Stories from Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Curtis Joseph Kauffman was born on February 15, 1930 at Shelbyville, IL to Melvin and Mabel (Kropf) Kauffman. He peacefully passed away at his home in Berryville, AR on May 18, 2015 at the age of 85 years, 3 months and 3 days of congestive heart failure...

The Berryville railroad depot and station 'c. 1910.' The small signs advertise 'Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office' and 'Wells Fargo & Company Express.'

The first official high school football game of 2015 is still three months away, but that won't stop the Berryville Bobcats from holding their spring game at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Bobcat Stadium. "We are just going to get the guys out there and kind of see what we got," Berryville coach Austin Winters said. "We have about 50 guys so just divide them up and get it going."...

RUSSELLVILLE -- The Meet of Champions took place Saturday in Russellville. Bryant won the boys competition, scoring 75 points and Cabot won the girls competition, scoring 92 points. There were four events in which Carroll County athletes competed in...

MAUMELLE -- Some days, it's just not your day. That was the case Friday, as the Berryville Lady Bobcat soccer team lost 4-1 to Episcopal. After a 4-0 victory on Thursday against Malvern, the Lady Bobcats were set to play at 2 p.m. on Friday, four and a half hours before high school graduation. Lady Bobcats coach Aaron Hall asked the Arkansas High School Activities Association to push the game back to noon, but they declined...

On Tuesday evening, The Inn of the Ozarks in Eureka Springs was home to the Eureka Springs athletic banquet, where many Highlander athletes were rewarded for their hard work throughout the year. Highlander junior high athletes of the year: Gabi Bloch and Brandon Ray...

As a result of winning their respective events at the state track meets, Berryville's Hannah Noble, Green Forest's Kelby Harness, Eureka Springs' Nathan Andress and Gabi Bloch have all qualified for the Meet of Champions, which will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday in Russellville...

MAUMELLE -- The Berryville Lady Bobcats defeated the Malvern Lady Leopards 4-0 Thursday afternoon in the Class 4A state tournament. Rachel Lehr got the scoring started in the first half. A breakdown in coverage by the Lady Leopards to an easy goal. "I felt like we had the ball more in the first half, but we just couldn't take advantage," Lady Bobcat coach Aaron Hall said. "It could've been more than it was at halftime."...

As the sports season comes to a close, it's time to start handing out awards. And that's exactly what Berryville did Monday night at its annual sports banquet. Brandon Burlsworth award: The recipient was Tate Ferguson. Each year every high school football program in the state selects one player to receive this award. That player should demonstrate the drive, diligence to school and good moral character that former Arkansas Razorback All-American Brandon Burlsworth did...