Sports
Out of the way : Lady Bulldogs knock off rust to advance at state
BY BRANDON MARCELLO Northwest Arkansas Times
RUSSELLVILLE — Fayetteville’s first playoff win Saturday didn’t go as smoothly as the Lady Bulldogs had hoped. - Sunday, May 11, 2008
HOG CALLS : Coleman’s speed catches coach’s eye in spring
Nate Allen sports@nwarktimes.com
Mostly it seems the spring football game gets forgotten as quickly as it’s played. - Sunday, May 11, 2008
Bulldogs move into 7A state semifinals
BY HEATH ALLEN Northwest Arkansas Times
NORTH LITTLE ROCK — Weston Harbaugh didn’t want it to end. - Sunday, May 11, 2008
Opportunistic Diamond Hogs take second game from South Carolina
BY NATE ALLEN Northwest Arkansas Times
Last Friday night against South Carolina, Arkansas threw away two double-play balls leading to a 9-3 deficit but recovered on pinchhitter Jacob House’s game-ending grand slam to win 12-11. - Sunday, May 11, 2008
Day 3 of Joe Martin Stage Race marred by weather, crashes
BY DEREK OXFORD Special to the Times
After two days of glorious weather, the skies looked a bit gloomy on Saturday morning but managed to hold off enough to allow for Day 3 of the 31st Joe Martin Stage Race. - Sunday, May 11, 2008
Lady Elks roll into semifinals of 3A State Tournament
BY DAVID SHOWERS Northwest Arkansas Times
PINE BLUFF — Elkins took another step toward defending its 3A state softball title Saturday at Pine Bluff’s Regional Park. - Sunday, May 11, 2008
Luigs named to watch list for 2008 Rimington Trophy
UA Sports Information
Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs has been named to the watch list for the 2008 Rimington Trophy, an award presented annually to the nation’s top center. Luigs won the 2007 Rimington Trophy and is attempting to become the first player in the award’s history to earn the honor multiple times. - Sunday, May 11, 2008
UA’s Chavez named to SEC All-Freshman Team
UA Sports Information
Arkansas golfer Sam Chavez was named to the 2008 Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team, it was announced by the league office Thursday. Chavez and seven other golfers are a part of the conference’s first-ever men’s golf freshman team. - Sunday, May 11, 2008
CLASS 3A STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT : Wolves power past Genoa, into state semifinals
Northwest Arkansas Times and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
SEARCY — The Lincoln Wolves just don’t know when to quit. - Sunday, May 11, 2008
Sports Briefs
FAYRO CHARITY CLASSIC The Rotary Club of Fayetteville will host the eighth annual FayRo Charity Classic Girls Softball Tournament on June 13-15 at the Gary Hampton Softball Complex and Lake Fayetteville Park in Fayetteville and at the J.B. Hunt Complex in Springdale. Championship games will be played at Lady’Back Yard on the University of Arkansas campus.Team divisions include 10 and under, 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under, and 18 and under fast-pitch. Three game minimum. Entry fee per team is $200 for the USSSA Sanctioned NIT tournament. All net proceeds from the tournament will go to charity. For more information, visit http://www.fayettevillerotary.org/fayroclassic /fayroclassic.html or contact coordinator Scott Berna at 841-5331 or via e-mail at scott@nelsonberna.com. - Sunday, May 11, 2008
WHEN NATURE CALLS : One man’s drainage ditch is another man’s fishing hole
Bobby Hill bhilloutdoors@cs.com
“Y’all quit making fun of my fishing hole.” Those were the playful, scolding words of fatherin-law, Darvil Tester, last Saturday as the family peered into a murky hole of water just a stone’s throw from the in-law’s front door. What I saw was a drainage ditch or a highfalutin mud hole. What Darvil noticed just happened to be a pretty good fishing hole. To each his own. - Sunday, May 11, 2008
Sanchez selected to participate in exhibition hoops tour of China
UA Sports Information
Arkansas freshman basketball forward Michael Sanchez has been selected to participate in an eight-game exhibition tour in China this week. - Sunday, May 11, 2008
Title hungry : Fayetteville gears up for state championship defense
BY HEATH ALLEN Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville has weathered its share of hard knocks this season but now the blows will be more intense. - Saturday, May 10, 2008
Lady ‘Dogs start third straight title chase today at state softball tourney
BY BRANDON MARCELLO Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville never made it a habit to drop games in the regular season, and head coach Jason Shirey sure doesn’t want to start a new trend in the state tournament today as the Lady Bulldogs start their quest for a third straight state championship. - Saturday, May 10, 2008
4A SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT : DeWitt downs Lady Cards in state opener
BY TERRY J. WOOD Northwest Arkansas Times
NASHVILLE — The Farmington Lady Cardinals have had better days on the softball diamond than Friday. - Saturday, May 10, 2008
4A BASEBALL TOURNAMENT : Rivercrest rally knocks Cards out of state tourney
