Black Sox sweep Texarkana
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Bryant Blacksox' sweep of the visiting Texarkana Razorbacks in a Zone 4 double-header warmed them up for a title defense of the Mountain Home Invitational tournament that begins today. Bryant disposed of Texarkana 13-1 and 18-9.
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McClendons upsets top-ranked teams
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      There comes a time in every team's season when they see how they stack up against the rest of the state. Last weekend, Benton McClendon's did just that by playing in the Pop Brainerd Memorial Invitational American Legion tournament in Fort Smith. Although losses to Fort Smith Kerwins 8-4, and 6-3...
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Players return as coaches to Legion team
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      Benton McClendons American Legion baseball team is being coached by two former players, who as recently as last summer played between the lines with the team they are coaching. Stuart Snell and Nick Shoptaw have returned this summer not to lead McClendons with their bats, although it would be a w...
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Barracudas splash into CASL season
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The first meet is over and the Bryant Barracudas are off and swimming. The Barracudas, who are a part of the Central Arkansas Swim League, hosted the year's first meet at Longhills Golf Club on Saturday against the Cabot Piranhas.
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Arkansas Panthers defeat PA Bruins
ERIC RYTIMA Special to the Voice
      The Pulaski Academy Bruins sent their 18-under summer team to Benton and ran into some hungry Panthers. The Panthers scored 19 runs, banged out 16 hits and worked the Bruin pitchers for 17 walks and three hit batsmen in their doubleheader sweep, 9-2 in game one and 10-1 in the nightcap.
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SPORTS NOTES
      RAZORBACK FOOTBALL COACH TO SPEAK Saline County Razorback Club is hosting new Arkansas Razorback football coach Bobby Petrino as guest speaker at the Annual Saline County Razorback Club Fish Fry.
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Sport Shop mining wins on diamond
MARTIN COUCH Sports editor
      The Junior American Legion baseball team Sport Shop at Benton is coming into its own. Winning games is becoming a habit with the newly formed team that is coached by Brandon Wake. Sport Shop took home third place at the Jacksonville Invitational Tournament by defeating the Maumelle Bulldogs 6-4 o...
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Longhills Golf Club hosts junior golf
      From June 3 Greg Norman 18 holes Coulton Lee - 66 Parker Hale - 70 Nate Smith - 82 Jonathan Kooiman - 84 Taylor Grim - 86 Kylie Keene - 86 Joel Futrell - 92 Katy Stracener - 93 Tyler Groves - 95 Leah Wingerter - 95
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BHS Booster Club to host golf tourney at Longhills
      The Benton Athletic Booster Club will host a 4-person scramble golf tournament to raise money for scholarships on June 20 at Longhills Golf Course in Benton. There will be a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The cost is $60 per player or $240 per team and can be paid the day of the event.
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I-30 SPEEDWAY RESULTS
      HORIZON MINI-SPRINTS HEAT WINNERS: #05 Blake Jenkins and #57 Trent Taylor FEATURE: #1 Nic Jenkins (Mid State Golf Cars Hard Charger), #87 Devin Crawley, #43 Matthew Bauldwin, #8 Hunter Adcock, #05 Jenkins, #15j Jeremy Middleton,
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