Sports

Nate Allen has been a key contributor to the Berryville Bobcats basketball team for the past three seasons, but his senior year has had its hurdles. Allen’s mother, beloved Berryville teacher Larissa Allen, died in September after a long battle with breast cancer.

The Green Forest Tigers have relied on a trio of senior guards to carry the offensive load all season, and things were no different against Lead Hill on Friday, Feb. 3.

The Berryville Bobcats have won 18 games so far this season, but perhaps none of them have been as important as their victory at Huntsville on Friday, Jan. 27.

West Fork rallied from a five-point halftime deficit and beat visiting Green Forest 60-53 in boys action on Tuesday, Jan. 24.

Green Forest senior guard Jay Pope held the game in his hands with 0.2 seconds remaining against Lincoln on Friday, Jan. 20.

Berryville coach Daniel Cornelison said earlier this season that he believes the Gentry Lady Pioneers are one of the state’s top three Class 4A teams. He might be right, but his Lady Bobcats weren’t about to back down on Homecoming night Friday, Jan.

The Berryville High School wrestking team hosted the annual Bobcat Winter Blowout on Saturday, with a total of 10 teams competing. Berryville finished fifth in the team standings, but Bobcats senior Tun Oo took first place in the 190-pound weight class and was named the tournament’s outstanding wrestler.