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BUTLER FINDS ENDZONE - Rison’s Bishop Butler gets behind the coverage and hauls in a 46-yard touchdown pass from Kyson Walker to cap the Wildcats’ opening drive with a score against the Class 4A Monticello Billies Tuesday night at Hyatt Field in Monticello.

BUTLER FINDS ENDZONE - Rison’s Bishop Butler gets behind the coverage and hauls in a 46-yard touchdown pass from Kyson Walker to cap the Wildcats’ opening drive with a score against the Class 4A Monticello Billies Tuesday night at Hyatt Field in Monticello.

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Vereen Likes Walker’s Performance In Rison’s Scrimmage at Monticello

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
MONTICELLO - Both teams scored on long touchdown passes in the first quarter but Monticello had one more than Rison as the Billies held on for a 14-7 victory over the Wildcats Tuesday night’s scrimmage at Hyatt Field in Monticello.All three touchdowns came within about the first eight minutes of...

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Wildcats To Scrimmage At Monticello Tuesday

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
RISON - Coach Chris Vereen will have his first opportunity to see his 2025 Rison Wildcats against someone other than themselves Tuesday, Aug. 18, when they travel to Monticello to scrimmage the Class 4A Billies.The junior high teams are set to scrimmage at 5:30 p.m. followed by the varsity teams at...
Bearcats Win Word Series

Bearcats Win Word Series

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Bearcats Win World Series

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
The Cleveland County Bearcats 2K13 traveled to Panama City Beach for the 2025 USFA Panama City Beach World Series July 7th-12th. The Bearcats played in the 11U Open portion of the tournament. They went undefeated in bracket play and won the championship game 8-0 against Alabama Fury.

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Basketball Bears Successful At Harding University Camp

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
WOODLAWN - Woodlawn basketball coach Logan Adair said his Bears went 7-2 in a basketball camp held at Harding University in Searcy, and then went 2-2 in a camp at Morrilton earlier this week.Adair said senior-to-be Jude Roberts once again sparked the Woodlawn offense, scoring 22 points with a...
Tate Hall

Tate Hall

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Woodlawn's Hall Makes All Preps Baseball Team

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
LITTLE ROCK - Tate Hall of the Woodlawn Bears has been named to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's All Arkansas Preps baseball team, earning him an invitation to the All Arkansas Preps Banquet to be held June 14 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.The banquet honors some of the top high...
Noah Matheson

Noah Matheson

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Rison's Matheson Makes Arkansas All Preps Team

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
LITTLE ROCK - Noah Matheson of the Rison Wildcats has been named to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's All Arkansas Preps Underclassmen Baseball team, earning him an invitation to the All Arkansas Preps Banquet to be held June 14 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.The banquet honors...
Woodlawn senior pitcher Lillie Faye McWhorter was named the 2025 Gatorade Softball Player of the Year for Arkansas on Monday, recognizing her as the top high school softball player in the state regardless of classification. Gatorade Player of the Year is the top honor in high school sports, celebrating each state’s best high school athletes in each sport for their success on the field, in the classroom and in the community. McWhorter will be playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks next season.

Woodlawn senior pitcher Lillie Faye McWhorter was named the 2025 Gatorade Softball Player of the Year for Arkansas on Monday, recognizing her as the top high school softball player in the state regardless of classification. Gatorade Player of the Year is the top honor in high school sports, celebrating each state’s best high school athletes in each sport for their success on the field, in the classroom and in the community. McWhorter will be playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks next season.

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McWhorter Named Gatorade Softball Player of the Year

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
CHICAGO - In its 40th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, Gatorade announced Monday that Lillie Faye McWhorter of Woodlawn High School is the 2024-25 Gatorade Arkansas Softball Player of the Year.
Rison Junior High Cheerleaders

Rison Junior High Cheerleaders

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Rison Cheerleaders Soar at National Skills Camp

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
The Rison Wildcat Cheerleaders hosted a National Cheerleading Association (NCA) Skills Camp from May 29–31.Throughout the camp, both the high school and junior high squads received professional instruction in stunting, tumbling, and game-day preparation, setting the stage for a successful cheer...
MEANS VISITS PLAYERS - New Woodlawn Football Coach Doug Means (right) speaks with players and parents during his first meeting with his new team last Friday afternoon at the Woodlawn Gym. Means brings plenty of experience coaching both offense and defense, mostly at larger schools in Georgia,Florida and Arkansas. Pictured in the background are (left to right) Woodlawn Superintendent Dr. Kevin Hancock and assistant football coaches Michael Anderson and Matt Huitt.

MEANS VISITS PLAYERS - New Woodlawn Football Coach Doug Means (right) speaks with players and parents during his first meeting with his new team last Friday afternoon at the Woodlawn Gym. Means brings plenty of experience coaching both offense and defense, mostly at larger schools in Georgia,Florida and Arkansas. Pictured in the background are (left to right) Woodlawn Superintendent Dr. Kevin Hancock and assistant football coaches Michael Anderson and Matt Huitt.

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Veteran Coach Means Takes Over Bears Football Program

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
WOODLAWN - New Woodlawn Football Coach Doug Means met with some of his players and their parents for the first time last Friday afternoon as he formally introduced himself and gave them an idea of what to expect as they prepared for the upcoming season.He takes over for Zach Meyer, who resigned...
Photo Courtesy Cleveland County Master Gardeners

Photo Courtesy Cleveland County Master Gardeners

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Countywide Volunteers Pick Up 700 lbs of Trash

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
RISON - The Cleveland County Master Gardeners hosted its third Cleveland County Clean Up event this past weekend sponsored by the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Foundation.According to Master Gardeners President Rosemary Sinclair, this was the best turn out for people picking up over 700-pounds of trash...