Quitman wrapped up spring practice Thursday with 23 players dressed out and ready to roll this fall, plus a couple more waiting to be cleared by medical professionals.

Heber Springs senior Clint Ligon finished third for the second consecutive season in the state decathlon, which concluded on Thursday at Fayetteville High School. Ligon compiled 6, 240 points to finish 128 points behind runner-up Dan Spickes of Roger Heritage and champion Alex Miles of Rogers Heritage, who cleared 15' in the pole vault to pull away.

Heber Springs senior Ethan Bly amassed 3,579 points to build a 57-point lead through five events at the 50th annual state decathlon Wednesday at Fayetteville High School.

Over 100 anglers fishing in 89 boats converged on Dam Site Park in Heber Springs Saturday morning for one of five “Arkie Cup” fishing tournaments.

Spring practice is always important for the development of a football team.

Heber Springs senior Clint Ligon won the 300 hurdles and the Panthers' 4x400 Relay team edged Marion for first place in a tight race as the three-time defending 4A outdoor state champions showed they can compete with anybody in Arkansas despite less than half the enrollment of many 6A and 7A schools competing at Saturday's Meet of Champs.

Pangburn seniors Kayla Gray, Kristen Kerby and Kayla Butcher made it official on Wednesday afternoon at the Tiger Den. In front a packed gymnasium beaming with family, students, faculty, coaches and teammates, the Lady Tiger trio fulfilled a dream many never attain ¬ signing a national letter-of-intent to play college softball.

Heber Springs senior Ethan Bly signed his national letter-of-intent last Wednesday to compete in track and field at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.

The Heber Springs Lady Panthers outscored six-time defending 4A champion Nashville in the 4A state track and field meet on Thursday at Panther Stadium. However, the Crossett Lady Eagles, who recently dropped down from Class 5A, dominated the meet with 189 points as junior Kelsey Herman led the way with a meet-high 52.5 points.

Top-seeded Brookland banged out 13 hits, including at least one from each batter in the lineup as the Lady Bearcats eliminated fourth-seeded Heber Springs 8-1 in the first round of the 4A East Regional softball tournament on Saturday evening at the Heber Springs Sports Complex.

West Side entered Monday night's 1A Region 3 Tournament elimination game playing its best baseball of the season, racking up three recent wins over top-3 ranked opponents.

Heber Springs set the new gold standard for track and field in the state of Arkansas by running away with the 4A state outdoor meet on Thursday at Panther Stadium. The championship capped the Panthers' journey to their second Triple Crown ¬ a feat not accomplished by any other school regardless of classification.

West Side Coach Shane Davis emphasized the importance of keeping your shoulder in tight against South Side Bee Branch pitcher Cade Sawyer, who used a sharp breaking ball to keep the Eagles off balance through the first two innings.

Lonoke erupted with nine runs in the third inning and cruised to an 11-4 victory behind the pitching of right-hander Hannah Murray in the semifinals of the 2-4A District Tournament on Monday evening at the Heber Springs Sports Complex.

Heber Springs' roller coaster baseball season came to a sudden halt on Thursday evening as Clinton took a page out of the Comeback Cats' book.

Heber Springs extended its season and ended Clinton's with a 7-3 victory over the Lady Yellow Jackets on Thursday in the first round of the 2-4A District Tournament.

West Side won its third straight game over a top 3 opponent as junior pitcher Bryce Hipp tossed a complete game while striking out 17 batters and sophomore Brandon Carr drove home six runs, vaulting the red-hot Eagles over Midland 12-6 on Monday evening in the semifinals of the 1A-2 South District Tournament.

Locked in a pitcher's duel, Heber Springs sophomore McKenzie Cresswell sent a line drive to center field that was mishandled, allowing senior Alexis Ingram to score the game's only run as the Lady Panthers edged South Side Bee Branch 1-0 on Tuesday in a tune up for this weekend's district tournament.

Heber Springs flexed its muscle at Wednesday's 2-4A Conference track meet at Panther Stadium, blowing away the competition in both boys and girls divisions as several athletes qualified for next week's state meet.

The 4th annual McDonald's Full Court Awards banquet tipped off in Little Rock Wednesday, April 17 honoring 16 outstanding high school stars by McDonald's and Arkansas Speciality Orthopaedics and KATV.

Heber Springs Coach Dale Cresswell said, “I am not trying to win this meet. I am trying to win the next two … conference and state,” as the back-to-back defending state champion Panthers competed in their final regular season meet on Friday at Panther Stadium.

West Side won its second consecutive game over a highly touted opponent on Monday as the Eagles pounded out eight extra base hits while pulling away from Midland's No. 2 ranked Mustangs 15-6 in 1A-2 South Conference play in Greers Ferry.