Stories from Monday, November 19, 2012

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is in the midst of undertaking the largest animal rescue effort in its 20-year history. The USDA-licensed refuge, located 7 miles south of Eureka Springs, has been asked by the sheriff in Mountainburg to rescue 34 tigers, leopards, and cougars from a private facility in that county. ...

BERRYVILLE -- Berryville staved off a late Bergman charge Saturday night at Bobcat Arena to claim the 2012 Junior Bobcat Classic with a 44-39 win in the championship affair. Bryan King led the Bobcats with 16 points, flowed by Jarred Osnes with 11, Garrett Stone with seven and Oliver Perez and Seth Helmlinger with five each...

BERRYVILLE -- The Green Forest junior high boy's basketball team dropped a pair of decisions during the week. The Tigers suffered a 50-38 loss to Elkins Thursday in the Junior Bobcat Classic and a 58-30 loss at Martshall on Friday. Billy Evans led the Tigers against Elkins, pouring in 16 points. He was followed by Rodrigo Lopez with seven, Rhett Williamson with five, Enrigue Ramos with four, Kiefer Burnett with three, Cory Bryant with two and Michael Blach with two...

So, Alabama wasn't unbeatable this year. Texas A&M surprised everyone but themselves by upsetting the Tide to throw a wrench in the BCS standings for a week. But all is returned to normal after Sunday's BCS standings were released and Alabama was perched in second place behind Notre Dame...

ELKINS -- Berryville opened the season with a 58-39 win over Elkins on Friday night as the Bobcats tipped off the season with a road victory. Berryville jumped out to an early 10-0 lead before Elkins could stop the momentum and regain its composure. The Elks cut the deficit to four points by halftime. But Berryville extended the lead in the third and cruised through the final stanza...

GREEN FOREST -- Green Forest improved to 3-0 overall with a couple of dominating performances this week. The Lady Tigers jumped all over St. Joe on Thursday, leading 11-2 after the opening frame and 26-8 at the half before blowing out the Lady Wildcats in the second half...

GREEN FOREST -- Green Forest dropped to 0-3 with a couple of losses this week, including a 66-60 overtime setback to St. Joe and a 79-52 loss to Marshall. The Tigers led 16-10 after the opening frame and 32-17 at the half before St. Joe rallied to tie the game at the end of regulation and outscored the Tigers 12-6 in the overtime frame...