Stories from Wednesday, October 12, 2016

GREEN FOREST -- It's always nice to get a win on homecoming night. It's even better to have a winning record in conference play. The Green Forest Tigers got the best of both worlds Friday night when they defeated Yellville-Summit, 35-13. "It was a good win for us," Green Forest coach Bobby Bishop said. ...

Whoever wins the turnover battle generally wins the football game. This was the case once again Friday night when Berryville lost at Lincoln, 41-13. "We turned the ball over on our first possession," Berryville coach Austin Winters said. "We had a bad snap on a punt and they got the ball on the 10. They scored on that."...

GREEN FOREST -- Heading into Thursday's home match against Huntsville, the Berryville Lady Bobcats had only lost one conference match. That was a five-set loss at Huntsville. Berryville coach Kristin Whetham and the Lady Bobcats didn't let that happen a second time, though, as Berryville defeated Huntsville, 25-21, 20-25, 25-16, 25-23...

While Berryville and Green Forest are both looking to get key conference wins coming down the stretch of the high school football season, the Eureka Springs Highlanders are getting ready for basketball. Friday night's Red and White game marked the unofficial beginning to the season and this Friday's game at Alpena will make it official...

A 20-25, 22-25, 11-25 loss isn't how the Green Forest Lady Tiger volleyball team envisioned Thursday's trip to Pea Ridge going. Jennifer Newberry had four digs in the first set, while Audrey Dickinson and Cheyann Eagleson each had three. Sloane Coffey and Dickinson each had an ace. ...

The Berryville junior high football team kept pace with the Lincoln Wolves early during Thursday's home game, but were unable to score enough points in a 27-12 loss. The Bobcats gave up the first two touchdowns of the game, but a 50-yard run by Tristan Updegraff made it 14-6. ...