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Trumann (1-1) will be on the road this week as the Wildcats travel to Paragould to take on the Rams (1-1). The Wildcats lost their season opener 30-25 to Harrisburg before coming back to shutout Southside 27-0 in week two. Milton Lewis, III has had back to back 100 yard games (143, 135) with Gaven Guy posting game with 161 and 93 yards respectively. The Wildcats will look to use that bruising ground game again this week...

Harrisburg (3-2, 3-1) got a three set victory, 25-23 25-11 25-20, over Palestive-Wheatley this past Monday. Jadyn Hesse led the Lady Hornets with 19-20 serving and 17 assists. Layla McClenny finished with nine kills and five blocks as Kaylin Gipson and Molly Bates had three kills each. Brooks Faulkner was 13-15 serving with 12 digs...

It came down to the last play of the game as Manila stopped BJ Marshall at the Lions' 14-yard line to preserve a 20-18 win this past Friday at Don Lovell Memorial Field in Marked Tree. Both teams went three and out before punting the ball away on their first series before Manila got on the board with their second drive. ...

The Harrisburg Lady Hornets volleyball team lost in a five set battle, 22-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 7-15, with Walnut Ridge this past Thursday in the Hornets’ Nest. Harrisburg stands at 2-2 o the year and 2-1 in conference play. Jadyn Hess was 20-22 serving with four aces to go along with 31 assists and 12 digs, Kaylin Gipson was 18-19 serving with two aces and 16 digs, Marcy Walker had eight kills, Molly Bates, Akaycea Mallory and Layla McClenny both had seven kills, Brooks Faulkner finished with nine digs as Sydney Dale had five digs, three aces and three kills for the Lady Hornets.. ...

Harrisburg hosted Trumann in junior high football action last Thursday.

Harrisburg (1-0) built a 30-13 late in the game and withstood Trumann’s (0-1) late charge to down the Wildcats 30-25 in the season opener for both teams this past Friday at RMC Stadium in Trumann. The Hornets got on the board first as they took the opening kickoff and drove 78 yards in nine plays scoring on a four yard run by Drew Wright. ...

All hunters, including those under 16, will need to have a free, AGFC-issued Customer Identification Number to check big game or participate in permit drawings beginning this season. The CID is automatically assigned when a person purchases any product through the AGFC’s license system for the first time. ...

The Trumann Lady Wildcats split their recent matches falling to Valley View 3-0 last Thursday before coming back this past Monday and defeating Blytheville 3-0. Against Valley View, the Lady Wildcats lost 10-25, 11-25, 14-25. Christina Jean-Paul had five kills six blocks and one stuff block, Anna Lebo had 10 digs and one ace, Jayda Halfacre had six kills and eight digs as Annaleigh Penter dished out nine assists. ...

The EPC Warriors kicked off the 2020 high school football season as they hosted the Class 4A Pottsville Apaches this past Friday night at Warrior Field. Pottsville jumped out to a 30-12 halftime lead before going on to a 60-32 win over the Warriors...

Harrisburg and Cross County were set to play their Junior High and Senior High football games today at Harrisburg. The games were canceled after Cross County had a positive COVID-19 test in the school. The games have been moved due to the inclement weather the area received this past Thursday and Friday...

Marked Tree looks to return to the playoffs again this season. Even with two teams (Rector and Midland) opting to play eight-man football, Marked Tree head coach Waylon Dunn said the conference will still be competitive with just six teams. “We’ll have to come ready to play each night,” Dunn said. ...

Brandon Powell enters his sixth year as head coach and will look for an experience senior class, led by all-state performer Preston Rains and Deuce to Moore to lead way for the Warriors. “Rains is a four-year starter and Moore is a three-year starter. ...

Even after the loss of 14 seniors from last year’s team that made the state playoffs for the first time since 2011, fourth year head coach Aaron Thornton thinks this year’s team can make a run at the 3A-3 conference title. “We have the fastest defensive team since I’ve been here. We have a solid group of skill players back on offense. It’s going to be a fun, exciting season,” Thornton said...

The Trumann Wildcats welcomed new head football coach Randy Phillips for the upcoming season. Phillips comes to Trumann from DeWitt. “We’ve been fast paced since I got here. From not getting to see the kids when I first got here, June 1 got to meet the kids and now it’s a whirlwind trying to get the offense installed,” Phillips said. ...

Trumann and Harrisburg tune up for season openers with benefit games.

The Trumann Wildcats and Lady Wildcats came up short in their golf matches against Westside this past Monday. Luke Montgomery won medalist honors for Trumann as the Wildcats fell 140-142 to the Warriors. Connor Everhart finished with a 46 as James Dunman and David Hodges finished with a 55 and 69 respectively. The Lady Wildcats got a 64 from Macey Powell and a 69 from Jaycie Hall in their 123-133 loss to the Lady Warriors...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission heard the first official reading of 46 proposed regulations changes concerning fishing and fisheries management in Arkansas during today’s regularly scheduled meeting. Thirty-six of the regulations presented were either simplifications, clarifications or expansions of opportunities for anglers. ...

Kline signs letter of intent with CRC.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will offer an additional 3,828 acres of prime waterfowl hunting opportunity during the 2020-21 waterfowl season, thanks to the expansion of the Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Easement Program. The program allows rice producers to enroll fields to increase waterfowl habitat near popular public waterfowl-hunting areas and to offer limited public hunting opportunities on private rice fields through an online drawing...

Arkansas’s bear population has made the news on more than one occasion in the last few weeks. Arkansas Game and Fish Biologists have had to relocate some black bears from a few towns in The Natural State recently, with one even taking a stroll on the University of Arkansas’s campus. The uptick in sightings is fairly common for this time of the year, but there are a few things people can do to help keep these wild animals in the woods and out of trouble...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will accept applications for its private land dove hunting program August 1-15 for five private fields throughout the state. The following locations and dates are available for the 2020 hunt drawing: Greene County (60 acres of sunflowers) - September 5-6, September 12-13, September 19-20 (20 permits available per weekend). ...

Harrisburg's Ross Heeb was recently selected to the 2020 Best Under The Sun football team. Heeb had a standout senior season in helping lead the Hornets to a 7-4 record and a trip to the Class 3A state playoffs. On offense, Heeb finished with 1,315 total yards. ...

The Marked Tree School District posted on their Facebook page today that they received notification of one confirmed positive case of Covid-19 concerning a high school student athlete. For the privacy of students and staff, and by law, the Marked Tree School District cannot share personal information. ...

Latest update from AAA on contact sports.

Shatel Gaines will guide the Trumann Lady Wildcats' volleyball program for the 2020-2021 season. Gaines replaces Kayla Malcom who coached the team for the past two seasons. Gaines will also serve at the middle school counselor. Gaines was a setter, all-conference, all-state and state champion at Jonesboro High School. ...