Diamond Panthers sweep Wolves
Benton improves to 12-1 after five straight wins
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Benton Panthers are 4-0 in the 6A-South heading into this week. The Panthers swept the Lake Hamilton Wolves at home and defeated Central Arkansas Christian to improve to 12-1 overall. "Sweeping Lake Hamilton was real big," said Benton head coach Mark Balisterri.
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Lady Hornets victorious
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Bryant Lady Hornets defeated the Russellville Lady Cyclones 2-1 in a rain-shortened game that finished in the fifth inning. The victory put the Lady Hornets on a roll through the early part of their conference schedule. Unfortunately, the number of games they've played hasn't exactly been wh...
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Cardinals learn the hard way in 5AAA
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Harmony Grove Cardinals lost to Mayflower and Glen Rose last week, which has head coach Lane Chancellor seeing more than just Cardinal red. "We're crushing the ball right at them, and they are making phenomenal plays to stop us," Chancellor said. "We would hit the ball hard, but we couldn't g...
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Panthers soccer teams battling opponents
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Benton Lady Panthers have had a hard way to go recently in competition against Sheridan and El Dorado. The Lady Panthers were defeated 6-0 by El Dorado with two goals coming in the first half and four in the second by the Lady Wildcats.
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Lady Miners playing well in conference
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      With a sweep of Woodlawn, Pottsville and Little Rock Lutheran, the Bauxite Lady Miners are in the thick of the 5AAA Conference race. The Lady Miners have done it both at the plate and on the mound. Vanessa Arell, a freshman, has taken most of the pitching starts on her shoulders since Ali Sanders...
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Lady Cardinals rolling along in league
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Harmony Grove Lady Cardinals are where they want to be right now in the 5AAA Conference standings after defeating Mayflower and Glen Rose to go atop the league at 2-0. "I thought we hit the ball and played good defense," said Harmony Grove head coach Sammi Massey. "We did a good when we neede...
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Miners mush through early season
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Bauxite Miners had a rocky road in a rainy week that washed out the last inning of a key 5AAA Conference game, a loss at home, then a blowout win. "Honestly, I don't know what to expect out of this group because it's from one game to the next whether they want to play," said Bauxite head coac...
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Lady Panthers beat Lake Hamilton
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      It could have been a disappointing situation for the Benton Lady Panthers to have their annual Bootsie Gordon Invitational tournament canceled.
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Bryant junior Lady Hornets run
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Results from the Bryant junior high Lady Hornets track team at the Junior Panther Relays at Greenbrier The Bryant junior Lady Hornets placed fourth out of 12 teams at the Junior Panther Relays in Greenbrier. TheLady Hornets scored 73 points and were fourth overall behind Conway White, Central Ark...
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WEEKLY LOCAL SPORTS SCHEDULE
      THURSDAY, MARCH 20 BASEBALL STAR CITY AT BAUXITE, 4 P.M. ATKINS AT HARMONY GROVE, 3:30 P.M. CABOT AT BRYANT, 5 P.M. SOFTBALL BAUXITE AT HARMONY GROVE, 3:30 P.M CABOT AT BRYANT, 5 P.M.
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THE VIPERS
     HITTER KEVIN NAGLE PHOTO Melodi Greer hits the ball for the Vipers in tournament action.
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Hornets hope to get in dry games this week
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      It's been a long two weeks for the Bryant Hornets. Last weekend the Hornets were snowed out in a tourna- ment in West Memphis, then rained out on a trip to Lake Hamilton.
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