One thing that the Hackett Sr High Lady Hornets don’t do is lay down in the face of defeat. Sure they’ve hit some bumps in the road. Sure they aren’t necessarily having the season they hoped for. But one thing is certain and that is the fact that these girls are growing and improving every single day. They show up, put in the work, and evolve by consistently fixing their miscues.
On February 7, the Lady Hornets started off strong in their match-up against the Magazine Lady Rattlers but unfortunately hit a wall in the second half of the game leading to a 54-33 loss. “We were down a couple of girls that play a lot due to illness. I thought our girls played hard, we just couldn’t get the ball to fall in the second half,” explained head coach, Broc Adams.
Shayla Foster finished the game with 11 points followed by Faith Thomas with seven, Autum Neal with five, Brooke Holt with four, Madeline Freeman with two, and Jordan Duncan netting one. With two games left until District, the Lady Hornets will host the (7-3) Mountainburg Lady Dragons on Tuesday, February 11 starting at 6 p.m. Also tonight, the 2A State Champion Lady Hornet Volleyball team will be receiving their championship rings during halftime of the boys’ game.
After stealing the 38-22 win last Friday against West Fork, the Mansfield Jr High Lady Tigers clinched the title of conference champions placing them at the one seed for District play. On Monday, February 10, the 3A-1 West Jr High District Tournament kicked off in Lincoln. The #1 seeded Mansfield Lady Tigers stepped up to face the #8 seeded Waldron Lady Bulldogs in Round 1.
Alyson Edwards
Both teams were in it to win it fighting with everything they had but at the end of the day there can only be one winner and the Lady Tigers took the victory with a final score of 43-16. “Captain, Alyson Edwards, led the way for the Lady Tigers with another double-double performance scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds including 8/10 at the free-throw line. The Lady Tigers as a whole went 17/24 at the free-throw line (71%),” stated head coach, Joshua Bryan.
Skylynn Harris
This was Edwards’s third double-double performance of the season. Also helping to move the squad through to the next round was Harlie Fuller with 10 points, Kynslee Ward and Natalie Allison with five points each, Seven Sanderson with three points, and Serenity Brunson with two points. This win upgrades the Jr Lady Tigers to 18-3 in total season play.
Harlie Fuller
The Mansfield Jr Lady Tigers will now move on to the semi-finals round of District play and face the winner of the #4 seeded Elkins Lady Elks and the #5 seeded Lincoln Lady Wolves game. That match will be played on Wednesday, February 12 with the victor moving on to face the Lady Tigers on Thursday, February 13 at 4 p.m.
Both Hackett Hornets and Lady Hornets are gearing up for their time to shine in the 2A-4 West Jr High District Tournament which is being held this year in Danville. Each squad will come into play during Round 2 on Wednesday, February 12. The Jr Hornets ended their conference season with a 4-2 record with the losses coming from Mountainburg and Lavaca. The Hornets secured the third seed placement and will be facing off with the Danville Little Johns at 5 p.m.
The Jr Lady Hornets are still flying high over their 45-25 win against the Magazine Lady Rattlers last Friday night. Teonna Best led her team with 16 points followed by Alex Bunch with eight, Kyleigh Hill with five, Abby McBride and Tori Blanton with four each, Alona Rothwell with three, Hannah Fox and Aaliyah Escoffier with two apiece, and Prairie Vaughn with one.
“We had a slow start against Magazine but got things going by getting steals and a couple of quick buckets off the press. We are looking forward to this week! We are trying to take it one game at a time. Our goal was to win a district championship this year and we have the opportunity to do that,” expressed coach, Broc Adams. The Jr Lady Hornets also end their conference season with a record of 4-2 with their losses coming from Hector and Lavaca. This places the girls as the third seed and has them battling the JC Westside Lady Rebels at 4 p.m.
The semi-finals of the junior high district basketball tournament were played tonight at Perryville High School.