BY DAVID SHOWERS Northwest Arkansas Times
JONESBORO — Farmington’s bid to return to Baum Stadium for next Saturday’s 4A state baseball final is over. - Saturday, May 10, 2008
Leaders find footing in second day of Joe Martin race
BY DEREK OXFORD Special to the Times
Day 2 of the 31st Joe Martin Stage Race was unique for a lot of reasons, but still refreshingly the same, as it ended in the heart of downtown Fayetteville on historic Dickson Street. - Saturday, May 10, 2008
CLASS 3A STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT : Opportunistic Lincoln takes advantage of Cotter errors
BY HEATH ALLEN Northwest Arkansas Times
SEARCY — Lincoln extended its current winning streak to 10 games with a 10-5 win over Cotter in the first round of the Class 3A State Tournament at Jerry Moore Field on the campus of Harding University in Searcy Friday. - Saturday, May 10, 2008
CLASS 3A STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT : Elkins cruises in first round win at state
BY BRUCE GUTHRIE Special to the Times
PINE BLUFF — Elkins made sure everyone competing in the Class 3A State Tournament at Regional Park knew it was the defending state champion. Its first victim was the Corning Lady Bobcats, who fell 9-1. - Saturday, May 10, 2008
Sports Briefs
FHS GIRLS HOOPS CAMPS The Fayetteville Lady Bulldog Basketball Camp will be held June 5-7 from 8:30-11 :30 a.m. The camp cost is $40 and is for girls entering grades K-7. Campers will be instructed in the fundamental skills that are required to be a good basketball player including shooting, passing, ball handling, rebounding and defensive play. Instructors will be FHS head coach Bobby Smith and assistant coach Heather Hunsucker as well as several Lady Bulldog basketball players. Pre-registration is preferred but applications will be accepted at the door the morning of June 5. For more information, call Bobby Smith at 445-1197 or e-mail bgsmith@fayar.net. - Saturday, May 10, 2008
House call : Freshman hits walk-off grand slam, keeps Hogs’ postseason hopes alive
BY NATE ALLEN Northwest Arkansas Times
A House rocked the house Friday night at Baum Stadium. - Saturday, May 10, 2008
Ingram fires career best; Lady’Backs fifth at regional
UA Women’s Communications
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — University of Arkansas sophomore Kristin Ingram fired a career-best 1-under 71 leading the seventh-ranked Lady Razorbacks to a tie for fifth place at the second round of the NCAA West Regional Championship in Sacramento, Calif., Friday. - Saturday, May 10, 2008
Lady’Backs tennis powers past Wake Forest in NCAA first round
UA Women’s Communications
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Junior Ela Kaluder turned to her teammates with a smile and a fist pump after defeating Christian Tara to clinch a first round win in the NCAA Tournament, 4-0, over No. 46 Wake Forest Friday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. - Saturday, May 10, 2008
Hometown hero : Tschepikow set for what could be his final games in Fayetteville
BY NATE ALLEN Northwest Arkansas Times
Ben Tschepikow has played games in Fayetteville nearly all his life. - Friday, May 9, 2008
Joe Martin kicks off with Devil’s Den time trial
BY DEREK OXFORD Special to the Times
The 31st rendition of the Joe Martin Stage Race started out with quite a bang Thursday as riders took part in a 2.5-mile uphill time trial at Devil’s Den State Park. - Friday, May 9, 2008
Surging Wolves carrying confidence, hot bats to Class 3A state tourney
BY HEATH ALLEN Northwest Arkansas Times
The Lincoln Wolves aren’t happy to be here but they plan to stay for a while anyway. - Friday, May 9, 2008
KNOCK ON WOOD : Mortensen has a lot to smile about
Terry Wood sports@nwarktimes.com
Chris Mortensen loves his job as ESPN’s senior NFL analyst. In fact, he told a gathering of an estimated 125 Shiloh Christian football supporters at a luncheon Thursday in the Gatheria of the Church at Pinnacle Hills that it’s the greatest job in the world. But like the rest of us, there are times when he wants to get away for a little while. One of those times is to attend church services. - Friday, May 9, 2008
Hogs-Gamecocks series ripe with postseason implications
BY NATE ALLEN Northwest Arkansas Times
Other than East leader Georgia at the overall top and West cellar-dweller Mississippi State in the overall basement bottom, Arkansas and South Carolina scratch for survival like the rest of the SEC pack. - Friday, May 9, 2008
Farmington, Elkins roll into state softball tournaments
BY BRANDON MARCELLO Northwest Arkansas Times
Experience and history is on the side of Elkins as it travels to Pine Bluff for the Class 3A state softball tournament. Back-to-back state championships are on the line, and the Lady Elks have done nothing but prove they should be the favorite to take the championship again. - Friday, May 9, 2008
UA softball awaiting word on NCAA berth
BY DAVID SHOWERS Northwest Arkansas Times
The Arkansas Lady Razorback softball team’s chances of continuing the 2008 campaign rest on a slim reed of hope. - Friday, May 9, 2008
