The Town Crier: Sports

Manila golfer shares skills (07/01/08)
Michael Shedd is excited about having the opportunity to qualify for the First Tee Wal-Mart Pebble Beach Open Tournament coming up at the end of the summer. Michael, a senior at Manila High School, has been involved with the First Tee program since he was nine years old...

ANC Foundation holds 10th annual Wayne Taylor Memorial Golf Tourney (06/25/08)
The 10th annual Wayne Taylor Memorial Golf Tournament was held June 10 at the Big Lake Country Club in Manila. Fourteen teams participated in the 3-person scramble, which included lunch and souvenir tee shirts...

NEA 12 and Under take second (06/18/08)
The NEA 12 and Under baseball team placed second out of 15 teams in the 2008 Tri-County 12 and Under "Majors" Baseball Challenge held in Marmaduke on June 6 and 7. Pictured are, from left: Back - Nick Carmichael, Nick Bollinger, Zac Chase, Austin Martin, Dilynn Strickland, and Brett Payne. ...

Rebels enjoy banner season in sports (06/11/08)
Staff Riverside Senior High celebrated another banner season of athletics May 20 at the annual Athletic Banquet in Lake City. The highlight of the year was the Rebel's second state doubles tennis championship in the last three years. The Riverside duo of Glen Graham and Casey Hook completed a perfect 17-0 season by capturing the Class AA State Doubles Title...

Wayne Taylor Memorial Golf Tournament to be held in Manila (06/05/08)
The 10th annual Wayne Taylor Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled for Tuesday, June 10, at the Big Lake Country Club in Manila. Tee-off time for the three-person scramble is 8:30 a.m. CenturyTel, Bigg Butts BBQ, First National Bank, Heritage Bank, Liberty Bank, SouthBank, Chapter AC P.E.O., and the FMC Corporation are major sponsors for the tournament. ...

Lady Lions enjoy stellar softball season (06/05/08)
Manila Lady Lions put together another successful softball season, taking home the 3A-3 District Championship and a berth in the Class 3A State Championship in Pine Bluff. First-year Manila coach Jeff Priest directed the Lady Lions to a 20-8 season, despite playing one of the more difficult schedules in the area. ...

Former Razorback named Lady Rebel coach (05/28/08)
There are very few high school teams that can boast of having a coach who has played in the final four of the NCAA basketball tournament. As of May 22, 2008, Riverside has that honor, having hired former University of Arkansas Lady Razorback Carrie Redman as the new girls head basketball coach of the Lady Rebels...

Lions end 31 year State Tourney drought (05/28/08)
Manila returned to the state baseball tournament for the first time in over three decades, capping off one of their most successful seasons in recent memory. The Lions, who ended the season 16-9, finished as the 3A-3 conference runner-up before capturing the 3A-3 District Championship at Brookland. ...

Frayer leads Jr. Lady Rebels to District track title (05/22/08)
Rebekah Frayer's individual high point performance highlighted Riverside's run to this year's junior high District Track Championship. Frayer took home four first place medals, including the 100 meter dash in a sterling time of 12.88...

Youthful Rebels enjoy surprising season (05/22/08)
Riverside returned to the state baseball tournament for the first time since 1999, despite fielding one of the youngest teams in school history. The Rebels overcame a 0-4 start to the season in advancing to this year's Class 2A State Tournament in Pine Bluff...

Lady Rebels capture District title (05/22/08)
Brianna Driver and Kailey Holt combined for 11 medals to lead the Riverside Lady Rebels to their second straight senior girls District Track Championship May 7th on the campus of Greene County Tech in Paragould, qualifying Riverside for the state track championships...

Rebels fall to Tuckerman in Regional semi-final (05/14/08)
Tuckerman's four run fourth inning broke open a close game and sparked the Bulldogs to a 12-3 victory over Riverside in the semifinals of the 2A Regional Tournament Monday afternoon at Tuckerman...

Parkers Chapel ousts Riverside (05/14/08)
Riverside found out why Parkers Chapel is the defending state baseball champions Friday afternoon at White Hall High School in Pine Bluff. The number one ranked Trojans jumped all over the Rebels in the first inning and went on to a 14-0 victory, ending Riverside's season...

Lions give Go-Devils all they can handle in 1-0 loss (05/14/08)
"We played a heck of a game against a heck of a team," said coach Steven Milligan after his Manila Lions lost to Gurdon 1-0 in the Class 3A State Baseball Tournament at Searcy Friday afternoon. "They were near the top of the polls all season long and we gave them everything they could handle. They knew they had been in a ball game."...

Lions take third in Regional Tournament (05/14/08)
Ross Malloy fired a one hitter and the Manila Lions banged out 12 hits to take third place in the 3A Regional Baseball Tournament with an 11-0 shutout victory over Cotter Tuesday afternoon at Cave City...

Lady Lions fall to Bismarck, 2-0 (05/14/08)
Manila's Lady Lions proved to be their own worst enemy, losing four runners on the basepaths, including one at home plate, in a 2-0 loss to Bismarck in the first round of the 3A State Softball Tournament Friday afternoon at Pine Bluff...

Lions punch ticket to State Tournament (05/08/08)
Chad Nunnally's mammoth two-run homer in the fifth inning took the wind out of Salem's sails and sparked the Lions to a convincing 10-4 victory Saturday afternoon at Cave City. The win earned Manila a berth in the Class 3A State Tournament this week in Searcy...

Riverside advances to State Tourney (05/08/08)
Sophomore right hander Blake Hogan fired a no-hitter and Riverside wrapped out 10 hits Saturday afternoon as the Rebels pounded out an 11-1 victory over Hillcrest at Tuckerman to earn a trip to the Class AA State Tournament beginning Friday in Pine Bluff...

Rebels fall short in Regionals (05/08/08)
The Riverside Rebels clashed with the hosting Rector Cougars in the finals of the 2A-3 Regional Tournament last Monday. After upsetting the number one seeded Marked Tree Indians by a tally of 3-2 on Saturday, Riverside fell short in the tourney endcap, falling 10-4...

Tuckerman ends Mustang's season (05/08/08)
Tuckerman ended Buffalo Island Central's hopes of a state tournament bid by pounding out a 10-0 shutout of the Mustangs Saturday afternoon at Tuckerman. Bulldog right hander Hunter Finney fired a perfect game, striking out 13 Mustangs. Finney mowed down all 15 batters he faced to improve his record to 9-2 on the year...

Manila Lady Lions finish regular season co-champs
The Manila Lady Lions softball team finished regular play with a 16-6 overall record and 13-1 in conference play. They earned the title of 3-A Conference co-champions sharing the top honors with Corning...
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