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Sr Bulldogs Pull Off Upset In Shallow Waters Vs Pirates

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Sr Bulldogs Pull Off Upset In Shallow Waters Vs Pirates

On Friday night, the Bulldogs traveled to take on the Cedarville Pirates in a 3A-4 conference match-up. The Pirates were hoping to keep their conference championship hopes alive and the Bulldogs were looking to get one step closer. The Bulldogs had won six games straight and the Pirates had won six of their last seven games. This set up a battle that would be an instant classic!

Darryl “The Kraken” Kattich got the night started off with a put-back basket for the Pirates to give them the early 2-0 lead but then Bulldog, Caden Fuller, answered back with his own basket on the next possession knotted the score 2-2. The Pirates and the Bulldogs would exchange back and forth baskets before Austin Cluck hit a three and get fouled. Cluck completed the four-point play, to put the Pirates up 8-4 early in the first quarter. The Bulldogs then used a 6-0 run to take their first lead of the game, 10-8, behind a basket from Gada Wagner and back-to-back baskets from Braden Williams. That lead was short-lived for the Bulldogs though as Kattich scored a two-point basket on the following possession. Wagner hit a pull-up jumper to put the Bulldogs back on top 12-10. Cedarville ended the first quarter on a 5-0 run, with a Kattich three-pointer and a Tommy Metcalf lay-up, to take the first-quarter lead, 15-10.

The second quarter saw an offensive explosion that made a Fourth of July fireworks show look puny. Dylan Cluck started the second quarter with a basket at the rim and gave the Pirates a 17-12 lead. Jaden Hutchens next scored on the following possession for the Bulldogs. Austin Swaim hit his first of four three-pointers in the quarter to give the Pirates the 20-14 lead. Hutchens came back and connected again for the Bulldogs but Swaim shot back connecting on his second three giving the Pirates a 23-16 lead. In the following possession, Wagner got the basket and free throw to bring the Bulldogs back within four, 23-19. Waldron and Cedarville were relentless in exchanging free throws and baskets to make the score 30-25, Pirates. The Pirates then used an 8-0 run with all 8 points going to Swaim, to take the biggest lead of the night, 38-25. Isaac “The Real” Villarreal stepped up and stopped the bleeding with a deep three and along with a free throw from Jaden Hutchens, the Pirates lead 38-29 going into the half.

Kattich left fans with deja-vu as he got the scoring underway in the second half just as he did to start the game. He netted a running jumper to give the Pirates an 11-point lead. The Bulldogs responded right back with a Wagner 3-pointer to cut the lead to 8 and spark a 12-2 run. Isaac Villarreal hit his second three of the night while Wagner and Hutchens combined for three baskets, and Cedarville’s lead was cut to a point, 42-41. Dylan Cluck stopped the run with a basket from the post giving the Pirates a three-point lead. The Bulldogs used a 4-0 run from Hutchens to take their first lead since the 1:20 mark in the first quarter, 45-44. The one-point lead for the Bulldogs turned into a 5 point deficit as Austin Cluck buried two threes to end the third quarter and give Cedarville the 50-45 lead.

To start the final quarter in this epic showdown, Austin Cluck extended the lead to seven for the Pirates with a put-back basket making the score 52-45. The Bulldogs turned around and used a 10-2 run to retake the lead 55-54 with 4:30 to go in the game. After a block call, Kattich gave the Pirates the lead after two made free throws. Austin Swaim added a bucket to make the score 58-55. Then Jaden Hutchens logged a three for the Bulldogs to even the score once again. Swaim connected again for the Pirates giving them the three-point lead but Jaden Hutchens, who scored 18 of his game-high 23, would answer right back with his second three of the quarter.

Waldron #33 Camdon Holcomb and Cedarville #23 Connor Templeton

The Pirates then added a free throw from Swaim to gain a 1-point advantage. After trading possessions and 13 seconds to go in the game, Gada Wagner found Caden Fuller for the go-ahead layup for the Bulldogs. After a missed three-point attempt, the Pirates fouled Villarreal, who went on to make both free throws giving the Bulldogs a 65-62 lead with 1.9 seconds left on the clock. After a deflection at half-court, the Pirates had one shot with .6 seconds to tie the game but their attempt hit the front of the rim and the Bulldogs took the victory.

