Stories from Friday, November 11, 2011

Monday, Nov. 7 is a day that will live on in sports infamy forever. Monday marked the 20-year anniversary of Ervin "Magic" Johnson's famed retirement speech. This was the day that the public was made aware of Magic's disease. He was later told in L.A. by Dr. Michael Mehlman, the Lakers' team physician, that the point guard had human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...

The Green Forest Lady Tigers defeated the Bergman Panthers 42-30 at Fred Grim Gym on Tuesday night in what can only be tagged as a defensive battle. Bergman has three players that range in the six-foot category, according to head coach Kyle Farrar. "They're huge ... they are enormous," he said...

EUREKA SPRINGS --The senior Lady Highlanders took to the court on Tuesday night, but were affected by Omaha's trap defense in the 36-24 loss to the Eagles. "We knew exactly what they were going to try and do to us," head coach Brain Rambo said. "There really weren't any surprises."...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- After defeating the Eagles 75-59 at home on Tuesday night, head coach Nolan Helder has his team playing the kind of ball he knows they're capable of playing. "We played a really good game," he said. "We did really well." The team knew going into the game that they had to prevent Omaha's leading scorer from controlling the game, and with some adjustments, that is exactly what they did...

BERRYVILLE -- Mark Schuster is the new librarian at the Berryville Public Library, chosen from a pool of some 20 applicants. He comes to the job with plenty of library experience that started in high school in Neosho, Mo. and continued through his college years at Crowder College...