The Paris Jr. Eagles basketball team came from behind to defeat Fountain Lake in overtime to advance to Thursday night’s final. The Eagles will play the winner of the second boys semi-final game between Perryville and Booneville. Thursday’s final is scheduled for tip-off at 7:15 p.m.
In the second session, the Paris Jr. Lady Eagles went down to defeat to the hometown Perryville Jr. Lady Mustangs. The Paris girls’ junior high season comes to an end that saw the Lady Eagles finish as regular season conference runner-ups. Congratulations to the Lady Eagles on an outstanding season.
Check with Resident Press on Friday for complete coverage of the Eagles and the junior district tournament championship.
With a final score of 37-34, the Mansfield Jr High Tigers fought a good fight but ended falling short to the West Fork Tigers in last Friday nights face-off. Drew Elmore led the Tiger ambush with 16 points followed by Clint Stovall with seven, Braxton Byers with five, and Tyler Turnipseed, Austin Quinalty, and Darton Hoopengarner with two apiece. The Jr Tigers now sit 5-10 in regular season play which places them as the eighth seed in the Jr District Tournament. District Tournament play starts Monday, February 10 in Lincoln. The Mansfield Tigers will play tonight at 5:15 against the number one seeded Charleston Tigers.
In their second conference game of the season against Magazine, the Hackett Sr High Hornets smashed the Rattlers to walk away with a 44-38 win. In their first go-round, the Rattlers took the victory by two points so this time the Hornets wanted to make sure that they didn’t fall to that same fate again. Hackett upgrades their total season record to 6-14, move 4-6 in conference play, and hold 846 points on the year. Dylan Kats led his team offensively with 14 points. Cash Oliver netted 12 points. Zach Gragg brought in 11 points. Jake Fisher secured six points. And Austin Cowell made one point.
“It was a tough battled out game throughout. We shot the ball poorly and struggled to establish any kind of inside presence. They were forcing us to take outside shots and for three quarters we did not see many shots fall. In the fourth, Cash Oliver hit four three-pointers and it forced Magazine to get out of their comfort zone and have to play us man to man. For a sophomore to be able to step up and give us that spark speaks volumes about this team. We do not care where the production comes from because we all play as one big team,” stated coach, Kent Elmore.
For their second to last conference game, the Hornets will host the (5-5) Mountainburg Dragons. The Dragons are 8-15 in total season play and fell to Hackett 40-38 in their last battle three weeks ago.
When 3A-1 basketball giants, the Waldron Bulldogs and the Charleston Tigers, stepped onto the court last Friday night, the energy in Waldron’s gym was off the hook. The Tigers were on top in conference play undefeated 10-0 while the Bulldogs sat one level under them 10-1. After an extreme fight to the finish, the Waldron Sr High Bulldogs proved to be high supremacy as they knocked the Tigers off their throne with a 70-62 win.
Jacob Avila
Charleston took their first loss in conference play sending them to 10-1 while Waldron upgrades to 11-1. Each “L” that these two powerhouse teams hold in conference play was given to one another by the other team. “It was a great win for our program,” says coach, Joshua Brown. “Charleston has a tradition of winning. They are a tough-nosed team and their guys play their roles very well. Going into the game we knew we had to slow down offensively and play a lot better defensively.”
Mason Ford
“We knew we had to overcome runs and I thought our kids answered every run Charleston went on. I think the last time we played we got a little panicked and we didn’t do that in this game. I thought overall our guys played extremely hard and we hit some big baskets when we had to have them. I was very proud of our effort from every guy on our team, whether they were on the floor or on the sideline, they were locked in all night!”
Caden Fuller
Leading the Bulldogs to a successful takeover was Payton Brown with 30 points, seven assists, three rebounds, and two steals. Braden Williams with 14 points, three rebounds, and one assist. Jacob Avila with nine points, one block, one steal, five assists, and three rebounds. Gada Wagner with seven points, two assists, one steal, and two rebounds. Isaac “The Real” Villarreal with seven points and four rebounds. And Mason Ford with three points, two steals, three rebounds, and one assist.
