SPORTS

Indians' fourth-quarter surge downs Mountain Pine

POYEN — Sam Jordan and Lane Rhodes each scored 12 points to lead the Poyen Indians to a 52-44 win over the Mountain Pine Red Devils in 5 2A-Conference play on Monday, Jan. 26.

Lady Indians go 1-1 in rematches

POYEN — The Poyen Lady Indians avenged one loss but were denied on another rematch last week as they improved to 17-4 overall and 7-3 in 5 2A-Conference play with one league game left, a makeup contest at home against Magnet Cove on Thursday, Feb. 4.

Benton takes advantage of Jackets' slow start, hang on for win

The Benton Panthers had runs of 10-2 and 14-2 in the first half, building a 27-8 lead at one point and the Sheridan Yellowjackets, despite out-scoring their rival the rest of the way, were never able to dig out of the hole in a 57-46 setback in 6A-South Conference play …

Early 3-point barrage lifts Lady Jackets past Benton

Colby Norman and Kaylee Stewart each hit a pair of 3’s and Kendall Lucas added one as the Sheridan Lady Jackets, ranked fifth in Class 6A, went 5 for 7 from the arc in just the first half as they raced to a 40-12 lead over the rival Benton Lady …

Lady Indians dismiss Cutter, prep for big week

POYEN — Ten players contributed to the scoring as the Poyen Lady Indians improved to 16-3 overall and 6-2 in 5 2A-Conference play with a 48-21 win over the Cutter-Morning Star Lady Eagles on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Lady Indians headed to State tournament

HAZEN — The Poyen Lady Indians have advance to the Class 2A State Tournament after finishing as the runner up in the East Region Tournament in Hazen on Saturday night. They will play Sloan-Hendrix in a first-round game on Thursday, March 3 at 4 p.m., at Marmaduke. Sloan-Hendrix is the …

SHS soccer teams get season underway with benefit game

In a preseason benefit game against De Queen, the Sheridan High School soccer teams got the first taste of competition in 2016 on Friday, Feb. 26.

Top teams send Jackets to two setbacks

The Sheridan Yellowjackets took on two of the best teams in the 6A-South Conference and Class 6A altogether last week when they hosted second-ranked Little Rock Parkview on Tuesday then visited fourth-ranked Pine Bluff on Friday.

2015 State champion Jackets baseball team hosts benefit game Thursday

The defending Class 6A State champion Sheridan Yellowjackets see their first action of the 2016 season this Thursday when they host the Watson Chapel Wildcats in a pre-season game to benefit the catastrophic insurance fund for the Arkansas Activities Association.

Lady Jackets freshmen, eighth graders finish as tourney runners-up

Both the Sheridan Lady Jackets freshman and eighth grade basketball teams reached the championship games of their respective conference tournaments but, in the end, both were denied the tournament titles.

Lady Jackets push Parkview, pin down Pine Bluff

The Sheridan Lady Jackets played the first-place Little Rock Parkview Lady Patriots as close as anyone in the 6A-South Conference this season but couldn’t get over the top, suffering a tough 52-51 loss on Tuesday, Feb. 16. They bounced back, however, to win at Pine Bluff on Friday, 38-21.

Poyen girls seeded fourth at District, play Clarendon

POYEN — The Poyen Lady Indians will open Regional Tournament play in Hazen this Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7:15 p.m., against Clarendon after suffering a 52-44 loss to the Mountain Pine Lady Red Devils in the semifinals of the 5-2A District Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 18 at Magnet Cove.

Hall Warriors hang on to get past Jackets

The frustrations of the rugged 6A-South Conference continued for the Sheridan Yellowjackets last week as they suffered losses to Benton, 50-30, and Little Rock Hall, 66-56. But head coach Joe Scott was encouraged by the team’s tenacity at Hall, where they fought back from a 21-point deficit to within 7 …

Lady Jackets bounce back after disappointment at Benton

Here’s how it goes on the road in the 6A-South Conference. On Friday, Feb. 12, the 9-0 Lady Patriots of the Little Rock Parkview traveled to play the 1-9 Lady Razorbacks of Texarkana and escaped with a meager 3-point win.

Poyen wins Junior Girls District tourney title again

For the second year in a row, the Poyen Lady Indians Junior High basketball team has captured the District Tournament championship, on the heels of winning the Poyen and Bismarck Junior Invitational Tournaments.