Drills and Skills spring break softball clinic
PHOTOS BY LAJUAN MOONEY
     Emme Edmondson at bat.
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SPEED ZONE: Lady Panthers race to win
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Benton Lady Panthers are fast; just ask the Hope Lady Bobcats and the Beebe Lady Badgers. Those two opponents felt the speed of the Lady Panthers more than once. Benton beat Hope 9-6 and defeated Beebe in the Conway Lady Wampus Cat Invitational Tournament 6-5 in a tiebreaker.
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Panthers sweep Marion
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Benton Panthers are trying to prove that they will be contenders for the Class 6A state championship this spring. The state tournament this year will be held at Texarkana on a field with which the Panthers are very familiar, having split a 6A-South Conference doubleheader with the Razorbacks ...
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High School Sports Schedule
      Thursday, April 3 BASEBALL SOFTBALL SOCCER SOFTBAL Benton at Sheridan, 4:30 p.m
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Miners coming together for stretch run
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Bauxite Miners learned a few things over spring break that they can build on for the tough part of their 5AAA Conference schedule that's staring them dead in the face. The Miners defeated the Class AA Jessieville Lions 7-4, and then dropped a 3-1 decision to the Benton Panthers junior varsity...
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Hornets pole vaulter hits national headlines
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      After signing to pole vault for the Penn State Nittany Lions kicked off the 2008 track season, Jason Pelletier is still making news at Bryant. The Hornets vaulter won the Nike Indoor National Track and Field Championship in Landover, Md., earlier this month. His winning height was 16 feet, 10.25 ...
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Rainouts cause teams to put schedule on hold
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Bryant Hornets, Lady Hornets, Bauxite Lady Miners, Harmony Grove Cardinals and Harmony Grove Lady Cardinals returned from spring break this week ready to play ball.
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BAUXITE VS. BENTON JV
     STRETCH KEVIN NAGLE PHOTO Bauxite's G.J. Mayle stretches to get a ball hit by a Benton player.
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BENTON
     The Benton Panthers had a variety of talent playing on Saturday against the Bauxite Miners and a doubleheader against the Marion Patriots. Taylor Cash fields a ball and Heston Besancon throws in the final innings
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INFIELD
     The Panthers infielders gather on the mound to discuss strategies in the first game against Marion. Above right, Luke Kordsmeier fields a ball.
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ROUNDING THE BAG
     Benton's Colby Roberts rounds third base on his way home to score.
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AT FIRST
     Panthers first baseman Justin Mills keeps his eye on the ball as he prepares to make a catch.
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SHORTSTOP
     Benton shortstop Drew McCurry has earned his position in the starting lineup this year for the Panthers. He is an avid hitter and prominent fielder.
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