Stories for March 2009

Monday, March 23

Tourist venues around Hot Springs enjoyed higher-than-normal attendance figures so far this spring because of two major basketball tournaments and oth...

Hot Springs says tournaments help boost venues

March 23, 2009 10:23 a.m.

Wednesday, March 18

ALL-METRO BASKETBALL: Lottner adds finish with buzzer-beater

March 18, 2009 12:23 a.m.

Hannah Proctor introduced herself to her teammates when she arrived at the gym for warmups. She introduced herself to opponents with 22 points and eig...

GIRLS: Proctor's greeting tough on opponent

March 18, 2009 12:22 a.m.

Sunday, March 15

CLASS 6A BOYS: Late FTs win it for Red Devils

March 15, 2009 2:21 a.m.

Scranton did not need substitutes for success.

CLASS 1A GIRLS: Scranton's band of five prevails

March 15, 2009 2:13 a.m.

It's a good thing Vilonia is a patient team, because the Lady Eagles had to wait a little longer than some to claim their 5A state championship Saturd...

CLASS 5A GIRLS: Vilonia paces itself, prevails in OT

March 15, 2009 2:12 a.m.

Greene County Tech Coach Scott Bowlin says his team's toughness earned the Eagles a Class 5A state championship on Saturday afternoon.

CLASS 5A BOYS: Eagles get tough, turn back Falcons

March 15, 2009 2:11 a.m.

CLASS 7A GIRLS: Fantastic Fayetteville

March 15, 2009 2:10 a.m.

Two hours after the girls delivered a state championship and an undefeated season, the boys did the same.

CLASS 7A BOYS: Boys outmuscle Rogers, finish at 30-0

March 15, 2009 2:09 a.m.

Saturday, March 14

Victor Joyner has been a head basketball coach for the past 14 years, and he has never attended a state championship game.

In this together

March 14, 2009 4:30 a.m.

Mount Vernon-Enola won the season series.

CLASS 1A BOYS: Thunderbirds earn fourth title

March 14, 2009 4:28 a.m.

Jenny Redfern missed a free throw with 54.9 seconds remaining Friday night that would have given the Danville Lady Little Johns a two-possession lead ...

CLASS 2A GIRLS: Redfern ends it on second chance

March 14, 2009 3:58 a.m.

Conway St. Joseph Coach Brent Bruich should feel safe to start wearing his state championship ring again. Along with his new one.

CLASS 2A BOYS: St. Joseph lets coach enjoy rings

March 14, 2009 3:57 a.m.

Friday, March 13

CLASS 3A GIRLS: Charleston finagles lead, holds on

March 13, 2009 3:22 a.m.

Valley Springs saw plenty of red and too much of D.C. Green.

CLASS 3A BOYS: Green steals victory from Tigers

March 13, 2009 3:21 a.m.

CLASS 4A BOYS: Ricebirds set pace, pull off upset

March 13, 2009 3:20 a.m.

Things can get interesting when there are two bridesmaids fighting for one bouquet.

CLASS 4A GIRLS: Shiloh takes title, Lonoke stumbles

March 13, 2009 2:19 a.m.

Thursday, March 12

Tournament most valuable player Megan Herbert scored 26 points to lead Shiloh Christian to a 51-45 victory Thursday night over Lonoke in the girls Cla...

Herbert's 26 points lead Shiloh to 4A crown

March 12, 2009 10:17 p.m.

Chelsea Moore converted two free throws - her only points of the game - with 12.6 seconds remaining to lift Charleston to a 41-40 victory Thursday ove...

Charleston just gets by Valley Springs for 3A title

March 12, 2009 8:43 p.m.

As close as Shiloh Christian has come to winning the state championship each of the past two years, Lonoke has come even closer.

Lonoke, Shiloh aim to finish job this time

March 12, 2009 1:54 a.m.

Wednesday, March 11

North Little Rock won state tournament games on Thursday and Saturday, but Lady Charging Wildcats Coach Daryl Fimple said his players got their bigges...

