High school football finally gets into full swing this week.
DeSoto’s big play offense proved way too much for Hebron Christian to handle as the Thunderbirds rolled to a 41-8 victory over the Eagles at Phoeba, Miss. Friday night.
After a 58-6 rout of West Memphis Christian in the season opener Aug. 20, Marvell Academy found Bayou Academy far more competitive, but not enough to keep the Eagles from coming away with a 30-20 victory here Friday night.
Oklahoma in Fayetteville and the University of Alabama-Birmingham in
North Little Rock highlight the nonconference home portion of the Arkansas
Razorbacks’ basketball schedule announced Thursday.
After this evening’s dress rehearsal/ mock game closed to media and
the public, the Arkansas Razorbacks at last launch into game week for their Sept. 4
season-opener against Tennessee Tech.
Central will make the long journey to Northwest Arkansas next week to participate in the Hooten Classic.
Two-time defending North State champion DeSoto Thunderbirds got the 2010 season off on the right foot here Friday night with an impressive 39-8 victory over the Strider Academy Rams.
In a sense DeSoto and Marvell Academy are like embassies on foreign soil.
While the schools are located in Phillips County they operate under the authority of the Mississippi Association of Private Schools out of Jackson.
Having the best of both worlds as a redshirted rookie rockets Travis Swanson into maybe a starter’s orbit.
The high school football season in Northwest Arkansas kicks off Sept. 2 as four local programs participate in a week-long celebration of high school football during Simmons First/Hootens.com Kickoff Week.
Despite breaking a bone in his left foot Sunday, Arkansas sophomore forward Marshawn Powell should be practicing with the Razorbacks when they officially start basketball practices Oct. 15.
That was just part of the Arkansas defense, not all the defense, excelling in the Razorbacks’ scrimmage Saturday.
Jamborees served two purposes. They give coaches a little more insight to their teams’ assets and weaknesses. They give their fans a peak at the forthcoming season.
The high school football season begins Friday night for the area’s private schools.
Ray Tucker, executive director of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, paid a visit to his native city Wednesday to note the impact that amateur and professional athletes with Arkansas ties have had on the sports world.
Excuse the Southeastern Conference if it views the national championship race as a rather private affair — neighbor against neighbor, battling it out through the fall until there are only two teams left standing, setting up a final showdown in Atlanta on the first Saturday in December.
Arkansas came within 10 minutes of shaking up the Southeastern Conference last season before losing a fourth-quarter lead against top-ranked Florida.
In 2013, the Arkansas Razorbacks are going to wish they redshirted Darius Winston.
For now, maybe it’s best they didn’t.
Maybe the Arkansas Razorbacks were right not including a depth
chart in their media guide.
University of Arkansas senior defensive end Caleb Evan’s 2010 season
has ended before it began.
