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Rison's Bennett Takes 3rd In 110 Hurdles at State Meet

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
QUITMAN, Ark. - Braylin Bennett finished third in long jump while Trey Ballard was fifth in the 110 hurdles for the Rison Wildcats' best finishes at the Class 2A State Track Meet held April 30 at Quitman High School.Bennett's distance of 19 ft, 11.75 in. was good enough for third among the 16...
STEALING SECOND - Rison's Layne Potter (right) begins her slide beneath the tag of Woodlawn's Kendall Tooke (left) during first inning action of Saturday's Clas 2A South Region championship game. Potter went on to score what would be the first of five runs for the Lady Wildcats in the opening frame.

STEALING SECOND - Rison's Layne Potter (right) begins her slide beneath the tag of Woodlawn's Kendall Tooke (left) during first inning action of Saturday's Clas 2A South Region championship game. Potter went on to score what would be the first of five runs for the Lady Wildcats in the opening frame.

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Fast-Starting Lady 'Cats Beat Lady Bears for Title

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
PARKERS CHAPEL - A fiverun first inning by the red-hot Rison Lady Wildcats set the tone early as they frustrated the Woodlawn Lady Bears, 9-0, in an all-Cleveland County finals at the Class 2A South Region Tournament Saturday afternoon at Parkers Chapel.Both teams advance to the Class 2A State...

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Potter Powers Rison Past Murfreesboro; Knock Off Foreman

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
PARKERS CHAPEL - Layne Potter went 4-for-4 with three doubles while MacKenzie King went 3-for-4 with three RBIs as the Rison Lady Wildcats knocked off the Murfreesboro Lady Rattlers, 7-3, in the Class 2A South Region semifinals on Friday at Parkers Chapel.Potter had the first of hre three doubles...

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Lady Wildcats Are Fourth In State 4x400 Relay Finals

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
QUITMAN, Ark. - The Rison Lady Wildcat 4x400 relay team of Kayla Jackson, Rhagen Price, Lara Sotres and Josie Farrer finished fourth with a time of 4:40.14 at the Class 2A State Track Meet held April 30 at Quitman High School.

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Lady Bears Beat Horatio, Acorn at Regional

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
PARKERS CHAPEL - Backto-back doubles by Kendall Tooke and Anna Fitzgibbon in the top of the third fueled a fourrun third inning as the Woodlawn Lady Bears as they knocked off the 7-2A conference champion Horatio Lady Lions, 6-2, Friday afternoon in the Class 2A South Region Tournament semifinals at...
RISON LADY WILDCATS SWEEP CHAMPIONSHIPS

RISON LADY WILDCATS SWEEP CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Lady Wildcats Edge Lady Bears for 8-2A Tourney Title

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
JUNCTION CITY - Woodlawn had the tying run at third in the top of the seventh but Rison's Josey Edwards got a fly ball to end the game as the Lady Wildcats held on to edge the Lady Bears, 5-4, in the 8-2A District Tournament championship game Saturday afternoon at Junction City.Both teams will...

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Bears Blast JC To Win 8-2A

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
JUNCTION CITY - Brayden Jones used a homerun and two doubles to drive in six runs as the Woodlawn Bears wrapped up an undefeated 8-2A conference championship season with a 16-1 rout of the Junction City Dragons in four innings last Friday at Junction City.Woodlawn finished the regular season 12-0...

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'Cats Beat Gurdon; Make Regionals

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
RISON - Rison scored seven runs over the first two innings as the Wildcats built an early sixrun lead before cruising to a 135 win over the Gurdon Go Devils in the 8-2A conference finale last Friday at Wildcat Field.By virtue of its win, Rison finished with a 6-6 record in league play, and earned...

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Lady Bears Blank Gurdon, 11-0, in 8-2A Semifinals

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
JUNCTION CITY - Jaimie Simmons pitched a three-hitter as the Woodlawn Lady Bears belted out 12 hits and capitalized on five errors in an 11-0 five-inning shutout of the Gurdon Lady Go Devils in the 8-2A District Tournament semifinals last Friday at Junction City.Woodlawn, the no. 2 seed in the...