Paris High School has announced the 2022 football homecoming court. Homecoming Day is Friday, October 14. The Eagles will host the Two Rivers Gators for the annual homecoming football game on Friday at 7 p.m.
Members of the homecoming court are:
Freshmen Maids: Lauryn Friemel and Abby Yarnell
Sophomore Maids: Payge Arnold and Ashley Arredondo
Junior Maids: Carsyn Johnson and Kendri’Anna Martines
Senior Maids: Alisson Biggs, Caroline Fields, Anna Hart, Rachel O’Neal, and Emily Owen
Escorts: Mason Bradley, Chance Brousseau, Tanner Floyd, Christiaan Hoen, Cameron Reed, Juan Santos, Maddox Watts, Andrew Wells, Sebastian Wells, James Yang, and Connor Yarnell
Attendants: Nylah Cole (Tierney Redding and Shawn and Kim Vickers), River Cozens (Jennifer Cozens), and Wyatt Hart (Josh and Stephanie Hart)
The homecoming ceremony will be on the night of October 14 on the football field before kickoff.
Homecoming events schedules of public interest for Friday, October 14 are:
9:15 a.m. Homecoming ceremony and pep rally at Paris Gymnasium
11:15 a.m. Homecoming parade
6:30 p.m. On-field homecoming and coronation ceremony
Note to Our Readers: The following story was sourced in its entirety from Mr. Glenn Parrish, Director of Communications, Booneville School District. Mr. Parrish is a RNN Sports contributor and we thank him for bringing this story to our readers!
The Bearcat roster has been riddled with injuries in 2022, but the coaching staff has been able to welcome some of those players back during the conference portion of the season.
Out since the scrimmage, Brett Welling made his debut in Hackett for a few snaps and he started against West Fork.
It was welcomed with a new face wearing jeans with his jersey.
Brendan Dove, who left in the first quarter of the first game, made his way back against West Fork, but yet another player took his place in street clothes.
Regardless whether the Bearcats get any of the recently sidelined or those who have yet to play back on the field, the preseason projected lineup will never make it back to full strength due to at least one season ending ending injury.
With the fluid situation that is the Bearcat roster, it is unclear exactly which players will be able to participate in the 80th meeting between Booneville and Mansfield Friday night at Bearcat Stadium.
In terms of opponents the Bearcats have met the Tigers more than anyone except Paris (91), Ozark (85), and Waldron (81).
The series has been largely one-sided with the Bearcats winning 60 times. The Tigers have 16 wins and there have been three ties, a winning percentage of .778 for the Bearcats.
Seventeen of those meetings have been at Bearcat Stadium in Booneville. The Bearcats have won them all. The teams last met in Bearcat Stadium in 2018, a 55-6 Bearcat win.
The teams last met in 2019, a 48-27 Booneville win in Mansfield. That marked the 22nd straight win in the series for the Bearcats.
Note to Our Readers: The following story was sourced in its entirety from Mr. Glenn Parrish, Director of Communications, Booneville School District. Mr. Parrish is a RNN Sports contributor and we thank him for bringing this story to our readers!
Dax Goff set a school record with 307 rushing yards Friday night in a 48-21 Bearcat homecoming win over West Fork.
Goff needed just 16 carries to set the record, two of which went for a combined negative 16. He had touchdown runs of 70 and 75 yards and had another run of 63 yards.
In becoming the first 300-yard rusher in school history Goff surpassed Colton Waters previous record of 298 yards against Pottsville in 2008.
Besides his rushing performance Goff also caught two passes for 48 yards and had two kickoff returns for 25 yards for a 380 all-purpose yardage night as the Bearcats moved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in Conference 3A-1 play.
The Bearcats had 552 rushing yards and 600 total offensive yards – hitting the 600-yard mark for the second straight week. Prior to the past two weeks there had been just two 600-yard nights in program history.
Before Goff could get his record-breaking night started, the Bearcat defense took the field first against a short field and surrendered a five play, 42-yard drive to give the Tigers (3-2, 0-2) a 7-0 lead.
Goff returned the ensuing kickoff to the Bearcat 30, then took a handoff from Peyton Tatum and went 70 on the first Bearcat offensive play.
