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Lady Crushers win district crown
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Mary Crow is only a seventh-grader, but stepped to the free-throw line with 4.4 seconds to play in overtime of the 5AAA District Tournament championship game and calmly sank two free throws to lift the Bauxite Lady Crushers to their first district title in a decade by beating the Conway St. Joseph...
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Panthers take two more
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Sam Belcher scored a career-high 29 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead the Benton Panthers to a 65-43 6A-South Conference victory over the Sheridan Yellowjackets at Oliver Williams Fieldhouse in Sheridan. It was Belcher's 14th double-double of the season.
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Cards, Miners set for 5AAA tourney
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      MINERS The Bauxite Miners might have played their best game in their 12th win of the season. Two nights after whipping Perryville at Perryville, the Miners devastated the Pottsville Apaches in Pottsville 76-51. Peter Whitfield led the Miners with 17 points, including hitting three 3- pointers....
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Hornets flush 7A-Central foes
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Bryant Hornets head coach Mark Smith knew his team could beat Conway. The Hornets had let one slip through their hands at Conway earlier in the season in an overtime loss, but this time, Bryant sank its free throws when it counted most.
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Harmony Grove, Bauxite juniors play at district
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Harmony Grove vs. Pottsville It took a little while for the Harmony Grove junior Cardinals to get started against Pottsville in the 5AAA Junior High District Tournament at Glen Rose. The Cardinals trailed 12-0 after the first quarter and eventually fell to Pottsville 34-14.
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Freshman teams prepare for conference tourney
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Who's number one now in the Central Arkansas Conference? By the time you read this, it will have all been sorted out for the conference tournament in Conway. However, the Benton Warriors can claim they've beaten the top two teams in the conference in back-to-back games.
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Lady Panthers show improving eff ort in games
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Benton Lady Panthers chipped away at a 19-point Sheridan Lady Yellowjackets lead in the first half to cut the game to five points after an 18-2 run, but eventually fell 53-38. "It was there for the taking and we couldn't put the ball in the hole," said Lady Panthers head coach Jerry Chumley. ...
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Haltom hits shots for Benton
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      One of the Benton Lady Panthers' bright stars is senior Mandi Haltom. Haltom is a 3-point specialist and can bomb the ball in from just about anywhere on the court. She is one of the reasons that the Lady Panthers have a legitimate shot at making the 6A state tournament in March.
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Coach still finding positives about Lady Hornets
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      It's been a frustrating 7ACentral Conference season for the Bryant Lady Hornets, but head coach Blake Condley keeps seeing positives emerge from his team. The Lady Hornets lost to Conway 58-44 and fell at Russellville 56-46 last week.
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County athletes sign NCAA letters of intent
     CRONE BOB MCADORY PHOTO Bauxite Miners offensive lineman Jonathan Crone signs a letter of intent be a Southern Arkansas University Mulerider next year.
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Bauxite's Crone to play at SAU
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Bauxite Miners offensive lineman, Jonathan Crone signed a national letter of intent to play college football for the Southern Arkansas University Muleriders at Magnolia. Crone was a leader for the Miners throughout his senior season and helped his team make the Class AAA state semifinals.
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Bryant players ink with colleges
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      DAVID GUARNO Bryant Hornets first baseman David Guarno has found a home for next year. Guarno officially signed a college letter of intent to attend Conners Community College next season. "I knew I wanted to go to college and this was the best route for me," Guarno said. "I wanted to go to a g...
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Lady Miners' hard play gets win
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Bauxite Lady Miners claimed the seventh seed from the 5AAA Conference after defeating Harmony Grove 61-43 on Friday night. The win was important for the Lady Miners, who had two close league losses at Perryville and Pottsville in succession.
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Benton baseball team ready for state title run
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Benton Panthers baseball begins this Thursday at the Panthers Field of Dreams in a benefit game against the North Little Rock Charging Wildcats at 6 p.m. Panthers head coach Mark Balisterri said he thinks this year could be a successful campaign in the 6A-South Conference and he is high on the ch...
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Lady Panthers softball team wants championship
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Benton Lady Panthers softball head coach Eric Ryan is optimistic about this season for good reason. The Lady Panthers are returning the majority of their starting lineup last year with the exception of right-fielder Emily Gotney who graduated last spring.
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Lady Hornets can't wait to start
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Head coach Lisa Dreher has her Bryant Lady Hornets softball players working hard in the offseason to prepare for a tough schedule that will determine how well the team will do in the 7A-Central Conference this season. "We have a lot of young girls this year," said Bryant assistant coach Dale Jone...
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Bryant baseball set to go
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Head coach Terry Harper is expecting positives from his Bryant Hornets this season on the baseball diamond. "I expect good things from this year," Harper said. "We've still got experience coming back on the mound and some other areas.
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Bryant swimmers splashing toward regional meet
      North Little Rock High School Meet North Little Rock High School Central Arkansas Invitional - Results Event 1 Girls 1 mtr Diving 1 Wilde, Jessica SR MSM193.10 20 2 Welch, Chelsea SO ARKA149.
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Lady Cardinals battle to the end
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Harmony Grove Lady Cardinals entered this week's 5AAA Conference tournament as the eighth-seeded team after losing to the Bauxite Lady Miners 58-43. "We looked good in the first quarter, but we had one field goal in the second period," said Harmony Grove assistant coach Lane Chancellor. "We d...
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Kelloms completes Lady Cards
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Harmony Grove's Jessica Kelloms is one of the top scorers in Saline County. Her prominence from the 3-point arch has won several games for the Lady Cardinals this season. Not that this year has been the best for her team, Kelloms believes in her teammates and her coach.
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Marshall sets personal record with 1,000 points
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Bauxite Lady Miner Rikki Marshall scored the 1000th point of her high school career on a 3-pointer late in the game against the Harmony Grove Cardinals in the regular-season finale at Fred Dawson Gymnasium. Marshall, a senior, has received a full academics scholarship to the University of Arkans...
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