by - May 6, 2025 12:23 pm
Lilly Oxford doesn’t need many reminders that, after winning the program’s first state title last season, Hackett’s softball team is now the hunted. She’s heard it from her coach on…
by - April 30, 2025 4:04 pm
There’s definitely a huge source of pride as far as Ivey Perkins is concerned. Though she is only one of two seniors on Van Buren’s softball roster, Perkins has a…
by - April 26, 2025 9:33 am
Growing up with two athletic older brothers, Kord Fenton learned the hard way at times about being competitive and standing his own ground. Looking back on that experience, Fenton wouldn’t…
by - April 19, 2025 1:00 pm
Greenwood senior Brilea Rofkahr has a very vivid early memory of learning to play softball. If she didn’t field a ball properly, she worked to make sure it didn’t happen…
by - April 11, 2025 9:56 am
As a freshman two years ago, Farah Crossno made history as the first girls wrestler from Greenwood to win an individual state championship. Her bid to repeat last year came…
by - April 4, 2025 9:48 am
Jordan Barlow knows the newest challenge which awaits him, but he is eager to take it head-on. Barlow, a former Van Buren high school quarterback, recently took over as head…
by - March 29, 2025 12:35 pm
In just his sixth season as a coach, Clay Conley has a state title on his resume. The Roland native is the head girls basketball coach at Hammon, located in…
by - March 21, 2025 1:23 pm
Breanna Lozano made the most of her only season wrestling at Van Buren. Earlier in March, the senior finally placed first at the Arkansas state girls wrestling tournament in Little…
by - March 15, 2025 1:46 pm
Isabella Kindrick has fond memories of attending Northside girls basketball games and attending the Lady Bears’ summer camps while growing up. And now she’s one of those very same players…
by - March 12, 2025 11:00 am
When he finally captured yet another individual state wrestling championship, Cole Mayfield didn’t display any excess exuberance. Initially, the Sallisaw senior felt relief, surviving a grueling final match that went the…
by - March 6, 2025 3:56 pm
When Sara Bershers began her journey as a college basketball player, she definitely didn’t think it would take her six years to complete it. Along the way, though, there was…
by - March 5, 2025 1:54 pm
Izzy Smith knows just how fortunate she is to be a part of Greenwood’s successful girls basketball program. She has been a part of state title teams since her sophomore…
by - March 4, 2025 1:28 pm
It can be a big adjustment going from a very small town to a town the size of Fort Smith. And it can be a daunting challenge going from playing…
by - February 28, 2025 6:29 pm
Two of the most successful wrestlers in Van Buren’s program have a chance to win three individual state titles. Pointer seniors Dakota Fenwick and Don O’Kelley have combined for nearly…
by - February 22, 2025 9:10 am
Trent Cooley doesn’t plan to play basketball when he goes off to college later this year. If that’s the case, he’s definitely going out on a high note. Cooley, a…
by - February 15, 2025 12:38 pm
Greenwood wrestler Jeremy Johnson took fourth in his weight class at the state tournament last season. Ordinarily, that would be considered a respectable accomplishment. For Johnson, though, it was something…
by - February 8, 2025 9:43 am
Pocola girls basketball coach Mark McKenzie has a nice problem to have. He utilizes six senior starters on a Lady Indians’ squad that won their first 15 ballgames, including winning…
by - February 1, 2025 5:53 pm
Normally a post player, Liddie Ann Adams received an unusual request from her coach in the offseason. The Southside senior was asked if she can play point guard. But there…
by - January 30, 2025 12:59 pm
Mekaila Robinson has grown up around basketball for most of her life. She didn’t really play, however, until she was in seventh grade. Then the following year, Robinson didn’t play…
by - January 24, 2025 12:39 pm
Northside High School senior basketball player Derek Shepard has a rare distinction that many other athletes may likely prefer not to go through. Shepard is playing for his fourth head…
