In case you missed the Thursday evening meeting, we’ve compiled the handouts for you to have, or print for future reference.
7th denotes 7th Grade | JH denotes Junior High | SH denotes senior High | Dead Weeks denotes NO training
Coach Bentley added that more information will be distributed with specific times, and additional details.
2017 Tiger Football Training Schedule
Scott Co. Boys & Girls Club host 3on3 Basketball Tournament
The Scott County Boys and Girls Club will host a “3 on 3” basketball tournament on April 29th, 2017 at 595 West 6th Street in Waldron, Arkansas.
- Half Court & Double Elimination
- (Max of 5 players)
- Early registration $100 a team, $125 after April 24th
- MUST be 16 years of age and up
- Check ins Start at 9:00am
- Door Prizes, 50/50 Drawing
- 1st place winners receive trophies and t-shirts
- 2nd place winners receive trophies
We hope to see you there!
Payne Brings Passion, and Fire to Mansfield Tigers
Mansfield School District has officially hired Dustin Payne, from Alma as their new assistant football coach. Dustin will coach Linebackers, receivers and be the Junior High defensive coordinator. He will also be assigned a 2nd sport to assist in as well as teach secondary social studies at the High School.
Coach Payne graduated from Alma High School. He then attended UAFS and began working on his degree while volunteering at Alma High School. He graduated in May 2016 with a Bachelor’s in History with Teacher licensure and began work as the Student Detention supervisor and varsity defensive tackle coach.
He is engaged to be married to his fiance, Emilie Cartmill.
“We are excited to have welcome Coach Payne to our staff. For the longest time, Mansfield has had 3 football coaches for grades 7-12 and with this addition it brings us to 4, helping us close the gap between us and all of our opponents. We want to thank the school board and administration in taking this step to continue to improve our program. Coach Payne stood out among all of the other candidates as the one with the most passion and fire of wanting to join our program and school. The well respected coaches at Alma just raved about his work ethic, relationship with kids and knowledge of the game. Another important factor in hiring Coach Payne was the fact that he will do a great job in the classroom and whatever coaching assignment he is given. His passion for those things were clear in his interview. He will be a huge asset to our community,school and whole athletic program” stated Head Tiger Football Coach, Craig Bentley.
Welcome to The Jungle, Dustin! GO TIGERS!
Tiger Track Double Feature
Targeted Time Reached as Tigers Qualify Again
Using the Gaile Hainley Relays as another place to qualify to state, the Mansfield Lady Tigers did it again. Behind a blistering pace, the MHS 800m unit will be sending another Tiger to the state round. Reaching the targeted time now gives the Mansfield women three free passes to the 3A Track and Field Championships in Prescott.
Eden Jones stayed away from her normal schedule of events to save the energy to get a 2:37.44 in the 800m run. The strategy worked as the senior middle distance runner torched the opening lap and held form to the tune of a 2:36.72 final time.
The measurement sends Jones to her second pre-qualification standard. Earlier in the season she meet the high jump standard of 5’ 0” with two surpassing marks of 5’ 1”. One was accomplished at the Tiger Relays the other at the Alma High School Invitational.
Jones now will sit beside Megan Rose on a trip to Prescott. Rose pre-qualified in the women’s 3200m run. She hit the standard in that 8 lap race at Alma as well.
As a group Mansfield finished fourth overall at the Waldron hosted Hainley Relays. The team did not run a full schedule of events as they were more interested in qualification bids.
The Tiger sat out of the shot put, 4x800m relay, and the 4x100m relay. The hope was to get Jones through in the 800m and Audrey Walker in at the 300m hurdles.
Walker fell short of her bid by just over one second. Her race finish over the 300m intermediates was 52.07. She needed a 50.98 mark leaving her 1.09 seconds shy of the pre-qualification number. Walker is the class 3A state champ in that event form 2016.
Mansfield made point production in several areas. Rose in two distance races accumulated 12 points. Jones won the high jump for another ten points. Walker totaled 11 individual tallies through two hurdle races.
Alyssa Berry, Corrina Wesley, Jones and Walker rallied in the 4x400m relay for a fourth place ribbon and five points. Fayth Schwartz closed the pole vault at 7’ 8” for another Tiger trey at sixth place.
Schwartz scored in the long jump. Makiah Holmes pointed in the 100m hurdles with her best effort this season at 18.57. Wesley marked in the triple jump at 29’ 5” for fourth place while Walker took fifth in the 200m dash.
Mansfield was scheduled to host their “Last Chance” qualifier at home on Monday, April 17. They are scheduled to attend the Blade Runners in Fort Smith on Thursday before the 3A senior high districts on April 16.
Junior Girls Take Fourth at Waldron Invitational
Mansfield’s junior girls track team are starting to come around as the season dwindles to the end. With the crew now in its last week of competition, the Tiger cubs look to leap from there fourth place finish at the Waldron Invitational to a conference title on April 19.
