SPORTS

Indians forge wins over Glen Rose, Bismarck

POYEN — After opening the season with a tough loss at Benton Harmony Grove, the Poyen Indians have come back to win its next two.

With help from bench, Jackets notch 71-49 win over Bulldogs

WHITE HALL — With all five starters in foul trouble, the Sheridan Yellowjackets were able to maintain a lead through the first half then, with the first five back on the court to start the second half, they ran away from the White Hall Bulldogs, 71-49, on Tuesday, Nov. 19.

Win over Malvern makes Stingers 5-0 on the season

Aron Theiss scored 14 points and Chris Feathers 10 to lead the Sheridan Freshman Academy Stingers to a 47-33 win over the Malvern Leopard Cubs on Monday, Nov. 18.

Lady Stingers bounce back from first loss with two more wins

Though the Sheridan Freshman Academy Lady Stingers were denied the championship of a tournament at Sacred Heart High School in Morrilton, they bounced back with consecutive wins last week. On Monday, they buried Malvern 35-3 and, on Thursday, they shut down Cabot North and forged a 24-14 win to improve …

Lady Stingers teams add wins over Rison

The Sheridan Lady Stingers freshman and eighth grade teams closed out the pre-Thanksgiving schedule with victories over Rison on Tuesday, Nov. 26. In the freshman game, Caitlyn Burke scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds to lead Sheridan to a 42-15 win. In the eighth grade game, eight players contributed …

Poyen wins one of three games at Ouachita

DONALDSON — Emma Goodman and Elizabeth Kratz combined for 31 points to lead the Poyen Lady Indians to a 56-42 win over the Ouachita Lady Warriors on Monday, Nov. 25. Meanwhile, the Warriors held off a Poyen rally in the boys game to escape with a 64-53 win. In junior …

Jackets edged by Bulldogs in rematch

The White Hall Bulldogs, after losing 71-49 at home to the Sheridan Yellowjackets a week before, turned the tables and eked out a 54-53 win at Oliver Williams gym on Tuesday, Nov. 26. It was the first loss in three games this season for the Jackets who figured to be …

Jackets edged by Bulldogs in rematch

The White Hall Bulldogs, after losing 71-49 at home to the Sheridan Yellowjackets a week before, turned the tables and eked out a 54-53 win at Oliver Williams gym on Tuesday, Nov. 26. It was the first loss in three games this season for the Jackets who figured to be …

Lady Jackets open season with two victories

The Sheridan Lady Jackets went a long way for their second victory of the season on Friday night — all the way to Rogers where they forged a 61-40 win over the Heritage Lady War Eagles. That came after they’d opened the season on Thursday with a 44-40 win over …

Stingers win tourney title as part of 4-0 start

The Sheridan Freshman Academy Stingers beat the Shirley Junior Blue Devils in overtime, 43-41, to capture the championship of a tournament hosted by Sacred Heart Academy in Morrilton Saturday night. To get to the final, the Stingers had won over Clinton, 42-40, on a buzzer-beater by James Jordan on Wednesday. …

Lady Stingers open season with thrilling overtime win

The Sheridan Freshman Academy Lady Stingers opened the season with a buzzer-beating layup in overtime to defeat Scranton 36-35 on the way to the finals of the Sacred Heart Tournament in Morrilton. They were set to play Clinton in the championship game of the tournament on Saturday, Nov. 16. In …

Late first-half spree sparks Jackets' win at Hot Springs

HOT SPRINGS — With a 10-0 run to close out the first half, the Sheridan Yellowjackets took the upper hand against the Hot Springs Trojans in their season-opening game on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The contest, which the Jackets won 52-35, was an Arkansas Athletics Association benefit game for the catastrophic …

Jonesboro brings Jackets' football season to a conclusion

JONESBORO — Every high school football coach in the state, when talking about their team’s prospects at the beginning of the season, begins or finishes with this caveat: “If we can stay healthy.”

Lakeside ekes out win over Stingers in season finale

In a back-and-forth battle, the Hot Springs Lakeside Rams scored last to capture a 31-24 win over the Sheridan Freshman Academy Stingers in a game that capped off the 2013 season for both teams.

Stingers set for scrimmage at Malvern on Thursday

The Sheridan Freshman Academy Stingers will scrimmage with Malvern and White Hall at Malvern this Thursday, Aug. 29, starting at 6 p.m., on the heels of last week’s Blue-Gold intrasquad scrimmage.“Everything went fine,” said Stingers coach Tony Bone of the Blue-Gold. “Everybody got playing time and that was the most …