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Jr Rattlers Race Hard In Bearcat Relays

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Pictured is Aiden Carter and Dosson Littleton

On Thursday, March 5th, the Magazine Jr Rattlers and Lady Rattlers made the hop skip and a jump to Booneville to compete in the Bearcat Relays. Hitting the pavement against 10 other teams, Magazine held strong and fought hard till the end never letting their heads down. Head snake leader, Ryan Chambers, saw great potential in both of his teams for their first meet of the year and can’t wait to unleash them on the rest of the track season.

The Jr Rattlers earned fourth place in the 4×800 with a time of 10:29, 10th place in the 4×100 with a time of 57.40 and rounded out with 11 points as a team. Sam Warner earned a fifth-place win in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:34.12 along with ninth in long jump at 16-03 and 18th in the 200-meter dash. Trace Nicholas made seventh in discus with a throw of 104-00 and 14th in shot put. Brody Case placed 11th in the 100-meter hurdles and 13th in the 300 hurdles with a time of 57.63. Aiden Carter made 13th in the 400-meter dash. James Haugh placed 15th in discus and 20th in shot put. AJ Malouf earned 16th in triple jump with a marker at 27-06. Kolton McCubbin made 16th in long jump. Allen Newby took home 18th in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.39. Jacob Thompson placed 20th and 21st in the 100-meter and 400-meter dash. And Dosson Littleton picked up 20th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.93.

There was only a handful of Jr Lady Rattlers that competed Thursday night and although they were small in numbers they were big in their presence. Emily Powell placed ninth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 20.83 and 10th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:17. Trinity Bull took home 10th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 33.16 as well as 12th in the 100-meter hurdles, 17th in the 100-meter dash and 11th in long jump with a marker at 12-06. Gracee Franklin placed 14th in the 200-meter dash, 16th in long jump, and 19th in the 100-meter dash. And Jaylen Sims earned 12th in shot put with a distance of 23-06 and 15th in discus. The Jr High tracksters will next go for gold on April 2nd in the Mansfield Jr Tiger Relays.

Bulldogs Step Up To The Plate In Tournament

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Megan Hecox

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Bulldogs Step Up To The Plate In Tournament

It was a busy weekend for the Waldron Bulldogs as they fought hard and scored big in the De Queen Baseball Invitational. After losing 9-1 against Horatio on the first night, the Bulldogs upped their game and went on to win 15-4 over Foreman in the second round of tournament play on Friday and 4-2 against Genoa Central on Saturday, placing them with a 3-1 total season record.

“Payton Brown was the starting pitcher in their game against Foreman and picked up the win with Braden Williams receiving,” explained coach Mark Brigance. “They switched positions in the 3rd inning. Brown did a good job staying low in the zone, striking out five batters with 55 pitches. Williams finished the pitching also striking out five. Each hitter in the starting line up had at least one hit.” Williams and Caden Fuller earned three hits apiece followed by Brown, Seth Hunt, and Drake Carnley with two each and with one apiece was Matt Brigance, Blake Owens, and Patrick Poor.

“The kids really love that kind of a night. Caden Fuller led the team with two singles and one double that drove in two rbi’s for him. Braden Williams and Drake Carnley each had two singles. Williams had a runner batted in as well.” The Bulldogs faced Genoa Central next with the Dragons really giving Waldron a run for their money. “Seth Hunt started the game pitching with Payton Brown being his battery mate. Seth worked 6 and 1/3 innings before he finished his pitching duties striking out eight of the 27 batters he faced.”

“He was able to keep them off-balanced with them hitting mostly weak ground balls or towering pop-ups to the outfielders. We only suffered one error on the day and was able to pitch around it. Genoa was shut out until the top of the 7th when they lead off with back-to-back singles. Waldron scored first in the third inning with a lead-off single from Braden Williams. After a stolen base and a couple of pop-ups, Patrick Poor hit it hard at the 3rd baseman in which he couldn’t handle. Patrick has been solid at the plate this season.”

“Drake Carnley and Matthew Brigance the 8 and 9 hole batters, respectively, reached bases with singles or walks in for two different innings with both scoring in the 4th. Carnley off of a Caden Fuller Sac Fly to centerfield and Brigance off a Braden Williams second straight inning single. Blake Owens was hit by the pitch after one out in the fifth inning and moved around to third with a pass ball and a Drake Carnley RBI single. That ended the scoring for the Bulldogs giving them their third win of the season.”

The Bulldogs will get back to it on Tuesday, March 10 at 4:30 p.m. as they host the Hackett Hornets.

