Stories from Wednesday, September 12, 2018

The Atkins Lady Red Devils got the best of the Green Forest Lady Tiger volleyball team on Tuesday, winning 25-10, 25-12, 25-20 in Atkins. Green Forest coach Trista Killingsworth said the Lady Red Devils are one of the top teams in the conference and so she hopes the Lady Tigers are able to learn from the loss...

The Berryville Lady Bobcats dropped their first match of the season on Tuesday, as the Blue Eye, Mo. Lady Bulldogs defeated Berryville, 25-18, 21-25, 25-18. "Not having Kelcee Hopper hurts us a little bit," Berryville coach Kristin Whetham said. "She is a big girl in the middle who can get some blocks. They have a really good outside hitter who got whatever she wanted because we didn't have anybody up there to get a touch on her ball. Not having Kelcee up there to block hurt."...

Green Forest is going out of state for its second game of the year. On Friday night, the Tigers will travel to Commerce, Okla. — hometown of legendary baseball player Mickey Mantle. "I lived up in southwest Missouri and would go over to Oklahoma and watch a lot of football at NEO (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College) and different high schools,” Green Forest coach Bobby Bishop said. ...

The Berryville Bobcats have had a lot of build-up to Friday night's home opener against the Huntsville Eagles, as it will mark the unveiling of Berryville's new stadium. "We are just trying to stay focused," Berryville coach Doug Shott said. "We don't have to tell the kids it's a big game. ...