Archive | February, 2009

Cedarville Edges Greenland

CHARLESTON — Down, but not out. Cedarville rallied from a 15-point deficit to edge past Greenland 58-57 in the boys bracket of the Class 3A Region 1 Tournament on Friday.

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Fort Smith Northside Sweeps Southside

FORT SMITH — Two years removed from the 2007 state title run, Fort Smith Northside coach Johnny Mason believes his team is peaking at the right time.

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Gravette Girls Third At State Meet

FAYETTEVILLE — Gravette coach Kevin Cole didn’t expect Shelby Newell to finish very high in the 60-meter dash Friday night, but the sophomore finished fourth with a time of 8.63 seconds.

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AILING GOLDEN LIONS PLAYING FOR POSTSEASON POSITIONING

Terrance Calvin is suffering through plantar fasciitis and a staph infection, Lebaron Weathers has a sore back and Tyree Glass has minor ankle and wrist injuries.

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UAPB RUNNERS HOPING TO STAY HEALTHY FOR SWAC MEET

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff track and field teams left Friday morning for the Southwestern Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in Baton Rouge, La., with coach Curtis Pittman’s expectations leaning on a third-place finish for both teams.

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UAPB LADY LIONS UNCERTAIN OF PLAYOFF FUTURE

In year’s past, Danny Evans has spent the last few games of a season wondering and worrying where his Arkansas-Pine Bluff women’s basketball team would be seeded in the conference tournament.

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STAR CITY ADVANCES AT REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

The Star City Lady Bulldogs’ pressure defense has proved to be the difference in many games this year, and that defense led the way to a 64-37 victory over Waldron in the semifinals of the Class 4A South Region Tournament on Friday in DeQueen.

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THREE SENIORS PLAYING FINAL GAME FOR UAM

Opposing teams knew they had to defend seniors Andrea Dubose and Addie Lees on the perimeter. But sometimes that wasn’t enough, as both would make teams pay on the catch-and-shoot.

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WEEVILS HOST RED-HOT ‘RIDERS

The Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils got the bad game out of their systems Thursday night, coach Mike Newell hopes. Now they have to fend off a suddenly streaking Southern Arkansas when the two meet today at Steelman Fieldhouse to wrap up the regular season.

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COMMERCIAL EDITORIAL — TELLING IT LIKE IT IS — SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009

Don’t make the mistake of asking Dr. Joycelyn Elders for her opinion if you may not like the answer. The nation’s first African-American surgeon general has a well earned reputation for saying what she thinks.

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