Lady Tigers Incinerate Lady Arrows

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Megan Hecox

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After falling short to Paris and Gentry, the Mansfield Lady Tigers have picked up their first big win of the softball season against the Lavaca Lady Arrows. The Lady Tigers completely shut down the Lady Arrows showing no mercy and taking the win 11-0 in five innings. Although it was a beautiful day, Mansfield delivered plenty of frozen rope to Lavaca through their hard hits and quick sprints. Earning runs for the Lady Tigers was senior Maggie Strunk with three, junior Hailey Walker and sophomore Kiara Thomas with two each, and with one apiece was seniors Abby Morgan and Kyli Davidson, junior Morgan Burns, and freshman Brooklyn Adams.

The Lady Tigers had a field day with their 15 total putouts. Allowing nothing to get past them was Adams with 11, junior Chloe Creekmore with two and Burns and junior Amber Elmore with one each. Strunk was a beast on the mound as she faced 19 batters catapulting 80 pitches and striking out 11 players. Mansfield will hit the dirt again on Monday, March 9th at home as they take on the Alma Lady Airedales at 4:30 p.m. This is Alma’s first game of the season and with three games already under their belts, the Lady Tigers are hoping for a steal.

Club Velocity Owns Conway Classic

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This past weekend in Conway, Greenwood based Club Velocity volleyball team owned their competition with a demanding presence.

Winning their way through 35 teams, Club Velocity ended the two-day event in first place. This is the 3rd first place finish this season.

Currently, the team is ranked #1 in Delta Region, and #64 in overall country standings going into the weekend.

Next week, Club Velocity will travel to Little Rock and compete in the coveted “Volley in the Rock” tournament.

Club Velocity Team Members

Head Coach, Chelsea Pearcy

Mona Jones, Team Representative

Lakyn Dawson (#4)

Emma Frye (#5)

Lorelai Graham (#9)

Alyssa Lovell (#15)

Caroline Witherington (#17)

Raylee Wagoner (#24)

Kylah Pearcy (#32)

Daisy Parker (#34)

Waldron Jr Track Starts Season With A Bang

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Megan Hecox

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Waldron Jr Track Starts Season With A Bang

Pictured is Gracie Carnley

The Waldron Jr High Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs hit the road to Booneville on March 5th for their first track meet of the season. With a total of 11 teams and 16 events, Waldron definitely let their presence be known. “Our Jr. High boys had a great meet at Booneville finishing 2nd overall with a team total of 141 points,” stated coach, Chance Tanner. “We finished 1st in seven events!”

The Bulldogs placed first in the 4×100 with a time of 47.06 with a team made up of Joseph Rogers, Kason Davis, Steven Figueroa, and Bryson Barker as well as taking first in the 4×800 thanks to Ambrose Poor, Alex Hernandez, Michael Grano, and Steve Grano with their time of 9:56.85. The Bulldogs also took home second in the 4×400 which consisted of Whitley Fielding, Fernando Guerrero, Marco Mondragon, and Peyton Lipham.

Barker won both the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash with times of 11.50 and 23.75. Davis took first in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.16, the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 44.28, and high jump, clearing 5’10. Rogers placed eighth in the 100-meter dash. Fielding took seventh in the 200-meter dash, fifth in the 400-meter dash and eighth in high jump. Steve Grano placed sixth in the 800-meter dash. Brayden Houston earned fourth in shot put and sixth in discus. Poor brought in second in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:35.63. Lipham snagged second in pole vault and the 100-meter hurdles and third in the 300 hurdles. And with a time of 5:46 was Jordan Kerr who got fifth in the 1600 meter run.

Matt Brigance placed ninth in discus with a throw of 102-02. Trevor Bates earned seventh in shot put and fifth in triple jump. Logan Young and Figueroa placed eighth and tenth in long jump. Noah Cairns placed sixth in triple jump. And Killian Beck took home sixth in pole vault clearing 8-06. To top off the night, Kason Davis was the big winner earning the high point award.

The Lady Bulldogs also had a successful evening placing runner-up overall with a team total of 110 points. Jasmine Nelson, Emma Wilson, Macie Davis, and Kylee Day brought in first place for the 4×100 with their time of 56.38. Taking second in the 4×800 with a time of 11:43.00 was Maria Grano, Ailey Ledesma, Emily Sears, and Kynlyn Frayer. And with a time of 4:55.08 for third place in the 4×400 was Grano, Lily Morrow, Jaci Odom, and Lily Ming.

