SPORTS

Freshmen outlast Maumelle in double-overtime thriller

In the second round of overtime, Brayden Sites dashed 9 yards for a tying touchdown and Javier Gonzalez kicked an extra point that proved to be the difference maker as the Sheridan Yellowjackets freshman team opened the 2016 season with a thrilling 31-30 triumph against the Maumelle Junior Hornets on …

Work to develop consistency continues for Lady Jackets

It’s ironic. Sometimes you play great and lose and other times you play poorly and win. That’s how it worked out for the Sheridan Lady Jackets last week. The former scenario unfolded on Tuesday, Aug. 30 when the team traveled to challenge long-time rival Benton.

Melton leads SHS boys in dual match with Bismarck

BISMARCK — Four Sheridan Yellowjackets golfers shot under 50, led by Taylor Melton’s 45, as they defeated Bismarck in a dual match on Tuesday, Aug. 30.

Sheridan football program, 2016 version, featured in annual Blue-Gold

The Sheridan Yellowjackets’ annual Blue-Gold football scrimmage is set for Tuesday, Aug. 16, with the eighth grade team starting things off at 5 p.m., followed by the freshmen at 6 then the varsity team around 7.

Lady Jackets' final tune-up for 2016 season is Thursday at Conway

The Sheridan Lady Jackets volleyball team heads to Conway this Thursday for a preseason benefit game as they prepare of the 2016 season. The official opener for the Lady Jackets is Tuesday, Aug. 23, at home against Cutter-Morning Star. Like all of the other Sheridan teams, the Lady Jackets will …

Freshman team gets started with three-team scrimmage at Malvern

The Sheridan Yellowjackets freshman football team will scrimmage in a three-team jamboree on Thursday, Aug. 22, at Malvern. The event will include Malvern and Bryant freshman teams.

Lady Jackets get first taste of competition at Conway jamboree

CONWAY — The Sheridan Lady Jackets played abbreviated matches against Vilonia and Greenbrier at a preseason jamboree at Conway High School on Thursday, Aug. 22, as they prepared for their official season-opener at home against Cutter-Morning Star on Tuesday, Aug. 23.

Poyen set to scrimmage Woodlawn

POYEN — Rains washed out the annual Purple-Gold scrimmage for the Poyen Indians on Tuesday, Aug. 16, so the team continued to work towards their preseason benefit scrimmage against Woodlawn on Tuesday, Aug. 23.

Jackets continue working toward season opener

Anyone who didn’t get the word and arrived at Yellowjackets Stadium for the annual Blue-Gold scrimmage on Tuesday, Aug. 16, expecting to see a young Sheridan High School football team, may have wondered a moment at what they saw.

AA Jackets win last two regular-season contests

The Sheridan Yellowjackets AA American Legion team concluded the regular season and prepped for the AA State Tournament to be held at their home park, with a pair of victories last week. On Wednesday behind a nine-run third, they dismissed Pine Bluff Relyance Bank 11-3. Saturday, they traveled to Morrilton …

Junior Jackets battle back to stay alive in Zone tourney

Despite being knocked into the losers’ bracket with a gut-wrenching loss in the second round of the Junior American Legion Zone 4 tournament, the Sheridan Taylor & Lunsford Yellowjackets’ hopes were still alive going into Monday. The Jackets won elimination games against the Little Rock Diamondbacks, 13-2, Saturday night then …

Poyen's busy summer proves productive

POYEN — As summer turns to fall, football practice changes too. With the contact that summer team camps allow, most teams get a lot of work in the pads throughout the summer. As fall practice arrives on Aug. 1, it’s mandated that the teams dial it back to helmets and …

Jackets' fall practice escalates with first week of full contact

The Sheridan Yellowjackets football team was set to get back into full pads for some serious contact this week as they prepare for the 2016 season which will officially open in a Hootens’ Classic game against McCrory at UAPB on Monday, Aug. 30.

AA Jackets capture Peoples Bank Classic championship

Behind a strong pitching performance from Dalton Domrase, the Sheridan Yellowjackets AA American Legion team defeated Jacksonville on Sunday, June 19, to capture the championship of the annual Peoples Bank Wood Bat Classic. The Jackets reached the finals with a 7-6 comeback win over Morrilton in the semifinals. In pool …

Yellowjackets and Indians featured in Hooten's

The Sheridan Yellowjackets are picked eighth in the revised 6A-West Conference, according to the coaches poll in this year's Hooten's Arkansas Football Magazine. The Poyen Indians are voted to finish fifth in the 5-2A. The 6A-West includes former 6A-South members Benton, El Dorado, Texarkana and Lake Hamilton along with Greenwood, …