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Rison Hires New Baseball, Girls Basketball Coach

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

RISON - Chad Cope, the current baseball coach at Class 6A North Little Rock High School and a 1996 graduate of Rison High School, was approved as the new baseball coach for the Rison Wildcats during the Cleveland County School Board's regular monthly meeting Monday night.

The Woodlawn Bears congratulate Brayden Jones (no. 15) after smashing a three-run homerun in Friday's semifinal against Murfreesboro as the Bears routed the Rattlers, 19-4. Jones also had a double in the game and finished with four RBIs in the 19-4 rout. Woodlawn are seeking a third consecutive state title.

CELEBRATION TIME! Three Teams Advance To Championship!

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

All three teams from Cleveland County that advanced to the Class 2A South Region baseball and softball championship games at Horatio last Saturday.

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Several Wildcats Make All-District at 8-2A Meet

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

RISON - The Rison Wildcats finished third in the overall team standings at the Class 2A Region 8 Track Meet held last Wednesday, April 26, at Gurdon. Gurdon was first in the team standings followed by Fordyce and Rison.

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Lady 'Cat Relay Teams Shine at District Meet

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

RISON - The Rison Lady Wildcats finished third in the Class 2A Region 8 District Track Meet held last Wednesday, April 26, at Gurdon. Host Gurdon won the meet followed by Fordyce and Rison.

Class 2A South Region Softball Tournament at Horatio

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Lady Bears Edge Junction City; Capture 8-2A Title

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

WOODLAWN - Erin West singled in the game-winning run with one out in the bottom of the eighth as the Woodlawn Lady Bears finished up their 8-2A championship season with a 6-5 victory over the Junction City Lady Dragons last Friday at Woodlawn.

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Class 4A Opponents Tough on Lady Bears

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

WOODLAWN - Despite wrapping up the 8-2A conference championship last Friday, the Woodlawn Lady Bears added two more non-conference games this weeek in advance of the Class 2A South Region Tournament that begins Thursday in Horatio.

Class 2A South Region Baseball Tournament at Horatio

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Bears Go Undefeated in 8-2A To Win Championship

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

WOODLAWN - Woodlawn blanked the Junction City Dragons 12-0 in five innings last Friday as the Bears wrapped up an undefeated 8-2A conference season to win the school's third consecutive conference championship and its 35th overall.

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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.

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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...