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Taylor McCuiston scored 26 points in leading Marked Tree to a 63-46 win over Cross County in their 2A-6 conference opener this past Tuesday in Marked Tree. Marked Tree raced out to an 8-0 lead as McCuiston put back an offensive rebound, Makayla Marshall went coast to coast for a layup before McCuiston had another stick back basket and hit two free throws. ...

Ben Turner scored 26 points to lead Trumann to a 75-62 win over Corning this past Tuesday at Wildcat Gym. Joining Turner in double figures were Azani Smith with 14 points and Dedrick Coleman with 12 points. The Trumann Junior Wildcats were also victorious as Ty Robb scored 22 points...

Single digit outputs in the first and third quarters spelled disaster for the EPC Warriors this past Monday against Rivercrest as the Colts posted a 77-44 win in high school basketball action in Lepanto. The Colts jumped out to an early 8-2 lead with Levonte Taylor scoring a basket for the Warriors. ...

Eddie Morgan, teacher at Trumann School District, recently competed in the World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters (WABDL) in Las Vegan, Nev. Morgan brought home two first place finishes. Lifting in the 61-67 age division of deadlift and push pull, Morgan had a bench press of 303 pounds and a deadlift of 567 pounds. Morgan finished in first place in the deadlift. Morgan also finished in first place with a push pull total of 870 pounds...

EPC's Meagan Allen signs NLI to play softball at Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Ben Turner breaks Trumann boys' career scoring record.

Harrisburg got off to a slow start and could never recover as the Lady Hornets lost 60-22 to Bay in high school girls’ basketball action this past Friday at the Hornets’ Nest. Bay got the board first before Khalan Jones hit a running jumper for the Lady Hornets to make it 2-2. The Lady Yellowjackets reeled off the next 17 points as Lilly Betts hit one of two free throws with 16 seconds left make the score 19-3 Bay at the end of one quarter of play...

Trumann fell behind early and couldn't catch up in the second half as the Wildcats fell 78-65 to the Nettleton Raiders this past Monday at Wildcat Gym. Azani Smith added 11 points for Trumann as Dedrick Coleman netted 10 points. The Lady Wildcats also fell to Nettleton 64-45 as Kayde Jones led the way with 13 points as Mycha Mason-Wilson scored 11 points for Trumann...

Marked Tree's Jarrett Harsson signed his National Letter of Intent to play baseball with Williams Baptist University last Wednesday at Marked Tree High School in front of family and friends. Pictured are Harsson (seated) and back row (l-r): Carolyn Harper (grandmother), Ruth Lathrom (grandmother), Judy Harsson (mom) and Ray Harsson (dad). (Photo provided)...

A nine point output in the fourth quarter dashed any hopes of Trumann getting a win in the Lady Wildcats season opening 77-60 loss to Harding Academy. The Lady Wildcats had cut a 10 point at halftime to five at the end of three quarters of play. Harding Academy jumped out a 5-0 lead before Caroline Morgan netted a three-pointer to make it 5-3. ...

The Marked Tree Indians opened their basketball season with a 82-62 win over Pangburn this past Tuesday night in Marked Tree. Israel Malone recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists. Brennon Honeycutt led the team in scoring with 23 points, BJ Marshall finished with 19 points as Itavious Nesbitt added 16 points. ...

Harrisburg (7-4) played a great first half as they were tied at 7 at halftime. The second half was a different story as Atkins outscored the Hornets 28-14 to take a 35-21 win in the opening round of the Class 3A state football playoffs at Atkins. The Red Devils got the ball first and wasted little time as they drove down field for a touchdown to take a 7-0 lead with 8:22 left. ...

After a scoreless first quarter, Harrisburg (7-3, 4-3) erupted for 56 points over the final three quarters to take a 56-28 win over Manila in 3A-3 conference action. Harrisburg clinched the four seed in the conference and will travel to Atkins (8-2) in the first round of the Class 3A football state playoffs. Harrisburg’s last state playoff game was in 2011 at Fountain Lake...

LaRay Brown ran for 154 yards and four touchdowns leading Marked Tree (2-7, 2-4) to a 36-18 win over Midland to clinch the fifth seed in the 2A-3 conference and spot in the Class 2A state playoffs. The Indians will travel to Foreman Friday for their first round game...

Local youths have successful deer hunts.

