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EPC (6-1, 4-0) stayed unbeaten in the 2A-3 conference race with a 26-16 win over McCrory this past Friday night at Warrior Field in Lepanto. McCrory got the fall first and used five running plays to move to the EPC 44-yard line before having to punt the ball away. ...

Junior Lady Wildcats win volleyball conference and district titles.

Trumann (4-3, 3-2) forced a turnover on downs to preserve a 22-14 win over Highland in junior high football conference action at RMC Stadium. Highland returned the opening kick-off to the Trumann seven-yard before back to back runs gained only one yard. ...

Wayde Milligan killed his first deer, a five-point buck, on a recent hunting trip.

EPC (5-1, 3-0) got an interception by Andrew Harston with 1:34 left to seal a 20-12 win over Marked Tree (1-5, 1-2) this past Friday in 2A-3 conference play at Don Lovell Memorial Field in Marked Tree. EPC got the first to start the game as Austin Baker returned the kick-off out to his 34-yard line. ...

EPC (4-0-1, 3-0-1) used a 30 point second half to finally put Marked Tree (1-4, 1-3) away with a 50-26 win over their conference rivals last Thursday at Warrior Field. The score was 20-14 at the half. Candon Argo returned the opening kick-off for a touchdown only to see a penalty on the Junior Warriors negate the score and give EPC the ball on their own 46-yard line. ...

The Arkansas State football team was upended by Appalachian State 35-9 Tuesday night at Centennial Bank Stadium. Appalachian State (4-1, 2-0 Sun Belt) racked up 390 total yards behind 246 yards on the ground while forcing three A-State (3-3, 0-2 Sun Belt) turnovers and limiting the Red Wolves to 3-of-17 on third down. ...

The Lady Wildcats (6-18, 5-11) fell to Hoxie 20-15, 11-25, 12-25 this past Tuesday at Wildcat Gym. Sydney Callahan, Trumann's lone senior, had eight kills and seven digs in her last home game. Christian Jean-Paul had eight blocks and four kills as Haley Mathis had six blocks. ...

Nemesis 8AAA capture Fall State baseball title.

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Trumann (6-14, 5-8) won the opening set in a marathon before Walnut Ridge stormed back and took the next three sets to post a 30-28, 5-25, 17-25, 19-25 this past Tuesday at Wildcat Gym. The Lady Bobcats jumped out to a 3-0 lead in game one before a Haley Mathis kill got Trumann on the board. ...

Two Trumann Fishing teams place in tournament on Lake Charles.

Piggott (4-1, 2-0) scored on a 70 yard hook and ladder play with just over a minute left before stopping Harrisburg (3-2, 1-1) at the one-yard to preserve a 24-20 in 3A-3 conference football action this past Friday at Hornet Stadium. Harrisburg got the ball first as Jamason King returned the kick-off out to the Hornets' 30-yard line. ...

Trumann (6-13, 5-7) posted a 25-21, 25-14, 25-20 straight set match win over Cedar Ridge this past Monday at Wildcat Gym. Mallory Mincy led the Lady Wildcats with seven kills and nine assists, Mycha Wilson had six kills, Maci Williams had 13 assists, Christian Jean-Paul tallied four blocks as Hannah McClaughlin finished with six digs and five aces. The Junior Lady Wildcats won their match 25-11, 25-6...

Trumann (2-3, 1-2) moved the ball to the Brookland 17-yard line with 20 seconds left but a sack and fumble recovery by the Junior Bearcats gave the visitors a 16-14 win in junior high football action last Thursday at RMC Stadium in Trumann. Rian King recovered Brookland's onside-kick to start the game as the Junior Wildcats went on 50 yard drive using their bruising ground game. ...

Georgia Southern scored with 19 seconds to go in the game as the Eagles handed Arkansas State a 28-21 loss in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams Saturday night at Paulson Stadium. The Eagles scored on a 47-yard reverse by Wesley Kennedy to go out in front with 19 seconds left in the game. ...

The Harrisburg Lady Hornets (4-10, 2-7) lost 10-25, 13-25, 10-25 to Crowley's Ridge Academy (CRA) in high school volleyball action this past Monday in Harrisburg. In the opening game, CRA jumped out 2-0 before a Chloe Morgan kill made it 2-1. The Lady Falcons ran the score to 5-1 as Kayna Gardner had a kill for the Lady Hornets to make the score 5-2 CRA. ...

Ayden McCaa has successful opening day of deer season.

EPC (3-1, 1-0) got two big plays in the fourth quarter to pull away from Rector (0-4, 0-1) 32-19 this past Friday in high school football action. EPC took the opening kick-off and went on a 13-play touchdown drive converting two fourth downs along, the second being a 10 yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Gilmore to make it 6-0 EPC. ...

Marked Tree (1-2, 1-1) could not find an answer for the six touchdowns scored by Cross County's A.J. Beale as the Junior Indians lost 42-28 last Thursday to the Junior Thunderbirds at Don Lovell Memorial Field. Cross County returned the opening kick-off to the Marked Tree six yard line where two plays later they had a 6-0 lead. ...