High school basketball report

March 11, 2009 1:16 a.m.

Sunday, March 8

Morrilton Coach Trent Tipton had trouble deciding whether to use a full-court press to get back into the game in the second half against North Pulaski...

CLASS 5A BOYS: North Pulaski shakes off Morrilton press

March 8, 2009 1:38 a.m.

Jacksonville followed its worst half of the season with one of its best quarters, and the result has the Red Devils on the verge of a state championsh...

CLASS 6A BOYS: Miles, Red Devils roll in 2nd half

March 8, 2009 1:37 a.m.

For Valley Springs, the fifth time was the charm.

CLASS 3A BOYS: Valley Springs wins one that counts most

March 8, 2009 1:36 a.m.

Rogers ended a 52-year drought by finishing what it started Saturday.

CLASS 7A BOYS: Mounties make long-awaited return

March 8, 2009 1:36 a.m.

Melbourne Coach Mike Watson's tears told the story.

CLASS 2A BOYS: Free throws in OT spark Melbourne

March 8, 2009 1:35 a.m.

Free throws made a difference in Lake Hamilton's 56-44 victory over Little Rock Parkview on Saturday night.

CLASS 6A GIRLS: Free throws count for Lady Wolves

March 8, 2009 1:34 a.m.

If Siloam Springs has any energy left after Saturday's dramatic comeback victory, winning a state title might just be a possibility.

CLASS 5A GIRLS: Adams spearheads Siloam Springs rally

March 8, 2009 1:33 a.m.

North Little Rock's players entered the Stubblefield Center on Saturday wearing camouflage T-shirts that read "You won't see us coming" in slightly bl...

CLASS 7A GIRLS: NLR rallies over Rogers in semis

March 8, 2009 1:32 a.m.

Westin Taylor helped lead the Valley Springs Lady Tigers back to the championship game for the first time since 2004.

CLASS 3A GIRLS: Valley Springs outlasts Mountain View

March 8, 2009 1:31 a.m.

Point guard Jenny Redfern scored 20 points, including four late free throws, as Danville defeated Cedar Ridge 43-41 to earn its first appearance in th...

CLASS 2A GIRLS: Danville advances with Redfern's help

March 8, 2009 1:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 7

Morrilton wasn't trying to slow the game down in the fourth quarter against Forrest City. It just sort of turned out that way.

CLASS 5A BOYS: Morrilton takes it slow in fourth quarter

March 7, 2009 4 a.m.

Watson Chapel proved it could win without junior center Daniel Broughton on Friday. Today, the Wildcats will have to prove they can win without junior...

CLASS 6A BOYS: Watson Chapel survives wild one

March 7, 2009 3:56 a.m.

Once Fred Gulley hit a shot nobody could have expected from him or anyone else on the floor, everything else seemed simple.

CLASS 7A BOYS: Gulley's circus shot sparks Bulldogs

March 7, 2009 3:55 a.m.

Siloam Springs wanted to own the low post Friday, and Ashley Adams made sure it happened.

CLASS 5A GIRLS: Adams' inside game leaves Wynne out

March 7, 2009 3:54 a.m.

Texarkana's Chrisstasia Walter stole the show but Lake Hamilton's Jessica Weatherford and Suzanne Fincham secured a victory.

CLASS 6A GIRLS: Lake Hamilton trumps Texarkana

March 7, 2009 3:53 a.m.

Fayetteville kept Little Rock Central at bay Friday by making a 19-0 run early in the game.

CLASS 7A GIRLS: Fayetteville gets off to a fast start

March 7, 2009 3:52 a.m.

Friday, March 6

It wasn't the ideal way to seal a game, but Little Rock McClellan Coach Chris Threatt wasn't complaining.

CLASS 5A BOYS: LR McClellan makes late lead hold up

March 6, 2009 2:24 a.m.

Trailing by three points at the half, Jacksonville Coach Victor Joyner asked his team to do one thing - guard.

