Three local student athletes signed their letters of intent last week to compete at the next level in their sporting careers. Peyton Edwards, Jaden Willis, and Callie Holiman officially committed to their respective schools during a ceremony held at the Sheridan High School arena this past Wednesday, Feb. 3.
The Sheridan Yellowjackets suffered a heartbreaking defeat against the Lake Hamilton Wolves this past Tuesday, Feb. 2. The conference loss, which was the second time these two teams met this season, was a narrow one, with Sheridan losing 51-47.
The Sheridan Lady Jackets basketball team suffered a tough conference home loss against the Lake Hamilton Redwolves this past Tuesday, Feb. 2. The Lady Jackets were routed 67-28, a margin of almost forty points.
The Sheridan Lady Jackets kicked off their 2020-2021 basketball season with a 57-37 win over Magnet Cove. The Lady Jackets had the momentum early on when they outscored Magnet Cove 32 to 16, doubling their score going into halftime.
The Poyen Indians (5-1 overall, 2-1 in the 5-2A Conference) are off to their best start in school history, but they needed a couple of overtimes to accomplish the feat, downing the Cutter-Morning Star Eagles (3-3, 1-2) by the score of 35-29 at home on Friday, Oct. 11.
The Poyen Indians (7-1 overall, 4-1 in the 5-2A South Conference) set a new school record for regular-season wins, by keeping the ball on the ground to defeat the Quitman Bulldogs (4-4, 1-4) on the road by the score of 38-14 on Friday, Oct. 25.
The high school basketball season is nearing its conclusion with the postseason tournaments just around the corner.Soon, college basketball will follow suit and my favorite time of year, March Madness, will be upon us.Before we get to that monumental month, there are some other sports that are getting started this …
LITTLE ROCK — The NCAA formula for computing strength of schedule says Arkansas and LSU face the same degree of difficulty this fall and that their assignment is easier than that of three other teams in the SEC West.
LITTLE ROCK — Subtly prepping his guest, the radio talk show host mentioned “over-under” before asking for a take concerning Nevada’s number for wins by Arkansas.Immediately, 5 1-2 came to mind.
LITTLE ROCK — Unenthusiastic about wagering a few dollars on Kentucky Derby favorite Justify to win on Saturday, there are two defenses for avoiding the colt — trust the curse of Apollo or question the speed figure earned in the Santa Anita Derby
Acknowledging the start time for CBS’s coverage of The Masters, the self-imposed deadline for choosing between fast and fascinating pace of play or fastidious and familiar came and went.
Although about 10 degrees below normal for the third week in April, highs this weekend should be in the mid-60s. On the second weekend in January, temperatures did not escape the 30s and that, in a nutshell, is why Oaklawn Park is abandoning its traditional racing dates.
The Poyen Indians (2-5) hosted the Bigelow Panthers on Tuesday, Dec. 10 and came up just two points short in a 48-46 loss.Poyen was up 12-10 after one quarter and led 22-16 at the half. In the third quarter, however, the Panthers offense was sparked by a flurry of 3-pointers, …
The Poyen Lady Indians (5-2) finished third in the Bill Gibbs Memorial tournament at Haskell Harmony Grove, suffering their first loss of the season to Mount Vernon-Enola, before bouncing back to defeat the hosting Lady Cardinals in the third-place game.
