Stories from Thursday, September 19, 2002

Delma F. Allen, 62, of Berryville, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, at her home. She was born Jan. 9, 1940, in Stone County, Mo., daughter of Henry Rolla and Elsie Briece (Garrison) Meadows. Mrs. Allen was a school teacher in Berryville. She was a member of the Southern Heights Baptist Church in Berryville...

Maudie M. Ball, 89, of Eagle Rock, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 12, 2002, at South Barry County Hospital, Cassville, Mo. She was born June 5, 1913, in Pineville, La., daughter of John and Ada Mae Wilson Bradford. She resided in several states throughout her childhood, living in Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. Some of her education was received at Eagle Rock, Mo...

Goldie M. Warren, 87, of Berryville, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2002, in Berryville. She was born Feb. 12, 1915, in Booneville, daughter of William L. and Lizzie Idella (Dempsy) Johnson. Mrs. Warren was a homemaker. She was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Rebecca Lodge...

YELLVILLE---- The Green Forest Tigers played good enough to win for one half last Friday night, but it was the second half when the Panthers won the game, 34-13. Green Forest led 7-6 at half with two strong drives, the first being a 12-play, 74-yard drive that saw Josh Brightwell punch it in from four yards out. The play came after a Panther penalty gave the Tigers a first down at the Yellville four-yard line...

It ended up 20-20 when the final buzzer went off, but it was one of the most exciting comebacks in recent memory last Friday night when the Berryville Bobcats came back from a 20-6 halftime deficit to tie the Huntsville Eagles. "The highlight of the game was being down, and then our kids coming back," Coach Carl Owens said. "I felt at the half, if we ever got rolling we were capable of coming back. We had a different attitude the second half."...

The Bobcat Invitational Cross Country Meet was a smashing success last Saturday if you measured success by numbers. There were 135 runners in the junior girls' race, and 128 in the junior boys' division, with 11 full teams competing. The senior high boys had 84 in their race, with 63 competing in senior girls...

by David McNeal Random thoughts are skittering around in my brain after a wild weekend of sports. That's no surprise to those who know me, so here goes with what's bubbling around in the gray matter. RAZOR- WHO? Man oh man. The Arkansas Razorbacks are either the real deal, or their media folks did one great snow job last week...