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The Batesville Pioneers improved to 2-0 in 5A East play with their 34-21 victory over the Paragould Rams. Paragould scored the first 13 points of the game before the Pioneers responded with 34 unanswered points. The Pioneers got their first score on a 59-yard touchdown run...

The Southerners fell to 1-1 in conference play and 3-2 overall after a 35-7 loss to Riverview in Searcy Friday. Alex Palmer got his eleventh touchdown of the season for the Southerners the only score of the night as they had five drives start...

The Melbourne Bearkatz continued their conference road trip Friday night, as they headed to Clinton to take on the rival Yellowjackets. The Bearkatz fought back through adversity, trailing by as few as seven points in the fourth quarter; however, it wasn’t enough to overcome,...

With excitement buzzing around Pioneer Stadium on Saturday night for Homecoming & Family Weekend at Lyon College, Texas Wesleyan and the Scots fit the billing as the two teams combined for 98 total points in the game. The Scots put an exclamation point on...

The Melbourne Bearkatz opened the conference season with a big win on the road over the Yellville-Summit Panthers, winning by a final score of 42-0. The Bearkatz defense was strong, holding Yellville to -10 yards of offense for the entire game, all while recording...

The Batesville Pioneers got their first win of the season in a thrilling 56-47 victory of the previously undefeated Nettleton Raiders in Jonesboro. Ethan Ridgel ran for four scores and Eli Livingston ran for three more, but the big play occurred early in the second...

The Southside Southerners dominated the Stuttgart Ricebirds Friday night at Stewart Field leading 28-7 at the half before pulling away for a 43-21 win to move to 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in conference play. Larkin Jones had two touchdowns. Braden Jones, Brendan...

The Mountain View Yellowjackets defeated the Cedar Ridge Timberwolves 44-8 to open conference play 1-0. The Yellowjackets scored early and often as Quarterback Tim Curran completed a 26-yard pass to J’Air Jackson, two-point conversion was good and Mountain View led 8-0. Mountain View would score on...

The Mountain View Yellowjackets lost 38-0 to the Harrisburg Hornets in their final non-conference game of the season. The game was close in the first half with the Hornets taking a 6-0 lead with 11:13 to go in the second quarter. Mountain View would have their...

The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) will host its annual Foundation Golf Tournament on Friday, Oct. 4 at The Course at Eagle Mountain. Tee time for the four-person scramble is 11 a.m. Team sponsorship is $500 or $125 per player. All proceeds from...

The Pioneers fell to 0-3 on the season with a 62-42 loss at Class 6A Searcy. Batesville got three passing touchdowns from Eli Livingston, the first covering 90 yards to Karson Douglass and the other two scoring strikes to Will Storlie. Livingston also had two touchdown...