The Town Crier: Sports

Gamble's Team ends year in first place (08/27/08)
The Gamble's Women's Softball Team finished the regular season winning the league championship and the Tournament Championship on Aug. 16. Pictured are, from left: Back -- Cassie Bunch, Katherine Pannels, Amanda Welch, Jessica Hicks Copeland. Middle -- Carrie Donner, Christie Baugher, Kayci Phelps, Tracy Milligan, Kim Lawrence. Front -- DeShawnna Gibson, Reba Dill, Mitzi Adcock, and Kristi Lewis...

Local team captures second straight World Series title (08/21/08)
For the second straight year, the Arkansas Heat 10-and-under softball team brought home the USSSA World Series Championship to cap off a remarkable 63-9 season for the Paragould based team, featuring players from Paragould, Jonesboro, Marked Tree, Lake City and Piggott...

Manila players part of AA World Series (08/21/08)
Tracey Wade Reinhart II and Jeremy Goff recently completed their season with the 14-year-old USSSA Newport Greyhound baseball team. They ended their season with a spectacular finish in the AA World Series in Bentonville...

Cory Turner named to the All-State Showcase (08/21/08)
Cory Turner of Leachville was selected to participate in the All-State showcase for his USSSA 9 and under baseball team. He and two other players, Tanner and Tyler Harvey, represented the NEA Crush Team...

Caraway Redbirds go undefeated (07/29/08)
The Caraway Redbirds 9 and 10 year old baseball team went undefeated this season with a record of 16-0. They won NEA Little League Champs and NEA Little League Tournament Champs. Pictured are, from left: front -- Hunter Whittenburg, Gannon Crews, Hunter Douglas, Braden Overman, Dylan Austin, and Ryan Kelems. ...

Trey DePriest returning to Pinehurst (07/22/08)
Trey DePriest, son of Thomas and Candie DePriest of Monette, is getting ready to head back to the U.S. Kids World Championship for the fourth consecutive year. The tournament will again be held in Pinehurst, N.C. This year's tournament will be held July 31-Aug. 3. Trey will be playing in the nine year old division...

Manila catcher plays in Heartland Classic (07/22/08)
Luke McLaughlin of Manila recently played in the Heartland Classic Tournament in Muskogee, Okla. Luke started playing baseball at a young age making his debut on the local t-ball team and has never lost his enthusiasm for the game. He came up through Little League, Babe Ruth, Senior Babe Ruth and still plays in the summer program as well as catcher for the Manila High School baseball team...

Riverside's Katey Campbell advances to National High School Rodeo Finals (07/16/08)
Riverside junior Katey Campbell qualified for the National High School Rodeo Finals to be held in Farmington, N.M., with a top four finish in the barrel racing competition at last month's Arkansas State Rodeo Finals held in Benton...

NEA East Titans take State (07/16/08)
The NEA East Titans became 8 and under Little League Machine Pitch State Champions Tuesday night, July 8, with two victories over Bismarck. The Titans played a total of nine games after winning their first contest on July 4 against Little Rock West 10-0 and then dropping a 10-9 decision to White Hall. ...

World Series bound (07/16/08)
NEA Storm, a 9 year old USSSA baseball team from Lake City, Caraway and Monette, placed first in the East Arkansas Spring Premiere NIT Tornament in Marion, which also earned them a World Series berth. They are ranked the number 2 team in the state for their age group and the 19th team in the nation. NEA Storm also placed first in the Black River Shootout in Pocahontas and first in the NEA Schools Out Blast in Paragould. NEA Storm will be leaving on July 19 to play in the World Series in St. Louis, Mo., scheduled for July 20-27. Players pictured are, from left: Dax Hurst, Blake Hall, Matthew Fraser, Gavin Stone, Cannon Smith, Larry Tilley, Jon Milligan, Braden Overman and Tyler Swaim. They are coached by Jon Milligan, Bruce Smith, Kerry Stone and Lynn Doty. (photo provided)

Manila golfer shares skills (07/01/08)
Michael Shedd is excited about having the opportunity to qualify for the First Tee Wal-Mart Pebble Beach Open Tournament coming up at the end of the summer. Michael, a senior at Manila High School, has been involved with the First Tee program since he was nine years old...

ANC Foundation holds 10th annual Wayne Taylor Memorial Golf Tourney (06/25/08)
The 10th annual Wayne Taylor Memorial Golf Tournament was held June 10 at the Big Lake Country Club in Manila. Fourteen teams participated in the 3-person scramble, which included lunch and souvenir tee shirts...

NEA 12 and Under take second (06/18/08)
The NEA 12 and Under baseball team placed second out of 15 teams in the 2008 Tri-County 12 and Under "Majors" Baseball Challenge held in Marmaduke on June 6 and 7. Pictured are, from left: Back - Nick Carmichael, Nick Bollinger, Zac Chase, Austin Martin, Dilynn Strickland, and Brett Payne. ...

Rebels enjoy banner season in sports (06/11/08)
Staff Riverside Senior High celebrated another banner season of athletics May 20 at the annual Athletic Banquet in Lake City. The highlight of the year was the Rebel's second state doubles tennis championship in the last three years. The Riverside duo of Glen Graham and Casey Hook completed a perfect 17-0 season by capturing the Class AA State Doubles Title...

Wayne Taylor Memorial Golf Tournament to be held in Manila (06/05/08)
The 10th annual Wayne Taylor Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled for Tuesday, June 10, at the Big Lake Country Club in Manila. Tee-off time for the three-person scramble is 8:30 a.m. CenturyTel, Bigg Butts BBQ, First National Bank, Heritage Bank, Liberty Bank, SouthBank, Chapter AC P.E.O., and the FMC Corporation are major sponsors for the tournament. ...

Lady Lions enjoy stellar softball season (06/05/08)
Manila Lady Lions put together another successful softball season, taking home the 3A-3 District Championship and a berth in the Class 3A State Championship in Pine Bluff. First-year Manila coach Jeff Priest directed the Lady Lions to a 20-8 season, despite playing one of the more difficult schedules in the area. ...

Former Razorback named Lady Rebel coach (05/28/08)
There are very few high school teams that can boast of having a coach who has played in the final four of the NCAA basketball tournament. As of May 22, 2008, Riverside has that honor, having hired former University of Arkansas Lady Razorback Carrie Redman as the new girls head basketball coach of the Lady Rebels...

Lions end 31 year State Tourney drought (05/28/08)
Manila returned to the state baseball tournament for the first time in over three decades, capping off one of their most successful seasons in recent memory. The Lions, who ended the season 16-9, finished as the 3A-3 conference runner-up before capturing the 3A-3 District Championship at Brookland. ...

Frayer leads Jr. Lady Rebels to District track title (05/22/08)
Rebekah Frayer's individual high point performance highlighted Riverside's run to this year's junior high District Track Championship. Frayer took home four first place medals, including the 100 meter dash in a sterling time of 12.88...

Youthful Rebels enjoy surprising season (05/22/08)
Riverside returned to the state baseball tournament for the first time since 1999, despite fielding one of the youngest teams in school history. The Rebels overcame a 0-4 start to the season in advancing to this year's Class 2A State Tournament in Pine Bluff...

Manila Lady Lions finish regular season co-champs
The Manila Lady Lions softball team finished regular play with a 16-6 overall record and 13-1 in conference play. They earned the title of 3-A Conference co-champions sharing the top honors with Corning...
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