The junior Tigers met up with hundreds of competitors at the Waldron meet on April 11. By most accounts, this was the largest track meet of the season for MJH this year. Despite the large number of athletes and the high volume of schools, the junior ladies felt good about their placement against so many teams.
Mansfield got a pair of individual wins to pace their scoring. Seventh grader Sadie Roberts won the high jump at 4’ 7” and eighth Danielle Lillie won the 100m hurdles at 17.57.
Lillie also ran a strong race in the 300m hurdles. She was picked second among two flights of runners. Her time was 54.56. Teammates Harleigh Mars (55.12) and McKusker (57.09) were in hot pursuit to give Mansfield one of its best events on the night.
Only one other Tiger hurdler could score according to games committee limitation rule. So Mars picked up third which would have left McKusker 5th if allowed.
Lennon Woods and McKenzie Griffin both made season bests in the women’s 1600m run. Respectively the pair went 6:22.93 and 6:23.87 for sixth and seventh place.
The team of Hailey Reves, Hailey Walker, Delilah McKusker, and Lillie was third in the women’s 4x100m relay. Their posted time was 59.10 for the one lap cooperative.
Mansfield’s other relays both finished sixth. The combination of Mikayla Harrsion, Reves, Jesse George, and Woods rounded the 4x800m in 12:40.13. The group of Woods, Mars, Griffin, and McKusker went 5:04.58 in the 4x400m.
Point production also came out of the pole vault as well. Daniella Santander, Haylee Helms, and Kiara Thomas all made strides at the horizontal jump. Santander and Helms were the two scoring Tigers for a total of 8 points.
Brooke Wright took fourth in the discus at 67’ 1. Lillie gained three points off the long jump at 14’ 3” for sixth place. Walker took fifth in the high jump for four tallies.
Mansfield will host the 3A Region 1 West District Championships on Wednesday, April 17. Cedarville, Charleston, Elkins, Greenland, and Haas Hall are expected to battle with Mansfield in the small school affair. Cedarville and Mansfield are two of the top teams in the league play and are expected to fight for top honors.
Mansfield Football Parent Meeting
Craig Bentley, Mansfield Head Football Coach, and coaching staff will be holding a parent meeting Thursday, April 20th at 6:00PM in the MHS cafeteria.
The meeting is for all parents regarding players entering 7th – 12th football this year.
MHS Sr. Boy’s Gaile Hainley Relay Results
Joseff Bucella
3rd in 100 M Dash
8th in the 200 M Dash
Briar Hattabaugh
3rd in the Triple Jump
7th in the 200 M Dash
Moses Seer
3rd in the 400 M Dash
4th in the 800 M Run
James Fry, Joseff Buccella, Moses Seer, and Briar Hattabaugh – 2nd in the 4×400 relay
Bruce “Wayne” Burk (1951 – 2017)
Bruce “Wayne” Burk of Waldron, AR passed from this life, Thursday, April 13, 2017 in Waldron, AR surrounded by his loving family. Wayne was born October 3, 1951 in Somerset KY to George Burk and Nancy Pauline (Smith) Burk. Wayne was 65 year old.
Loving husband and father describes Wayne. He loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He especially looked forward to the grandchildren coming by. Wayne was an animal lover and he enjoyed wood working.
Wayne is survived by his wife Diane Burk of the home, two daughters: Amy Hitchcock and husband Rodney, Olivia Polen and husband Travis all of Waldron, AR, one son Matthew Burk and wife Victoria of Tacoma, WA. two grandchildren Isabella and Corbin. Wayne is also survived by three siblings: twin sister Cathy Gilmore and husband Gary of Little Rock, AR, brothers Larry Burk and wife Lois of Springhill, TN,and Jerry Burk and wife Norma, Bismark AR
Wayne was proceeded in death by parents Nancy “Pauline” and George Burk.
Wayne’s memorial life celebration will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Waldron, AR. Arrangements and cremation are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory in Waldron, AR.
Honorary pallbearers will be Charles McCann, Ronnie Thompson, Warren Cross, Gary Gilmore and Ricky McCann.
You may leave words of remembrance for Wayne’s family by visiting: www.heritagememorialfh.com.
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New Tigers Take Third at Greenwood Track
You might call them the new Tigers, but Mansfield’s seventh grade track athletes are growing up fast as the season draws to an end. With the experiences gained by at least five of the younger Tigers, Mansfield’s rookies managed a third place standing at the Greenwood Seventh Grade Relays on April 4.
Mansfield has been using McKenzie Griffin, Haylee Helms, Harleigh Mars, Sadie Roberts, and Kiara Thomas on both the seventh grade and junior high teams this season. Competing in as many as two meets per week the core quintuplet have accelerated their learning curve. Because of their shared experiences, the group has given both squads a foundation to build upon.
