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CRITICAL PLAY - Riverside’s Carly Jo Womack beats out the tag from Woodlawn’s Kathryn Dixon at third base in a critical play in the top of the fifth. Her slow-rolling liner into left gave her enough time to squeeze out a triple, eventually scoring the game’s only run on a passed ball with two out.

CRITICAL PLAY - Riverside’s Carly Jo Womack beats out the tag from Woodlawn’s Kathryn Dixon at third base in a critical play in the top of the fifth. Her slow-rolling liner into left gave her enough time to squeeze out a triple, eventually scoring the game’s only run on a passed ball with two out.

Lady Bears Drop Heartbreaker To Riverside 1-0 in Semifinals

PALESTINE - Riverside scored the game’s only run off a passed ball in the top of the fifth inning as the Lady Rebels edged the Woodlawn Lady Bears, 1-0, in the Class 2A state semifinals Saturday at Palestine-Wheatley High School.Riverside (24-8) advances to its third consecutive trip to the Class...

Woodlawn Hires Means As New Football Coach

WOODLAWN - Doug Means, a veteran coach who was as an assistant coach/special teams coordinator at Class 5A Magnolia this past season, has been hired as the new football coach at Woodlawn High School.The hire became official after the Woodlawn School Board approved it in a special-called meeting...
BASEball - All-State: Lawson Kidd (center), Noah Matheson (second from right); All-Conference:  (left to right) James Lee Jacobs, Andrew Couture,  Lawson Kidd, Noah Matheson and Ayden Laws. James Lee Jacobs was named 8-3A Conference Defensive Player of the Year while Noah Matheson had the lowest ERA of all pitchers in the 8-3A conference. Ayden Laws was named Offensive Player of the Year and Andrew Couture set a school record for hit by pitches with 21 for the season.

BASEball - All-State: Lawson Kidd (center), Noah Matheson (second from right); All-Conference: (left to right) James Lee Jacobs, Andrew Couture, Lawson Kidd, Noah Matheson and Ayden Laws. James Lee Jacobs was named 8-3A Conference Defensive Player of the Year while Noah Matheson had the lowest ERA of all pitchers in the 8-3A conference. Ayden Laws was named Offensive Player of the Year and Andrew Couture set a school record for hit by pitches with 21 for the season.

Rison Spring Sports Banquet

REEVES TAKES MEET OF CHAMPIONS - Rison sophomore Christrian Reeves cleared 6-feet, 6-inches to win the high jump at the 2025 Arkansas Meet of Champions held last week at Searcy. Reeves set a new Rison High School high jump record in the process. (Photo by Chris Vereen)

REEVES TAKES MEET OF CHAMPIONS - Rison sophomore Christrian Reeves cleared 6-feet, 6-inches to win the high jump at the 2025 Arkansas Meet of Champions held last week at Searcy. Reeves set a new Rison High School high jump record in the process. (Photo by Chris Vereen)

Reeves Wins High Jump at Meet of Champions

SEARCY, Ark. - Christian Reeves of Rison High School cleared 6 feet-6 inches (6-6) in the high jump to beat state high jump champions from across the state at the 2025 Arkansas Meet of Champions last Wednesday, May 14, at Harding University in Searcy.
WELLS HOMERS IN FINAL AT-BAT - Woodlawn senior Peyton Wells (left) launches a homerun in what would be his final at-bat on his home field Saturday against the Parkers Chapel Trojans. The dinger added two more runs to give the Bears a 24-3 lead in the bottom of the third. Wells went 2-for-3 at the plate and had five RBIs. Fellow senior Tate Hall had a homerun in the first inning.

WELLS HOMERS IN FINAL AT-BAT - Woodlawn senior Peyton Wells (left) launches a homerun in what would be his final at-bat on his home field Saturday against the Parkers Chapel Trojans. The dinger added two more runs to give the Bears a 24-3 lead in the bottom of the third. Wells went 2-for-3 at the plate and had five RBIs. Fellow senior Tate Hall had a homerun in the first inning.

Bears Pummel Parkers Chapel, 24-3, To Win Region 4 Title

WOODLAWN - One advantage the Woodlawn Bears have enjoyed in post-season play over the past few years is their depth in pitching, and that was never more evident than in Saturday’s Class 2A Region 4 final against the Parkers Chapel Trojans.The Trojans struggled to find the strike zone early and...

Smackover Rallies Past Wildcats, 9-6

ASHDOWN - Smackover scored all nine of its runs over the final two innings as the Buckaroos rallied from a five-run deficit to knock off the Rison Wildcats, 9-6, in the first round of the Class 3A Region 4 Tournament at Ashdown last Thursday.The loss closed out the season for the ‘Cats, who...

Woodlawn Hires Girls Basketball Coach; Will Continue Football Search

WOODLAWN - Woodlawn High School has hired a new girls basketball coach while the search for a new football coach continues.The Woodlawn School Board approved hiring Autumn Lem to become the new head girls basketball coach after Synthia English resigned to accept a position as an assistant coach...
SAFE AT HOME - Woodlawn’s Bay Aud beats the tag at home as she scores on the Lady Bears’ seven first-inning runs Saturday against Magnet Cove.

SAFE AT HOME - Woodlawn’s Bay Aud beats the tag at home as she scores on the Lady Bears’ seven first-inning runs Saturday against Magnet Cove.

Lady Bears Breeze Through Region 4 Tourney, Head to State

WOODLAWN - Lillie Faye McWhorter’s two-run double in the bottom of the fourth invoked the 10-run rule as the Woodlawn Lady Bears shutout the Magnet Cove Lady Panthers, 15-0, to win the Class 2A Region 4 championship Saturday at Lady Bear Field.Woodlawn, 30-4, advances to the Class 2A State...

Rison Track Teams Compete at State

PRESCOTT - Rison’s Christian Reeves, a sophomore, won the high jump at the Class 3A Arkansas State Track Meet held last Tuesday at Prescott.