The Bearcats forced a punt on West Fork’s next possession and again scored in one play.
This time it was Trace Hall getting loose for a 76-yard run to make it 14-7.
Hall would run for 132 yards on nine carries.
After another Tiger punt the Bearcats were within a yard of making it three scores in three plays but a group of Tigers finally managed to get Goff on the ground at the 1 after a 63-yard gain.
Cody Elliott scored two plays later and it was 21-7 with the Marcos Mullor point after kick.
West Fork threatened to get right back in it on the strength of 51 yards through the air but the Tigers got greedy on a first down at the Bearcat 22 and a pass into coverage by Tatum and Hall was picked off by Tatum in the end zone.
The Bearcats were unable to take advantage of the turnover and punted but would again force West Fork to give up the ball after a third down pass break up by Tatum.
An 11-play drive that saw one touchdown taken off the board would eventually see the Bearcats go up 28-7.
Goff had a 40-yard run in the drive and would score the touchdown from the 12 with 4:32 left in the first half.
With 1:00 left in the half the Tigers got on the board again on a fourth down completion from 7 yards out but David Hicks blocked the extra point try to keep it 28-13.
The Bearcats started the second half with the ball and converted a fourth down on the way to the West Fork 23 before a lost fumble gave the Tigers the ball.
A Tiger punt had the Bearcats at their 34-yard line where a hold and an offensive face mask — both teams were charged with the infraction in the game — would push them back to their 17 with a first-and-27.
Tatum connected with Goff for 43 yards and the Bearcats went on to complete the 66-yard drive with a 3-yard Elliott scoring run and it was 34-13 with 1:59 left in the third quarter.
West Fork would punt again on its next possession and it finally rolled dead after 61 yards to pin the Bearcats at their 14.
Elliott bolted for 11 and Goff went 75 on the next play to make it 41-13 with 46 seconds still remaining in the third quarter.
With Goff at 269 yards at that point he got 10 yards on the first play of the next Bearcat possession, then carried again but a holding penalty wiped out the play.
After Hall got 15 yards, Goff got 3 more to get to 282. Elliott got seven yards and a first down to the Tiger 40 and the Bearcats went back to Goff
The junior rumbled for 25 yards to the 15 setting the record in the process.
Hall would get his second touchdown three plays later and it was a sportsmanship clock level of 48-13 with 7:17 to go.
West Fork cut into the deficit with a 7-yard run with 4:00 to play then got a two-point conversion pass to make it 48-21.
Content, the Bearcats sent Jace Washburn out with reserves to finish it and after a 9-yard run by Garrick Garr got the Bearcats ia first down and n position to end it in victory formation.
The Bearcats are on the road next week to face Greenland. The Pirates knocked off previously unbeaten Mansfield 19-13 lsat Friday.
True crime stories are as disturbing as they are fascinating, which is why the public gravitates toward them. Many folks want to dive deep into the most notorious cold cases in the United States, hoping they can crack the case like Michelle McNamara did with “The Golden State Killer.”
Lizzie Borden’s Axe Whacks
Although Lizzie Borden has a nursery rhyme highlighting her alleged crimes like she’s Freddy Kruger, the case is still open. Lizzie, her parents, and a maid were alone in the home on August 4, 1892, where Lizzie claimed her father and stepmother died. Considering Lizzie bought poison before this event, it seemed clear-cut that Lizzie and the maid, Bridget Sullivan, were the culprits. Yet, the court exonerated Lizzie, claiming that the evidence was circumstantial, and the case remains unresolved.
Where in the World Is Jimmy Hoffa?
If anyone watched The Sopranos, you know how integral union leaders were for organized crime. Jimmy Hoffa was the leader of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters for 13 years until he vanished from the planet in 1975.
Hoffa’s ties to the mob landed him in prison for 13 years, but he got released thanks to a Richard Nixon pardon in 1971 on the promise that he’d steer clear of any wrongdoing. Hoffa scoffed at that notion, jumping right back into it while gaining support in Detroit. But four years later, Hoffa disappeared, and the mystery behind it led to many theories, including that his final resting place was under Giants Stadium.