Coach Brown stated about the game, “Cedarville is a tough-nosed team and a tough team to beat at home. I’m very proud of our young men and the way they carried themselves. When things didn’t go our way, we responded. When they hit big shot after big shot, we responded. Down 1 with 20 seconds left, we responded! Thank you to every fan that came and made it known that the Bulldogs were in the building. You were the 6th man! I’m proud of every young man that put on that jersey tonight because they have put in the work each day. Games aren’t won on just Tuesday and Friday. They’re won on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and these guys come to work every day!”

Cedarville #22 Darryl “The Kraken” Kattich and Waldron #13 Isaac “The Real” Villarreal

Coach Brown added, “Our team is resilient. They faced adversity early in the week at Danville and then again Friday night on the road but they found a way. This was a big game and our guys knew what was at stake. We moved one step closer to reaching one of our goals and that is winning a conference championship but we still have work to do!”

The Bulldogs move to 17-5 in total season play and 9-1 in conference and will next play host to Cossatot River on Tuesday, February 2. They will then travel to Charleston on Friday, February 5. Cedarville will next host Hackett on Tuesday, February 2.

Box Score:

Team	1^st Quarter	2^nd Quarter	3^rd Quarter	4^th Quarter	Final
Waldron	12	17	16	20	65
Cedarville	15	23	12	12	62

Waldron—Jaden Hutchens (23), Gada Wagner (22), Isaac Villarreal (10), Caden Fuller (6), Braden Williams (4)—65

Cedarville—Austin Swaim (20), Austin Cluck (14), Dylan Cluck (12), Darryl Kattich (11), Lane Hightower (3), Tommy Metcalf (2)—62

Photos courtesy of Malinda Mizell

Jr Tigers Take Up Arms In Victory Over Rebels

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Megan Hecox

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Jr Tigers Take Up Arms In Victory Over Rebels

Pictured is Dakota Langford and Peyton Martin

Basketball season is closing quickly and every game is being treated as what could be the last. There is no exception for the Mansfield Jr Tigers as they continue to aim to play a better game each week. Instead of a rush mentality though, Mansfield is slowing things down and taking it easy, and soaking in the close of the season. The Tigers played the Eagles on their long drive to Coal Hill on Friday, January 29^th and they chose to “Take It To The Limit” against the JC Westside Rebels in a 34-24 win.

The Jr Tigers played cat and mouse with JC Westside in the first half allowing the Rebels to stay in the game for an upset. The Tigers and Rebels fired back and forth at each other closing the 1^st quarter with a tie and going into half with the Tigers only up by one point at a 12-11 score. If you’re a Mansfield Jr Tiger basketball fan then you know that getting splinters in your rear from sitting on the edge of the bleachers the first half is common. But in the second half, that’s when the Tigers tend to explode the boards. It was no different against JC Westside. Mansfield got hot, hot, hot and lit every fuse the Rebels had as they jumped to a 25-15 lead at the end of the 3^rd quarter. The 4^th quarter was more of the same as the Tigers would score another 9 points on the Rebels to close out the game with a 34-24 victory.

“Mr. Do It All” Tyler Turnipseed scored every way possible in the game as he hit free throws, jump shots, layups, and sank a three for a total of 8 points in the game. Peyton Martin was clutch for the Tigers at the free-throw line and drilled a 3 pointer from the perimeter to put up 8 points as well. Dakota Langford dominated the backboards reigning in offensive and defensive rebounds over the Rebels while also putting up 8 points. Travis Toby was the solid player he’s been known to be on both sides of the court and also scored…….you guessed it, 8 points. To round out the scoring, Zach Hayslip was able to score 2 points in the game but was more valuable as a rebound and deflection weapon.

The Jr Tigers now sit at 7-6 overall and 4-1 in conference play. Their season isn’t over though. Not by a long shot. So long as there is a team on the schedule, the Jr Tigers will not quit giving it all they have. Next up is the Magazine Rattlers on Tuesday, February 2nd at The Jungle in Mansfield.

Jr Hornets Cause Pirates Seasickness

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Megan Hecox

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Pictured is Wyatt Hester

The 7th Grade and Jr High Hackett Hornets have been on fire this basketball season and for the Jr Hornets, things aren’t over just yet. The 7th Grade Hornets finished their season with a 7-3 total play record and went 4-1 in conference play. “The 7th-Grade group continued to grow and was a joy to coach! I look forward to a promising future,” expressed Coach Kent Elmore. “My Jr High team continues to improve and play good basketball!” Last night, the Jr Hornets hosted the Cedarville Jr Pirates and unfortunately for the Jr Pirates, the fire was out before they could even get it started.

