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HARRISON — The Berryville Lady Bobcats are headed back to the regional tournament, but first they’ll play for the conference tournament championship.

YELLVILLE — The Eureka Springs Highlanders defeated Cotter 50-39 Tuesday to advance to the championship game of the 2A-1 conference tournament.

YELLVILLE — Part of building a successful basketball program is learning to win close games. The Eureka Springs Lady Highlanders aren’t quite there. Yet. On Tuesday, Flippin fought back from a 15-point deficit midway through the second quarter to beat Eureka Springs 43-42 in the semifinals of the 2A-1 conference tournament at Yellville...

Senior Corey Holsted scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds in 13 minutes on Tuesday to lead Alpena to a 68-31 victory over Northwest Arkansas Classical in the first round of the 1A-1 conference tournament at Jasper. Holsted made six of 11 shots from the floor and all four of his free throw attempts for Alpena (19-12), which led 22-5 after one quarter and 44-15 at halftime...

The Berryville Bobcats’ 2018-19 basketball season came to an end with a 65-54 loss to Gentry on Monday night in the first round of the 4A-1 conference tournament at Harrison. Berryville (9-18) whittled a seven-point halftime deficit to a single point at 47-46 when freshman Weston Teague made two free throws with less than a minute remaining in the third quarter...

Valley Springs rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to defeat Green Forest 66-49 Monday in the first round of the girls 3A-1 East District Tournament at Clinton. Green Forest (6-21) led 28-19 at halftime but Valley Springs (27-7) outscored Green Forest 22-8 in the third quarter...

The Marshall Bobcats made 10 free throws in the final 1:18 of the fourth quarter Monday night and beat Green Forest 65-58 in the first round of the 3A-1 East conference tournament at Clinton. Green Forest (3-19) trailed by six points early in the fourth quarter after an 11-0 Marshall run. The Tigers cut the deficit to two points on a three-pointer by senior guard Rhett Powell with 1:18 left...

Both Eureka Springs basketball teams will be in action Tuesday in the 2A-1 District Tournament at Yellville. The Lady Highlanders (22-12) will play in the girls semifinals at 4 p.m. against the winner of Monday’s game between Flippin and Yellville-Summit...

Friday was an emotional night for the Berryville Lady Bobcats as five seniors played their final home game. They made sure to go out the right way, jumping out to a big early lead and beating Huntsville 52-23.

It’s safe to say that the Eureka Springs Highlanders are peaking at just the right time.

In his first year as a head basketball coach, Ryan Sanchez took over a Eureka Springs girls program that had recorded just nine victories over the past four seasons. Today, Sanchez’s Lady Highlanders are 2A-1 conference champions. And not only does Sanchez say he’s not surprised, but he’s also not satisfied.

The Berryville High School wrestling team competed in the Duals at the Brier dual tournament on Saturday, Feb. 2, at Greenbrier. Berryville won three of five matches as a team, defeating Shiloh Christian, Pulaski Robinson and North Little Rock, while losing to Pulaski Academy and Greenbrier...

Senior forward Abby Dean and sophomore guard Whit Coffelt scored 15 points apiece as the Alpena Lady Leopards defeated Omaha 59-37 in a nonconference game Tuesday at Alpena. Dean had six points in the first half as Alpena jumped out to a 27-16 halftime lead. Coffelt scored 11 points in the second half...

Before his team faced Harrison on Tuesday night, Berryville coach Daniel Cornelison mentioned the Lady Goblins’ ability to make big shots as a big concern. Unfortunately for the Lady Bobcats, Cornelison was right to be worried.

The Berryville Bobcats didn’t win Tuesday night’s game against Harrison, but that doesn’t mean coach Brent Compton was disappointed in his team.

Make it an even dozen for the Eureka Springs Highlanders. The Highlanders won their 12th consecutive game Tuesday night, beating Yellville-Summit 56-37 on the road.

The Bergman Lady Panthers used a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Green Forest Lady Tigers 53-48 Tuesday at the Grim Gym. Green Forest led 37-36 after three quarters but Bergman outscored the Lady Tigers 17-11 over the final eight minutes to escape with the victory...

Four Alpena players scored in double figures on Tuesday night as the Leopards claimed a 62-42 victory at Kingston. Alpena (17-12, 7-4 1A-1) outscored Kingston 15-4 in the second quarter to take a 10-point halftime lead, then led 43-33 after the third quarter...

Green Forest’s Rhett Powell has been a consistent scorer all season for the Tigers, but last Friday he took things to a whole new level. The 6-foot senior guard scored 55 points to lead Green Forest to an 87-67 victory at Rose Bud. Powell made 18 of 24 shots from the floor, including four of seven from three-point range, and converted 15 of 18 free throws...

The Green Forest Lady Tigers came within a whisker of their first conference victory Friday night at Rose Bud, but the final bounce of the basketball just didn’t go their way.

Eureka Springs coach Brian Rambo describes 6-5 senior guard Garrett Cross as a “mismatch problem” for the Highlanders’ opponents. The Flippin Bobcats would likely use stronger terms, especially after Cross’ performance against them on Friday.

The Gravette Lady Lions were determined not to let Berryville’s powerful frontcourt decide Friday’s game. So the Lady Bobcats let their backcourt do it.

The Berryville Bobcats and the Gravette Lions were locked in a close game for four quarters Friday night on the Lions’ home court, and both teams had opportunities to take control.

If anyone questioned how the Berryville Lady Bobcats would bounce back from their first loss of the season, they obviously don’t know much about the Lady Bobcats.

The Eureka Springs Highlanders extended their winning streak to 10 games Monday night, riding a balanced offensive attack a stingy defense to a 56-20 nonconference victory over visiting St. Joe.

The Berryville Bobcats have had an up-and-down season, pulling out some close victories and enduring some down-to-the-wire losses.

Green Forest coach Kyle Farrar says his Lady Tigers can compete with almost every team in the 3A-1 East.

The Alpena Lady Leopards kept their conference record spotless on Monday, rolling to a 75-48 victory at Lead Hill. Monday’s victory followed two conference wins last week for the Lady Leopards. On Tuesday, Jan. 15, Alpena defeated visiting Deer 72-30. Sophomore forward Amelya Cook scored 13 of her 18 points in the first half. Sophomore guard Alex Hill added 10 points for the Lady Leopards...