Archive - 2011
April 2nd
The Cardinals fought hard Friday, but it wasnât enough as Episcopal won 15-13.
The game, which was scheduled to be played in Little Rock, was instead played at Harmony Grove. The loss gives the Cardinals an 0-2 record in 3A-5 Conference playa after losing to Glen Rose earlier this week.
Still, Harmony Grove head coach Brandon Kelly was proud of the way his team played.
âOverall, we played a complete game. We just flat out got beat tonight,â he said. âWe werenât beating ourselves. We got runs and good, solid hits.
The Sheridan Yellowjackets defeated the Benton Panthers 7-6 Friday night after Sheridan scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning with bases loaded to win the game.
Benton catcher Stuart Levy attempted to block the pitch but it bounced and went behind and Billy Wicker was able to slide in safely before Levy could make the tag.
âIt was a disappointing night,â Benton coach Mark Balisterri said. âEvery error we made, it cost us. The second inning is what killed us. We had two big errors which allowed them to score four runs.
âThatâs the inning that hurt us.â
April 1st
The Glen Rose âbrought the sticksâ Friday against Cutter Morning Star, winning 19-6 at home.
The Beavers (8-4, 2-0 3A-5) jumped out to an early lead, which eventually proved to be too much for the Eagles to overcome, and the game was called after five innings.
Head coach Chase Meyers said, âI was happy with the way we hit the ball, and we ran the bases well, aggressively.
âAlso, we made some nice plays in the field. We had one error or two, but all in all not bad.â
BENTON â Leading the game 2-1 in the bottom of the third inning, Bentonâs Bailey LeVart hit a three-run home run to give the Lady Panthers a four-run cushion as Benton ended up defeating Sheridan 6-3 Friday night at home.
âWe have had several girls swinging a hot stick,â Benton coach Eric Ryan said. âIt started back in Shreveport, and everybody got a good look at live pitching. Ever since then they have been real hot.
âThat [home run] right there just shows you when somebody gets confident in what they can do, good things will happen.â
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Johnny McMahan/Special to the Courier
Sometimes you canât buy a goal; other times they fall out of the sky.
Goals fell out of the sky as the Bryant Lady Hornets, led by Tarra Hendricksâ hat trick, easily defeated the Van Buren Lady Pointers 7-0 in conference soccer action Thursday at Hornet Stadium.
âIâm never going to complain about a shutout,â head coach Julie Long said. âOur defense always does a good job. Lindsay Brazil always does a good job on defense.â
Eddie Poland and Luke Vance were named to the 6A All-State Team after the Benton Panthers finished the season as co-champions of the 6A South for the first time since 1989.
Poland, a three-year letterman, finished the season averaging nine points and three steals per game.
âHe finished the season strong for us and was probably our best defender,â Benton coach Chris Nail said.
Nail said Poland will be visiting North Central Community College in Missouri, which is the same one former Panther Brandon Jones attended a couple of years ago.
March 31st
The Miners got some sweet revenge Tuesday, and did it in true dramatic fashion.
Bauxite beat former conference foe Jessieville 16-15 on two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning by sophomore Chris Revas.
The Miners (9-5, 1-0), the defending 3A State Champions who have since moved up to 4A, lost twice to Jessieville last year. Bauxite only lost five games on their way to capturing the title.
Bauxite head coach Michael Mattox said, âNext to the state championship game, that was probably the best game Iâve ever coached.
Although the Sheridan Lady Yellowjackets trailed for most of the game, they were able to rally in the fifth inning to take a one-run lead and eventually defeat El Dorado 6-3 Tuesday night.
Sheridan scored a run in the third, three in the fifth and two in the seventh while El Dorado scored a run in the first, a run in the second and a run in the third.
Sheridanâs two runs in the seventh inning gave the Lady âJackets a three-run lead.
March 30th
Ronald Howard âGypsyâ Nantze, 62, of Little Rock died March 26, 2011, at Springhill Baptist Hospital.
He was born Aug. 9, 1948, in Little Rock.
Ronald worked as an industrial painter.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Hennery and Elizabeth Nantze and Wesley and Granny Lisemby; mother, Laverne Lisemby Nantze; and a sister, Frita Nantze.
Wilbert H. Kraehmer, 89, was received home by his Lord Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at his home at Fox Ridge Estate retirement community in Bryant.
He was born Aug. 16, 1921, in Chicago, Ill.
During World War II he met Aileen L. Kraehmer, who became his dear wife of 56 years. They lived in Memphis following eight years of service in the Navy during World War II and the korean Conflict until her death in October 2002. He then moved to Bryant.