Cedarville did their best to crush Hackett’s offense but to no avail. The Jr Hornets walked away with a 44-15 victory and their third straight win placing them with a total play record of 12-8. Wyatt Hester was nonstop all night bringing in 13 points. Hot on his heels with 10 points was Cole Ketchum. Eli Slavens was all the buzz with 7 points. Dawsyn Clay and Jesse Perez were back and forth ballers with 5 and 4 points respectively. And earning a free throw was Waylon Potter. Colton Arnold was the points captain for the Pirates with 9.

#22 Hornet, Hayden Foster and #20 Pirate, Brady Hightower

Next up for the Jr Hornets will be the Bearcats on Thursday, February 4 at Booneville. The Bearcats took the “Dub” in their first faceoff 33-30. And yes although bearcats can be a bit scary at first glance when encountered in the wild, the last I checked, the nation wasn’t running frantic over any “Killer Bearcats”!

Photos courtesy of Mandy Foster

7th Grade Tigers Close Season With 21 Gun Salute Vs Rebels

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Megan Hecox

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7th Grade Tigers Close Season With 21 Gun Salute Vs Rebels

Pictured is Joseph Carter and Ethan Martin

Sometimes there are situations that you have no control over. With a pandemic ever-present in the day to day lives of everyone, the Mansfield 7^th Grade Tigers fell victim to one of the side effects by being handed a shorter than normal basketball season. But, just because a situation isn’t in your control doesn’t mean that you can’t have fun with it as the Tigers closed out their season with a BANG against the JC Westside Rebels with a 21-8 victory.

The game tipped off sluggish for the Tigers as they struggled to wake up from their long trip from Mansfield to Coal Hill, AR. But once they shook the cobwebs off though, Mansfield was all hoops. The Tigers strolled into the half with a 15-3 lead. Coach Keith Stovall gathered his players for the final time with them as 7^th Graders, coached them up, and sent them right back into battle. JC Westside came out on fire but so did Mansfield as they were able to roll up another 6 points in the second half. To make the game even better for the Tigers, Mansfield was able to clear their bench one final time as every player was able to contribute minutes in the match.

When it comes down to the points Mansfield scored in the game, you’ll notice an unplanned but nice touch in the win that only these boys could pull off. The Rebels may have had canons at their battle for Coal Hill, but Mansfield brought their own “Kanon”. Kanon Fisher led the Tigers with 6 points in the game and secured multiple rebounds on the afternoon. Cooper Edwards tallied his final points of the year hanging up 5 points on the scoreboard. Traevin Copeland was able to dip, dive, juke, and jive his way to 4 points and Joseph Carter tacked on three points. Logan Newman sent the bench on fire with a sweet two-pointer and Ethan Martin capped off Mansfield’s scoring with a free throw for 1 point. Now, if you were keeping up with the scoring, you noticed the unplanned oddity. The Tigers scored 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 points with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 players.

The 7^th Grade Tigers ended their season with a 5-3 record and now have the Tigers Eye on the 2021-2022 basketball season. Although they didn’t play very many games and many on the team were greenhorns, the Tigers found a way to make success out of this COVID mess. If all players return for next season, coupled with the heavy talent in this season’s 8^th Grade, Mansfield could see one heck of a Jr High team next year.

Obituary – Eva Joyce Hawkins (1935 – 2021)

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Tammy Teague

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Obituary – Eva Joyce Hawkins (1935 – 2021)

Eva Joyce (Hollcroft) Hawkins of Waldron, Arkansas, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 31, 2021, at the age of 86, surrounded by her loving family in Greenwood, AR. Joyce was born January 14, 1935, in Booneville, AR to her loving parents Norman and Lucy (Brigance) Hollcroft.