A Samuel Moore pass on fourth down fell just short of Daniel Woodson in the end zone denying Harrisburg of a possible chance to tie the game as Hoxie came away with a 35-27 win this past Friday night at Jordans Stadium. The loss will put Harrisburg on the road in the first round of the Class 3A state football playoffs...

Marked Tree jumped out to a 16-0 halftime lead only to see Rector score 20 unanswered points in the second half to take a 20-16 win in the final game of the season for both teams. The Junior Indians got the ball first starting on their 30-yard line as Timothy Risper was dropped for a yard loss. ...

EPC 5th grade and Marked Tree 6th grade take runner-up in respective divisions at NEA YFL Super Saturday.

Rector's Max Ford ran roughshod over Marked Tree in their conference contest Friday night. The Cougar running back scored a half-dozen times for the host squad, as the Indians fell 39-14 in 2A-3 action. This week they'll wrap up the regular season with senior night as they host Midland at Don Lovell Memorial Field in Marked Tree...

Trumann lost to Westside 21-0 in high school football action this past Friday at Westside. Gaven Guy led the Wildcats' offense with 14 carries for 65 yards as Ben Woodruff had 10 carries for 41 yards and Noah Milligan finished with nine carries for 41 yards. Connor McClain completed three of 15 passes for 27 yards as Dedrick Coleman had two catches for 10 yards and Milton Lewis had one catch for 17 yards for Trumann...

Trumann cut the lead to 20-16 early in the fourth quarter only to see Pocahontas score twice late in the fourth quarter to take a 32-16 win this past Friday in 4A-3 conference play at RMC Stadium in Trumann. Trumann forced the Redskins to punt on their first series with the ball rolling dead at the Trumann 32-yard line. ...

Harrisburg and Walnut Ridge played a scoreless first quarter before the visiting Junior Bobcats scored twice in the second quarter and on their first possession of the third quarter to take a 20-0 lead on their way to a 28-0 win in 3A-3 conference play at Harrisburg...

EPC handed Cross County a 44-0 loss this past Friday in 2A-3 conference football action in Lepanto. Rayshon led the Warriors with 12 carries for 121 yards and three touchdowns as Candon Argo also topped the century mark in rushing with 102 yards on 12 carries. Levonte Taylor added four carries for 31 yards and two touchdowns. Preston Rains completed three of five passes for 62 yards and a touchdown as Deuce Moore had one catch for 55 yards and a touchdown for EPC...

The Trumann Junior Lady Wildcats came up short of a double repeat falling to Hoxie 19-25, 23-25 this past Saturday in the championship game of the 3A-East junior high volleyball tournament in Cave City. Trumann had won back to back conference titles and were looking for back to back district titles. Jaelyn Craig had 12 digs to lead Trumann as Carlie Hicks had 10 assists. Kayde Jones had five solo blocks, Sonia and Tonia Barnes had three kills each as Zoey Craig served two aces...

Ben Woodruff scored three touchdowns for Trumann as the Wildcats held on for a 20-12 win over Highland on homecoming night at RMC Stadium. Highland took the early lead taking the opening kick-off and driving 63 yards in six plays to make it 6-0 Rebels with 8:56 left. ...

In a tale of two halves, Harrisburg played a great first half as they only trailed 16-12 at the half. The Junior Hornets couldn't find the end zone in the second half as the Junior Seminoles outscored the home team 14-0 to take a 30-12 win at Jordans Stadium last Thursday...

Two on-field altercations between EPC and Marked Tree totaled nine ejections, six for Marked Tree and three for EPC, prompting Marked Tree Superintendent Matt Wright to forfeit the game with the Indians only have 12 players left in the game. EPC was leading 72-8 when the game was called with two minutes left in the half...

EPC and Marked Tree played a great game last Thursday at Don Lovell Memorial Field with the Junior Warriors shutting down the Junior Indians on their last chance drive to preserve a 26-22 win over their county and conference rivals. Marked Tree got on the board first with a 62 yard five play drive that consisted of all running plays. ...

Trumann got a 21-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-23 win over Cave City in 3A East volleyball action at Cave City. Jayda Halfacre led the Lady Wildcats with 10 kills and 26 digs as Haley Mathis and Christina Jean-Paul each had 10 kills. Maci Williams finished with 21 assists, Anna Lebo had 26 digs, Hannah McClaughlin served three aces as Jean-Paul added two solo blocks. ...

EA Sports Management crowned flag football champions.