The D.B. Cooper Mystery
There were more shenanigans in 1971 as the world became acquainted with a flight passenger named D.B. Cooper. A man boarded a one-way flight to Seattle on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving for a mere $20. Cooper didn’t seem suspicious, wearing a suit and tie as most travelers did during that time, but he was up to no good.
Cooper gave a flight attendant a note that she initially ignored, causing Cooper to remind her to take a look. The note stated he had a bomb and wanted $200,000 in cash. As it played out, Cooper didn’t blow up the plane. Instead, he jumped out of it and vanished in the night sky. No one knows if Cooper survived the plunge, making it even more puzzling.
The Tragedy of JonBenét Ramsey
There isn’t a case that gripped and confused the country more than what happened to JonBenét Ramsey. While there have been a few false confessions and accusations, no one knows who killed the young beauty queen in her Colorado home. Even when you know all the details about the case, you walk away more confused than you were before. Sadly, we’ll likely never find the answers to this disturbing case.
The Zodiac Killer
Despite whom many conspiracy theorists think is the perpetrator, the Zodiac killer remains unknown. While there are compelling cases for certain suspects, the book is still open. Based on their ways of taunting the police through complex ciphers, the interest in finding the true Zodiac killer continues to this day.
Fortunately, with advances in technology and forensics, there likely won’t be more notorious cold cases in the United States that future generations look back at from this period.
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas hunters hitting the woods may notice a few deer and bears sporting some new neckwear this fall, but that shouldn’t deter anyone from legally taking that animal.
“The collars are part of ongoing research taking place in certain portions of the state,” Cory Gray, AGFC chief of research, said. “In Northwest Arkansas, we’ve partnered with the University of Georgia-Athens, Colorado State University, the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and various other agencies and conservation partners in a five-year study about the effects chronic wasting disease may be having on our deer population. Researchers are collaring deer, performing live tests for CWD and following their movements. When the deer die, they’ll track it down and perform necropsies on them to determine the cause of death.”
Deer collared in the project include individuals that tested positive for CWD as well as deer that did not test positive. It is recommended that all deer harvested, regardless of their appearance or the presence of a collar, be tested for CWD using one of the many testing locations available through the AGFC.
A few female bears also are wearing collars. Some have the same radio-location collars that have been used by the AGFC for decades to locate females with cubs when they are denned to measure productivity, but a few in south Arkansas are sporting some new-age GPS-enhanced collars.
“The new collars are being placed right now on female bears in the newly opened bear zones (Zones 3 and 4),” Dr. Jenn Ballard, state wildlife veterinarian with the AGFC, said. “This is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to track bear movements in response to these newly opened hunting seasons in an area that has seen no hunting pressure since modern bear hunting was reinstated 42 years ago.”
Just as with the deer research, hunting mortality and pressure are part of the overall landscape where the research is taking place, so truly valid data must account for such variables.
In years past, collared bears were protected because of the need to study reproductive effort and the amount of work involved in trapping and safely sedating the bears, but that regulation was removed to ensure the quality of the research.
“Ideally, we want hunters to ignore whether there is a collar there or not,” Gray said. “If it’s a deer or bear that you want to harvest, and it’s legal to do so, go ahead. We only ask that hunters contact the AGFC as soon as they recover the animal so we can collect the collar to be reused.”
LITTLE ROCK – Some new faces will be joining the ranks of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife officers this fall. The latest class of wildlife officer cadets celebrated graduation from the AGFC’s training program Friday at The Church at Rock Creek.
The process to become a wildlife officer began May 16 when 21 individuals were selected from several hundred applicants to participate in the AGFC’s wildlife officer training program. All applicants chosen underwent extensive background checks before beginning their training.
During the next 18 weeks, cadets spent most of their waking hours at the H.C. “Red” Morris Training Center east of Mayflower on Lake Conway. They received 835 hours of training in self-defense, firearms, first aid and rescue, drug enforcement, physical conditioning, criminal law and wildlife code enforcement.
Capt. Sydney Carman directs the cadet-training program, with many AGFC enforcement officers serving as instructors. Other experts teach specialized topics.
“We handle most of the training in house, but special agents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service teach a special course on federal wildlife law instruction,” Carman said. “We also typically have instructors with Arkansas State Police come in to assist with training on child abuse and domestic violence situations.”
