball/Softball complex Thursday when the Lady Colts and Colts hosted their counterparts from Manila. Colts head coaches Stephan Elrod and Jacob Rose cut the ribbon on facilities which include a new, spacious concession stand, new restrooms, concrete walkways to both the softball field and the baseball field, covered and some chairback seating, new fields with all new amenities, such as scoreboards and dugouts. ...
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Lady Indians tumble in season opener (3/13/24)By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team MARKED TREE - Marked Tree (0-1) didn't fare well in their opening softball of the season as the Lady Indians lost 10-1 to Harrisburg (2-2) last Tuesday (March 5). Addy Biggs led off with a bunt single for Harrisburg and went to second base on a passed ball. ...
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Armorel/BIC baseball action (3/13/24)BIC Mustangs senior hurler Hank Hurst picked up the save in a 6-3 victory striking out Armorel Tigers Braylen Williams Tuesday night. (Photos By Joseph Fondren)
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Lady Rebels win first four games (3/13/24)Buffalo Island Central Lady Mustangs hosted Riverside Lady Rebels Friday. Riverside won 14-0 in five innings. Riverside won four games the first week of their season. They defeated Rivercrest on Monday; Bay on Tuesday; Marion on Thursday and BIC on Friday. (Photos By Revis Blaylock)...
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Carter kept focus on return trip to state finals (3/13/24)By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team Marked Tree's Ken Carter said he was looking forward to the Indians second straight trip to the Class 1A basketball state championship game. “This year's team is way more focused than last year and everybody on this year’s team has accepted their role on the team,” Carter said. ...
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Marked Tree beats Nevada for 1A state title (3/13/24)By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team HOT SPRINGS – Marked Tree (35-3) built a 10-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back as the Indians went on to beat the Nevada Blue Jays, 66-43, this past Saturday to win the Class 1A state basketball tournament at Bank OZK Arena. The title was the first for Marked Tree since 2001...
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McCuiston was all smiles in Hot Springs (3/13/24)By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team Omar McCuiston hoped to close out his high school sports career by bringing back a basketball state title to Lepanto after falling short in the Class 2A state football championship game. McCuiston did that and he was all smiles last night in Hot Springs...
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Big fourth quarter leads EPC to Class 2A state title (3/13/24)By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team EPC outscored Marshall 21-14 in the fourth quarter to turn a six-point deficit into a 68-61 win to claim the Class 2A state basketball title this past Saturday at Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs. The title was the first for the Warriors since 2012...
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Marked Tree wins Class 1A State title (3/13/24)
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EPC wins Class 2A state championship (3/13/24)
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Wildcats fall to Mustangs in baseball opener (3/6/24)By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team Trumann (0-1) cut the lead to 12-10 after five innings only to see BIC (1-0) bring in Nicholas Patterson to pitch as he stuck out all six batters he faced as the Mustangs went on to a 17-10 win over the Wildcats last week in Trumann...
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Marked Tree advances to 1A finals (3/6/24)
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Armorel falls short to Gosnell Pirtes (3/6/24)