SPORTS

Junior Lady Jackets turn in strong second-place at home meet

At the annual Sheridan Junior Stinger Relays on Tuesday, April 5, the Sheridan Junior Lady Jackets and the Bryant Junior Lady Hornets accounted for first place in 15 of the 16 events. However, the deep Bryant team won 10 of those and accumulated 213 points to the Lady Jackets 166 …

Stewart resets school record again, Lady Jackets win Monticello meet

MONTICELLO — For the third time this year, Kaylee Stewart broke her own school record in the 3200-meter run when she turned in a 12:04 to win the event going away at the annual Seark Relays at Monticello High School on Monday, April 4. The record highlighted a big day …

Poyen girls win three in a row by run-rule

POYEN — The Poyen Lady Indians have posted wins in their first two 5 2A-Conference games and earned three run-rule wins lately. On March 28, they defeated league rival England 10-0, following with a 15-0 romp over Cutter-Morning Start on April 4. The next day, they whipped Bismarck 15-0 to …

Jackets football team finishes up spring work this week

The Sheridan Yellowjackets football team enters the final week of spring practice with most all hands on deck after the conclusion of spring sports. The Jackets were set to practice Monday through Wednesday to conclude the spring. They’ll attend a team camp and 7-on-7 competition at Ouachita Baptist University on …

Allen, relay team mark Jackets' work at Ram Relays

HOT SPRINGS — Aric Allen and the 4x800 relay team each turned in third-place finishes to lead the Sheridan Yellowjackets to 37.5 points and an eighth-place finish in the team totals in the 13-team Ram Relays at Hot Springs Lakeside on Friday. The meet was the second of the week …

Sheridan girls absorb first league loss but bounce back well

The Sheridan Lady Jackets suffered a heartbreaking loss against the rival Benton Lady Panthers on Tuesday but bounced back on Friday to dismiss Little Rock Parkview, 8-0, in a pair of 6A-South Conference soccer matches. For the Sheridan boys, it was a rough week. They absorbed an 11-0 loss to …

Jackets' effort led by Morgan, Allen, Wheeler

BRYANT — The Sheridan Yellowjackets track team got a chance to test themselves against a huge field of 22 teams from every classification in the annual Hornets Relays at Bryant High School on Tuesday, March 15, and earned points in four events including fourth-place finishes in three.

Freshman effort highlighted by Strong, Moring

BRYANT — Carly Strong scored in three events and Mackenzie Moring in two as the Sheridan Lady Jackets freshman team finished ninth in a enormous field of 24 teams at the Bryant Junior Relays on Monday, March 14.

Palmer's hitting highlights Jackets' romp over Lake Hamilton

Nine-hole hitter Clayton Palmer went 3 for 3 with a home run, a double and two runs batted in as the Sheridan Yellowjackets thumped the Lake Hamilton Wolves, 11-1, in the 6A-South Conference opener for both teams on Tuesday, March 15.

Lady Jackets get three games in between storm fronts

After being rained out of one regularly-scheduled game and a tournament, the Sheridan Lady Jackets softball team finally returned to action, a full week after their previous game and absorbed their first loss of the season. But they bounced back the next day, Tuesday, March 15, to capture their 6A-South …

Jackets add two wins, open conference this week

The Sheridan Yellowjackets got their tournament started on Monday, March 7, with a pair of victories but the rest of the tourney and the weekend of games in Texarkana were wiped out by storms and wet conditions. It cost them five games set up to precede their 6A-South Conference opener …

Lady Jackets win opener before storms arrive

Before all the storms descended on the state, the Sheridan Lady Jackets got their first official softball game in and it was impressive as they beat a highly-regarded team from Bryant, 4-0. Reagan Martin and the Lady Jackets defense held Bryant to two hits. She walked one and struck out …

Junior girls finish "Strong" at Benton Invitational

Though the debut of the Sheridan High School track team at Benton on Friday, March 11, was washed out, the Sheridan Junior High teams got started at the Benton Junior High Invitational meet on Monday, March 7. Though the boys managed just two points in the 15-team meet, the Lady …

Sloan-Hendrix rides fast start past Poyen at State

MARMADUKE — A slow start offensively proved too much for the Poyen Lady Indians to overcome on Thursday at the Class 2A State Tournament. The Sloan-Hendrix Lady Greyhounds took advantage, building a 17-6 lead by the end of the first quarter and the Lady Indians were playing catch-up from that …

Two-time defending champ ends Sheridan's State bid

RUSSELLVILLE — Everybody that makes it to a State Tournament is going to be pretty good and a tough match-up for whomever your team draws. But, for the Sheridan Lady Jackets in the 2016 Class 6A State Tournament, drawing the Greenwood Lady Bulldogs, is a uniquely difficult one. You see, …