Carman explains that the intense training regimen and variety of topics is a requirement for all wildlife officers because of their duty to enforce all state laws in addition to wildlife laws.
“There’s no telling what sort of situation a wildlife officer may find him or herself in while working, so we want to make sure our cadets get the training they need to be prepared for what may come.”
Upon being exposed to some of the harsh realities that come with the job, some cadets eventually decide to pursue other interests.
“The reality is that most of our officers will likely come across a life-threatening situation during their career in one form or another,” Maj. Brian Aston, AGFC assistant chief of enforcement, said. “We always try to explain that during the application process, but it sometimes doesn’t strike home until a cadet is going through the training program.”
Each of the 15 remaining cadets celebrated during a formal graduation ceremony before heading to their assigned duty stations. Each officer is assigned to a duty station based on the current needs of the Commission, but accommodations can be made to ensure officers that are familiar with certain areas are assigned near them if possible.
“We always try to place officers in counties where they are already part of the community,” Aston said. “But we also have to ensure vacancies are filled across the state. Sometimes an officer will work in a county far from home for a few years until a vacancy opens up closer to their hometown. Sometimes they decide to stay at their original duty station once they become a part of that community.”
The 2022 graduates and their county assignments are:
James P. Amis of Timbo, assigned to Marion County
Ethan R. Angel of Glenwood, assigned to Sebastian County
David A. Bennett of Helena, assigned to Phillips County
George L. Bethell of Wynne, assigned to St. Francis County
Levi H. Bingham of Bella Vista, assigned to Washington County
Brody D. Davis of Lake City, assigned to Cross County
Charles C. Greeno of Malvern, assigned to Jefferson County
Robert T. Lisenbee of Searcy, assigned to Cleburne County
John C. Lynch of El Dorado, assigned to Bradley County
Wesley N. Miller of Rison, assigned to Ashley County
Tanner C. Mills of Taylor, assigned to Lafayette County
Griffin L. Reed of El Dorado, assigned to Calhoun County
Anthony D. Romero of Conway, assigned to Lee County
Lincoln E. Smith of Cabot, assigned to Arkansas County
Tray D. Werner of Lavaca, assigned to Bradley County
The AGFC has already begun accepting applications for the next class of cadets to fill vacancies throughout the state. For more information on becoming a wildlife officer, visit www.agfc.com/enforcement/becoming-wildlife-officer.
Arresting agency – Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office: Brandon A Crabtree of Huntington was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 30 at 6:19 p.m. and released on legally sufficient bond September 30 at 9:57 p.m. Crabtree was charged with domestic battering – purposely, interfering with emergency communications – 2nd degree, contributing to the delinquency of a minor – absent from home, and aggravated assault on a household or family member – choke.
Jill Leanne Dennis of Hackett was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 26 at 5:14 p.m. and transferred to an outside agency on October 3 at 2:58 p.m. Dennis was charged with assist outside agency – felony, failure to appear – class B misdemeanor, contempt – willful disobedience (failure to pay fine), and failure to appear – class B misdemeanor.
Felix John Herrera of Booneville was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 29 at 9:12 a.m. and released on cash bond September 29 at 9:14 p.m. Herrera was charged with petition to revoke – felony.
Leslie Wayne King of Magazine was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 30 at 11:34 p.m. and transferred to an outside agency on October 1 at 2:15 p.m. King was charged with assist outside agency – misd., and contempt – willful disobedience (failure to pay fine).
Joseph Lee Lindsey Junior of Mansfield was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 28 at 10:04 a.m. and remains at the SCADC without bond. Lindsey was charged with ADC commitment hold, absconding, and parole violation.
Wizdom Renee McMurray of Waldron was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 30 at 6:20 p.m. and released on legally sufficient bond October 1 at 1:20 a.m. McMurray was charged with failure to appear – class C felony.
Johnnie Lee Witt of Huntington was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 28 at 3:12 p.m. and released on signature bond October 3 at 2:47 p.m. Witt was charged with failure to appear – class B misdemeanor.
Arresting agency – Greenwood Police Department: Glen Russel Floyd of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 29 at 4:20 p.m. and remains at the SCADC. Floyd was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor – absent from home, and endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree.
