Stories from Wednesday, April 3, 2024

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Redbirds opened up the 2024 regular season with a 6-5 victory over the Charlotte Knights at AutoZone Park on Friday afternoon. After the Memphis offense recorded just one run on three hits through five innings, the Redbirds turned to familiar sources of power for a jolt. ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Redbirds continued the three-game homestand with a 10-3 victory over the Charlotte Knights at AutoZone Park on Saturday afternoon. Memphis continued to look to the longball to provide production. Of the 10 runs scored, nine came home via home run. The five home runs are tied-second most in the clubs International League history and one off of the Memphis IL-high six home runs in a game set at Omaha last season...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Redbirds concluded the three-game homestand with a 6-2 loss to the Charlotte Knights at AutoZone Park on Sunday afternoon.   The first inning proved to doom Memphis. Charlotte scored three runs on three hits, two errors and a sacrifice fly. The inning included a catcher’s interference, a missed bunt coverage and just one ball leaving the infield against starting pitcher Gordon Graceffo.  ...

By Joseph Fondren  Sports Connection Team EPC Lady Warriors 15 Armorel Lady Tigers 2 ARMOREL— The EPC Lady Warriors traveled to Mississippi County Thursday night for a non-conference matchup as they defeated the Armorel Lady Tigers, 15-2.  The Lady Warriors (6-4,3-2) were led to victory by a stellar performance from freshman Kylee Henderson. Henderson pitched a complete game and allowed two runs. ...

By Joseph Fondren  Sports Connection Team MARKED TREE— The Armorel Tigers took care of business Thursday night on the road as they improved their 1A-3 Conference record to 2-0 with a 12-0 victory over the Marked Tree Indians.  The Indians (3-7,1-2) had trouble from their pitching staff as seven batters were hit. ...

By Joseph Fondren  Sports Connection Team TRUMANN— The Gosnell Pirates traveled to Poinsett County Tuesday night and made quick work of the Wildcats from Trumann with a 16-0 victory. The Pirates (12-2, 6-0) plated 10- runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, four in the fourth and one in the fifth...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team LOS ANGELES - Riverside High School alum Gavin Stone pitched five solid innings but did not factor in the decision in the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday at Dodger Stadium. Stone struck out six, including striking out the side in the top of the first, while walking only one. ...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team LAKE CITY - The Riverside Rebels earned their 10th win of the 2024 season and 11th consecutive home victory Tuesday defeating visiting Westside, 8-2, in non-conference baseball action at Riverside High School. Riverside scored a run in the bottom of the first off of losing pitcher Easton Baldridge and scored four times in the bottom of the third to take a 5-0 lead. ...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team LAKE CITY - The Riverside Lady Rebels remained unbeaten with a 10-0 home shutout of the Gosnell Lady Pirates Thursday. Annalee Qualls slammed a pair of home runs, while going 2-for-4 at the plate to pace the Riverside offense. ...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team BALD KNOB - Harrisburg Junior High’s boys and girls track and field squads took part in the Junior Bald Knob Relays Tuesday. No junior Lady Hornets managed a top eight finish in the meet but the boys squad did have a few top eight finishes...

By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team WILSON – After a disappointing loss to conference rival Gosnell Thursday, Rivercrest bounced back Friday with a 5-1 win over Nettleton. Conner Vaughn pitched a complete game, three-hitter and didn’t surrender an earned run. The senior lefty struck out five and issued three bases on balls, while the Colts (7-3) offense plated two runs in the second and fourth innings and one in the third...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team CORNING - Rivercrest overcame an early Corning lead picking up four runs in the second inning and went on to defeat the Bobcats 5-1 Tuesday in Conference 3A-3 baseball action at Corning. The Colts would get one on in the top of the first but would be unable to advance the runner. ...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team CORNING - On a beautiful but cool, windy day visiting Gosnell would blow past the Corning Bobcats winning by run-rule, 24-0, in four innings at Corning. The Pirates offense would score twice in the first, four times in the second, six times in the third and 12 times in the fourth to put away the home team. ...

By COSMO COSSEY Sports Connection Team Trumann (1-7, 1-3) dropped two games last week losing 15-0 to Gosnell (12-2, 6-0) and 8-6 to Pocahontas. The Wildcats' offense only produced one hit against Gosnell as Coda Cameron singled in the bottom of the first inning for Trumann. The Pirates plated 10 runs in the top of the first inning before adding four runs in the fourth and one in the fifth...

By STEVE KNOX Sports Connection Team MANILA - Sierra Watts scored three runs and drive in two, while going 3-for-4 at the dish to pace Manila to a 17-7 non-conference win over the Bay Lady Yellowjackets Thursday at Manila. Jesie Kroeger smacked a two-run double while driving in 4 runs in a 2-for-4 effort at the plate. Madison Tune scored three runs, while going 2-for-3 and picking up an RBI for the Lady Lions (2-5). Anna Garner also went 2-for-4 and scored three runs and had an RBI...

By DAVID PIERCE Sports Connection Team MANILA – The West Memphis Lady Blue Devils scored seven first inning runs and cruised to a 15-2 win over the host Manila Lady Lions Friday. Despite answering with a run in its half of the inning, Manila (2-6) had dug itself too deep a hole as the Lady Blue Devils scored five more in the second. That chased Lady Lion pitcher Hadley Cohn who was relieved by Diem Warrenfells...

A departure ceremony for 40 Guardsmen from the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade was held Monday at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center near Barling, Ark. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on March 19 ordered 40 Arkansas National Guardsmen on state active duty to the Southwest border to support the Texas National Guard and Operation Lonestar...

By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Manila city officials honored former Mayor Wayne Wagner renaming the city park in his memory. Family, city officials, city employees and friends gathered at the park gate on Friday at noon for an unveiling ceremony of the monument placed by the new entry gates...

Arkansas Northeastern College and Great River Economic Development Foundation hosted the annual industry appreciation breakfast on Thursday morning. The event was held at the ANC Center for Allied Technologies. Guests were welcomed by ANC President Chris Heigle and President GREDF Clif Chitwood. Guest speakers discussed the partnership programs joining local industries and ANC employee training and preparing future employees working with area high schools...

By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor The message was clear... Women need a village! LaKristen Spiller, a maintenance clerk at Nucor-Yamato Steel, was the keynote speaker at last week’s Arkansas Northeastern College women’s luncheon and she drove home the message...

New members for the Arkansas Northeastern College chapter of Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society were inducted on Sunday, March 17.  Gamma Bets Phi (GBP) is a national collegiate honor society and service organization with chapters in colleges and universities throughout the United States.   The new members of Gamma Beta Phi are Justin Branch, Alicia DePriest, X’Adrian Flowers, Peyton Gestring, Tabitha Hendrix, Zachary Kovarna, Tinnasha Pittman, Lasharia Smith, Gracie Tillman, ad Aurelia Williams...