At Greenwood, the five helped the seventh grade team in it’s pursuit of high rewards. They laced up against host town Greenwood, and invited schools from Alma, Fort Smith Trinity, Van Buren Northridge, Van Buren Butterfield, and Greenwood East Hills.
Greenwood won the cozy competition with 151 total points. Northridge closed fast with 130 points to take second. Mansfield (85) took third with a strong battle against big school bruisers Butterfield (83.5) and Trinity (76) in hot pursuit.
Roberts was in the high point conversation once again as the field events specialist pointed at four venues. She was second in both the high jump and triple jump. She took fourth in the long jump, and ran a leg on the fourth place 4x100m relay team.
Mars was second in the 300m hurdles. Her time of 58.84 was just off the winner’s pace.
Mars was also a part of two scoring relays teams. As the third leg of the 4x400m relay, the strong willed competitor pulled the team into contention. Likewise, she also offered the 4x800m squad their best split as the third leg on that group as well.
Griffin anchored the second place 4x400m team. She and Mars ran nearly the same splits of 1:14 to pull the unit away from the pack to within mere steps of the win. The total four person time of 5:14.94 was second overall.
Griffin had the longest meter schedule of any Lady Tiger athlete at Greenwood. Along with anchoring the last 4x400m relay, she ran a 6:43.43 time in the 1600m race. She went 3:07.66 for a third place 800m. At the beginning of the night, Griffin anchored the 4x800m relay for a fifth place award.
Joining the relay gang was Helms. The versatile athlete began all three disciplines as the lead runner. Her efforts on the distance relay and the two sprint teams contributed to 17 points for the Tigers off the cooperative races.
Helms also pointed in the women’s pole vault with a 6’ 6” clearance. That second place mark equaled teammate Thomas’s measure but was evaluated higher because of total scratches. Thomas fell to fifth.
Thomas was involved in two of the three relays for Mansfield. She was the third runner in the 4x100m grouping and second around the track in the concluding 4x400m relay.
The Lady Tiger with the second most total yardage at Greenwood was Faith Rainwater. The diminutive runner took a turn on the 4x800m team, ran the 1600m, and 800m distance races.
Mansfield gained points as usual from Kelsey Holley at the discus ring. The first year track player threw 53’ 0” for the fifth place reward. She was supported in the throws by teammate Sarah Fisher. Fisher collected eighth place in the discus (46’ 1”) and a seventh place ribbon in the shot put (23’ 9”).
Skyla Honeycutt anchored the 4x100m relay. She also competed in two individual sprint events to give Mansfield added production.
Lexi Horn and Sarah Willis completed the Mansfield roster as the two competed in the 400m and 200m dashes respectively.
William Kumlien (1940 – 2017)
William Kumlien, of Y-City, AR passed from this life, Saturday, April 8, 2017 in Y-City, AR, surrounded by his beloved family. William was born March 19, 1940 to Elwin Hall Kumlien and Ruth Robbins Kumlien, in Janesville, WI. He was 77 years old.
Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather. He married his wife, Virginia, and they shared 39 wonderful years together. He worked the majority of his career in the Oil Field Industry and traveled from Montana to Texas on various job sites. He worked his way up from the bottom position of “worm” to being a consultant when he retired.
His focus was always on his family, from providing for his wife and children to always being available for his grandchildren-in any capacity. Having a great sense of humor does not begin to describe his engaging personality. He had a ready smile and could crack a joke on a dime, bringing laughter to everyone.
He never met a stranger and would talk to anyone. He had a wide variety of friends and enjoyed entertaining. He was a self proclaimed chef and liked to cook, especially grilling! He had a special formula for grilling his steaks and he learned to cook on a disk over a propane burner making his burritos and homemade tortilla chips.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia, of Y-City, AR; four sons: David (Rhonda) Kumlien, of Morenci, AZ; Bill (Marsha) Kumlien, of Morenci, AZ; Joe (Joyce) Kumlien, of Smyrna, TN; Charlie Kumlien, of Waldron, AR; and two daughters: Lori (Richard) Hinkel, of Lucedale, MS; and Jackie (Matt) Riedel. He was adored by his 12 grandchildren: Kayla, Kevin, Michael, Rian, Stefan, Destynee, Joseph, Bryce, Katie, Jayden, Justin and Nathan, as well as 4 Great-Grandchildren: Jason, Kevin, Corey, Kayleigh. He is also survived by one brother, Richard (Sue) Kumlien, Janesville, WI and one sister, Shirley Kumlien of Las Vegas, NV. He will be greatly missed by all his family and friends.
William was preceded in death by his parents, Elwin and Ruth Kumlien; two sisters: Elaine Slowey and Laura Kergar and one brother, Jack Kumlien.
William’s memorial life celebration will be 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Waldron, AR. Arrangements and cremation are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory in Waldron, AR.
You may leave words of remembrance for William’s family by visiting: www.heritagememorialfh.com.