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Saturday Arkansas picked up their third loss of the season against Kentucky. Making that loss sting that much more it was their eighth straight loss to the Kentucky Wildcats. It wasn’t without a fight. With just under eight minutes Kentucky coach John Calipari took a huge chance as the mome…
Dover. Lady Pirates 49, Ozark Lady Hillbillies 18
FAYETTEVILLE — Whatever gameplan Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouse drew up to slow down Arkansas leading scorers Mason Jones and Isaiah Joe — two of the SEC’s top four point-producers — it was brilliant as the duo was shut out in the first half and held in check for most of the game.
Morrilton 54, Pottsville 51
From head coach Jeff Weaver: There is a mandatory meeting for Cyclone football players in the 9th-11th grades and their parents tomorrow night at 7 pm in the RHS cafeteria.
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By Kevin McPherson
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – New Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman has completed his on-field coaching staff with the hire of four new assistants – Jon Cooper, Scott Fountain, Derrick LeBlanc and Jimmy Smith.
Russellville 67, Van Buren 55
By Kevin McPherson
Russellville 60, Danville 56
Pottsville 51, De Queen 49
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Arkansas has named a new head football coach and that coach is Sam Pittman. Pittman comes from Georgia where he was renowned as the best offensive line coach in the country by some. Rivals.com rates Pittman the best recruiter in the SEC and third best in the nation. He had a stint at Arkan…
Just a couple months after I joined River Valley Now when I wrote a column entitled, “Arkansas has to get this right; History offers mixed results.” In that column, I stated that Arkansas usually makes the wrong hire when the history is written. What do Jimmy Johnson, Gus Malzahn, and Bear …
QUITMAN--Amelia Besterfeldt hit for 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals and teammate Kaylee Singleton accounted for 21 points 5 assists and 5 steals as the Lady Pirates rolled to an 84 to 21 win over the J.A. Fair Lady War Eagles. Singleton was perfect in all aspects in the shooting departmen…
Bree McCrotty poured in 29 points and had 3 steals as the Jr. Lady Pirates ran their record to 11-0 (0-0) on the year. Avie Reams pulled down 6 boards, had 2 blocks and added 8 points and Logan Young (7 points) and Kylee Hodge (8 points in first quarter) rounded out the Lady Pirate scoring.
Pottsville 52, Prairie Grove 35
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Without a no-brainer candidate for Hunter Yurachek to consider there’s a great chance his hire will draw praise and criticism intially.
There is an old saying that goes something like, ‘if you say it enough people will eventually believe it.’ The Arkansas Razorbacks are finding this out the hard way. As the game Saturday night was winding down versus number one LSU announcer Greg McElroy decided to chime in about Arkansas’ f…
Junior guard Mason Jones didn’t stay perfect at the free throw line Monday night in Atlanta, but he was flawless on a step-back, deep-NBA-range 3-pointer that banked in with 0:00.1 remaining in overtime to send Arkansas to the winner’s circle, 62-61, over host Georgia Tech in another defensi…
Pottsville Record 1-3, 0-0
Avie Reams hit a clutch basket in traffic with 10 seconds remaining in the game to give the Dover Jr. Lady Pirates a huge championship win in the Bigelow Jr. Girls Tournament on Saturday. With 10 seconds remaining, the England Jr. Lady Lions drove the length of the court but came up short as…
Pottsville overall record 1-2, 0-0
Dover Jr. Lady Pirates 44, Yellville Jr. Lady Panthers 31
Pottsville teams Competing in Pottsville Tournament
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LITTLE ROCK — It’s not always about who you play but when you play, and for the Arkansas Razorbacks their second opponent of the 2019-20 season, North Texas, could pose an early-season upset threat as the two teams meet for a mid-week non-conference game.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Hunter Yurachek, Arkansas’ director of athletics, and Barry Lunney Jr., who will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of season, discussed all aspects of the program.
By Kevin McPherson
There will be a day that this column is not about coaches. Since I came on as Sports Director at River Valley Now in December of 2018 the coaching situation at the University of Arkansas has been at the forefront of most everything that has been written. For good reason.
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By Kevin McPherson
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When Chad Morris came to Arkansas his offense was supposed to be “left lane hammer down” so far it has been in the right lane, below the minimum speed limit. Most of Razorback Nation has analyzed this notion ad nauseum. It is puzzling. It isn’t as if Chad Morris crossed the Arkansas stat…
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It is not uncommon these days to see all kinds of college gear sported by today’s young people and even those who are not so young. It is not uncommon to see fans of the LSU Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide even right here in the Russellville area. I remember watching a basketball game not to…
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As the regular season begins to wind down there are some big time matchups with playoff implications on Friday night.
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