SPORTS

Jackets nearly pull playoff upset

The Sheridan Yellowjackets (2-9) were a little more than a quarter away from being the talk of the 6A Playoffs before coming up short in a 49-36 loss on the road to the Lake Hamilton Wolves (9-1) on Friday, Nov. 13.

Indians go on the warpath in playoffs

The Poyen Indians (9-1) found no resistance from their opponent in the first round of the Class 2A Playoffs, defeating the Cedar Ridge Timberwolves (1-7) by the score of 41-8.

Junior Lady Indians run third at district

With 105.5 points, the Poyen Junior Lady Indians earned third place at the 2A Region 7 Junior High District Meet at Magnet Cove on Wednesday, April 21.

Lady Jackets take down White Hall

The Sheridan Lady Yellowjackets used a 12-hit performance to defeat White Hall 8-5 on the road on Tuesday, April 20.Hannah Gilbert started things up with a two-run home run in the top of the second. White Hall answered with two runs of its own in the bottom of the inning.

SJHS boys dominate meet

On Thursday, April 22, Sheridan hosted the River City Conference Meet and the hosting junior boys finished well ahead of the pack to take first.

SJHS girls leave opponents behind

The Sheridan Junior girls hosted the 2021 River City Conference Meet on Thursday, April 22 and won with ease, totalling 246 points.

SJHS boys place fourth in relays

The Sheridan junior boys' track team finished in fourth place at the Lake Hamilton Junior High Invitational Relays on Thursday, April 15.The meet was won by Benton with a score of 166, followed by Lake Hamilton with 160 points. Sheridan scored a total of 74 points.

Jackets bounce back from rare loss

The Sheridan Yellowjackets (18-5) had their five-game winning streak snapped by Jacksonville to start the week, but rebounded with road wins at White Hall and Texarkana to get back to form.

Jackets push win streak to five games

The Sheridan Yellowjackets (16-4) added another three wins to their record last week, pushing their win streak to five games.Sheridan started the week with a 12-2, five-inning home win against El Dorado on Tuesday, April 13.The Jackets built an 11-0 lead before allowing a pair of runs in the top …

Yellowjackets bounce back from midweek loss

The Sheridan Yellowjackets (8-3) suffered a setback on Tuesday, March 16 with a 5-4 loss at Lake Hamilton. The Jackets regrouped and handed White Hall a 4-2 loss on Friday, March 19

Walderns gives up one hit in Lady Jacket shutout

Kristen Walderns gave up just one hit in a six-inning shutout for the Sheridan Lady Yellowjackets (3-4) when they took down Lake Hamilton 10-0 on Tuesday, March 16.

Lady Jackets win two, lose two

The Sheridan Lady Yellowjackets softball team had a busy weekend, playing four games in the Central Arkansas Shootout on Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13.

Yellowjackets have up and down week

The Sheridan Yellowjackets started the week with an unblemished 5-0 record, but would drop two of four games in the week to move to 7-2 in the 2021 baseball season.

Young Yellowjackets dominate opener

Despite almost having a completely new roster, the Sheridan Yellowjackets (1-0) stayed dominate on the hardwood, blasting the Magnet Cove Panthers 63-42 at home on Friday, Nov. 20 to kick off the 2020-21 season.

Yellowjackets improve to 10-4 with pair of wins

The Sheridan Yellowjackets baseball team (10-4) had a strong start to the week, defeating Benton and Texarkana to reach the 10-win mark for the season.On Monday, March 29, a late-game surge lifted the Jackets to a 10-7 road victory.