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Sheridan-White Hall alumni games planned

The Sheridan and White Hall basketball programs are planning the first of a planned annual event, alumni rivalry basketball games set for Feb. 18, 2017 at Oliver Williams Gym.

Greenwood blanks Sheridan, cruises to win

Except for one game, Greenwood High School has dominated all of its opponents this year, and Friday night's game against Sheridan was no different.Greenwood scored early and often against the Yellowjackets, sending the Sheridan team home with a score of 42-0, with 35 of those points coming in the first …

SHS soccer teams hope to open 2015 season this week

If the weather cooperates, the Sheridan High School soccer teams will begin their 2015 season this week. There’s a junior varsity girls game set for Tuesday, March 3, against Benton Harmony Grove then the varsity boys are slated to debut at home against Monticello on Thursday, March 5, before both …

Peoples Bank Junior Jackets fall in tournament title game

The Sheridan Peoples Bank Yellowjackets Junior American Legion team ended a busy weekend by playing for the championship of the Sheridan Junior Tournament on Sunday. But a 5-4 loss to White Hall cost them the championship. The team opened the tourney with a 5-2 loss to Bauxite on Friday but …

Taylor & Lunsford Jackets pick up two wins in three games

The Sheridan Taylor & Lunsford Yellowjackets Junior American Legion team went 2-1 last week improving to 8-2 on the season. On Monday, they outslugged the Acme Brick Black Cats, based in Magnet Cove, 12-9. On Friday, as part of the Sheridan Junior Tournament, the Jackets defeated Acme Brick Red, 9-4, …

Senior Jackets win two of three at Bryant

The Sheridan McCoy-Tygart Yellowjackets Senior American Legion team was short-handed all week but managed to win two of their three games, nonetheless. On Friday, Tyler Cleveland, Hunter Hicks and Nathan Kirkpatrick combined on a six-inning no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the Bryant Black Sox AA team, …

Jackets run win streak to nine

ARKADELPHIA — The Sheridan Yellowjackets rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning then held off a Malvern Leopards’ rally in the top of the seventh to earn a 6-5 win at Rab Rodgers Field on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University on Wednesday, March 15. The …

Lady Jackets get the bats going again, win three in a row

After suffering their first loss of the season in a gut-wrenching 9-8 battle at Bryant, the Sheridan Lady Jackets got back after it the next day. Though they absorbed a second loss, 9-2, to the Nashville Lady Scrappers, since then they have won three in a row, getting back on …

Strong sets another school mark as Sheridan track teams compete at two meets

School records continue to fall at the feet of Carly Strong as the Sheridan Lady Jackets’ sprinter ran a 1:00.53 to win the 400-meter run in the Oil Belt Relays in El Dorado on Thursday. Strong was named the Outstanding Female Athlete at the meet as she scored in four …

Sheridan captures season-opening tourney title at Benton

BENTON — Chance Wallingsford and Tyler Cleveland combined on a three-hitter and David Vilches highlighted a game-breaking sixth inning with a three-run homer as the Sheridan Yellowjackets captured the championship of the annual Benton Invitational Tournament with a 4-1 win over the North Little Rock Charging Wildcats on Saturday.

Jackets lose first-round heartbreaker in double overtime

PEARCY — Down 2 with 1.8 seconds left in the second overtime of a tense back-and-forth war, Sheridan Yellowjackets head coach took a timeout and called for one of his team’s best last-second plays from the far end line.

Yellowjackets open conference play with tough loss

The Sheridan Yellowjackets opened up conference play with a tough 68-54 loss on the road against a very talented Lake Hamilton Wolves team. Head Coach Joe Scott said that while his team matched up well on paper, the game was somewhat of a mystery heading in as it was the …

Young Guns win gold

The Young Guns youth baseball team won first place in the CASE All State qualifier tournament.

Lady Jackets take a bite out of Bulldogs

The Sheridan Lady Jackets basketball team picked up a 59-45 win over the White Hall Lady Bulldogs in the first round of the 5A South conference tournament last week.

Lady Jackets ick up first conference win

The Sheridan Lady Jackets picked up their first conference win of the season in a dominating fashion, defeating the White Hall Lady Bulldogs 77-46 at home this past Tuesday, Jan. 12.