Heber Springs Theatre Company performed "The Beeblebrox and Bixley Traveling Circus and Sideshow".
Rose Bud senior Misty Newcom delivered a clutch two-out, 2 RBI double to deep left field, capping the Lady Ramblers’ three-run seventh inning rally and forcing an extra inning on Tuesday in the Class 3A, Region 2 championship game against Arkansas Baptist at Harding Academy.
Rose Bud pitcher Tori Lemieux, who held the Lady Eagles scoreless in the sixth and seventh, worked out of trouble in the eighth. In the bottom half, Tori Willborg completed the Lady Ramblers’ dramatic comeback with an RBI single to center field, plating Marissa Holland for an 8-7 victory ¬ marking Rose Bud’s second consecutive regional title.
Heber Springs’ track and field dynasty continues to blossom into one of the most recognized in all of Arkansas, now having won five of the past six state titles in cross-country, indoor track and outdoor track.
On Thursday, the Panthers capped back-to-back outdoor state titles in dramatic fashion on the home track of fellow 4A power Nashville. Heber edged the Scrappers by a final tally of 127-119.5 for a victory margin of 7.5 points.
Top-seeded Jonesboro Westside’s Warriors entered Friday’s 4A East Regional first round game against Heber Springs with a record of 20-9 compared to a 9-15 record for the fourth-seeded Panthers, whose only advantage seemed to be home field.
However, with a spot in the state tournament at stake, Heber played its best game of the year as ace pitcher Michael Ludwig held the Warriors scoreless through six innings while the Panthers backed him up with bullet proof defense.
With Heber leading 4-0 heading into the final frame, Westside scored three runs and had the tying run at third base when Ludwig induced Westside cleanup batter Dylan Clark into a sharp grounder up the middle. Ludwig snatched the grounder near his shin and threw to first baseman Nathan Martz for the final out as the Panthers stunned the Warriors 4-3 and claimed a spot in this week’s state tournament in Harrison.
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