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Powder Puff Game Nov. 2 at Rison

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

RISON - Rison High School will host a Powder Puff game Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. The LadyCats will battle it out for a year's worth of bragging rights. Admission is $3 and gates open at 6 p.m. The Wildcats will be cheering them on from the sidelines.

SOUTH REGION CHAMPIONS - Members of the Rison Lady Wildcat cross country team pose for a team photo after winning the Class 1A/2A South Region Cross Country Championship on Oct. 17 at El Dorado. Pictured are (left to right) Lara Sotres, Olivia McCarty, Ragan Shrum, Harley Rowland, Victoria James, Rhagen Price, Haven Simpson, Kayla Jackson, Ariel Rainey and Anna Vallance.

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Lady Wildcat Cross Country Team Are South Region Champs

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

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Rison Hosts Barton in Crucial 6-3A Clash

Stan Sadler

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

RISON - Fresh off their first win of the season, the “banged up” Rison Wildcats will try to extend their momentum for another week when they host the Barton Bears Friday night in a crucial 6-3A Conference clash at George Walker Field of Champions.

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Junior ‘Cats Turn Back 2-Point Attempt, Escape With 42-40 Victory Over Beavers

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

RISON - A wild back-andforth shootout boiled down to Rison making one more 2-point conversion than Lake Village, and the Junior Wildcats escaped with a narrow 42-40 victory over the Junior Beavers in a 63A Conference clash Thursday night of last week at George Walker Field of Champions.

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Rison 7th Graders Beat Lake Village

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

RISON - The Rison 7th grade Wildcats defeated Lake Village, 20-16, last Thursday evening at George Walker Field of Champions. The young 'Cats will finish their season this Thursday on the road at Barton, facing the 7th grade Bears in a game scheduled for 5:30.

INVOKING THE MERCY CLOCK - Rison’s Eli Turner eludes the tackle of a Lake Village defender to cross into the end zone to push the Wildcats’ lead to 35-0 with 8:53 left in the game to invoke the running clock for the rest of the contest. (Photo by Chris Phillips)

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Wildcats Snap Losing Streak by Blanking Beavers, 35-0

Stan Sadler

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

LAKE VILLAGE - “Finally, finally,” were the first words spoken by happy Rison head coach Caleb Carmikle just after the Wildcats had finished blanking the Lake Village Beavers, 35-0, last Friday night, as the Wildcats put an end to an 8game losing streak dating back to last year's state playoff...

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Lady Wildcats Take South Region

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

EL DORADO - Rison Lady Wildcat girls cross country team won first place at the Class 1A/2A South Region Cross Country Meet held Tuesday, Oct. 17, in El Dorado. Three Lady ‘Cats finished in the top 10 individually. Lara Sotres, a sophomore, won the meet with a time of 22:52.

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Meyer Warning Bears About Overlooking Mustangs Friday

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

WOODLAWN - Woodlawn can clinch a playoff berth this Friday night when the Bears host the Marvell-Elaine Mustangs in an eight-man South Conference game at the Carl Jones Sports Complex. The junior high teams are scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m. followed by the varsity teams at 7 p.m.

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WHS Basketball Programs Offering Sponsorship Signs

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

WOODLAWN - The Woodlawn High School basketball program is offering sponsorship opportunities through the "Beark Backers" program to help both the boys and girls basketball teams, Boys Coach Logan Adair and Girls Coach Synthia English have announced.

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Mountain Pine Manages To Hold Off Woodlawn, 26-22

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

It was a classic case of, as Woodlawn Coach Zach Meyer put it, "taking two steps forward and then three steps back " last Friday night when his Bears visited the Mountain Pine Red Devils in a key eight-man South Conference matchup.