SPORTS

Victory adds to Senior Night festivities for Lady Jackets

The Sheridan Lady Jackets honored seniors Sydney Barnett, Ashley Smith, Tristan Davis, Glory Pinkerton, Corbin Talbert and Bailey Sheeks as they concluded their home schedule on Thursday, Oct. 15, with a 25-11, 25-14, 25-11 win over Benton Harmony Grove.

'Jackets close out season with pair of losses

The learning experience that was the 2014-15 basketball season for the Sheridan Yellowjackets came to a conclusion last week when the Jackets absorbed losses to Texarkana and Little Rock Parkview.

Feathers, Strange lead Jackets to league win over Texarkana

Jessie Feathers eclipsed the 500-point mark for his career with a 20-point performance and Seth Strange poured in 28 points to lead the Sheridan Yellowjackets to a 61-49 win over the Texarkana Razorbacks on Friday night. The victory came on the heels of a rugged 74-34 loss to the top-ranked …

Lady Jackets dispatch Lady Backs after wrenching loss to Parkview

The Sheridan Lady Jackets bounced back from a heartbreaking loss to dismiss the Texarkana Lady Razorbacks, 56-30, on Friday night. The loss came to the fourth-ranked Little Rock Parkview Lady Patriots, 59-57, in overtime on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

Indians down Mountain Pine, can't get past England

POYEN — Daniel Goodman scored 22 points while Hunter Keen and Jace Phillips added 10 each as the Poyen Indians earned a 55-48 win in 5 2A-Conference play at Mountain Pine in Tuesday, Jan. 27.

Jackets AA rallies past Benton McClendon's

BENTON — The Sheridan Yellowjackets AA American Legion team rallied for a run to tie in the fifth, added a go-ahead run in the sixth and right-hander Tyler McKinzie made it stand up for a 5-4 win over Benton McClendon’s on Wednesday, June 25.

Indians return to winning ways at Mount Ida

POYEN — The Poyen Indians rebounded from their first 5 2A-Conference setback with a 54-48 win on the road over the Mount Ida Lions on Friday, Jan. 16.

Tournament title, conference win mark week for Poyen girls' teams

It was a good week for Poyen girls basketball. On Friday, Jan. 16, the varsity team improved to 6-1 in the 5 2A-Conference and 12-4 overall with a 49-46 win at Mount Ida after the seventh grade girls topped their counterparts 23-6 earlier in the evening. On Saturday, the seventh …

Stingers' defense sparks overtime win over Bruins

Earlier this season, the Sheridan Freshman Academy Stingers suffered a 60-45 loss at Pulaski Academy but, on Monday, Jan. 12, the Stingers turned the tabled on the Junior Bruins and came away with a 32-24 victory in overtime.

Jackets unable to squelch third-quarter surges by Panthers, Zebras

The third quarter was not good to the Sheridan Yellowjackets last week. On Tuesday, Jan. 20, a 6-3 sophomore for Benton, Westin Riddick, poured in six 3-pointers and helped the Panthers put together a surge that led to a 61-40 win.

Lady Jackets beat Benton, fall to Fillies

Faced with two tough road games against teams they are battling for positioning in the 6A-South Conference, the Sheridan Lady Jackets knocked off the rival Benton Lady Panthers, 42-35, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, then absorbed a 50-37 loss to the Pine Bluff Fillies in what was a 5-point game going …

Indians quell Cutter, get clipped by Magnet Cove comeback

The Magnet Cove Panthers came from behind in the fourth quarter and edged the Poyen Indians, 46-45, in a 5 2A-Conference contest on Friday, Jan. 23. It was just Poyen’s second loss in league play after the Indians had improved to 7-1 with a 58-37 win over Cutter-Morning Star on …

After win over Lady Eagles, Poyen girls upset by Lady Panthers

The Poyen Lady Indians were ambushed when they traveled to Magnet Cove on Friday night, suffering just their second 5 2A-Conference loss of the season to the Lady Panthers, 45-24.

Stingers suffer heartbreaker against Jacksonville

The Sheridan Freshman Academy Stingers took the Jacksonville Junior Red Devils to the brink, leading going into the fourth quarter on Monday, Jan. 6, but Jacksonville wriggled off the hook with a fourth-quarter surge, 33-30.

Freshman girls win close one, easy one

The Sheridan Freshman Academy Lady Stingers continued their winning ways in the River City Conference last week earning a tough 30-27 win over Jacksonville on Monday then overwhelming Little Rock Mills on Thursday, 46-13.