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Kyson Walker, Leading rusher with 72 yards Intercepted a pass in endzone

Kyson Walker, Leading rusher with 72 yards Intercepted a pass in endzone

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Vereen Satisfied With Defense After Scrimmage Loss to Billies

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
RISON - Rison Coach Chris Vereen came away pleased overall with his defense in a 7-2 scrimmage loss to the Class 4A Monticello Billies Tuesday night at George Walker Field of Champions, but he said the Wildcat offense still has a lot of polishing up to do.Monticello started what turned out to be...

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Wildcats, Billies Will Scrimmage Tuesday

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
RISON - New Rison Head Coach Chris Vereen will have an opportunity to see how well his Wildcats have adjusted to his flexbone offense this week when they host the Class 4A Monticello Billies for a scrimmage game Tuesday, Aug. 20, at George Walker Field of Champions.

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Hooten's Predicts Finish For 'Cats, Bears Football

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
RISON - The Rison Wildcats are predicted to finish fifth in the 8-3A conference while the Woodlawn Bears are projected to finish second in the eight-man South Conference according to the coaches' poll in the 2024 edition of Hooten's Arkansas Football magazine.The massive 544-page magazine is...
MELON TIME FOR THE WILDCATS - Rison baseball/assistant football coach Chad Cope reaches for a piece of watermelon in a post-practice treat furnished by John Varnell and Donnie Wilson. This is the second consecutive year that the Wildcats have been treated to watermelon after summer workouts. All the Rison High School athletic teams as well as the band and cheer leaders were invited to attend.

MELON TIME FOR THE WILDCATS - Rison baseball/assistant football coach Chad Cope reaches for a piece of watermelon in a post-practice treat furnished by John Varnell and Donnie Wilson. This is the second consecutive year that the Wildcats have been treated to watermelon after summer workouts. All the Rison High School athletic teams as well as the band and cheer leaders were invited to attend.

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Vereen Sees Improvement From ‘Cats Over Summer

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
RISON - With preseason drills getting underway and  the 2024 high school football season opener about a month away, new Rison Coach Chris Vereen said he has been pleased with how well the Wildcats have been able to pick up his flexbone offense since arriving on campus about halfway through the...
Jude Rauls at the Wild Hog Throwdown PowerLifting Meet

Jude Rauls at the Wild Hog Throwdown PowerLifting Meet

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Jude Rauls Wins 165 Class at Bentonville PowerLift Meet

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Woodlawn High School powerlifter Jude Rauls dominated his weight division at the recent Wild Hog Throwdown Power-Lifting Meet sponsored by Texas Strength Systems and USA Powerlifting held in Bentonville, Ark.Rauls had previously won the 148-pound division at the Arkansas High School Power Lifting...

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Pee Wee Football Sign-Ups Thursday

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024
RISON - Rison Pee Wee Football sign-ups will be held this Thurday, June 6 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Rison Veterans Park.For more information, call (870) 341-4208.

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AAA Announces ‘Tentative’ Baseball, Softball Leagues

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024
NORTH LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Activities Association released its “tentative” conference assignments for baseball and softball last Friday with both local high schools seeing some new opponents for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 athletic cycle.The AAA announced that the new cycle will be the first with...