Joyce loved to tell stories about growing up with her five brothers in California. As the only girl in the family she was proud of keeping up with her rowdy brothers and very much enjoyed telling the stories from her point of view. Her love of music was inherited from her parents; her dad led singing at church and her mom played the piano. Joyce loved singing in the church choir, especially singing alto for the cantatas at Waldron Church of the Nazarene. She also loved singing in the choirs at Southside Baptist Church and Temple Baptist Church. Many long term Waldron residents will remember her friendly smile while working at Piggly Wiggly and Super Sav Drug; she took great pride in providing excellent customer service and was also known for sharing her delicious homemade cinnamon rolls with her co-workers and friends. Called “Mamaw” by her grandchildren, the name soon stuck and she was affectionately known throughout her life as Mamaw to all who loved her. Her grandchildren certainly remember riding in Mamaw’s famous blue VW bug to catch those early Saturday morning yard sales or a drive to Jiffy Mart to fill a bag with candy! There are certainly too many to mention, but it should be said how much she loved all her McKay family throughout the years and all her Brigance cousins.

Joyce leaves behind to cherish her memory, daughter Judy and husband Vestal Hutchens of Waldron; son Lonnie and wife Lynn McKay of Fort Smith; daughter Tracy and husband Troy Hunt of Greenwood; and two step-daughters Kathy Pate; Judy and husband Bill Coleman both of Fort Smith. She is survived by one brother Gary and wife Judy Hollcroft of California; sister-in-law Mary Hollcroft of Florida; and sister-in-law Janie Elmore of Waldron. Mamaw will forever remain in the hearts of her grandchildren: Brian and wife Cathy Hutchens of Watertown, NY; Kelly and husband Jeremy Slaten of Waldron, AR; Crystal and husband Tony Wagner of London, AR; Autumn Coffey of Booneville, AR; Eva “Niki” Hutchens of Killeen,TX; Kyle and wife Valerie Hunt of Searcy, AR; Kari and husband Micah Turnipseed of Mayflower, AR; Josh Hunt of Greenwood, AR; Steven Hunt of Greenwood, AR; Rachel and husband David Stills of Springdale, AR; Caitlin and husband Shane Williams of Fort Smith, AR; Travis and wife Brenda Newberry of Greenwood, AR; and Charlotte Franklin of Fort Smith, AR. She was also blessed with 28 great grandchildren and two great-great granddaughters. Joyce will also be missed by her many nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family, and a host of friends and acquaintances.

Joyce is preceded in death by her husband Dalton Hawkins; parents Norman and Lucy; her brothers Nathan, Mason, Ben, and Larry Hollcroft; and her “sister of the heart”, Bennie Hutchens.

Mamaw’s honorary pallbearers are her grandsons: Brian Hutchens, Tony Wagner, Jeremy Slaten, Kyle, Josh, and Steven Hunt, Micah Turnipseed, David Stills, and Shane Williams.

Joyce’s celebration of life will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Waldron, Arkansas. Arrangements and cremation are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.

Joyce’s visitation will be Wednesday, February 3, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Waldron, Arkansas.

The family would like to thank Mercy Hospice for their wonderful love and care of Mamaw in her final days, and for their amazing support of our family.

Jr Lady Hornets Fly Over Waldron

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Megan Hecox

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The Hackett Jr Lady Hornets are starting their final week of regular season play until next week’s Districts. The Lady Hornets ended last week on a high note after taking a 35-24 win against the Waldron Jr Lady Bulldogs on Friday night. With a slow start to the first quarter which ended with a score of 8-3 Hackett, the pace started picking up big time for the Lady Hornets. Hackett was able to hold Waldron to just 5 points to go into halftime up 22-8. The Lady Bulldogs ruled the defense department in the third quarter by keeping the Lady Hornets grounded with just two points. But for the big finish, Hackett managed to release themselves from the Lady Bulldogs grip and go big for the win.

“Some of the things we have been pushing hard in practice are starting to show up in games and I’m so proud of them,” expressed Coach Broc Adams. Sitting on top with a bunch of points for the Lady Hornets, 18 to be exact, was Alex Bunch. Jessie Mendenhall scooped up 8 points against the Lady Bulldogs. And Aaliyah Escoffier and Maya Carter flew in and netted 5 and 4 points respectively. Leading the pack for the Lady Bulldogs was Emilee McConnell with 13 points followed by Kaylee Underwood with 6.

For Round 2 of conference play, the Jr Lady Hornets will host the Cedarville Lady Pirates tonight, February 1. In their first match-up, the Lady Pirates dropped anchor on the Lady Hornets with a score of 41-37 Cedarville. But with Hackett having homecourt advantage, its not going to be very easy to pierce through the Lady Hornets hive!