Joseph M Friemel of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 30 at 8:39 p.m. and released on legally sufficient bond October 1 at 4:11 a.m. Friemel was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor – prohibited by law.
Michael Lee Suttles of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 28 at 2:02 a.m. and transferred to an outside agency on October 3 at 1:45 p.m. Suttles was charged with assist outside agency – misd., and three counts of failure to appear – class B misdemeanors.
Arresting agency – Arkansas State Police Troop H: Jerald Lloyd Ham of Huntington was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 26 at 9:52 a.m. and released on bond September 26 at 6:02 p.m. Ham was charged with failure to appear – class B misdemeanor, theft of leased, rented or entrusted personal property <$1k – purposely, contempt – willful disobedience (failure to pay fine), domestic battering in the third degree – purposely, and petition to revoke -felony.
Thomas Hicks of Hackett was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 30 at 4:38 p.m. and released on bond October 3 at 7:38 p.m. Hicks was charged with possession of open container, driving while license cancelled/suspended/revoked, no liability insurance, refusal to submit to a chemical test – adult, and driving while intoxicated 1st offense.
Arresting agency – Fort Smith Police Department: Jesse Glenn Mccann of Bonanza was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 29 at 7:15 p.m. and released on signature bond September 30 at 3:32 a.m. Mccann was charged with public intoxication – danger to self or others.
Sarah Jewel Morgan of Lavaca was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 28 at 10:47 p.m. and released on legally sufficient bond September 29 at 9:11 p.m. Morgan was charged with driving while intoxicated – 1st offense.
Arresting agency – Barling Police Department: Jerome Andrew Schluterman of Lavaca was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on September 29 at 1:16 a.m. and released on legally sufficient bond September 29 at 3:26 p.m. Schluterman was charged with driving while intoxicated – 1st offense.
Arresting agency – Logan County Sheriff’s Office: Melva Lang, 59 of Booneville, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on September 27 at 1:32 p.m. Lang was charged with failure to appear.
Janice Needham, 55 of New Blaine, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on September 27 at 9:35 p.m. Needham was charged with simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, possession of methamphetamine or cocaine with the purpose to deliver, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Nancy Graves, 35, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on September 26 at 6:06 p.m. and sentenced to days in jail.
Tammy Roberts, 52 of Booneville, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on September 29 at 1:07 p.m. Roberts was charged with failure to pay.
Monty Cooper, 46 of Rover, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on September 30 at 4:38 p.m. Cooper is charged with failure to appear.
**The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts.**
It is officially “overreaction time” in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Following last Saturday’s loss to Alabama before a raucous crowd, calls for the coaching staff to be fired and for the official start of basketball season to begin, are all part of raised expectations prior to the season and the disappointment of losing for the 16th straight year to Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide. But, realistically, not many people have beaten Nick Saban over the years.
But before I get into the preview for this weekend’s game at Starkville, I want to share a few thoughts. And that is all that they are; it’s a free country, and you can agree or disagree.
Not many people have or will defeat Alabama this year. And the case can be made that Nick Saban may be the greatest college football coach of all time. Even, the Bear, Saban is doing it in a time when scholarships are limited and is eclipsing the Bear in fewer games. Some critics say he is a good recruiter and not a developer of players. I would argue that his NFL record of player placement makes his case, and, by the way, he was having this success before NIL money. Unlike Jimbo Fisher at Texas A&M, who is not winning even with NIL money.
For Arkansas, the program is improving. The quality of athletes has improved, the players love their coach, the stands are full at DWR Razorbacks Stadium. But, we are not Alabama. The Hogs program is not at the level of the Alabama program. But it is improving, and like every other college football program in America, Alabama is the benchmark of all programs that others aspire to be.
Alabama freshman quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) takes off for a long touchdown run in the second half Saturday against Arkansas (RNN Sports Photo / Jim Best)
Coach Saban warns his teams every year of not taking the “rat poison” and believing the press telling them how good they are. Great coaching advice for his team. But, I would argue that the reverse is true for the Arkansas program. I would argue, “don’t take the rat poison” believing that the sky has fallen and the program should be dismantled with another coaching change. But with that said, a lot is riding on the Hogs game at Mississippi State this weekend.
