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Terry Shuts Out Gurdon To Get 4-Seed

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
RISON - Rison's Jud Terry turned back a late rally by the Gurdon Go Devils Friday afternoon to preserve a 2-0 shutout and propel the Wildcats into the Class 2A South Region Tournament this weekay at Horatio. The Wildcats, 12-9 overall after a non-conference win on Tuesday, will go in as the no.
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Lady 'Cats Pound Gurdon

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
RISON - Nine of Rison's 19 hits went for extra bases as the Lady Wildcats closed out their 2023 season with 15-6 romp over the Gurdon Lady Go Devils last Friday afternoon in an 82A conference game at Lady Wildcat Field.
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Smeltzer Not Ready For Surging 'Cats To End '23 Season

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
RISON - While Rison Coach Josh Smeltzer will be getting married soon and leaving the Wildcat baseball program at the end of the school year to become head baseball coach at his high school alma mater, Magnet Cove, he said is not ready nor is he expecting this current baseball season to end anytime...

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Bears, 'Cats, Lady Bears Set For Regionals Thurs.

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
RISON - The Rison Wildcats and Woodlawn Bears will be competing in the Class 2A South Region Baseball Tournament beginning this Thursday at Horatio while the Woodlawn Lady Bears will be competing in the South Region Softball Tournament Thursday at Horatio.
CRUCIAL PLAY AT THE PLATE - Rison catcher James Jacobs lunges toward home plate to make a play on Woodlawn's Austin Howard as he attempts to steal home in the top of the fourth inning. Howard made his move as the Wildcats made a throw to first, but an alert Rison first baseman Jared Saeler made the throw back home to get the call for the third out. Woodlawn's Dylan Butler is in the background. Howard's run would have given the Bears the lead after Tate Hall had driven in the tying run to make it 2-2.

CRUCIAL PLAY AT THE PLATE - Rison catcher James Jacobs lunges toward home plate to make a play on Woodlawn's Austin Howard as he attempts to steal home in the top of the fourth inning. Howard made his move as the Wildcats made a throw to first, but an alert Rison first baseman Jared Saeler made the throw back home to get the call for the third out. Woodlawn's Dylan Butler is in the background. Howard's run would have given the Bears the lead after Tate Hall had driven in the tying run to make it 2-2.

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'Cats Push Bears Before Bishop's Slammer Turns Game

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
WOODLAWN - For more than four innings, the Rison Wildcats were giving the topranked Woodlawn Bears all they wanted. But the Bears' Jase Bishop blasted a grand slam homerun with two out in the fifth to break the game open and Woodlawn pulled away from there for a 15-2 victory.
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Rauls, Lady Bears Blank Ouachita

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
DONALDSON - Laci Rauls struck out eight of the 11 batters she faced and the Woodlawn Bears made the most of their scoring opportunities as they blasted the Ouachita Lady Warriors, 15-0, in an 8-2A leaguue win Monday at Donaldson.
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Bears Cruise By Ouachita; Knock Off LR Central 11-5

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
DONALDSON - Austin Howard and Tate Hall combined to throw a three-hitter Monday as the Woodlawn Bears knocked off the Ouachita Warriors, 5-1, in 8-2A conference action at Donaldson. The game pitted the top two teams in the 8-2A standings against one another.
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El Dorado Beats Rison

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
EL DORADO - The Class 5A El Dorado Wildcats cashed in on some timely hitting and msiques by the Rison Wildcats as they posted a 13-1 victory in six innings Monday in non-conference play at El Dorado.
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Lady 'Cats Fall to Star City

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
STAR CITY - Star City used a double, a single and an error to score three runs in the third inning as the Lady Bulldogs held off the Rison Lady Wildcats, 5-3, in a non-conference game Monday at Star City.