Stories from Wednesday, April 13, 2016

James (Jim) Joy Barkley was born July 13, 1929 to Roy James Barkley and Iva Slape Barkley in Baird, Okla. He passed away March 31, 2016 in Medford, Ore. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Ivaleen Barkley Nail. One daughter, Donna and one son, Keith...

It's rare to see a player get a hat trick in a soccer match, let alone two players get one in the same match. That is what happened when Green Forest won 4-3 at Eureka Springs on Thursday night. Green Forest's Huvense Rivas and Eureka Springs' Oscar Mendez each recorded hat tricks...

The Green Forest Lady Tigers have been in numerous close games this year, but a 5-4 home victory against Mountain View on April 4 was the first time they had won one of those close games. With Green Forest leading 4-3, the Lady Yellowjackets hit a double to center, tying the game at four going into the bottom of the seventh. ...

The Jr. Anstaff Bank Relays were held in Green Forest on Friday. Here is a look at how some of the local Carroll County athletes did. Boys 100 meter dash: Berryville's Tristian Updagraff finished second at 12.41 and teammate Luke Britt finished ninth at 13.03...

Getting eight hits in five innings of play is respectable. Getting 22 hits and scoring 21 runs in that period of time is remarkable. That was the story of how things went in Berryville as Gravette defeated the Bobcats 21-1 Thursday evening. Gravette scored four runs in the top of the first and added five more in the top of the second to take a 9-0 lead...

When struggling offensively this year, the Berryville Lady Bobcats had been able to rely on senior pitcher Emma Hill to keep them close. This wasn't the case in Thursday's 7-2 home loss to Gravette. Berryville got the first run of the game in the bottom of the first, when Brittany Hubbard scored on a fielder's choice. ...

The Berryville Bobcat soccer team got another easy win at home Thursday, when it defeated Decatur, 7-0. Gustavo Branchini scored three goals, while Jesse Diaz, Sam Muia, Joel Brown and Nathan Engel all scored one. Despite the Bulldogs losing nine seniors, Berryville coach Joey Curtis didn't want to take anything away from a good Decatur team, but he knows Berryville's schedule is getting ready to get much more difficult, starting on Tuesday when the Bobcats host Mountain Home...