Archive - 2012 - Sports Article
April 11th
POYEN â After dropping a 7-4A conference game 4-0 to the Maumelle Hornets on Monday, the Bauxite Miners came back to shut out the Poyen Indians 6-0 in non-conference action on Tuesday in Poyen.
Junior pitcher Chris Revas led the Miners (8-9, 2-3 7-4A) to victory pitching a compete-game shutout, scattering three hits and striking out five without a walk.
POYEN â The Bauxite Lady Miners picked up a non-conference victory 6-4 over the Poyen Lady Indians on Tuesday in Poyen.
âWe finally won a close one,â Bauxite Coach Wes Mode said. âWeâve had games where we had the lead and lost it.â
The Lady Miners (4-7, 1-3 7-4A) scored a run each in the first, second, fourth and fifth innings, and scored two in the third inning.
In the first inning, junior Allie Beech drew a bases-loaded walk after runners reached on an error, a walk and a single. The Lady Miners scored on a passed ball in the second inning.
April 6th
BENTON â Leading by four runs going into the top of the sixth only to have the game tied on one swing, the Benton Panthers came away with a 5-4 extra-inning win in the bottom of the eighth over the El Dorado Wildcats in an important 6A South conference game on Thursday at Panther Field.
Benton senior Ryne Besancon, who pinch hit and struck out for starting pitcher Coulton Lee two innings before, hit a game-winning RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning.
âIt was just a great ballgame; a great way to win the game,â Benton Coach Mark Balisterri said.
BENTON â The Benton Lady Panthers added to their already impressive season with their second 15-0 win in a row on Thursday. Benton beat JA Fair on Tuesday in three innings. El Dorado got a bitter taste of Benton on Thursday as Benton extended their winning streak to 13.
Starting pitcher Lauren White started the game in the circle and sat down El Dorado in order in the top of the first.
April 5th
BRYANT â Bryant senior starting pitcher Peyton Jenkins pitched her fifth no-hitter of the season and went 3 for 4 with two doubles and a triple to lead the Lady Hornets to a 6-0 victory over the Russellville Lady Cyclones on Tuesday in 7A Central conference action in Bryant. Jenkinsâ fantastic game was complemented by senior center fielder Kayla Soryâs 2 for 4 day with two home runs and four RBIs.
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CABOT â Behind a 45-point performance from junior Alexis Royal and 23 points from sophomore Leah Ward, the Bryant Lady Hornets took the team championship at the Walmart Invitational track meet Tuesday night in Cabot. Bryant scored 155 points with Cabot taking runner-up with 107 points. Conway was third with 105 points. There were 11 teams at the meet.
April 4th
SHERWOOD â The Bryant Lady Hornets have been busy. After routing Van Buren 17-0 in 7A Central conference play on Thursday, the Lady Hornets played six games in two days in the Van Buren Invitational, winning it to remain undefeated on the year. With an off day on Sunday, Bryant suited back up and traveled to Sylvan Hills to face the Lady Bears in non-conference action and came away with a 7-2 victory.
The Benton Lady Panthers made short work of JA Fair on Tuesday as they extended their winning streak to 12 with a 15-0 rout. Both coaches agreed to put in a five-run limit per inning rule before the game started.
Benton scored five straight runs on four walks, two hits and an error in the first to take the early 5-0 lead.
Jessica Franklin shut down Fair in the bottom of the first by striking out the side, but was injured on the play. Immediately after releasing a strike three fastball to the third-place hitter to end the inning, Franklin hit the ground in pain as she grabbed her knee.
BAUXITE â The Bauxite Lady Minersâ last two games have been ones of extremes. On Friday, the Lady Miners lost 12-1 to the Nashville Lady Scrappers in 7-4A conference action, and on Monday, Bauxite routed the Pulaski Academy Lady Bruins 17-0 to win its first conference game of the year.
Though the Lady Miners (3-5, 1-2 7-4A) lost big to Nashville, Bauxite Coach Wes Mode was more pleased with how his team played against the Lady Scrappers than in the 17-0 shellacking of the Lady Bruins.
BENTON â The Benton Lady Panthers have been on a tear over the past six or seven weeks.
They have already added some hardware to the trophy case by winning the Bootsie Gordon Tournament in early March and now they are trying to keep a healthy winning streak alive as they get into the meat of a tough schedule.
Benton, coming into Monday, had won 10 straight games with itâs only loss coming to arch rival Bryant on opening day.
