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The high school regional basketball tournaments will open today with a few teams from NEA Town Courier coverage area participating. Blytheville will host the 4A East Regional while Manila hosts the 3A Region 2 Regional. At Blytheville, the Chickasaws will open with Robinson today at 7 p.m. If the Chicks win, they would play again on Friday, March 5 against the winner of Pulaski Academy and Southside...

Gracie Washington scored 17 points to help lead Riverside to a 53-32 win over EPC in 2A-3 district tournament action this past Thursday in Lake City. Ali Towles added 16 points for the Lady Rebels. Denissia Gaines led the Lady Warriors with 13 points as Latavia Baker had eight points for EPC...

BIC's Jesse Kinard named player of the year.

BIC was without the services of Jesse Kinard, the 2A-3 Conference Player of Year, but sophomore Jaron Burrow stepped up big time pouring in 41 points to lead the Mustangs to a 70-62 win over EPC in the 2A-3 district tournament this past Thursday in Monette...

The Trumann Lady Wildcats (7-12) used a big fourth quarter to send the game to overtime but were outscored 9-3 in the extra period losing to Highland 66-60 in the opening round of the 4A-3 district tournament at Wildcat Gym. The Lady Rebels jumped out to a 5-0 lead before Deja Jones canned a three-pointer and Haley Mathis scored inside to tie the game at 5-5. ...

As the seven teams in Poinsett County get ready to start district play on Monday, February 22, here is a rundown of where they play and who they will play next with a win. In the 1A-3 district, Marked Tree boys will host Croweley’s Ridge Academy on Wednesday, February 24 and if the Indains win that game they will travel to Mammoth Spring on Thursday, February 25...

In the world of wildlife management, harvest records usually are broken by small percentages. But bear hunters in Arkansas broke the record of 577 set during the 2018 season by taking 665 in 2020 – a jump of 15 percent. “The increase of almost 100 bears was largely due to two factors: The fact that there was a sparse mast crop across the state and the fact that we increased the bear zone quota from 345 bears to 500 bears,” Myron Means, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission large carnivore program coordinator, said during the January Commission meeting.. ...

Commission approves updated CWD management plan The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission unanimously approved an update to the agency’s official Chronic Wasting Disease Management and Response Plan at today’s meeting. The meeting was condensed to a single day and conducted via teleconferencing software because of impassable roads throughout much of the state. A feed of the meeting is available on the AGFC’s YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrbxMWl7Wdk&feature=youtu.be...

Trumann let a close game at halftime slip away from them in the second half as Southside outscored the Lady Wildcats 31-17 to take a 48-32 win in 4A-3 conference action in Wildcat Gym. The Lady Wildcats jumped out a 7-0 lead as Nygeria Jones hit two free throws, Haley Mathis scored inside and Nygeria Jones canned a three-pointer. ...

Marked Tree’s BJ Marshall was named to Class 2A All-State football team. Marshall was a two-way player who shined on both sides of the ball. Marshall helped lead the Indians to a fourth place finish in the conference and a state playoff berth. The Indians fell to Junction City in the opening round...

BIC beat Cross County 56-43 this past Friday night in 2A-3 senior boys’ basketball action in Monette. The Mustangs led 23-14 at the half and 36-23 after three. Jesse Kinard scored 17 points to lead BIC as Jaron Burrow added 13 points for BIC. Trumann couldn’t make a six-point lead at the half hold up as the Wildcats lost to Brookland 49-38 this past Friday in 4A-3 conference play in Brookland. ...

EPC’s 21 point output in the fourth quarter was not enough to overcome a seven point deficit as the Warriors lost to Bay 69-62 last Tuesday in 2A-3 senior boys’ basketball. Preston Rains gave the Warriors the early 2-0 lead before Bay hit a three-ball and made a basket inside to go up 5-2. ...

