Arkansas Sports Media Basketball Super Teams announced for 2019
High school basketball in northeast Arkansas hit a new high this season with four out of five teams bringing home a state championship for the 2018-19 season.
With so many championship teams from the area, the spotlight was on several talented players.
Voters from different newsprint...
Pioneers fall short against Southerners Thursday night 2-1
The Southerners defeated Batesville on Thursday night with a final score of 2-1.
Braden Jones recorded the win on the mound.
Jones allowed just six hits to Batesville while giving up one run and striking out nine Pioneers.
The Southerners had 2 runs on 5 hits with...
Lady Southerners fall to the Westside Warriors 11-5
The Lady Southerners dug a hole to climb out of early in conference action Tuesday at Westside, giving up 4 runs in the first inning and falling behind 10-0 before the bats woke up and a late rally fell short before losing 11-5.
The Warriors...
Southerners shutout Westside Wariors 5-0
The Southerners defeated Westside on Tuesday night with a final score of 5-0.
Gage Wood recorded the win on the mound, making it his third quality start in a row.
The Southerners had 5 runs on 8 hits with no errors. Will Sitkowski extended his hitting...
Southerners defeat Bald Knob Bulldogs 5-1
The Southerners defeated Bald Knob on March 25 with a final score of 5-1.
Kyle Long got the win on the mound and Cole Langston recorded the save.
The Southerners had 5 runs on 8 hits with no errors. Cole Langston had two hits with a...
Southerners fall short in a close game against Sylvan Hills
The Southerners dropped a close game in the final game of the Sylvan Hills Invitational to defending 5A state champs Sylvan Hills 5-4.
The Southerners scored 4 runs on 8 hits and had no errors. Freshman Gage Wood had a phenomenal outing pitching 6 innings...
BHS Lady Pioneers head coach named All-Arkansas Preps Girls Coach of the Year
Batesville High School’s head girls basketball coach has been named All-Arkansas Preps Girls Coach of the Year by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the state’s largest newspaper.
Stan Fowler coached the Batesville girls to a 14-0 conference record and finished the season with an overall record of...
Southerners walk away victorious after two games Thursday
The Southerners played two games on Thursday in the Sylvan Hills Invitational in North Little Rock. The Southerners dropped the first game to the North Little Rock Charging Wildcats 8-3.
The game was knotted at 0-0 until North Little Rock scored 2 runs in the...
Lady Southerners smack two home runs in a win over Highland
Pictured: Lady Southerner Shelby Warden
The Lady Southerners bats heated up as spring break began Monday afternoon as they smacked 2 home runs in the 12-0 mercy rule win over the Highland Lady Rebels in a special 1 p.m. game at Southerner field.
The Lady Southerners...
LISTEN: BHS trap shoot Project Graduation fundraiser this weekend
Batesville High School (BHS) seniors Jared Stagner, Craig Abbott, Dylan Johnson, and Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Ryan Nast dropped by the White River Now studio and talked with Big Daddy Randy Alan about this weekend's trap shoot fundraiser to raise money for the...
Scots women’s basketball falls in second round of NAIA Tournament
BILLINGS, Mont. – The Lyon College women’s basketball team had a tough challenge ahead of them in the second round of the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship on Friday afternoon. The 5-seed Scots were going up against 1-seed Montana Western and one of the...