Sports

The Eureka Springs Highlander Mountain Bike Team wrapped up its second season with a fifth-place overall finish at Centennial Park in Fayetteville, beating much teams from larger schools like Bentonville West, Fayetteville Composite and Russellville.

Depth might be an issue for the Berryville wrestling team, but coach Ryan Whetham said there’s no shortage of talent or work ethic on the Bobcats’ roster. “We’ve got a bunch of new, young kids, ninth-graders and a few 10th-graders that have never wrestled before, and that’s good for our future,” Whetham said.

Playing without their senior point guard, against probably the best Class 4A team in the state, the odds were stacked against the Berryville Bobcats last Friday night at Bobcat Arena. And the odds held, as a talented Farmington team beat Berryville 68-28 in the 4A-1 conference opener for both teams.

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The Berryville Bobcats took home the first-place trophy from the annual Green Forest Holiday Tournament after beating the host team 60-44 in the championship game on Saturday, Dec. 10.

The Green Forest Lady Tigers exacted a measure of revenge in the consolation bracket of the annual Green Forest Holiday Tournament, erasing a big third-quarter deficit and beating the Berryville Lady Bobcats 63-58 on Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Grim Gym.

After playing five road games to start the season, the Berryville Bobcats finally got to play in front of a home crowd with two games last week at BobcatArena. The Bobcats had to come from behind in both games, but still picked up a pair of victories.