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Four titles in a row for Lady Yellowjackets

Four times in four years. That’s the stat line for the Sheridan Lady Yellowjackets’ softball team.With their 4-3 win over Greenwood in the championship game of the Class 5A State Tournament, the Lady Jackets have joined the ranks of the elite few that have dominated their particular sport throughout history.

Yellowjackets baseball adds another title

Winning state championships is starting to become a habit in Sheridan.On Friday, May 17, the Yellowjackets’ baseball team picked up their third state championship victory in five years by taking down heated rival Benton 2-0 at Baum Stadium on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.In what would …

SHS athletes take on the heptathlon and decathlon

On Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16, members of the Sheridan High School track and field teams were at Ramay Junior High School in Fayetteville for the annual Arkansas Heptathlon and Arkansas Decathlon.Sheridan sent six athletes to the event that Head Coach Tony Bone calls “a very grueling two …

Lady Indians finish second in the state

For the second year in a row, the Poyen Lady Indians finished the season second in the Class 2A softball division, falling to the Quitman Lady Bulldogs 4-3 in the state championship game at Bogle Park on the campus of the University of Arkansas on Monday, May 20.

Jackets have win streak snapped

Sheridan’s Tyler Cacciatori winds up for a pitch during a game against Benton earlier this season. Last week, the Yellowjackets saw their 15-game winning streak come to an end with a 10-0 road loss to Benton. Sheridan bounced back with a 10-9 win in 12 innings at Texarkana.

Lady Jackets struggle down the stretch

With just a couple of weeks left in the season, the Sheridan Lady Yellowjackets (18-3) struggled to finish the past week with a winning record.After winning their first 13 games of the season, the Lady Jackets were stopped by North Little Rock on April 8. While they immediately rebounded from …

Sheridan athletes rank highly in 5A Classification in track and field

The Sheridan Yellowjackets and Lady Yellowjackets track teams continue to put in top times and distances in events with their recent performance at the Wampus Cat Relays in Conway on Tuesday, April 16.Seven separate Sheridan athletes set new personal records in events and others continued to secure their spot among …

Lady Indians advance to regional final

The Lady Indians improved to 24-1 overall and advanced to the championship game of the 2A-South Regional Tournament in Carlisle, which was postponed because of weather.

Yellowjackets put 30 on scoreboard against Hot Springs on Tuesday

The Sheridan Yellowjackets (20-5) are picking up steam at the right time, with the Class 5A State Tournament just days away.On Tuesday, April 30, the Jackets made short work of the Hot Springs Trojans, scoring 30 runs in four innings in a shutout.


Loss at home drops Indians to third

The Poyen Indians (7-2 overall, 4-2 in the 5-2A Conference) had their sights set on a second place finish and a home game in the playoffs in the

Grant County teams have tough road in playoffs

Both the Poyen Indians and Sheridan Yellowjackets find themselves facing uphill battles in the first rounds of their respective playoffs, which will begin this week. The Indians finished the regular season with a 7-3 record, but dropped their final two conference games by a combined 45 points to fall to …

Poyen falls to fourth after big road loss

Two weeks ago, the Poyen Indians (7-3 overall, 4-3 in the 5-2A Conference) had a No. 2 playoff seed in their sights, but after a 50-21 loss on the road against the England Lions (5-5, 4-3), the Indians are now locked into the fourth seed from the conference heading into …