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Lady Jackets clinch State bid, take on El Dorado in league tourney
The Sheridan Lady Jackets, ranked No. 1 in Class 6A, officially secured a bid to the Class 6A State Tournament on Saturday with a 43-37 win over the Siloam Springs Lady Panthers in the first round of the 6A-West Conference tourney. The Lady Jackets, now playing for seeding, host El …
Strong's time among best among freshman in the country
According to the MileSplit Indoor Track and Field rankings, Carly Strong of Sheridan turned in the ninth fastest time among freshmen in the country.
Poyen teams falter in district tournament
It was a difficult week for the basketball teams from Poyen, as they lost in the district tournament and thereby failed to advance to the regional tournament. The Lady Indians made it to the second round, defeating Cutter Morning Star by a score of 45-41. It was a tight game …
Jackets notch second road win in a row before falling short to Benton
Tyler Cleveland scorched the nets for 35 points on Tuesday, Jan. 17, including two clutch free throws in the final seconds to seal a 72-71 win over the Little Rock McClellan Crimson Lions.
Second-ranked Lady Jackets add two more victories
The Sheridan Lady Jackets, ranked second in Class 6A by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, added a pair of lopsided wins in conference play last week, ripping Little Rock McClellan, 58-26, and arch-rival Benton, 45-20.
Indians week in review
In the first game of the week, the Poyen seventh-grade boys gave a dominating performance and won by a score of 33-7. Dillan Spurlin played a solid game, crashing the boards and scoring in the paint. The Indians were up at the half, 20-5. The Indians controlled the entire game …
Indians hold off Warriors in furious finish
“I was really proud of how well we shot tonight.” Coach Blue Kesterson said. “Our two-point field goal shot-percentage was 48 percent, and our three-point (shots) were 45 percent.” The Poyen Indians defeated the Ouachita Warriors 55-51 on Tuesday, January 17. If the Indians had not of come out “guns …
Lady Indians shoot down Lady Warriors
It was a game that started out as a battle, but leaned more heavily toward Poyen in the fourth quarter. The Poyen Lady Indians took out the Ouachita Lady Warriors by a score of 54-48 on Tuesday, January 17
Jackets bounce back from tough setbacks to topple Bulldogs
WHITE HALL — Of the five losses that the Sheridan Yellowjackets had suffered this season going into their battle with the rival White Hall Bulldogs on Friday night, two were by a single point, another by just 6 and their most recent, against the Watson Chapel Wildcats, with a 7-point …
Freshman girls keep rolling, set for showdown with Chapel
The Sheridan Junior Lady Jackets freshman team started the second half of the River City Conference schedule the way they started the season, notching wins over a pair of league teams last week. On Monday, the Lady Jackets drubbed Jacksonville 46-10. On Thursday, they had a tougher challenge but prevailed …
Maumelle's fourth-quarter surge clips Junior Jackets
MAUMELLE — The Sheridan Yellowjackets freshman team, coming off two big wins in River City Conference play, played even with the Maumelle Junior Hornets for a half but a second-half surge by the home team resulted in a 57-43 win over the Jackets on Thursday, Jan. 12.
Behind Raney's 25, Lady Jackets ease past White Hall
WHITE HALL — Madison Raney poured in 25 points as the Sheridan Lady Jackets ran off an left the rival White Hall Lady Bulldogs in a 6A/5A-South Conference battle Friday.
Indians get revenge on rival
Screaming fans, Grant County deputies and a victory for the Poyen Indians made the night-cap game on Friday, January 13 the most electric. The Poyen Indians defeated the Magnet Cove Panthers, 65-54, in what looked to be a game that may be a turning point for the Indians. The first …
Lady Indians stomp Magnet Cove
Standing room only and electric would properly best describe the atmosphere in the Poyen gym on Friday, January 13. In a highly anticipated rematch, the Poyen Lady Indians found sweet revenge in a dominating fashion over the Magnet Cove Panthers. The final was 60-42, in favor of the Lady Indians. …
