SPORTS
Poyen 7th grade tested but remain undefeated
Thursday night was the first time that the seventh grade Indians had been teste this season. They fought back to beat the Bigelow Panthers 26-16. Poyen methodically moved the ball down the field to score first on a fullback run by Anthony Nanneman. Colton Lowe added the two-point conversion on …
PJHS Indians win on last play
Winning is exciting, but winning on the last play of the game, on a fourth and goal is really exciting. That is just what the Poyen Junior High Indians did Thursday night, Oct 13. The entire game was a back-and-forth battle, but the Indians proved to be the victors on …
Lake Hamilton hangs on to escape Jackets' upset bid
PEARCY — The Lake Hamilton Wolves came into Friday night’s game against the Sheridan Yellowjackets off an exhilarating 56-33 win over the Siloam Springs Panthers. On the other had, the Jackets entered off a deeply disappointing 42-7 loss to the Texarkana Razorbacks, a team they’d had success against in the …
SSD football teams joined by multiple female players
High school senior Shelby Graves, as well as seventh graders Christina Owens, Madlynn Smith and Nadiya Watkins, have joined Sheridan athletics in an unusual capacity -- as football players. The girls have impressed their teammates as well as their coaches by meeting and exceeding the standards that have been set …
Homecoming at Henderson State
ARKADELPHIA – Homecoming activities at HendersonStateUniversity begin Oct. 26 when the student body begins voting for Henderson’s 2016 homecoming queen. Twenty-six students are nominated for the homecoming court. The 10 finalists will be announced Oct. 27 during the annual homecoming pep rally. The court will be introduced and the queen …
7th Grade Indians continue domination
Last Thursday night proved once again who the most dominate, 2A, seventh-grade team in central Arkansas is. The Indians handily defeated the Quitman Bulldogs 22-8. The game was only close at the kickoff. To make the point further, the Quitman team was made up of older players.
Jr High Indians Win again
The Junior High Indians have changed the course of their season, moving to an even record (4-4) with a victory over the Quitman Bulldogs on Thursday night, Oct 20. The Indians won by a score of 14-6. Poyen started the game on offense, spotted on their own 24-yard line. The …
PHS falls again
A conference win has been impossible to come by for the Indians this year, and a W was not in the cards last week either.
Injury-plagued Lady Jackets top Mills, fall to Benton
The Sheridan Lady Jackets made adjustments that worked out fine in a straight-set victory over the Mills Lady Comets on Tuesday, Sept. 20, but not so well against the Benton Lady Panthers on Thursday, Sept. 22. Sheridan eased past Mills, 25-13, 25-7, 25-12 but absorbed a 22-25, 18-25, 16-25 setback …
Harvest of feral hogs illegal on many public areas
LITTLE ROCK – In an effort to eradicate hogs, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has passed regulations against hunting them on wildlife management areas it controls. The regulation was enacted on some WMAs during the 2014-15 hunting season, and has gradually spread to include nearly all AGFC WMAs in …
"Voice of the Yellowjackets" retires after over 40 years
“When I moved to Sheridan is really when I began to live; before that I was just existing,” Jim Mayfield of Sheridan, said. Known as the “Voice of the Yellowjackets,” Jim Mayfield, 73, has stepped down from the press box after 44 years of announcing football games for the Sheridan …
Indians take loss in conference opener
The Poyen Indians where shut down by the Conway Christian Eagles on Friday night, Sept. 23. The final of the game was 42-0. It was a tough loss for the Indians. They were able at times to move the ball between the 20 yard lines, but were unable to convert …
PJHS shows progress but loses to Conway Christian
Coach Vick Barret was proud of his junior high team this week in spite of taking another loss to the Conway Christian Eagles on Thursday night. “We played a great game. (We) just didn’t make a couple plays in crucial situations. (I am) proud of our effort! (We are) getting …
7th grade Indians shut down Conway Christian
If controlling every aspect of the game was the intent of the Poyen coaches and players last Thursday night, then their mission was accomplished. The seventh-grade Indians shut out the Conway Christian Eagles, 18-0 on Sept. 22. Their record is now 4-0, and they have allowed only two touchdowns on …
