Quitman had trouble getting on track offensively in a 12-0 loss to Marshall in Jr. High scrimmage play on Thursday at Bobcat Stadium.

Similar to last season, Quitman could be running a duel quarterback system, especially if Thursday’s scrimmage at Marshall was an indication. Tied 7-7with just over nine minutes left in the final period of play, sophomore quarterback Hunter Martin scampered for a 95-yard touchdown and threw for a 61-yard touchdown to senior receiver Matt McRae, who made a leaping grab at the Bobact 30 and sprinted into the end zone.

Tannenbaum Golf Club’s slogan is “Arkansas’ best kept secret.” Presumably, the slogan comes from its remote location near the shores of Greers Ferry Lake. It’s certainly no secret to area high school golfers, who converge on the course at least once per week for matches.

Heber Springs’ offense sputtered throughout much of Monday’s scrimmage against Central Arkansas Christian and Greenbrier but the defense showed some bright spots, leaving Junior Panther Coach David Farr encouraged heading into the regular season.

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With lots of new faces handling the pigskin and new uniforms to boot, the Heber Springs Panthers came into Monday night’s scrimmage in Greenbrier with a lot to show and some things to prove.

Lisa Ingram of Quitman comes from a family full of archery specialists but never had the urge to pick up a compound bow. That changed when she received a bow for Christmas from her husband, John.

Pangburn has goals of building a new high school along with its new gym, forming an L shape of classrooms around the sunken arena floor. If all goes as planned, the project will be constructed in two phases, according to Superintendent Jerrod Williams, who presented the decision to the public on Tuesday night at the Performing Arts Center–another new, state-of-the-art building on campus that opened to students last October.

Cleburne county schools West Side and Quitman met with Jackson county foe Cedar Ridge for a nine-hole boys’ golf match on Tuesday afternoon at Tannenbaum Golf Club in Drasco.

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Two of the most exciting times of the year for sports fans are about to cross paths. With the MLB pennant races heating up and the opening of football season just around the corner, fans have plenty to talk about.

Temperatures reached the mid to upper 90’s Monday in Quitman, but that wasn’t the hottest talk of the town. Record-breaking Razorback shooting guard Rotnei Clarke came to Quitman to help his father teach youth various basketball skills.

In a quest to defend their state championship, the Heber Springs Lady Panthers have been hitting the links early and often, including two 18-hole matches at Blytheville on Monday and Tuesday following a weather-shortened match at Red Apple last Thursday.
Both the boys and girls team opened their season with a match at Searcy on Thursday, Aug. 5.

Heber Springs’ first week of Super Practices concluded with a scrimmage on Friday morning followed by a team camping trip that evening at Old Hwy. 25 Park. After donning full pads for the first time on Thursday, the Panthers began Friday’s split practice with a successful scrimmage, according to Coach Steve Janski.

Teams from Hawaii to Florida converged on Greers Ferry Lake for the Underwater Society of America’s Midwest Division national spear fishing tournament last weekend. For the most part, they found what they were looking for–an abundance of big fish. In fact, the spear fishermen brought in a two-day total of 3,200 pounds of meat.

Golf can be a very frustrating sport that requires a lot of practice and perhaps even more patience. Katie Webb, a 2010 graduate of Heber Springs, has demonstrated those attributes and more since age 11, when she won the 11U Jr. PGA state championship.

Frank Broyles called Razorback Club President Chris Campbell early Wednesday morning to relay his pleasure in meeting with the Greers Ferry Lake Area Razorback Club at the Community Center in Heber Springs on Tuesday night.

The dice run, which begins at Baptist Health in Heber Springs at 9 a.m., includes stops at Sonic in Quitman, Sonic in Greers Ferry Drasco Trading Post in Drasco and back to Baptist Health in Heber.
 

Despite graduations of the school’s career rushing and passing leaders, Heber Springs has many options this season with an abundance of talented personnel at skill positions. They began working on making the pieces fit the puzzle at Monday’s season opening practice.

Although volleyball is not a school sanctioned sport in the Greers Ferry Lake Area with the exception of Rose Bud, there are many athletes that gather at Sandy Beach on summer evenings to play a few matches of beach volleyball off the shores of the scenic lake.