Payton Brown
The Bulldogs now sit 22-4 in total season play and hold 1794 points on the year. “I thought our students, band, cheerleaders, and community as a whole showed up and gave us a boost! It was a great HS atmosphere for both sides. Moving forward we are just taking it one game at a time. We talk about enjoying the win for the night and then come ready to go to work the next day. We will now shift our focus to Elkins and prepare for that battle.” Waldron will face the (10-2) Elks in Elkins on Tuesday, February 11. Elkins is 22-3 on the season so this will be another hardcore face-off for the Bulldogs. In their first conference game against each other, Waldron earned the win 62-54.
On Friday, February 7th, the Waldron Bulldogs took on the Charleston Tigers at the Waldron Activity Center for a big-time basketball match-up. In addition to conference supremacy being on the line, the Bulldogs also remembered Eddie Harrison. Mr. Harrison was a long time educator at Waldron High, school board member upon his retirement, and gatekeeper at all Bulldog basketball games. Mr. Harrison passed away last year of liver cancer and the Bulldogs hope to continue his legacy of helping out the youth of Waldron.
“Mr. Harrison had such an impact on the kiddos of Waldron for so long. Being a presence around the school, sporting events, and church youth groups for his whole life, Mr. Harrison is the ultimate definition of what a Waldron Bulldog is. He was a leader by service and understood the importance of having great adults influencing the youth,”expressed coach, Joshua Atchley.
When Bulldog and Tiger fans packed the WAC last Friday, the Bulldog coaches had asked everyone to wear green in awareness of liver cancer. The Bulldog basketball program did a pre-sale on green shirts and there were also green “Eddie Night” shirts available for $12 at the door. All proceeds raised from the sale of “Eddie” shirts will be donated to the Scott County Boys and Girls Club in Mr. Harrison’s name. “Mr. Harrison’s legacy was helping the local youth any way that he could, and we hope to continue that for many years to come!”
PUBLIC NOTICE
County of Scott
State of Arkansas
Pursuant to Arkansas Election Law Arkansas Cod Annotated S7-5-202, all qualified electors are notified that the Democratic and Republican Preferential Primaries, Non Partisan Judicial General and Annual School Election will be held on March 3, 2020. The election will submit for a vote of the electorate all candidates by name and office. The following polling places have been set up by the election laws of the State of Arkansas. The polls will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Listed are the voting precincts with the corresponding polling sites.
Blackfork: Blackfork Fire Station.
Blansett: Shiloh Baptist Church
Brawley: Lake Hinkle Fire Dept
Cauthron/Oliver: Bates Baptist Church
Cedar Creek: Cedar Creek Community Center
Coal/Lafayette: Bates Baptist Church
Denton: Winfield Church
Hickman Ward I and Hickman Rural West: Living Word Church
Hickman Ward II and Hickman Rural East: First United Methodist Church
Hickman Ward III: First Baptist Church
Hon: Hon Baptist Church
Hunt: Tatetown Pentecostal Church of God
James: Mt. Moriah Church
Jones/Little Texas: Harvey Nola Fire Dept.
Keener: Keener Freewill Baptist Church
Lamb: Friendship Pentecostal Church
Lafave: Harvey Assembly of God Church
Lewis 1: Abbott Generation Building
Lewis 2: Mansfield City Hall
Mill Creek: Solid Rock Pentecostal Church of God
Mountain: Boles Community Building
Mt. Pleasant: Mt. Pleasant Community Bldg.
Parks: Parks Methodist Church
Tomlinson/Tate: Packsaddle Church
Early voting will be conducted at the Scott County Courthouse in the County and Circuit Clerk’s Office, 190 West First Street, Waldron Arkansas. February 18th to March 1st from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday and from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Early voting will end on Monday March 2nd at5:00 p.m.
