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Glen Rose Beavers improve to 5-0 on the road
By SEAN ROCK Contributing writer
      The Glen Rose Beavers routed Rison, 50-28, in Rison, earning the respect of Wildcat players and fans alike. The victory moved the Beavers to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in 8AAA Conference play. Rison falls to 2-3 and 1-1. The performance also locked in another week for the Beavers as the state's best Cl...
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Bauxite returns to form against Smackover
Miners' senior runningback rushes for 257 yards and five touchdowns
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Miners football is alive and well in Bauxite. There's a renewed attitude of gridiron tenacity that only a Jon Watsoncoached team can have and it's finally become engrained in the 2007 Miners. After graduating a list of seniors who were all leaders on the football field, Bauxite has had to struggl...
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Bryant braces for Cyclones after passing by Zebras
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      When the Bryant Hornets face the Russellville Cyclones this Friday at Bryant, it will be for the 7A-Central Conference lead. The winner will put themselves a game ahead of everyone else in the conference. Bryant comes in 4-0-1 and Russellville is 3-2 after upsetting the Little Rock Central Tigers...
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Panthers can't keep up with fast Wolves
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      It might be a long road trip to Texarkana this Friday night for the Benton Panthers. The Razorbacks are ranked as the top team in class 6A football this week after they dismantled El Dorado 42-7 to stay atop the 6A-South rankings.
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Lady Panthers continue perfect run in 6A-South
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      With a 19-4 overall record after finishing second in both tournaments they've played in this year, the Benton Lady Panthers are trying to stay perfect in the 6A-South conference standings. Benton was 17-0 heading into Tuesday's home match against Lake Hamilton, but held a twogame lead in the leag...
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Lady Warriors get back on the winning track
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Benton Lady Warriors have some momentum moving to the end of their conference season. A set back to Lake Hamilton 25-21 and 25-19 was only a score that didn't indicate how tough the Lady Warriors played the conference leaders.
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Bryant freshman girls win in league
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Bryant freshman Lady Hornets team is starting to make history for the school's volleyball program. A first-time match victory against Conway-White has set the Lady Hornets in contention to challenge for the Central Arkansas Conference title.
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Junior transfer fitting in fine with Panthers
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Josh Davis has emerged as a bright spot for the Benton Panthers football team this season. Transferring from Arkadelphia last spring semester, Davis asserted himself as a prominent receiver for the Panthers during 7-on-7 summer drills.
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Hornet seniors dedicated to winning
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Bryant Hornets have found success through the leadership of seniors Landon Montgomery, Dexter Barksdale and Chad England. All three have been intricate parts of the Hornets' success on the football field so far this year and all three of them hope to capture a 7A-state championship before all...
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Lady Hornets looking for first conference win
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Bryant Lady Hornets could pick up their first 7ACentral conference win this week, which would bring a much needed momentum boost to the team. "We've done better if you look at the stats," said junior Lady Hornet Brittany Hurd.
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Bryant girls golf team plays at 7A's Bella Vista
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Bryant Lady Hornets competed well in the 7A-State tournament at Bella Vista Country Club in northwest Arkansas. After enduring a three-hour rain delay, the Lady Hornets finished team play with a 326. Tiphanie Maycheck led Bryant with a 103, Shelby Mashburn shot a 104, Maegan Ghromley shot a 1...
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Little Guys Football
     FLAG FOOTBALL MISTY PLATT PHOTO Ethan Echols runs for paydirt during a flag football game in Bryant.
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Benton tennis serves up victories
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      When it comes to playing tennis, there's no one better than Benton's Ali McAtee. McAtee has been ranked as the top high school girl's singles player in 6A and is preparing to claim a conference and state tournament championship by mid-October.
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Harmony Grove tennis players ready for district tournament
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Harmony Grove Cardinals tennis is continuing to progress toward the district tournament that will be held in Lake Villiage in two weeks. The team has hopes of making the state tournament for the second consecutive year, but this year, the AAA state matches will be held at Harrison on Oct. 15,...
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Lady Panthers claim 6A-State runners-up
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Benton Lady Panthers golf team can celebrate a successful season. Thanks to the play of Amy Bowen, Kylie Keene, Mattison Chilton, Caitlin Jones and Katy Stracener, the Lady Panthers brought home the 6A-State runners-up trophy after finishing second behind the El Dorado Lady Wildcats in the st...
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Harmony Grove golfers climb to next level
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Harmony Grove's Lauren McNeely finished the 3A state tournament this season as one of the top 20 high school girl's golfers in the state. Playing at the Conway Country Club course, one that she hadn't seen before, McNeely finished 19th out of 76 golfers competing for the state championship.
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Warriors come back to beat Catholic in thriller
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      An 18-14 victory against a tough Little Rock Catholic freshman team was what the Benton Warriors needed to put themselves back in contention for the Central Arkansas Conference crown. Benton fell behind 7-0 to Catholic, but came right back on a 49-yard touchdown run from Ashton Roberts made it 7-...
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Central Arkansas freshman football standings
      South Conference Cabot South Bryant Benton Sept. 27 Bryant 35, North Little Rock 0 Benton 18, Catholic 14 Cabot South 16, Conway White 0 Lake Hamilton 32, Sheridan 20 Oct.
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Bryant upends North Little Rock
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Bryant freshman Hornets didn't take long to make North Little Rock realize who was the superior team in an important Central Arkansas Conference matchup at North Little Rock High School. The Hornets took a commanding 35-0 halftime lead and made it stick in the second half for the victory.
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Lady Hornets run second, boys fifth at Russellville
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Bryant Hornets struggled to a fifth place finish at the Russellville Invitational on Saturday, coming in behind team champion Conway, Lake Hamilton, Fayetteville, and Fort Smith Southside. Todd McAdoo (ninth place in 17:32), and Josh Harrison (17th place in 18:07) earned individual awards wit...
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Crushers have hard time against Harding Academy
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Bauxite Crushers head coach Dennis Hudgens knew that his team would have to play a near perfect game to defeat a loaded Harding Academy squad. When Tim Dunlap opened the game with an 80-yard touchdown run, Hudgens thought things were going to be better. However, Harding Academy came back to score...
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