Maria Grano was the big winner of the night for the Lady Bulldogs with first place in the 1600 meter run with a personal best of 5:50 along with first in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:34.68. Kylee Broomfield took home first in pole vault with a height of 8’0 and Rylie Brown earned seventh. Day placed fourth in the 100-meter dash, seventh in the 200-meter dash and eighth in discus. Nelson scored third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:07.58 and fifth in long jump. Carnley took home second in the 100-meter hurdles and a personal best time of 17.71. And Madison Goff earned third in discus with a throw of 75-10 and ninth in shot put.

Davis earned eighth in the 100-meter dash and third in long jump with a marker of 14-04. Ashlynn Stidman took home eighth in the 400-meter dash. Erika Gabel and Erin Robertson placed third and sixth in the 300 hurdles. Jinger Ward earned sixth in high jump at 4-04. Emily Sears snagged seventh in the 1600 meter run with a personal record best of 6:53. Peyton Boyd placed seventh in shot put. And Kyleigh Cook-Coker picked up a seventh-place win in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 19.65. Coach Angie Bailey couldn’t be more proud of her girls saying “It was a great way to start the season!”

Greenwood Winter Winds off to a Hot Start

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Greenwood Winter Winds off to a Hot Start

Last Fall, a group of band directors around the state decided to form Arkansas Marching Arts Association. AMAA allows indoor performing ensembles to compete in Arkansas for the first time in state history. Before, the Greenwood Winter Winds had to travel out of state to compete as an indoor ensemble. But on February 29th, Greenwood traveled to Bryant, Arkansas to compete in the first AMAA competition of their inaugural season.

This year the Greenwood Winter Winds 2020 show is titled “Off With Her Head.” The show is based off the Queen of Hearts from Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland. At the start of the show, the Queen and her guards marching out as the ensemble performs. The show features, two amazing solos that form into a duet, an incredible sounding ensemble, and beautiful visuals from the guard. At the Bryant competition, the band took first place over the Siloam Springs High School Winds with a score of 76.750.

On March 7th, Greenwood Winter Winds ensemble traveled to Burleson, Texas to compete in the WGI Dallas Regional. There, Greenwood competed against two other wind ensembles in their classification, Joshua High School from Joshua, Texas and Godley High School from Godley, Texas. During the Prelims portion of the competition, Greenwood placed 2nd with a score of 75.400, just behind Joshua High School, who scored 75.950. But during Greenwood’s Finals run, they pulled out ahead of Joshua High School to take first place in the Scholastic A Winds with a score of 79.050.

The next performance for the Greenwood Winter Winds will be on March 14th as the Arkansas Marching Arts Association hold their next competition at Greenwood High School. You will not want to miss the Greenwood Winter Wind’s performance of “Off With Her Head”. For more updates on performing ensembles and start time, check out Arkansas River Valley Bands on Facebook or Instagram.

Resident News Network Welcomes Weather Contributor

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Tammy Teague

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Resident News Network Welcomes Weather Contributor

Please join us in welcoming weather contributor Zachary Hall. He will be providing Resident News Network with exclusive weather related content.

“…This is very important to me. Being a small town guy myself, this sort of work is a very special opportunity,” shared Hall.

Hall, 25, is a Hackett native. He and his wife, Jordan, have one son, Rhett and call Greenwood home.

Hall is passionate about the science of weather, and we are excited to have him join the team.

“It is another element we are excited to bring our readership as we remain locally focused,” shared Owner/Publisher Jason Baggett.

SCEH Deliver Meals to Local Law Enforcement Agencies

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Tammy Teague

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SCEH Deliver Meals to Local Law Enforcement Agencies

Scott County Extension Homemakers delivered food to local law enforcement agencies on February 28.

Ten ladies provided more than six gallons of soup and chili, two cakes, brownies, cookies, crackers and cornbread for lunch.

Reita Plummer, Lynn Landon, Peggy Sehorn, Leanne Forrest, Mary Handley, Scott County Extension Agent Debra Miller, Betty Overturf, Arkansas Extension Homemakers Ouachita District Director Lisa Davis, Amanda Biggerstaff and Patsy Biggerstaff all worked together to deliver the meal.

Members of both departments were grateful for the homecooked meals!

Leanne Forrest delivered lunch to Waldron Police Department. She is pictured with Officer Steve Mourton and Detective Horatio Gonzalez.

Waldron Police Department’s Officer Steve Mourton and Detective Horatio Gonzalez.