Charleston Travels to Paris to Begin Final Stretch of Conference Season

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Charleston Travels to Paris to Begin Final Stretch of Conference Season

It is that time of year where the end to the long regular season is in sight and the start of a new season, the post-season, is just around the corner. Teams have approximately three conference games remaining starting tomorrow night, and one such game will be the Charleston Tigers and Lady Tigers playing at Paris. Both schools would like to be in better position in the conference standings than they see themselves at the moment, but both can make a run in their last three games to improve their first round district tournament match-ups and hopes to advance to regional tournament play.

On the girls side, the Charleston Lady Tigers, winners of their district last year, and state semifinalists, are 6-4 in conference play. Paris, playing with three starting sophomores, a junior, and one senior, entered the year with very little varsity experience and are hoping to also make a run to avoid possibly playing Cedarville on their home court in the first round of the district tournament.

Resident Press Photos / Ronni Tate Young

According to Arkansas Scorebook Live, the 3A-4 girls conference standings as of Monday, February 1 are:

Danville 9-1

Cossatot River 8-2

Cedarville 8-2

Charleston 6-4

Booneville 4-6

Paris 3-7

Waldron 1-9

Hackett 1-9

Charleston has remaining games at Paris, Hackett, and Danville. They have a final home game on Friday versus Waldron.

The Paris Lady Eagles have games remaining with Charleston and at Cossatot River on Friday. The Lady Eagles will finish their regular season with a home game versus Cedarville on February 9 and a road game at Booneville on February 12.

On the boys side, the Charleston Tigers are 6-3 and tied for third place in the conference. Charleston is tied with Booneville and is two games behind conference-leading Waldron who is 9-1. Paris is 4-6 going into Tuesday’s match-up with Charleston and currently resides in fifth place in the conference. The conference boys standings as of today are:

Waldron 9-1

Booneville 6-4

Charleston 6-3

Cedarville 5-4

Paris 4-6

Hackett 3-7

Danville 2-6

Cossatot River 2-7

Charleston has remaining games at Paris and Hackett. The Tigers final home game will be this Friday when Charleston welcomes Waldron to Tiger Center.

Just as in the case of the girls teams, both Charleston and Paris boys are focused on having a big week this week, and closing out the season on high notes next week to make a move in the conference standings.

This year’s senior district tournament will be held at Cedarville, and the Pirates will have a significant home court advantage for the tournament. This makes it that much more important to finish high in the standings to avoid playing the Lady Pirates or the Pirates on their home floor early in the tournament.

Injuries, fatigue, and disappointment in the way the season has gone are all factors that can affect teenagers playing high school basketball this time of year. But senior leadership, coaching, and fan support can inspire teams to get on a roll at post-season time. Many times, a team that has had a mediocre season can get hot a post-season time and win a few games in a row and all of the sudden find themselves playing for something very important. That is the beauty of the post-season tournament, and the name of the game now is just to get there and start out with the best possible path to the finals.

And I haven’t mentioned it, but it is always out there…anytime Paris and Charleston get together, you can throw out the records. Both schools, separated by just a few miles, always come to play when they see each other on the schedule. It should be a good night for basketball. Charleston fans travel well and always support their Tigers, and the same can be said for the Eagles fan base.

So, Tuesday’s night’s games at Paris Gymnasium are important for many reasons, and at 5 p.m., the fun and the action will begin. Resident Press will be there to bring you all of the action in Wednesday evening’s online edition of the Resident Press. We thank all of our loyal readers in both communities for following Resident Press!

See you tomorrow night at Paris Gymnasium!

Jr Lady Tigers Gain Conditioning Running Rebels Ragged

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Megan Hecox

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Jr Lady Tigers Gain Conditioning Running Rebels Ragged

Pictured is Ellie Welch

No one is unbeatable. Just ask the Jr Lady Tigers when they fell to Trinity a few weeks back. Sometimes you just have a bad game and other times you’re just downright outmatched. The Mansfield Jr Lady Tigers sure looked unbeatable though as they outmatched the JC Westside Rebels on Friday, January 29^th. Mansfield took the long drive to JC Westside with a game to play and drove back out with a dominant 44-9 victory.

The show started with Kaylee Ward tipping the ball off to the Lady Tigers and then getting into her groove. Normally Ward is a rebound and put back player, but on that particular day, she turned on the boosters. Ward must’ve been learning from her older sister, Kynslee, as she drove the length of the court on multiple occasions for Lady Tiger buckets. The Lady Tigers closed out the 1^st quarter with a commanding 22-0 lead over the Lady Rebels. It was then time for the old faithful’s to step in as Kynslee Ward, Harlie Fuller, and Alyson Edwards mounted up and took charge at JC Westside. Mansfield held the Lady Rebels scoreless up until the 2:48 point in the 2^nd Quarter and still rolled into halftime with a 30-2 lead.