Marked Tree (0-4, 0-1) almost fought their way back from an 18-0 halftime deficit losing to Cross Count 26-21 this past Friday in Cherry Valley. Jack Brown rushed 12 times for 112 yards and two touch downs while passing for 20 yards and a touchdown to lead the Indians' offense while Eli McCrary had 57 yards passing while catching two passes for 24 yards and a touchdown. ...

The Marked Tree Lady Indians golf team wins 2A-3 district golf tournament.

Trumann Wildcats golf team finished at runner-ups in the 3A-3 district golf tournament.

Quarterback Justice Hansen passed for three touchdowns and the Arkansas State football team forced four turnovers in a 27-20 victory over UNLV on a rainy Saturday at Allison Field inside Centennial Bank Stadium. With the win, A-State (3-1) improves to 3-1 or better through four games for the first time since 2008 and second time since joining the FBS in 1992. ...

Trumann (1-2) scored three touchdowns in the second half while holding Paragould scoreless on their way to a 28-7 non-conference win this past Friday night at RMC Stadium. The Wildcats got the ball first and marched downfield with a combination of runs and passes before Jay Morgan capped the 61 yard drive with a three yard touchdown to make it 6-0 Trumann. ...

Trumann was on the road to Piggott this past Monday where the Lady Wildcats were swept by the Lady Mohawks, 21-25, 9-25, 13-25 in 3A-East conference play. Jenny Walton had four kills to lead Trumann as Sydney Callahan and Hannah McClaughlin finished with eight digs each. Maci Williams added five assists with Christina Jean-Paul getting five blocks. The Junior Lady Wildcats continued their good with a 23-25, 25-14, 15-13 win...

Harleigh Hamilton qualifies for state golf meet as Lady Wildcats take fourth place.

Harrisburg Lady Hornets win 3A-3 district golf title.

Harrisburg quarterback Samuel Moore ran for three touchdowns, sparking the Hornets to a 38-24 victory over Manila in junior high football action Thursday night at Hornet Field. Moore scored on a three-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to give the Hornets a 6-0 lead. ...

Arkansas State’s defense forced three turnovers as the Red Wolves racked up 405 yards of total offense in a 29-20 non-conference road victory over Tulsa this past Saturday evening at H.A. Chapman Stadium. The Red Wolves (2-1) scored 17 points off three Golden Hurricanes turnovers and got a key safety late in the fourth quarter to help secure the squad’s first non-conference road victory since the 2008 season. ...

Trumann (0-2) didn't get the result they wanted this past Friday as they opened RMC Stadium against Shiloh Christian. The Wildcats hung tough the first half and only trailed 14-7 at the half. The Saints scored three times in the third quarter and held the Wildcats scoreless in the second half to take a 35-7 win...

The EPC Junior Warriors (1-0-1) beat Walnut Ridge 34-14 this past Monday night in a game that was postponed from August 30 due to inclement weather. A request for stats was not returned to paper by press time. Trumann took a 25-13, 25-21, 25-18 win over Cedar Ridge in high school volleyball action this past Monday at Wildcat Gym. ...

After losing their season opener in heartbreaking fashion last week at East Poinsett County, Manila entered the win column with a thrilling 27-24 come from behind victory Friday night at Marked Tree. Trailing 24-21 with 3:30 left in the game, the Lions forced a Jarmaria Anderson fumble, recovering the ball at their own 38-yard line. ...

Harrisburg (2-0) jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the opening quarter and never looked back in a 38-8 win over Cedar Ridge in junior high football action this past Thursday at Hornet Stadium. The Junior Timberwolves got the ball first as Jace Heeb's sack on third down forced Cedar Ridge to punt the ball to Harrisburg. ...

The Piggott Mohawk and East Poinsett County Warrior junior high football teams met Thursday, Sept. 6, in non-conference action and played to an 18-18 tie. Actually, over three minutes remained in regulation at Piggott's Parker Field, but an electrical outage prompted the officials to call the game early...

Griff Evans takes home gold at local fair.

For the second year in a row Harrisburg (0-1) and Cross County have played nail-biters in their high school football games. The Thunderbirds (T-birds) came up with an interception off a tipped ball to preserve a 22-20 win over the Hornets last Friday night at Thunderbird Stadium in Cherry Valley...

Ansley Wixson shot a 48 to lead the Harrisburg Lady Hornets to a two shot victory this past Tuesday in high school golf action at Pocahontas. Cassie Armstrong shot a 53 and Gretchen Morgan added a 58 for Harrisburg's team score of 169. Pocahontas shot a 161 as Westside finished with a 200. ...

Justice Hansen set a new school record with six touchdown passes in Arkansas State's (1-0) 48-21 win over Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) this past Saturday at Allison Field inside Centennial Bank Stadium. The Red Wolves scored the only points of the first quarter as Hansen hit Jonathan Adams, Jr with a pass as Adams laid out for the goal line with a defender on this back for the score with 9:05 left. ...

Youngsters have good opening morning of dove season.

The Lady Hornets (2-2, 1-0) jumped out to a 2-0 lead before going on to beat the Lady Wildcats 25-13, 25-19, 19-25, 25-20 in high school volleyball action this past Monday at the Hornets' Nest. Harrisburg jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the opening set and pushed the lead to 14-3 before a Jana Morgan kill made it 14-4. ...

Local players participated in the Delta Heat Tournament this past weekend in West Memphis.