Stories from Thursday, February 21, 2013

CARROLL COUNTY -- After several sleights, Old Man Winter finally delivered the promised punch this week. A winter storm plowed into Carroll County Wednesday afternoon, shuttering schools for two and a half days and mortaring trees and roads with up to half an inch of ice...

BERRYVILLE -- Eureka Springs' Josh Premeau continues to pile up the accolades. Premeau finished his senior campaign with the Highlanders last week, closing out his career at Eureka Springs averaging 21 points and seven rebounds per game. The powerful big man dominated the paint, recently earning him 1-2A Conference Player of the Year honors. ...

Donnie Hoppe -- Berryville

GREEN FOREST -- In his initial season as the head coach of the Green Forest boy's basketball program, Brandon Stone faced a tough challenge. This year's Carroll County News Boy's Coach of the Year, met that challenge and exceeded expectations. More importantly, he laid the foundation of future success for a program that had been all but ignored for more than a decade...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Eureka Springs girl's basketball coach Brian Rambo has been selected Carroll County News Girl's Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Highlanders to a 12-19 overall record after the program won just four games the previous year...

BERRYVILLE -- Berryville's Britni Smith has been selected Carroll County News Girl's Basketball Player of the Year after guiding the Lady Bobcats to a 17-win season that narrowly missed a trip to the 1-4A Conference regionals. Smith, a 5 foot-4 inch junior, averaged 14 points per game with a trio of rebounds and 2.5 assists per outing. With the ability to score from long range, dribble-penetrate and see the floor, Smith matured into one of the premier point guards in the league...