SPORTS
Swarm wins state title
THE SHERIDAN SWARM 13s won the 13A State Championship. They are coached by Daniel Pruitt, Mark Alexander, Chris Mitchell and Shon Traylor.
Gonzales earns Silver Gloves
Brittney Gonzales traveled to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to compete in the Women’s National Silver Gloves tournament from July 8-13.Brittney was defeated in the championship bout by Heaven Garcia of California. Brittney brought home the silver medal.
'Jackets hoping to pass pre-season test at Vilonia
A big part of the reason for pre-season scrimmages is to alleviate some of the first-game jitters, see how your players perform under the lights with a crowd in the stands. It also give a coaching staff a chance to see where the emphasis of the remaining practices needs to …
Wildlife of Arkansas: Student art exhibit opening
Little Rock – The 2013 “Wildlife of Arkansas” Student Art Exhibit opened with an awards ceremony May 3 at 6:30 pm at the Witt Stephens, Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center in Little Rock.The “Wildlife of Arkansas” statewide student art competition is a collaboration between Arkansas Wildlife Federation (AWF) and their …
Hunter's Showcase
ABBY BILLINGS killed her first turkey on April 6, 2013 in Missouri on the opening day of the youth hunt. The 19 lb. Jake had a double beard, 4-1/4 inches and 2-1/2 inches. She was hunting with her dad, Ivan Billings.
Surging Lady Jackets beat Benton, Bryant in 4-0 week
The Sheridan Lady Jackets improved to 4-0 atop the South Conference standings with wins over Benton and Bryant last week. They added a pair of wins in the rain-shortened Rumble on the River tournament at Van Buren to improve to 11-1 overall this season. The wins at Van Buren included …
Jackets struggle against tough pitching but keep improving
The Sheridan Yellowjackets baseball team faced two of the best pitchers in the state last week and, as might be expected, struggled to score runs. On Tuesday, Benton lefty Coulton Lee pitched a one-hit shutout to out-duel Sheridan’s Keaton Ramsey in a 5-0 win for the Panthers. On Thursday, the …
Poyen players earn post-season accolades
POYEN — Kaleb Collins of the Poyen Indians and Alex Shaffer of the Poyen Lady Indians have been named Class 2A All-State and All-State Tournament following the 2012-13 high school basketball season.In addition, Lady Indians’ Kylie Smith and Elizabeth Kratz joined Shaffer, along with the Indians’ Cameron Collins, Parker Shields, …
Hoopers topple Freedom United
The Sheridan Men’s Basketball League concluded its season on March 21. As the number five seed, the Arkansas Hoopers toppled the number two seed Freedom United.
Wrestling takes hold in Grant County
Sheridan High School established a wrestling program this year. Wrestling season runs between November and March and is a growing sport in the state of Arkansas. Mick Handloser of Sheridan brought the idea before the school board and recommended that Sheridan High School take advantage of the generous offer made …
Sheridan native begins work in Lincoln County
STAR CITY – Landon Mills is among the newest additions to the staff of 178 wildlife officers patrolling The Natural State. Mills has been assigned to work in Lincoln County. Mills is one of 17 new wildlife officers who graduated from the H.C. “Red” Morris Training Center east of Mayflower …
Harlem Ambassadors, Dunk Dynasty thrill on court
The Grant County Chamber of Commerce held their first “Harlem Ambassadors” basketball game on Feb. 15, 2013 at the Sheridan High School Gymnasium. A team of our very own volunteers from Grant County graciously agreed to participate in this comedy event and called their team “Dunk Dynasty.” They entered the …
Parkview spoils Jackets' first home playoff game since 2000
Though it didn’t end the way they had hoped, if, at the beginning of the season, someone had told Sheridan Yellowjackets head coach Lewis Campbell that his team would wind up fourth in the South Conference and would be the first Jackets team to host a playoff game in 12 …
