Stories from Wednesday, March 9, 2016

MALVERN -- Not many teams with seven players, three of whom are freshmen, would have a winning season, let alone compete for a district championship or make it to the state tournament. The Lady Bobcats aren't most teams, though. They made it all the way to the semifinals of the Class 4A state tournament before losing to Central Arkansas Christian, 45-31, on Saturday...

Early success will pay off later. This is the hope for Berryville junior high basketball coach Joey Curtis, who led the Bobcats to the 4A-1 district tournament championship. The team finished 19-7. "It was a great experience and I'm glad the kids got to experience it," Curtis said. "The Berryville boys, they haven't won a district title in quite a while."...

Thirty wins this season. Back-to-back trips to the state tournament. 79 wins in three seasons. Never finished worst than second in the 2A-4 West in four seasons. Those are just a few accomplishments the seven seniors on the Eureka Springs basketball team will be remembered for...

The Berryville Bobcats finished second in the Anstaff Bank Carroll County baseball tournament over the weekend. The Bobcats won Friday night's game against Valley Springs, 6-5. Offensively, Berryville was led by Thomas Trowbridge, who was 2 for 4 with two runs scored. Austin Woods was 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs and Kendal Bryant was 2 for 3 with two runs scored. Robby Broseus pitched all seven innings and recorded eight strikeouts...