Reita Plummer, Amanda Biggerstaff, Patsy Biggerstaff

Pictured standing: Reita Plummer, Leeann Forrest and Mary Handley. Seated is Betty Overturf.

Seventh Grade Shines At First Track Meet

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Tammy Teague

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Seventh Grade Shines At First Track Meet

Mansfield’s tradition of starting off strong in track and field held serve as the Lady Tiger and Tiger seventh graders ventured to Booneville on March 2 to open the outdoor season.

The MJH prep team for the girls took the runner-up trophy for the team standings. The prep men were fourth.

Trinity Triska and Laney Wood continued the workload that they shared staring for the MJH cross country team back in the Fall. The pair scored points all across the map for the Lady Tigers.

Wood took the pole vault title. She contributed in the 4x800m relay, 4x400m relay, 300m hurdles, and triple jump. Triska was second in the pole vault. She placed high in the same two relays, 1600m run, and triple jump.

Maylei Rogers won the triple jump at 26-5.5 and was part of the team’s sprint relay team.

Presley Curry was the top Tiger hurdler with a 20.74 finish in the 100m hurdles. Addison Bowman was the in the running for the top 300m hurdle championship with a 59.0 run over the 8 barrier race. She was second at the meet.

Aaliyah Summers was the fastest Mansfield girl at the 100m dash, 200m dash, and 4x200m relay.

Megan Emery, Azlynn Nelson, Wood, and Triska were fourth in the 4x400m relay. Aiden Fildes, Bowman, Wood, and Triska equaled that spot in the 4x800m coop.

The Tiger seventh grade boys easily won the 4x100m relay. Aaron Person, Austin Ruiz, Toby Towe, and Trey Powell went 54.64 around the one lap sprint.

Towe was the winner of the 300m hurdles. He was fourth in the 100m high hurdles.

Powell was the busiest Tiger placing high in the 100m dash, 200m dash, and two relays. He was also second in the high jump and fifth in the long jump.

Ruiz took second in the pole vault at 7-0. He blazed around in the 800m run for second place at 2:36.20.

Winston Allison, Ruiz, Towe, and Powell were third in the 4x400m relay. Boston Elmore was fifth in the pole vault. He jumped 6-6.

Tiger-track — Mansfield seventh grade track boys finish fourth.

Junior Lady Tigers Cruise to Victory

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Tammy Teague

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Dominating in the throws and the jumps, Mansfield’s junior girls took down all teams at the Booneville Bearcats Junior Relays on March 5.

With 64 of their 137.5 points coming out of the shot, discus, high jump, long jump, triple jump, and pole vault, Mansfield took the early lead. Staying steady with plenty of hurdle and relay points, the team continued to control most of the meet.

Waldron behind the strength of distance points kept it close but could only climb to 110 points for the runner-up trophy.

Skylynn Harris, the 2020 class 3A state indoor shot put champion for the high school team, dropped back down to the junior high ranks and won both the shot and discus. Harris won each throw by large margins for a quick 20 points to the team total.

Madelen Jones won the girls 100m hurdles in the narrowest of margins for another Tigers’ first place award. The Tiger freshman who also competed up on the state indoor team ran the 100m highs in 17.62.

Jadelynn Wood took the team’s only other individual first place win by besting all runners over the 300m intermediate hurdles. The freshman was clocked at 55.66 seconds.

Wood, Natalie Allison, Trinity Triska, and Kynslee Ward ran away with the 4x400m relay for the team’s only relay first place award. The combination of two freshmen, one eighth grader, and a seventh grader rounded the 4 laps in 4:48.87.

Wood and Allison, the two freshmen, were point producer for the state indoor team.

Jones, Wood, Harlie Fuller, and Kynslee Ward all pointed in fine fashion for the Lady Tiger hurdle squad. Jones, Ward, Wood, and Natalie Allison gave high value from the vertical or horizontal jumps.

The junior boys had their moments at Booneville but lack of depth hurt their overall chances. The squad was still competitive with an eighth place finish in the team rankings.

Tommy Phang did well in the 300m hurdles. The freshman crossed in 48.00 seconds for fourth place. He was also the lead leg in the fifth place 4x400m relay team. That group ran hard to finish in 4:19.34. The group consisted of Phang, Austin Quinalty, Ashton Hinkle, and Austin Ruiz.

Tyler Turnipseed and Trey Powell were the fastest Tigers along the 100m and 200m sprints. Peyton Martin was the best Tiger pole vaulter clearing 9 feet for fourth place.

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