Historically, Arkansas has not played well over the years at Starkville. State is a hard place to play; you leave the stadium with the ringing of cowbells in your ears for an entire week after the game. And the State offense will be a huge challenge for an Arkansas defense that has struggled giving up the big play or the explosive play. I will say, if the Hogs do not win, or, play poorly this Saturday, then there are indeed problems in Fayetteville. We will see. Which Arkansas team will show up after the disappointing loss with Alabama? We will know Saturday.
Much of Arkansas’s fate on Saturday will rest on the defensive secondary, and the status of the Hogs’ quarterback issues. Will K.J. Jefferson play on Saturday? We simply will not know until game time. Other issues, such as what is going on with Malik Hornsby, his role on the team, and the effect that is having are among the other issues that are unknown to fans and only known to the players and coaches.
Hogs quarterback K.J. Jefferson’s (1) playing status for Saturday is unknown (RNN Sports Photo / Jim Best)
These and other questions will start to be answered on Saturday when the Razorbacks go on the road to take on the 23rd-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Here are some game day notes for Mississippi State as provided by the University of Arkansas:
ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (3-2, 1-2 SEC) AP/Coaches Poll: RV/25 Head Coach: Sam Pittman (Pittsburg State [Kan.], ‘86) Career Record: 15-13 (3rd season) Record at Arkansas: Same
MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (4-1, 1-1 SEC) AP/Coaches Poll: 23/23 Head Coach: Mike Leach (BYU, ‘83) Career Record: 154-104 (21st season) Record at Mississippi State: 15-14 (3rd season
• Arkansas goes on the road to take on No. 23 Mississippi State in a battle between a pair of SEC West foes. Kickoff between the Hogs and Bulldogs from inside Davis Wade Stadium is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, on SEC Network.
• Arkansas, which is receiving votes in the AP Top 25 Poll and checked in at No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, faces yet another ranked opponent on Saturday. Mississippi State is ranked No. 23 by both the AP and coaches.
• This year’s schedule, which has featured four ranked FBS opponents in the first six games, is Arkansas’ “toughest” schedule since last season, when the Razorbacks also faced four ranked FBS opponents in their first six games. Since 2020, 21 of Arkansas’ 27 FBS opponents have either been ranked or received votes in the national polls.
• QB KJ Jefferson continues to wreak havoc on opposing defenses through the air and on the ground. Jefferson has completed 80-of-121 passes (66.1%) for 1,096 yards and nine touchdowns with one interception while rushing for 312 yards and four scores through five games. Entering this week, Jefferson is the only FBS quarterback to throw for over 1,000 yards and run for over 300 yards this season.
• RB Raheim ‘Rocket’ Sanders is the Razorbacks’ leading ball carrier through five games, totaling 609 yards on 105 carries (5.8 avg.) with four scores on the ground. He leads the SEC in both rushing yards (609) and rushing yards per game (121.8) while ranking second in all-purpose yards (625) this season. Sanders, who has also caught 10 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown, is the only FBS player with 600+ rushing yards and 100+ receiving yards on the season.
• WR Jadon Haselwood leads Arkansas’ receiving corps through five games this season with a team-high 24 catches for 251 yards (10.5 avg.) and a pair of touchdowns. A transfer from Oklahoma, Haselwood has caught three or more passes in each of his first five games as a Razorback and has tallied at least one reception in 17 consecutive games dating back to the start of the 2021 season.
• LB Drew Sanders has quickly emerged as one of the top defensive playmakers in all of college football. Sanders has racked up 43 total tackles (22 solo) with a team-leading 7.5 tackles for loss and a team-high 6.5 sacks through five games. Sanders, who leads all FBS defenders in sacks, has tallied at least half a sack in all five game.
So Hogs fans, like the players, it is time to put the Alabama loss behind us and focus on a very good Mississippi State team. A rebound win by Arkansas would be huge for the Hogs and would re-establish their momentum going into the second half of the season with important conference games remaining with Auburn, LSU, and Ole Miss, to name a few.
GO HOGS!
Note to Our Readers: Portions of this story were sourced directly from the University of Arkansas Office of Communications, Kyle Parkinson.
Garris Rustin Hattabaugh of Mansfield, AR died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family and friends, on October 1, 2022. Garris was born in Fort Smith on February 21, 1979 to Marquita and Steve Hattabaugh. He was the second of their four boys.
