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Harp, Williford take home State Golden Gloves Title March 4th
Elite traveled to North Little Rock to compete in Arkansas Golden March 4th and 5th.
Stewart shatters old school mark in 3200, among 10 with P.R.'s at Bryant meet
BRYANT — Kaylee Stewart broke her own school record in the 3200 meter run to highlight the day of work by the Sheridan High School track team at the Hornet Relays at Bryant High School on Tuesday, March 15.
Feral hogs wreaking havoc on wildlife habitat and crops
Feral hogs have become a huge nuisance in Arkansas and many other states as well. Any free-roaming hog on private or public land is considered a feral hog. Hog hunting in Arkansas has become a very big sport for many Arkansans. I’ve been on one hunt this year and hopefully …
Diamond Jackets get stated with benefit game
A quartet of pitchers only allowed four hits in the Sheridan Yellowjackets’ pre-season benefit game against the Watson Chapel Wildcats but little else went their way on Thursday, Feb. 25. The pitchers’ efforts were undermined by eight walks and eight errors behind them as Chapel forged a 6-1 win.
Jackets' round-ball season concludes
“I was extremely proud of our guys,” stated Sheridan Yellowjackets basketball coach Joe Scott. “We kept fighting ‘til the very end. We didn't have a seed to play for or a bid for the State tournament and these kids kept playing hard and wanted to represent Sheridan.
Lady Jackets to face Greenwood at State
The Sheridan Lady Jackets, who finished the regular season with four wins in their last five games with the lone loss by 1 point, will open play in the Class 6A State Tournament in Russellville on Thursday at 7 p.m., against the Greenwood Lady Bulldogs. Sheridan is the fourth seed …
Sting successful in 2016 debut
Special to The Headlight CONWAY - The Sheridan Sting 13AAA travel baseball team couldn’t figure out how to crack the code of the Arkansas Red Sox, but otherwise had a stellar debut to the 2016 USSSA season this past weekend.
Gilliam signs with Rust College
On Friday, Jan. 15, Jamie Gilliam gave a formal commitment to Rust College in Holy Springs Mississippi. Gilliam received a full academic scholarship and will play softball for the college as well.
Five Yellowjacket athletes sign with different colleges on National Signing Day
For the first time anyone can remember, four Sheridan Yellowjackets football players signed letters of intent to continue their education and football careers under scholarship in college. On National Signing Day, Wednesday, Feb. 3, offensive lineman Jacob Atnip joined just a few Jackets’ players to sign with a Division I …
Caton becomes first SHS athlete to earn wrestling scholarship
Four years ago, Maleek Caton had no idea how much he’d love wrestling. But when Sheridan High School started a wrestling program that year, he signed up as a freshman and found out. Fast forward to Wednesday, Feb. 3, National Signing Day, when Caton became the first product of the …
Sheridan eighth graders capture league tourney championship
With a victory over a team that had beaten them by 23 just days before, the Sheridan Yellowjackets eighth grade basketball team captured the championship of the River City Conference Tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at White Hall High School. After reaching the finals with a 57-36 win over Little …
Poyen girls improve to 15-3 win over Mount Ida
POYEN — Kai Montiho drained three 3-point shots on the way to a team-high 15 points in the Poyen Lady Indians’ 54-39 win over the Mount Ida Lady Lions on Friday, Jan. 15.
Grove finishes Pinnacle Mountain 365 day challenge
Some people like to walk, some people like to jog, some people like to run, and then there are those rare few who like to run up and down mountains, daily, for the simple purpose of meeting personal goals and breaking records such as one Sheridan High School graduate who …
Ashcraft has winning year
The 2014-2015 show season was quite a year for 7-year-old equestrian, Ella Ashcraft. Along with her Paso Fino horse, Mateo Celestial, she won numerous championships and year-end awards. What started as an impossible dream two years earlier became a reality. Mateo was a horse with no training, and Ella was …