After proving they were out of shape last week against Lavaca, the starters went back onto the court to start the 3^rd quarter to gain some conditioning. As they wore down, Mansfield began putting in their bench. This isn’t just any group of bench players though. This was a Lady Tigers bench and they hit the court with the same ferocity as their starting counterparts. After ending the 3^rd quarter with a 42-7 lead, the Lady Tigers held the final quarter with a scoring tie, allowing 2 points and making 2 points to close the game out with a 44-9 final.

Kaylee Ward led the team with a whopping 18 points, 7 blocks, 4 deflections, and 5 steals. Not to be outdone by her little sister, Kynslee Ward scored 11 points, had 4 assists, 10 steals, and 5 deflections against the Lady Rebels. Harlie and Shelbie Fuller were also trying to garner the sibling favorite with Harlie outdoing her little sister in scoring putting up 4 points against Shelbie’s 2 points while the pair tied in rebounds with two apiece. While the sisters were battling over stats, the Lady Tigers backbone, Alyson Edwards, worked her way to gaining 7 points, 1 assist, and 3 rebounds. And Ellie Welch closed the scoring books for the Lady Tigers with a 2 point board bucket at the end of the game.

The win boosted the Lady Tigers’ overall record to 10-1 and 3-0 in conference play. This week is where Mansfield is put to the test. The Jr Lady Tigers will host Magazine on Monday, February 1^st, travel to an unfamiliar jungle in Acorn on Wednesday, February 3^rd, and then close out their regular season at Mountainburg. A death row schedule like this in the same week is going to prove challenging, but the Mansfield Jr Lady Tigers won’t back down.

Lady Tiger Turned Bison Establishing Pace

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Megan Hecox

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Lady Tiger Turned Bison Establishing Pace

Pictured: Mansfield’s Megan Rose, second from the left on the back row, is pictured with her Southeastern Oklahoma State teammates. Rose recently finished as her team’s second scorer for the second consecutive time this season.

At her second scheduled race in this abbreviated spring cross country season, former Mansfield Lady Tiger, Megan Rose, once again helped set the pecking for the Southeastern Oklahoma State Bison.

The GAC Preview Meet in Weatherford, OK welcomed a small contingent of conference schools for the January, 29, afternoon run. SEOSU, Rose’s home since 2018, was among the competition.

Hosted by Southwestern Oklahoma State University, the Friday 5K was a longer course and larger field than the stampede the Bison roamed two weeks ago in Russellville.

Rose finished second on her team for the second consecutive meet. According to the college junior, it wasn’t exactly the perfect finish.

“I got second on the team again” explained Rose. “I was in fifth place behind third and fourth when we all ran the wrong direction at one point. We got corrected and I steadily moved back up.”

The typically cerebral runner admitted being confused by the multi-colored markings along the curvy course.

“The boys’ race was longer,” noted the experienced racer. “They marked their course with one color and ours with another. At one particular turn, we hugged the corner too tight and missed the markings for the girls’ course.”

Rose admitted she was only slightly frustrated at her finish time because of the confusion on the course. Her goal going into the race was to be under 21 minutes. The detour pushed her past that target time to 21:26.

“I went the wrong way,” sighed Rose. “It’s okay though. I’m content with my time and happy with my place on the team.”

The later than normal cross country season has otherwise been kind to the former high school star. Through the early going, she has established an improved pace. A week of 1000m repeat workouts with active rest has helped lift her into the top tier of her own squad’s performances.

“My next step is trying to close the gap between me and the first place girl on my team,” announced Rose.

GHS’s 2021 Basketball Homecoming

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Tammy Teague

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The Greenwood varsity basketball team won Friday’s home conference game against Greenbrier by a score of 50-44. The homecoming coronation ceremony preceded gametime.

The homecoming court included: Queen Kinley Fisher, Senior Maid of Honor Madisyn Wilson, Senior Maid Alexis Clifford, Junior Maid Courtney Swilling, and Sophmore Maids Ashlyn Butler and Charley Kay Sharp.

(Photos courtesy of Peggy Barger)

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