Garris graduated from Mansfield High School in 1997. He was a talented athlete and excelled in baseball, basketball, and football. Although he was a soft-spoken man of few words, when asked about certain teams and players, he could talk all day about his favorites and always knew their statistics. He was a self-employed dump truck driver and welder – an all-around hard-worker. He was an avid sportsman and loved being out in nature. Garris loved children and enjoyed times of playing with all the kids in the family. He liked nothing more than taking them fishing, hunting, or shooting a bow and arrow. Garris was a kind and gentle soul with a heart of gold. Every life he touched was better for having known him. He loved his family greatly, was loved in return, and will be deeply missed.
Garris leaves behind to cherish his memory, his parents: Steve and Marquita Hattabaugh of Elm Park, Arkansas, brothers Trevor Hattabaugh (Courtney) of Lucas Bottoms, Arkansas, Shay Hattabaugh (Brandy) of Elm Park, Arkansas and Chase Hattabaugh (Shannon) of Greenwood, Arkansas. Garris is also survived by his grandmothers Verla Bullock and Joyce Hattabaugh, one step son J.R. Powell and a precious friend Mandy Moore and her son Judd. Uncle Garris leaves an everlasting legacy with his nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews: Madison, Brooke, Bryar, Treven, Walker, Townes, Paisley, Reese, Addie, Mylee, Tinslee, Hunter, Brently and Bunny. Garris will be missed by all that knew him and the many whose lives he impacted including a host of extended family, friends and neighbors he loved dearly.
Garris’ celebration of life services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at Waldron First Church of the Nazarene in Waldron with Rev. Wally Beckman and Rev. Jeff Wilkinson officiating. Interment will follow at Freedom Cemetery near Waldron, Arkansas. Arrangements are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.
Garris’ pallbearers will be Trevor Hattabaugh, Shay Hattabaugh, Chase Hattabaugh, J.R. Powell, Brian Owens (Boomer), Brian McCullah (Gordy), Klief Brown and Danny White. Honorary pallbearers will be Aaron Hopper, T.J. Pellam, Josh Sanford, Cody Smith and Shawn Cook.
Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, October 4, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron.
The family would like to extended a special heartfelt Thank You to Dr. Kurt Mehl, Dr. Nathan Bennett and Dr. Jeffery Blackwell for your care and compassion shown to our family.
2022 was the 52nd points season for Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Oklahoma. One driver went back to back another went to back to back but in a different class.
Tri-State Speedway hosted the 52nd Annual Tillman Evans Points Championship night on Saturday and welcomed the Sooner and Southern Touring Late Model Series to cap points racing at the 3/8 mile clay track off of 540.
Three of the four classes were up for grabs Saturday night, as Neil Johnston of Fort Smith claimed the USRA B-Mod Track Championship the week before. Greenwood’s Jeff Tennant trailed Denver Lee of Whitt Springs, AR by one point in the USRA Stock Car class. Jason Payton of Greenwood held a 52 point lead over Brent Holman in USRA Modified. In USRA Factory Stock Rock Island’s Wesley Bourne held a 66 point lead over Marshall Penson of Van Buren. In a season that saw it’s far share of wild moments, three championships held in the balance.
The Late Models kicked off A-Feature racing with Cody Leonard of Sinton, Texas jumping out to the early lead. After a few laps it seemed is closest competitor was multi-time Tri-State winner Cole Wells out of Aurora, Missouri. Traffic would play a huge role in the 25 lap feature as Wells would get past Leonard and not look back. A mid-race Caution from an issue on Eddie Martin’s Late Model would bunch the field up one last time. On the restart, Wells had a rear-view full of Leonard and Kip Hughes, but that would be the closest they could get as Wells dominated the remaining laps. “These guys raced us real clean all night long, every time I raced with someone side by side they gave me a respectable amount of room.” Cole Wells said after his win. “I’ve done a lot here with Cash Money [Super Dirt Late Model Series]. Tonight had a little bit more texture, made for a really good race surface. You could do multi-grooves.”
