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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.

Allen leads Lady Jackets' track

The Sheridan Lady Yellowjackets scored 31 points to place sixth in the Lake Hamilton Senior High Invitational Relays on Thursday, April 15.

Indians' track team places eighth

On Thursday, April 15, the Poyen Indians took part in the Georgia Pacific Senior Relays in Gurdon, placing eighth with 40 points.

Jackets finish sixth at Lake Hamilton

The Sheridan Yellowjackets' track team finished sixth at the Lake Hamilton Senior High Relays on Thursday, April 15.The Yellowjackets finished with 56 points in the event, which was won by the hosting Wolves with 146 points. Vilonia placed second with 135 points.

Junior Indians run sixth in Magnet Cove

The Poyen Junior Indians participated in the Magnet Cove Junior High Relays on Tuesday, April 13, finishing sixth with 30 points.

Junior Indians place fifth at district

The Poyen Junior Indians traveled to Magnet Cove on Wednesday, April 21 for the 2A Region 7 Junior High District Meet, amassing 49 points, which was good for fifth place.

Defending champions make 2017 debut Saturday

The defending Class 6A State champion Sheridan Lady Jackets get the 2017 softball season underway this Saturday with a benefit game at Conway, starting at 2 p.m. The team returns several of the key players from the 2016 team that went 28-6 and beat rival Benton, 6-0, in the State …

Maumelle knocks Sheridan freshmen out in semifinals

The hosting Maumelle Hornets freshman team put together an overwhelming second half to bring the 2016-17 basketball season to an end for the Sheridan Junior Yellowjackets on Monday, Feb. 6 at the River City Conference championship tournament. The game was tied 23-23 at the half.

Freshman girls capture River City Conference tourney title

MAUMELLE — The Sheridan Lady Jackets freshman team came into the River City Conference championship tournament last week with just two losses in 14 league games. Both were to the Watson Chapel Junior Lady Wildcats.