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In a game that only saw eight combined and three combined runs, EPC (25-7) could only push a single run across the plate as the Lady Warriors lost to Carlisle 2-1 this past Saturday in the 2A North regional tournament finals in Carlisle. EPC will be the second seed out the region and will open with Quitman in the Class 2A state tournament at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday May 13 at Carlisle...

The 2021 baseball and softball regional tournaments start today and there are 13 teams from NEA Town Courier/Poinsett County Democrat Tribune coverage area slated to play today. The 1A Region 2 baseball and softball regionals will be played at ICC High School in Brockwell. In baseball, Viola and Armorel will play at 3:00 p.m. with Marked Tree and West Side playing at 5:30 p.m. In softball, Marked Tree will play West Side at 3:00 p.m. and Armorel will play Viola at 5:30 p.m...

EPC (23-6) and Riverside (14-8) had to play nine innings to crown a winner as the Lady Warriors came out on top 6-5 to win the 2A-3 district tournament this past Saturday in Lepanto. Keegan McCorkle had a hit and three RBIs to lead EPC as Terrin Powell had two hits and two runs scored. ...

Armorel had to stop playing in the top of the sixth inning when their second player could no longer continue after a leg injury. The Tigers had been playing with only eight players since the second inning after their catcher possibly broke his hand after hitting the bat on his throw to third base. ...

Harrisburg (5-18, 4-11) lost their regular season finale 11-8 to Tuckerman this past Monday in Harrisburg. Drew Wright led the Hornets with two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs as Chancey Biggers had three hits and two RBIs. Trey Davis added a hit, a run scored and a RBI, Samuel Moore had two hits and two runs scored and Jason Thomas had a hit and two runs scored. ...

Marked Tree's Alex Noes signs to cheer with WBU.

Marked Tree (4-13, 3-3) held on to post a 10-6 win over Armorel (7-10, 3-5) in 1A-3 conference play last Wednesday in Marked Tree. Mayson Carr led off the game with a single for Armorel before stealing second base. Maddie Minyard reached on an error to put runners on first and third. ...

The shovels may be done turning dirt at Lake Poinsett, but biologists are still busy laying the foundation for good fishing in the newly renovated lake in Poinsett County. Last week, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission stocked thousands of baitfish into the waters of the refilling lake in an effort to produce a fantastic fishery in the coming years...

Gretchen Morgan, Anna Walker and Emma Adams each had two RBIs as Harrisburg beat Jonesboro 12-1 this past Monday in high school softball. Kloey Harlson had three hits for the Lady Hornets as Kendyll Grissom, Anna Claire Tracy and Morgan had two hits each. Destiny McGuire, Jesslyn Carpino, Morgan and Tracy all scored two runs each. Harlson got the win going all six innings while allowing one run on three hits with 15 strikeouts...

Marked Tree (15-3) used a seven run third inning to break open a 1-0 game on their way to a 10-0 win over Rector (11-7) in high school baseball action this past Monday in Marked Tree. Brylan Honeycutt allowed a lead-off single only to redeem himself with a pick-off to end the bottom half of the first inning. ...

Brennon Honeycutt had two hits and four RBIs as his brother Brylan had two hits and two RBIs in lead Marked Tree to a 12-5 win over county foe EPC this past Monday in Lepanto. Cainan Hawkins had a hit, run scored and two RBIs as Zander Criswell, Logan Smith and Wesley Pitts scored two runs each. ...

Trumann's Jake Osment and Gavin Greenwell bag first turkeys.

EPC’s Keegan McCorkle only allowed four hits on the day and helped herself at the plate with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning as the Lady Warriors (14-4) went on to beat Trumann 6-0 in high school softball action this past Monday in Lepanto...

EPC and Trumann combined to score 35 runs this past Saturday at the Wildcats came away with a 23-12 win over the Warriors. Hayden Holiman had a big day for EPC with three hits, two runs scored and seven RBIs as Carter Smith had two hits, a run scored and a RBI. ...

Harrisburg (5-9,4-6) fell behind 4-0 before taking a 6-4 lead after four innings only to see the offense go cold as Corning went on to beat the Hornet 13-6 in 3A-3 baseball action this past Monday in Harrisburg. Corning used a walk and two errors in the top of the first inning to plate 3-0 runs for the early lead. ...

Brennon Honeycutt only allowed two runs as Marked Tree posted a 13-2 win over Bay this past Monday. Brylan Honeycutt had three hits, three runs scored and two RBIs to lead the Indians’ offense as Corey Jacobs added a hit, two runs scored and two RBIs. Bryce Dunn, Aiden McGuire and Logan Smith all scored two runs for Marked Tree...

Trumann (9-4) scored six runs in the first inning and never looked back as the Lady Wildcats beat Jonesboro 12-2 in five innings via the run-rule this past Monday in Trumann. The Lady Hurricane went down in order in the top of first inning before watching Trumann send 11 batters to the plate and scoring six runs on the board. ...

After three years of renovations, Lake Poinsett started restocking fish this past Monday. Arkansas Game and Fish (AGFC) will be working on the project. A year ago, AGFC officials said the erosion near the shoreline had been repaired and that they wanted the lake to be restored within one year and were hopeful that the lake would have enough water by spring to start stocking fish...

Riverside posted an 8-1 win over BIC in high school softball action this past Saturday in Monette. Laney Overman led the Lady Rebels at the plate with three hits, three RBIs and a run scored as Lana Sanders had two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored. ...

Lady Wildcats bring home hardware from Bearcat Blast.

EPC (7-1) suffered their first loss of the season, 10-0, to Potosi, Missouri this past Friday on the opening day of the Bearcat Blast being played at Southside Softball Complex. The Lady Warriors came back Saturday to beat McCrory 7-4 in eight innings and Kennett, Missouri 2-1...

After three years of renovations, Lake Poinsett will have fish restocked in it starting today. Arkansas Game and Fish (AGFC) will be working on the project. A year ago, AGFC officials said the erosion near the shoreline had been repaired and that they wanted the lake to be restored within one year and were hopeful that the lake would have enough water by spring to start stocking fish...