In B-mod Kort Morgan of Muskogee, Oklahoma would lead them to the Green. 2022 class champion Neil Johnston would take the lead on lap 2. A caution for Daniel Cowett bunched the field back up and that was exactly what Jacob Campbell of Hackett, AR needed. Campbell would get Johnston one lane further up than he had been running and was able to make it stick for the lead. Four more cautions would come out with Muskogee’s Dalton Ragsdale making it up to second to challenge Jacob Campbell for the lead. Campbell would hold on and get win number 2 at Tri-State on the season. Dalton Ragsdale would finish 2nd, Neil Johnston 3rd, Martin Hemphill of Spiro in 4th, and Springdale’s Tye Hollingsworth rounding out the top 5.
USRA Stock Car would take to the track with point leader Denver Lee rolling off in the Pole Position and 2nd place in points Jeff Tennant right behind him in Row 2. Drama as Tennant and Brandon Hunter get together in turn 3 and 4. Tennant goes to the back albeit without a nose piece and tries to charge back to the front. A spin by Hunter brings out the second caution, brought out emotions from Tennant as he was disqualified sending him back to the pits. Denver Lee is then left to battle Mt. Ida’s Chad Abernathy, who was the 2021 Track Champion in Factory Stock. A hard charging Brandon Hunter, who had gone to the rear of the field for his spin made a last lap pass on Abernathy to get 2nd. Denver Lee would pull the double winning the feature and the Championship.
USRA Modifieds, Pocola’s Jeremy Vaughn would get the A Feature started, but Roy Long out of Stilwell, OK would take the lead on lap 2. Eventual track champion Jason Payton and Brent Holman would battle the whole race in the 5th and 6th position. Roy Long would battle with 4 time winner this season Tyler Wolff for several laps until Wolff got by Long when traffic pushed the 17X up two grooves leaving the door open. From there it was a Wolff as he got the win pushing his total to 5 on the year. Jason Payton would finish in 6th behind Holman but it was all he needed to win the Championship by 49 points.
Kenneth Reynolds would lead the group of 13 USRA Factory Stocks to the green. Point leader Wesley Bourne would start 2nd. The only caution of the night was for Fort Gibson’s Graci Williams and Shawn Blair getting together in Turn 1. Light contact between the two and they both re-fired and were able to finish the race. Rick Edgerton would get out front and hold off Bourne and Reynolds for the win. Ty Abernathy of Mt. Ida and Rowdy Bonewell of Rudy would round out the Top 5. Wesley Bourne goes back to back in different classes after capturing the 2021 USRA Stock Car Track Championship last year. Bourne adds this championship in the full body cars to the ones he won at Tri-State in 2017 and 2019.
Front Wheel Drives presented by Drive4JRT.com saw Chris Tuck lead them to the green in his Honda. The first caution would come out as Chris Davis in a Nissan Sentra and Cassie Maul in a Volkswagen Jetta get together at the entrance to the pits in Turn 4. Aaron Dyer would bring out a 2nd Caution after performing a perfectly executed barrel roll in turn 1. Chris Perkins in a Honda Prelude would get past Tuck to take the lead and the win. Colton Reed in an Acura RSX would finish third making it a 1-2-3 for Honda powered racers. 4th place went to Chris Davis and was the final running car in the finishing order.
Asked Track Owner Michael Hoover his thoughts on the season after the races. “It was pretty tight racing all year long. We’ve had multiple different winners, last year we had 38 different winners, this year I don’t have the actual total. To only win 2 or 3 races and some classes have not won an A feature and still be able to win the points, that’s a big deal.” He dove further into parity between the cars and drivers week in and week out. “Going to this USRA [sanctioned] Class across the board you can tell a lot of the races are won at the finish line at zero point something seconds. Hats off to my track crew to provide a surface that they can move around like that.”
Tri-State is off the next two weekends as they prepare for the two big end of the year events. The 43rd Annual Spooker gets under way with a test and tune on October 19th and racing begins Thursday night October 20th through Saturday night October 22nd. Currently there is over $80,000 up for grabs with more being added nearly daily. Friday and Saturday night for the last two years have averages 240 cars entered. The very last race of the season is the Modster Mash, they have tried several times to have this race as it is part of a 4 race series with the United States Modified Touring Series surronding the Halloween weekend. Mother Nature has found a way to foil the plan.
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