Carroll County News: Sports

Blackhawks survive Tigers, weather (03/12/10)
By David McNeal CCN Sports Editor GREEN FOREST -- The wind blew and rain fell, but not as hard as the Pea Ridge Blackhawks pounded on the Tiger baseball team Monday night. The Blackhawks rolled to a 16-0 five-inning run-ruled victory that saw Green Forest post just 3 hits against 7 errors...

Highlander soccer teams get rolling during March schedule (03/12/10)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- After early season weather related cancellations and delays the Highlander soccer season got underway on Feb. 24, with Coach Mike Smith reporting the following information. Wednesday, Feb. 24 "The teams traveled to Springdale High School to play the Varsity Bulldog teams, and the Lady Highlanders had tough opposition against a skilled, opportunistic home team, going down 9 goals to 0," Coach Smith said. ...

Harrison teams too hot for Bobcats (03/09/10)
HARRISON -- The Bobcat softball and baseball teams stepped up in classification on Friday and ran into two 5A Golden Goblin buzz saws at the Harrison Sports Complex. Coach Mark Brigance's Bobcats lost 15-5 in five innings, with the JV falling 7-0. Coach Josh Nation's Lady Bobcats fell 10-0 in three innings to a hot-throwing Harrison pitcher...

Lady Tigers' small squad advances past Harding Academy 54-39 (03/09/10)
JESSIEVILLE -- The Green Forest Lady Tiger nine-member squad showed Harding Academy it's not how many girls are on the team that counts Thursday at the Class 3A State Basketball Tournament. Green Forest (21-8) rolled to a solid 54-39 win to advance to Friday's quarterfinal matchup with the Parker's Chapel Lady Trojans...

Cold weather, Hawks, slow Bobcats (03/05/10)
PEA RIDGE-- The Berryville Bobcat baseball team challenged some cold March weather and a solid Blackhawk team on Monday for their opener of the 2010 season. The varsity lost in 5 innings, 11-1, with the JV losing 11-6. After seeing his squad in action, Coach Mark Brigance said, "I like the youth of our team. They work hard and are learning each practice."...

Harness earns Burlsworth award (03/05/10)

County Soccer update (03/03/10)
CARROLL COUNTY -- The Tiger boys and girls soccer teams played at 7A Rogers on Friday, with the boys taking a controversial 1-0 loss. Officials invalidated two goals by David Beas when they said one player's arm was offside, and another rule was confused...

Victorian Classic races set to run on March 13 (02/26/10)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Plans are set for the 28th annual running of the Victorian Classic on March 13. The event is once again sponsored by the Eureka Springs Rotary Club to benefit ECHO, the Eureka Springs Free Health Clinic, and includes three events: a 10K race, a 2-mile run, and a 2-mile walk...

Soccer teams fight cold, big-school opponents (02/26/10)
CARROLL COUNTY -- County soccer teams were in action this week in spite of unusually cold temperatures that were reported to be 15 degrees below average. Coaches reported the following results. BERRYVILLE Vs. Rogers The Bobcat teams traveled to play 7A Rogers Heritage on Monday, with the JV boys taking a 3-0 loss...

Clark State Indoor shot champ (02/23/10)
FAYETTEVILLE -- Eureka Springs' sophomore Lindsey Clark is a two-time state champion after having the winning throw in the Class 1A-4A shot put event at the State Indoor Track Meet on Friday. Clark won the Class 2A shot put title last year as a ninth-grader after winning both the district junior high and high school shot put events...

Bobcats bow out of 4A-1 district tournament (02/19/10)
SPRINGDALE-- Playing the home team host at a district tournament is a tough chore and usually doesn't work out too well for the visiting team. That proved true again Wednesday when the Berryville Bobcats fell 49-60 to the Shiloh Christian Saints in the quarterfinals of the 4A-1 District tournament, ending their season...

5-overtime game ends Highlander season (02/19/10)
DECATUR -- A record five overtimes weren't enough to keep the Eureka Springs Highlanders' season going Wednesday night at the 2A-4 District Tournament when an exhausted squad finally fell to Mulberry 75-77 in a game that lasted two hours and 30 minutes...

Dragons faced, Tiger girls clinch No. 1 (02/16/10)

Eureka girls get big win on Senior Night (02/16/10)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Highlanders hosted the Magazine Rattlers for Senior Night Friday with the senior girls (10-17, 8-6) taking a big 2A-4 Conference victory, 60-43. The senior boys (11-16, 6-8) trailed 23-25 at halftime, then saw the game slip away to a 40-50 loss...