CLASS 6A BOYS: Jacksonville gets hot in 2nd half

March 6, 2009 2:22 a.m.

CLASS 7A BOYS: Ugly victory just fine for Har-Ber

March 6, 2009 2:22 a.m.

Greene County Tech had Sylvan Hills down at one point and let the Lady Bears back up.

CLASS 5A GIRLS: GCT gets by with 2nd-half run

March 6, 2009 2:20 a.m.

Crystal Riley can shoot the three-point shot, but what sets the West Memphis senior guard apart, Lady Blue Devils Coach Shelia Burns says, is Riley's ...

CLASS 6A GIRLS: Riley hits well-timed 3-pointers

March 6, 2009 2:18 a.m.

CLASS 7A GIRLS: North Little Rock's start enough to stop Bentonville

March 6, 2009 2:17 a.m.

Thursday, March 5

Results so far from the high school basketball playoffs and game times for the finals.

High School Basketball Playoffs

March 5, 2009 9:06 p.m.

Greenwood looked more comfortable with a one-point lead than it did with a 16-point lead against Hot Springs.

CLASS 5A GIRLS: Greenwood holds off Hot Springs late

March 5, 2009 3:15 a.m.

Coaches are fond of saying the state tournament is a new season. It really was for Springdale Har-Ber.

CLASS 7A GIRLS: Har-Ber picks good time to rebound

March 5, 2009 3:13 a.m.

A season-ending spate of close games helped El Dorado a survive a close call in Wednesday's first round of the Class 6A State Tournament.

CLASS 6A GIRLS: El Dorado leans on experience

March 5, 2009 3:13 a.m.

Central Arkansas Christian carried its regularseason momentum into the postseason.

CLASS 5A BOYS: CAC fights off familiar rival

March 5, 2009 3:11 a.m.

Benton Coach Chris Nail arrived at the West Memphis arena only 10 minutes before tip-off for Wednesday's Class 6A State Tournament game against Jonesb...

CLASS 6A BOYS: Panthers fight back for victory

March 5, 2009 3:09 a.m.

Springdale's up-and-down season reached a high Wednesday.

CLASS 7A BOYS: Late three lifts Springdale

March 5, 2009 3:08 a.m.

Wednesday, March 4

Everybody will be targeting Fayetteville at the Class 7A state tournament, but that's nothing new.

CLASS 7A STATE TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: Fayetteville teams perfect, on top

March 4, 2009 1:45 a.m.

Paige Savage's layup with 1.1 seconds remaining left Alpena and Nevada stunned.

CLASS 1A GIRLS: Savage's last-second shot saves day for Lady Leopards

March 4, 2009 1:44 a.m.

CLASS 5A BOYS: Class 5A's No. 1 survives a scare

March 4, 2009 1:43 a.m.

Harding Academy held Mountain View to just 12 points in the first half but could not duplicate those defensive results after halftime.

CLASS 3A BOYS: Yellowjackets get stirred up after halftime

March 4, 2009 1:41 a.m.

The Danville Lady Little Johns hit eight three-point shots in the first half to build a lead against East Poinsett County and used a patient delay gam...

CLASS 2A GIRLS: Threes let Danville gain edge

March 4, 2009 1:40 a.m.

Tuesday, March 3

It took one practice for Jordan and Ky Madden to get noticed.

High School Basketball Tournaments: Superlative siblings

March 3, 2009 5:02 a.m.

Sunday, March 1

If Shiloh Christian gets a few more performances from Kami Garrison like it got Saturday night, the Lady Saints will be well within reach of their fir...

CLASS 4A NORTH REGION GIRLS: Shiloh Christian follows Garrison's lead

March 1, 2009 3:10 a.m.

Benton Harmony Grove has tapped the legendary Jimmy "Red" Parker to build its fledgling program, Superintendent Daniel Henley said.

High school football report

March 1, 2009 2:31 a.m.

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