Anglers and hunters and other boaters who use the state’s waterways are being reminded by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Fisheries Division of a new regulation that took effect Jan. 1, 2021, requiring all boat drain plugs to be removed before and during trailering of vessels to and from access facilities on lakes, rivers and streams...

Jesse Kinard netted 19 point as BIC 13-8, 9-2) routed EPC 76-40 in boys’ 2A-3 basketball action last Tuesday in Lepanto. Jaron Burrow added 16 as Caden Whitehead had a double-double with 14 points and 10 blocked shots. Josh Gilmore scored 15 points for EPC as Larrie Bell, III chipped in 10 points for the Warriors...

After a close first quarter, Blytheville (20-2, 11-0) stretched lead each quarter on their way to a 67-49 win over Trumann (7-9, 3-8) this past Friday in 4A-3 conference action at Wildcat Gym. The teams traded points the first four minutes of the quarter as Ja’Qavious Love hit a jumper for the Wildcats, Brian Jones hit a jumper for Blytheville before LaMont Jackson scored off the fast break and Drew Osment scored inside for Trumann to make it 4-4. ...

Duck hunters looking for a shot to finish the season on a high note will have one day to enjoy all-day hunting on all Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife management areas this year. On January 31, duck hunters may hunt WMAs from 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset to wrap up Arkansas’s regular duck season...

Trumann’s Lady Wildcats went on the road this past Monday and was handed a 70-20 loss at Valley View. The Lady Blazers led 16-2 after one, 34-10 at the half and 57-18 after three. The Lady Wildcats were led in scoring by Nygeria Jones with five points as Sonia Barnes, Christina Jean-Paul and Haley Mathis all scored four points for Trumann...

Trumann cut a six point halftime deficit to a one point lead at the end of three quarters of play only to see Westside outscore the Lady Wildcats 19-7 in the fourth quarter to take a 56-43 win this past Thursday at Wildcat Gym. The Lady Warriors scored the first points of the game before Hannah McClaughlin made back to back baskets for Trumann making the score 4-2 Lady Wildcats. ...

Kloey Harlson of Harrisburg recently signed her letter of intest to play softball at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

EPC’s Deuce Moore garnered his second consecutive all-state football selection after being named to the Class 2A team. Moore played tight end on offense and was a defensive back on defense. Moore had 61 catches on the year for 1097 yards and 13 touchdowns. ...

The Trumann Lady Wildcats lost to Pocahontas 42-34 in a 4A-3 conference match-up this past Monday in Trumann. Haley Mathis led the Lady Wildcats with eight points as Deja Jones finished with seven points for Trumann. A big fourth quarter by Marked Tree broke open a close game as the Indians went on to beat Mammoth Spring 75-67 in 1A-3 conference action this past Friday in Marked Tree. ...

Harrisburg fell behind 10-0 early in the opening quarter and couldn't recover as the Lady Hornets lost to Walnut Ridge 60-34 last Tuesday in 3A-3 conference basketball action at the Hornet's Nest. The Lady Bobcats opened the game with 10-0 run before Gretchen Morgan canned a three-pointer for Harrisburg to make it 10-3 Walnut Ridge with 4:46 left. ...

EPC's Lady Warriors had a tough time slowing down the Marmaduke offense this past Monday night as the Lady Greyhounds raced to a 71-30 win in Lepanto. Denissia Gaines led EPC with 16 points as Kaylee Hood chipped in six points. The Junior Lady Warriors lost 54-40 as Riley Ashcraft finished with 11 points. Tay Freeman and Brinley Brewer had six and five points respectively...

For the second time in a week, the Trumann Wildcats had to go to overtime in earning a win. This past Saturday, Trumann trailed Westside at end of each quarter before erupting for a 25 point output in the fourth quarter erased a six point deficit to tie the game at 52. The Wildcats outscored the Warriors 9-5 in the overtime period to win 61-57 at Wildcat Gym. The Wildcats got a game winning shot from Milton Lewis, III five days ago to beat Pocahontas in overtime...