Absentee voting will be conducted through the County and Circuit Clerk’s Office 190 West First Street, Waldron Arkansas. Telephone: 479-637-2642.
The following candidates and the offices to which they aspire on the Republican Preferential Primary are as listed:
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION:
U.S. PRESIDENT
Bernie Sanders
Marianne Williamson
Steve Bullock
Andrew Yang
Elizabeth Warren
John K. Delaney
Joe Sestak
Amy Klobuchar
Tom Steyer
Kamala Harris
Tulsi Gabbard
Michael R. Bloomberg
Julian Castro
Mosie Boyd
Michael Bennet
Pete Buttigieg
Joseph R. Biden
Cory Booker
U.S. CONGRESS DISTRICT 04
William H. Hanson
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 74
June Anteski
J.P. DIST 5
Tom Wagner
J.P. DIST. 9
Larry (Bear) Brigance
CONSTABLE HICKMAN WARDS
Lyndy Holland
CONSTABLE JAMES
Windell Hale
CONSTABLE LAMB
Rick Powell
CONSTABLE TOMLINSON
Jerry Traylor
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION:
U.S. PRESIDENT
Bill Weld
Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente
Donald J. Trump
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 21
Jim Reynolds
Representative Marcus Richmond
U.S. SENATE
Senator Tom Cotton
U.S. CONGRESS DISTRICT 04
Representative Bruce Westerman
J.P DIST. 1
Bobby Hattabaugh
J.P. DIST. 2
Melvin “Dee” Parker
J.P. DIST. 7
John E. Luttrell
NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL GENERAL ELECTION
STATE SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE POSITION 4
Barbara Womack Webb
Judge Morgan “Chip” Welch
COURT OF APPEALS ASSOCIATE JUDGE DISTRICT 04, POSITION 02
Emily White
Prosecuting Attorney Stephanie Potter Barrett
COURT OF APPEALS ASSOCIATE JUDGE DIST. 04 POSITION 01
Court of Appeals Judge Brandon Harrison
CIRCUIT JUDGE DIST. 15, DIVISION 01
Jerry Don Ramey
CIRCUIT JUDGE DIST. 15 DIVISION 02
David H. McCormick
CIRCUIT JUDGE DIST. 15 DIVISION 03
Circuit Judge Terry Sullivan
STATE DISTRICT COURT DIST. 24
Judge Danny Thrailkill
The opening, processing, canvassing and counting of Absentee, Early, and Election Day Ballots will be at the Scott County Courtroom on March 3rd, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.
The list of elections officials, deputy county clerk and additional deputies hired to conduct early voting can be viewed at the Scott County Clerk’s Office.
Signed this 7th day of February, 2020.
Randy Shores – Scott County Sheriff and Collector
Steve Holland – Chairman Scott County Election Commission.
The Snack Pantry at East Pointe Elementary School in Greenwood has small, humble roots, but has had an enormous impact on both the students and volunteers.
Currently, the Snack Pantry is funded and supplied by Rebecca Selkirk, Biffy Jesse and Brittney Rowe. Each of these ladies take turns buying snacks and supplying the pantry, alternating month to month.
According to Selkirk, the pantry’s purpose is to supply snacks to students when they forget one. “I believe most teachers will grab a sack full of snacks and keep in their classroom to give to kids when they forget,” added Selkirk.
In addition to supplying the pantry, they also:
Provide candy canes to students at Christmas time that do not receive a candy cane in the PTO fundraiser
Provide Easter Baskets to children that do not receive one
Provide a $5.00 gift certificate for students who would be otherwise unable to purchase a book at the fall and spring book fair.
While the group doesn’t do any fundraising, they do accept donations. The pantry is often supplied by donors such as Focus on Greenwood and Donna Gladwin.
If you are interested in donating to the Snack Pantry at East Pointe, you can do so at the front office at any time during the year.
