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By Scott Loftis CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com Heading into Friday night’s Carroll County Super Bowl, Green Forest coach Bobby Bishop was concerned about Berryville’s size and strength. As it turns out, those concerns were well-justified. Berryville dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and rolled to a muddy 42-14 victory over Green Forest at Tiger Stadium...

The Green Forest Tigers finished third in the Class 3A boys team standings at Saturday’s Arkansas high school cross country championships in Hot Springs. Led by an eighth-place individual finish from sophomore Jake Lopez, the Tigers finished with 127 team points. West Fork won the team title with 41 points and Episcopal Collegiate was second with 74...

The Berryville Bobcats have won just two football games this fall, none in six conference games. But that doesn’t mean the Bobcats haven’t been competitive, and Friday’s 46-21 loss to Prairie Grove is an example.

The Green Forest Tigers knew they might be in for a long night Friday at Pea Ridge. And while that was true in one sense, in another sense it was over almost before it even started.

The Berryville Lady Bobcats would have liked to stick around a little while longer in last week’s Class 4A state volleyball tournament, but coach Kristin Whetham said she was still very proud of everything her team accomplished this fall.

The Berryville Lady Bobcats ran into a juggernaut Wednesday night in the second round of the Class 4A state volleyball tournament at Devil Dog Arena in Morrilton.

The Green Forest Lady Tigers’ first trip to the Class 3A state volleyball tournament since 2015 was a brief one, but coach Christie Popejoy said that doesn’t diminish a successful season.

Berryville senior Cecilia Doss finished seventh Tuesday in the 4A-1 conference cross country championships at Prairie Grove. Doss ran the 5,000-meter course in 21:57.61. Junior Caden Nickell was the highest finisher for the Berryville boys, taking 21st place in 19:28.02...

The Berryville Bobcats got a bit of a break in Friday’s game against Pea Ridge as an illness limited Blackhawks senior running back Samuel Beard to just five carries. Unfortunately for the Bobcats, however, Beard apparently didn’t cough on Pea Ridge quarterback Tate Busey.

Sometimes, a muddy field can be an advantage for an underdog. Unfortunately for the Green Forest Tigers, not even a quagmire was much help in Friday’s game against Gravette.

The Eureka Springs Highlanders opened their 2019-20 season on Oct. 22 with a starting lineup that included three sophomores and a senior who was making his first career start.

By Scott Loftis CarrollCountyNews@cox-internet.com With their top six players returning from a team that won the 2A-1 conference championship last season, the Eureka Springs Lady Highlanders should be primed for another good year. But coach Ryan Sanchez says the Lady Highlanders can’t be complacent...

The Green Forest Lady Tigers are conference champions, and they’re headed to the Class 3A state volleyball tournament.