SPORTS
Poyen Falls to Walnut Ridge in Opener
The Poyen Indian football team opened its season Friday night at Walnut Ridge, playing up a classification. Walnut ridge defeated the Indians 38-6. The first quarter was close with the Walnut Ridge Wildcats scoring on a passing touchdown on 4th and goal.
PJHS takes loss in season opener
Rushing touchdowns and a strong special teams performance from Glen Rose, would accurately describe the downfall in the first quarter for the Poyen Indians. They lost 44-6 in the first game of the season Thursday night.
Dirt Devils 03 win Midwest USSSA 9U Open World Series
A TEAM WITH LOCAL ties competed at the national level and brought home the World Series title. Dirt Devils 03 is a 9 and under team based out of Benton, but has an outfielder from Sheridan. Gracen Murphy, daughter of Kevin and Meggan Murphy, is a fifth grade student at …
Dixon, Feimster earn top title at 'The Jack'
Once again, the Malvern National Bank Jack Williams 4-Ball Tournament was a huge success with hundreds of participants and spectators coming out each evening of the week for golf, fun, and fellowship. The events began on Tuesday evening with a bar-b-cue sponsored by Steven Coleman and Ben E. Keith. Several …
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 …
