'Cats Upset Pirates To Earn Regional Bid

RISON - After pulling off an upset in overtime against thirdseeded Drew Central in the 8-3A District Tournament quarterfinals last Thursday, the Rison Wildcats are scheduled to meet the Prescott Curly Wolves in the first round of the Class 3A Region 4 Tournament 5:30 p.m. tonday (Wedneday, Feb. 26)...

Last Second Jumper Ends Season for Bears

RISON - After rallying from a eight-point halftime deficit, Woodlawn saw its second-half comeback snuffed out in the final second as the Hampton Bulldogs drained a 15-footer as time expired to pull out a 76-75 win over the Bears in the 8-2A District Tournanment quarterfinals last Saturday at...

Lady 'Cats Beat DeWitt, Head to Regional

RISON - The Rison Lady Wildcats will face the red hot Fouke Lady Panthers in the first round of the Class 3A Region 4 Tournament this afternoon at Centerpoint High School.Rison, 14-12 overall, is the no. 4 seed from the 8-3A conference while Fouke, 26-6, comes in as the no. 1 seed from the 7-3A...

Local Basketball Teams Earn Regional Berths

RISON - The Rison High School boys and girls basketball teams as well as the Woodlawn High School girls basketball team all advanced to their respective regional tournaments with both Rison teams scheduled to play today.The Rison Wildcats, who entered the 8-3A District Tournament as the no. 6 seed,...

Bears Look To Bounce Back

WOODLAWN - Coach Logan Adair said he hopes a little time after a disastrous close to the regular season can give his Woodlawn Bears time to regain their bearings as they head into the District 8-2A Tournament this week at Parkers Chapel.On Feb. 6, Woodlawn was looking to battle Junction City for...

Lady Bears Riding Momentum Into 8-2A District Tournament

WOODLAWN - The Woodlawn Lady Bears are taking a ton of momentum into this week's 8-2A District Tournament after the Lady Bears won their final two road games at Ouachita and Hampton last week to finish the regular season with a 18-12 record overall and an 11-5 mark in league play, which was good...

Lady Wildcats Need Win Thurs. To Continue Play

RISON - The Rison Lady Wildcats will need to win their 8-3A quarterfinal matchup Thursday afternoon at McGehee in order to keep their season alive and advance to next week's Region 4 tournament.Rison finished as the no. 4 seed in the conference with a 13-11 overall record and 5-7 mark in league...

'Cats Beat Beavers in Opener

MCGEHEE - Christian Reeves and Chandler Reeves combined for 52 points overall as they powered the Rison Wildcats to a 67-62 win over the Lake Village Beavers in the opening round of the 8-3A District Tournament at McGehee Monday night.By virtue of its victory, Rison is scheduled to face the Drew...

District Tourney Games Delayed

RISON - Due to the winter weather, the district tournament basketball games for both Rison and Woodlawn High Schools have been delayed.Both the Rison boys and girls basketball teams are schedule to play in the 8-3A District Tournament being played at McGehee.

Lady Bears Beat Junction City

WOODLAWN - Jaci Hoyt drained five 3-pointers and scored 30 points as the Woodlawn Lady Bears got past the Junction City Lady Dragons, 5042, in a pivotal 8-2A conference game last Thursday at the Woodlawn gym.The win put the Lady Bears in a tie with the Lady Dragons for second place in the...