Bentonville volleyball coach Michelle Coens said after Thursday night’s match against Fort Smith Northside that coming back from a 10-0 deficit — especially with the rally-point scoring system now used — is almost impossible. Somebody forgot to tell the Lady Tigers that. Bentonville made the “almost impossible” happen in the second game of its 7A-West Conference opener. The Lady Tigers … Read More

Springdale Har-Ber senior linebacker/rover Hunter Kissinger (6-3, 197) received a bit of good news around 8 a.m. this morning when he was offered his first Division I-A football scholarship offer. The offer came from Louisiana-Monroe. Kissinger was Har-Ber’s third leading tackler as a junior, with 84 stops in 2009 for a Wildcats team which finished 12-1 and won the class … Read More

An interesting debate broke out tonight in the newsroom. And since few topics get high school football conversations started around Northwest Arkansas like Class 4A Shiloh Christian, what better way to start blogging than by bringing up the Saints? Shiloh, ranked nationally and No. 1 in Class 4A, opened its season Monday night with a convincing win over Class 5A … Read More

Bentonville head football coach Barry Lunney and assistant Rick Rachel were noticeably absent from the Tigers’ practice Tuesday afternoon. Both coaches were dealing with family medical emergencies, according to Bentonville offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr., who ran the team through its drills Tuesday. Both coaches are expected to be back at practice Wednesday.

Covering high school sporting events never ceases to amaze me. Sometimes I think I’ve seen all there is to see. And then along comes Monday night. But before I get into that, have you seen the video? You know the one on YouTube of the worst high school football play ever? Google “high school football fail.” It’s worth the visit. … Read More

Linebacker Jarred Lunsford has left the football team to concentrate on baseball. The senior didn’t play last year but was expected to start at linebacker. With senior Blake Neil slowed by a shoulder injury, Rogers looks thin at linebacker

Mounties senior Drew Storment won the Eliminator 5K Race in a time of 17:32.43.

The Mounties open the season Friday at Neosho and the Wildcats lost their season opener to Bolivar, Mo. 26-19. Neosho QB had six completions that covered 252 yards.

The final rushing stats for Bentonville sophomore running back Tearris Wallace during Friday’s scrimmage aren’t that eye-catching: just four carries for 18 yards. However, Wallace’s story is not one to be denied. He didn’t start playing football until he was in the eighth grade. His freshman season was cut short by a knee injury, but he went through vigorous rehabilitation … Read More

Just wrapped up a long evening here in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the preseason Gridiron Classic. Springdale Har-Ber and Bentonville were our local teams in the event, which included four schools from the Sooner State. The games were held at Union High’s Tuttle Stadium and I have to say I have yet to see a high school stadium in Arkansas that … Read More